Wilson Ng
| Wilson Ng | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Ng Chin Poo September 21, 1962 Singapore |
| Occupation | Actor / Emcee / Host / Sale |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Wilson Ng Chinese: 黄振富 (born September 21, 1962) is a Singaporean actor,[1][2] emcee and host, best known for portraying Sergeant Major Sng [3] in Jack Neo's army movie Ah Boys to Men and Ah Boys to Men 2.[4] The film was a commercial success, despite mixed critical reviews.[5] In 2013, Wilson reprise his role in its sequel, Ah Boys to Men 2. As of January 2013, Ah Boys to Men has grossed $6.18 million and Ah Boys to Men 2 has grossed $7.9 million domestically. Ah Boys to Men 2 by Jack Neo, remains the biggest local box office[6] and the highest grossing Singaporean film to date.[7]
Career
Wilson started his acting career by accident. He was asked to help out in some student short film projects back in 2002, and it led to him being an extra for the feature film Perth. He took a break from acting to concentrate on his sales until in 2008 when he chance upon a casting call for a short film called Steadfast. It was after the Steadfast wrapped that Wilson caught the acting bug, which started his acting career.
Wilson was involved in many local TV dramas like Mediacorp Channel 5, Crimewatch, Mata Mata, On the Edge, Code of Law, and in In Cold Blood he plays the lead actor, Beng Sim in episode 9, which stretches his acting abilities and won good reviews. In Mediacorp Channel 8 drama, he participated in Missy 先生, 唐山到南阳, 92度C咖啡, 警徽天职2, 花样人间, Mediacorp Channel U drama Secret Garden(祕密花園) & Channel News Asia's docu-drama Crimson as well as MediaCorp Vasantham's Award winning drama series Vijayanthi as a Japanese soldier.
Foreign TV drama includes Japan's NHK TV drama - Second Virgin where he plays a triad member and Taiwanese Idol Drama - In Time with You 他可能不會愛你 where he plays the manager of Skypark shot at Marina Bay Sands.
Besides working with Jack Neo in Ah Boys to Men & Ah Boys to Men 2, he had also appeared in Michelle Chong's Already Famous (一炮而红), as well as Meng Ong's A Fantastic Ghost Wedding,[8] Imperfect which was directed by Steve Cheng and many other Singapore & foreign films.
In 2014, Wilson was involved in two South India feature films - Tenaliraman & Moondraam Ullaga Por. In Tenaliraman he played the role of General Wang alongside two other Singapore actors. In the second South India feature film, Moondraam Ullaga Por[9] he co-starred as the antagonist; Chinese Colonel Lim Bai Huai. Moondraam Ullaga Por is due to release in early 2015.
Wilson is also known to had done many TV commercials locally and for oversea markets like China, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Beside acting, Wilson is also the Admin for two closed groups on Facebook - Actors Guild of Singapore[10] and Casting Call Singapore.[11]
On November 6 & 9, Wilson was featured in The New Paper Career Choice and The Straits Times Sunday Times' Recruit page as a Freelance Talent.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Already Famous (一炮而红) | Ah Kiao's Father | Opening Sequence singing Happy Birthday to Young Ah Kiao |
| 2011 | I Carried You Home (ปาดังเบซาร์) [12] | Laundry Owner (uncredited) | Ordered the lead actress to re-iron the dress |
| 2012 | True Love [13][14] | Lizard Kang [15] | Dark & sinister Lizard Kang - old time friend of the lead actor. |
| 2012 | Imperfect (我们都不完美)[16] | Mafia boss (uncredited) | Meeting of the mafia bosses in the temple |
| 2012 | Ah Boys to Men (新兵正传)[17] | Sergeant Major Sng | In the background |
| 2013 | Ah Boys to Men 2 (新兵正传II)[18] | Sergeant Major Sng | Asking the Sergeant why his men is "smelly" |
| 2014 | A Fantastic Ghost Wedding[19] | Business partner (uncredited) | During the ghost wedding |
| 2014 | Tenaliraman (film)[20] | General Wang | Opening & end sequence of the film |
| 2014 | Moondraam Ullaga Por [21] | Colonel Lim Bai Huai | Co Star as the Main Villain |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Crimes of Asia – Body Parts Murder | Inspector Roy Lim | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Secret Garden – 秘密花园 | Father | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Second Virgin (セカンドバージン) | Triad Member | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | Point of Entry (TV series) | Vincent | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | Confession of a Crime | Mafia Boss | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | Vyjayanthi | Japanese Soldier | 2 Episode |
| 2011 | In Time with You (我可能不会爱你) | Sky Park Manager (Uncredited) | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | In Cold Blood - Depression | Beng Sim | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Your Faithfully 孤男寡女 | Niang Du Fu Seller | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Joys Of Life 花样人间 | Cobbler | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Poetic Justice 微笑正义 | Father | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Unnatural 2 | Mr. Toh | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Code Of Law | Loan Shark | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | On the Edge | Ex-con | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Private Bengs | Mr. Ong | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | It Takes Two 对对碰 | Judge of Cooking Contest | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | Mata Mata 1 | Mr. Teh | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | Unnatural 3 | unfilial Son | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | 96 °C Café | Blind Ex-con | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职2 | Ex-con Owner | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | Disclosed 揭秘 | Mafia Boss | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | Gonna Make It! 小小传奇 | Supervisor | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | It's A Wonderful Life! 好運到 | Durain Seller | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | The Journey A Voyage 唐山到南洋 | Medicine Shop Owner | 1 Episode |
| 2014 | In the name of Love 最爱是你 | Customer | 1 Episode |
| 2014 | The Caregiver Missy先生 | Bad Elder brother | 2 Episode |
| 2015 | Good Luck 百岁大吉 | Dealer | 1 Episode |
| 2015 | Straight From The Heart - October | Foo | 1 Episode |
| 2015 | Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿 | Father | 1 Episode |
| 2015 | Second Chance 流氓律师 | Restaurant Boss Wilson | 3 Episode |
| 2015 | Tiger Mum虎妈来了 | 鸡王 | 1 Episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Steadfast | Agent | Short film |
| 2009 | The Gang (私会党） | Inspector Zhou | Short film |
| 2010 | Left Hook | Coach | Short film |
| 2010 | Beam | Father | Short film |
| 2011 | Sanzaru (子曰) | Yam | Short film |
| 2011 | Allegiance (義) | Mafia Boss | Short film |
| 2011 | He and His Neckties (他的领带) | Husband | Short film |
| 2013 | RED | Business Partner | Short film |
See also
- Ah Boys to Men
- Ah Boys to Men 2
- List of Singaporean films of 2013
- Tenaliraman (film)
- Moondraam Ullaga Por
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3841025/
- ↑ http://www.mandy.com/home.cfm?c=ngn009
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2525596/?ref_=nm_knf_t3
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
- ↑ Wong, Travis. "Ah Boys to Men Part 2: A Perfect Salute". insing.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ah Boys to Men II Rakes in $2.7M over weekend". AsiaOne. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ Yee, Yip Wai. "Ah Boys To Men 2 is now Singapore's No. 1 local box-office champ of all time". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460062/
- ↑ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/16086/tamil/moondraam-ullaga-por/gallery.htm
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/actorsguildsg/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/143232105689606/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Busan_International_Film_Festival
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2340416/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3
- ↑ http://www.truelovethefilm.com/#/cast-crew-bio-wilson/4558712569
- ↑ http://www.sindie.sg/2013/04/review-true-love-by-s-vicknesh.html
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3262084/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2525596/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460062/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3646264/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4020644/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1