Yao Wenlong

Yao Wenlong
Chinese name	姚玟隆 (simplified)
Pinyin	Yáo Wénlóng (Mandarin)
Birth name	姚文龙
Born	(1970-11-14) 14 November 1970 Johor, Malaysia
Other name(s)	San Yow
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990s-present
Spouse(s)	Jenny Tsai
Children	1 Son & 1 Daughter
Ancestry	Hakka

Yao Wenlong (Chinese: 姚玟隆; pinyin: Yáo Wénlóng, born 14 November 1970) is a Singapore-based Malaysian actor.

Career

Yao entered the local television scene after winning the Star Search 1993 (Male category) organised by then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). Within a year, he won the Most Popular Newcomer award in Star Awards 1994 and the Best Supporting Actor award in Star Awards 2001 for his role as a sissy in drama Looking for Stars.^[1]

Besides television dramas, he appeared in the popular sitcom, My Genie alongside Fiona Xie and Huang Yiliang. Yao starred in the 80 episode long Kinship series in 2007, where he collaborated with Jesseca Liu, Elvin Ng, Ann Kok, Cynthia Koh and Xiang Yun. In 2008, he played butcher Liu Yidao in the highly acclaimed serial The Little Nyonya, garnering him yet another Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Filmography

TV series

• The Legends of Jigong (1997)
• The Return of the Condor Heroes (1998)
• Looking for Stars (2000)
• My Genie (2001)
• The Hotel (2001)
• In Pursuit of Peace(2001)
• Viva Le Famille I (2002)
• The Unbeatables III (2003)
• Holland V (2003)
• Viva Le Famille II (2003)
• An Ode to Life (2004)
• The Crime Hunters (2004)
• Portrait of Home I (2005)
• Portrait of Home II (2005)

Accolades

References

External links

• Profile on xinmsn