Richard Low

Richard Low
Chinese name	劉謙益 (traditional)
Chinese name	刘谦益 (simplified)
Pinyin	Liú Qiānyì (Mandarin)
Born	19 June 1952
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980s-present

Richard Low (Chinese: 刘谦益; Wade–Giles: Liu2 Chien1 I4; born 19 June 1952), also known as Richard Loh or Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's films.^[1]

Career

Low was mostly a theatre actor before joining the SBC's drama training class in the 1980s and switching to television. He used to be typecast as villains or unruly gangster-like characters.

Filmography

Films

• Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传3:蛙人传 (2015)
• King of Mahjong 麻雀王 (2015)
• Ah Boys to Men 2 新兵正传2 (2013)
• Ah Boys to Men 新兵正传 (2012)
• Happy Go Lucky 福星到 (2010)
• Where Got Ghost? 吓到笑 (2009)
• The Days 歲月 (2008)
• Ah Long Pte Ltd 老师嫁老大 (2008)
• Singapore Dreaming 美满人生 (2006)
• The 5Cs 一本难念的经 (2005)
• Avatar 流放化身 (2005)
• The Best Bet 突然发财 (2004)
• Home Run 跑吧！孩子 (2003)
• I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 (2002)

Television

• The Dream Makers II 志在四方II (2015)
• Tanglin (2015)
• Super Senior 长辈甜心 (2015)
• Spouse For House 2 (2015)
• Second Chance 流氓律师 (2015)
• A Blessed Life (2015)
• In The Name Of Love 最爱是你 (2014)
• World at Your Feet 球在你脚下 (2014)
• C.L.I.F. 3 (2014)
• Spouse For House (2014)
• Disclosed 揭秘 (2013)
• The Dream Makers 志在四方 (2013)
• Poetic Justice 微笑正义 (2012)
• Absolutely Charming 狐狸糊涂爱上它 (2012)
• The Oath 行医 (2011)
• The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇 (2011)
• Breakout 破天网 (2010)
• The Score 无花果 (2010)
• New Beginnings (2010)
• The Dream Catchers 未来不是梦 (2009)
• Love Blossoms II 心花朵朵开 II (2008)
• Beach.Ball.Babes 球爱大战 (2008)
• The Truth 谜图 (2008)
• Metamorphosis 破茧而出 (2007)
• Switched! 幸运星 (2007)
• ABC DJ (2006) as Goh Boon Keng
• Portrait of Home 同心圆 (2005–present)
• You Are the One 二分之一缘分 (2005)
• The Best Bet 突然发财 (2004)
• Timeless Gift 遗情未了 (2004)
• An Ode To Life 三十风雨路 (2004)
• Man at 40 跑吧，男人 (2004)
• Spice Siblings 辣兄辣妹 (2004)
• Chronicles of Life 我爱我家之真情实录 (2004)
• Crime Hunters 心网追凶 (2004)
• A Toast of Love 吃吃面包谈谈情 (2003)
• Love is Beautiful 美丽家庭 (2003)
• Springs Of Life 春到人间 (2002)
• Brotherhood 有情有义 (2002) as Zhong Ji
• No Problem 考试家族 (2002)
• Kopi-O II 浓浓咖啡乌II (2002)
• Vive La Famille 好儿好女 (2001)
• Love Me, Love Me Not 真爱无敌 (2001)
• In Pursuit of Peace 何日军在来 (2001)
• Heroes In Black 我来也 (2001)
• Beyond the Axis of Truth 法医X档案之异类接触 (2001)
• Wok of Life 福满人间 (1999)
• The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖 (1999)
• PI Blues 乌龙档案 (1999)
• Mr OK OK 先生 (1999)
• Right Frequency 播音人 (1998)
• The Fortune God 财神爷 (1998)
• The New Adventures of Wisely 卫斯理传奇 (1998)
• On the Edge 边缘档案 (爆发卢) (1998)
• Myths & Legends of Singapore 石叻坡传说 (1998)
• Living in Geylang 芽笼。芽笼 (1998)
• Wok of Life 福满人间 (1998)
• The Return Of The Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 (1998) as Ouyang Feng
• The Unbeatables II 双天至尊II (1996) as Huang Wu
• The Unbeatables I双天至尊 (1993) as 仇鼎天

Others

• Beauty World: President Star Charity 美世界：总统星光慈善 (1998)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1995	Star Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Coffee or Tea 是非屋	Nominated
1997	Star Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Silver Lining 骤雨骄阳	Won
1998	Star Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Living in Geylang 芽笼芽笼	Nominated
1999	Star Awards	Best Actor	Mr OK OK先生	Nominated
2000	Star Awards	Best Comedy Performer	Don't Worry, Be Happy (season 5) 敢敢做个开心人Ⅴ	Nominated
2002	Star Awards	Best Comedy Performer	I Not Stupid 小孩不笨	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	N/A	Nominated
2003	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	N/A	Nominated
2009	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	N/A	Nominated
2011	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	N/A	Nominated
2012	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	N/A	Nominated
2013	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	N/A	Nominated
2014	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	N/A	Nominated

Trivia

• Richard Loh's Chinese catchphrase "你没吃饭啊!" ("You did not eat rice!") from a show he acted became popular for quite a while.
• His favourite song is Good Thing by the Fine Young Cannibals
• He bears a striking resemblance to Malaysia's first Yang diPertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Rahman whose portrait adorns the cover of the Malaysian currency note.

References

1. Seah, May (28 January 2015). "Why Richard Low is into hip-hop, fashion, water sports and Instagram". Today. Retrieved 2015-01-30.

External links

• Richard Low at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Loh's MediaCorp TV Celeb Bio
• Profile on xin.msn.com