Carl Ng

Carl Ng (吳嘉龍; born 27 March 1976) is a Hong Kong actor and model.

Early life The third of four children, Ng was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed ethnicity of half English and half Chinese.

Education Ng was educated at Frensham Heights School, a boarding and day independent school in the town of Farnham in Surrey. As a child, he had no desire to become an actor like his father, but while studying global corporate strategy at the University of Westminster he began attending evening drama classes at the Tony Grecos Acting Studio.

Career After graduating, Ng took up acting full-time, working as a waiter and cook in various restaurants until he started gaining roles in West End and off West End plays.

Ng became well known in Singapore for his role as DSP Glenn in MediaCorp Channel 5's Point of Entry. From Season 4 onwards, he was replaced in the part by Jack Yang.

In 2010, Ng was cast in the lead role of a biographical film based on the life of Cheng Guorong, aka "Brother Sharp", a Chinese man who became a minor celebrity while living homeless on the streets of Ningbo after pictures of him were posted online. The film was due to start production in September 2010.

Charity work Ng has been involved with a number of AIDS benefits. While working in London he took part in a production of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, the proceeds from which were given to a local AIDS centre. As of 2006, Ng was doing volunteer work at events with the Society for AIDS Care in Hong Kong, as well as a teen support group that deals with topics such as safe sex.

Filmography

Sausalito (2000) Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000) Lemon Crush (2002) Naked Weapon (2002, uncredited) The Medallion (2003) Colour of the Truth (2003) Fear of Intimacy (2004) Legend of the Dragon (2004) Love Battlefield (2004) Love on the Rocks (2004) Heat Team, aka Ambush (2004) Butterfly (2004) New Police Story (2004) Yesterday Once More (2004) Colour Blossoms (2004) Taped (2005) Set to Kill (2005) Midnight Running (2006) Half Twin (2006) Undying Heart (2006) Men Suddenly in Black 2 (2006) Heavenly Mission (2006) Magazine Gap Road (2007) Happy Birthday (2007) Shadow of Pleasure (2007) Boarding Gate (2007) Single Blog (2007) Hooked on You (2007) The Counting House (2007) Agent J (2007) I Come with the Rain (2008) A Decade of Love (2008) Pulau Hantu (2008, TV) Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008) Sayang Sayang (2009, TV) Here Comes Fortune (2010) La Comédie Humaine (2010) Host of Cooking Mama Ep 28 – 65 (2010, Cooking program of Hong Kong now TV ) Diago (2010) Jessica Caught on Tape (2010) Forget Me Not (2010) Point of Entry (2010, TV) Point of Entry 2 (2011, TV) The Viral Factor (2012) Point of Entry 3 (2012, TV) Triad (2012) Kick Ass Girls (2013) The Mercury Factor (2013) The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015) Elite Brigade III (2015) (TV) Paris Holiday (2015) P.I (2016) Meow (2017) Project Gutenberg (2018) A Lifetime Treasure (2019) The Invincible Dragon (2019) Sons of the Neon Night (2019) Walk with Me (2019) Peg O' My Heart (2024)