Peter Yu

Peter Yu (born 3 April 1968) is a Singaporean actor. He was one of the finalists from the 1990 Star Search competition, organised by Mediacorp. Yu is known for his starring roles in many Channel 8 series in the 1990s, notably The Great Conspiracy, Love At Last (1994), Tofu Street (1996), The Silver Lining (1997) and From The Medical Files series. In 2016, he played a supporting role in the drama series Hero, in which the character was reportedly partly based on his own life experiences. In 2018, Yu came to renewed attention with A Land Imagined, a critically well received Singaporean film which won the top prize at the Swiss Locarno International Film Festival. Since then, Yu has gone on to appear in a number of films and multiple Mediacorp productions.

Personal life Yu married follow MediaCorp actress Quan Yi Fong in 1998 after meeting while filming the television series Happy Travel Agency. They have a daughter, Eleanor Lee, born on 12 October 1999. Yu and Quan divorced on 3 January 2009 and share custody of their daughter. Quan shared she has forgiven Yu and they no longer have any animosity between them.

Filmography

Television series Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes 1991 Changing Fortunes 天赐奇才 1993 The Wilful Siblings 斗气姐妹 The Great Conspiracy 莲花争霸 Kong Xiaowu 1994 Challenge of Truth 铁证柔情 Ah Sheng Love At Last 真心男儿 Liang Zheng Li (Ah Li) Against All Odds 共闯荆途 Scorned Angel 冷太阳 1996 My Destiny With You 缘来是你 Lan Tian Tofu Street 豆腐街 Song Yizhe / Ah Ming 1997 The Silver Lining 骤雨骄阳 My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives 101老婆 Episode 6 From The Medical Files 医生档案 1998 Office Affairs 哈比旅行社 Men At Crossroads 四个好色的男人 Around People’s Park 珍珠街坊 Liu Jin Long 1999 My Teacher, My Friend 小岛醒了 Huang Dao Sheng From The Medical Files II 医生档案 II 2000 Knotty Liaison 爱情百科 2005 Yummy Yummy 2016 Hero大英雄 Luo Bei 2017 Dream Coder梦想程式 Ouyang Fan 2019 A World Of Difference 都市狂想 Episodes 3-4 Fried Rice Paradise 128 Circle Ah Tian 2020 My Guardian Angels Xie Zhihong Episode 1 How Are You? 2 好世谋2 Zhu Dachang Love, Enabled Teck Episode 3: "Stay with Me" Brudderhood 2021 A Father's Love Reunion 2022 After Dark Season 22023 Fix My Life整你的人生 Liu Shirong Cash on Delivery送餐英雄 Qiu Tian All That Glitters金色大道 Stall owner Special appearance Deep End 深网 Tan Shijie

Film

Theatre Year Title Notes 2014 Window in the Sky A Bartley Christian Church production

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work ResultRef1995 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 1996 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 1997 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 1998 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2018 Canberra Short Film Festival Best Actor (international) The Crematorium Man 2024 Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Wonderland Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Cash on Delivery