Vincent Ng

Vincent Ng Cheng Hye (born 6 December 1975) is a Singaporean actor, martial artist and businessman. He was a full-time Mediacorp actor from 1997 to 2007, and is best known for acting in the Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8.

Education Ng had an engineering certificate from the Institute of Technical Education.

Career

Acting Ng joined MediaCorp after reaching the finals of Star Search Singapore in 1997. His first foray into English-language television was in the 2002 Channel 5 series Heartlanders in which he played one of the lead characters. As he was one of the few artistes with any formal training in martial arts, he was frequently cast in period and wuxia television series or in characters requiring fight scenes. He left the entertainment industry in November 2007 to concentrate on running Wufang.

Wushu Ng competed in the 1993 SEA Games and was a triple-medalist including a gold medalist in changquan. The same year, he competed in the 1993 World Wushu Championships and won a silver medal in gunshu and bronze medal in qiangshu. A year later, he competed in the 1994 Asian Games and finished eighth in the men's changquan all-around event. The next year at the 1995 World Wushu Championships, Ng won a gold medal in daoshu and a bronze medal in gunshu. Two years later at the 1997 SEA Games, he won gold medals in changquan and daoshu. Short after, he won a silver medal in changquan at the 1997 World Wushu Championships. His last competition was at the 1998 Asian Games where he competed in the men's changquan all-around event and finished in ninth place.

Ng had choreographed and performed at the 2006 National Day Parade martial arts display. He published and released his first exercise and fitness book, TEN. In 2011, Ng was nominated for the Spirit of Enterprise Award in recognition for his work in wushu training. As of 2019, he is a member of the International Wushu Federation Technical Committee.

Martial arts school In 2004, Ng founded Wufang Singapore, a martial arts school. In 2015, two of his students obtained gold medals in the 2015 SEA Games.

Personal life Ng has two sisters.

Ng married Mei Ling on 14 July 2017, after having been introduced by mutual friends in January 2017. Their son was born on 30 August 2018.

Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 1997 Sword and Honour (铁血男儿) 1998 Legend of the Eight Immortals Sun Wukong Myths and Legends of Singapore (石叻破传说) Lin Shunfu Facing the Music Huang Qiguang 1999 Hero of the Times Nalan Dekai Legends of Nezha (莲花童子－哪吒) 2000 Hainan Kopi Tales Yongling 2001 Heroes in Black Fan Yuan Nominated - Best Supporting Actor, 2001 Star Awards The Challenge (谁与争锋) Zilong 2002 Health Matters (一切由慎开始) 2002-2005 Heartlanders Corporal Ricky Soh 2004 My Mighty-in-Laws Fang Zhengde 2005 Green Pals (绿色果实) Shao Jiayi 2007 Honour and Passion Ben Like Father, Like Daughter Ah Wei Man of the House Zhen Jianyi Singapore-Malaysia co-production 2009 The Scarlet Kid (红孩儿) Co-production 2013 The Dream Makers Ding Wei

Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 Deleted Vincent Yong

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