Peter Yu

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Peter Yu
Born (1968-04-03) 3 April 1968 (age 58)
Singapore
Other namesYu Hongrong
OccupationActor
Years active
  • 1990–2000;
  • 2004-2005;
  • 2016−present
Spouses
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(m. 1998; div. 2009)​
Brenda Leow
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(m. 2011)​
Children3, including Eleanor Lee
Stage name
Traditional Chinese宏榮
Simplified Chinese宏荣
Hanyu PinyinHóng Róng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese俞宏榮
Simplified Chinese俞宏荣
Hanyu PinyinYú Hóngróng

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 (1993), Love At Last (1994), Tofu Street (1996), The Silver Lining (1997) and From The Medical Files series.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

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Yu married follow MediaCorp actress Quan Yi Fong in 1998 after meeting while filming the television series Happy Travel Agency.[4] 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.[5][6] Quan shared she has forgiven Yu and they no longer have any animosity between them.[7]

Filmography

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Television series

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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 2
2023 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

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1995 Sea Eagle (海岸猎鹰土) Telemovie
1995 Somewhere In Time (再世情缘) Zonghua Telemovie
1996 The Web (网络杀人事件) Telemovie
2017 Benjamin's Last Day at Katong Swimming Complex Older Coach Short film
2018 A Land Imagined (幻土) Lok
The Crematorium Man Wen Short film
Run Chicken Run Father Short film
2021 Dreaming Short film
Time Flows in Strange Ways on Sundays (依依) Short film
2023 Circle Line (生死环线) Bo Seng
Where Are You Going? (请问你要去哪里？) Fa Short film [8]
Seven Days (七天) Father
Dreaming & Dying (好久不见) [9]
Snow in Midsummer (五月雪) Kooi [10]
Last Shadow at First Light Ami's father [11]
Wonderland (乐园) Tan [12]
A Year of No Significance (大风吹) Lim Cheng Soon [13]

Theatre

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

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
1995 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Nominated
1996 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Nominated
1997 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Won
1998 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Nominated
2018 Canberra Short Film Festival Best Actor (international)[14] The Crematorium Man Won
2024 Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Wonderland Won [15]
Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Cash on Delivery Nominated [16]

References

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