Ivan Heng | |||||||
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王爱仁 | |||||||
.jpg) Heng after a W!LD RICE performance of La Cage (an adaptation of La Cage aux Folles) at the Esplanade Theatre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, on 29 July 2012 | |||||||
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| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
| Alma mater | Anglo-Chinese School Temasek Junior College National University of Singapore Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Theatre Director | ||||||
| Spouse |
Tony Trickett (m. 2014) | ||||||
| Parent(s) | Nancy Ong (mother) | ||||||
| Relatives | Tan Kheng Hua | ||||||
| Awards | Cultural Medallion (2013) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王愛仁 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王爱仁 | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Ivan Heng (Chinese: 王愛仁; pinyin: Wáng Àirén;[1]) is a Singaporean actor and theatre director of Peranakan descent. He is the founding artistic director of W!LD RICE, a theatre company in Singapore, and an outspoken advocate for respect for diversity and freedom of expression.
Heng is the first male Singaporean actor to break into English-speaking roles in Hollywood films with his role in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, the first female actress from Singapore being Lydia Look, who played a Fuzhou actress in a Jackie Chan Hollywood film.
- ^ "Connect the Dots" (PDF). Hong Kong City Festival, Hong Kong Fringe Club. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2006.