Ivan Heng | |||||||
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王爱仁 | |||||||
Born | |||||||
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.