Ivan Heng

Ivan Heng
王爱仁
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
Born
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materAnglo-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)
RelativesTan Kheng Hua
AwardsCultural Medallion (2013)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese王愛仁
Simplified Chinese王爱仁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Àirén
Websitewww.wildrice.com.sg

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.

  1. ^ "Connect the Dots" (PDF). Hong Kong City Festival, Hong Kong Fringe Club. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2006.