Zhu Houren

Born: 1955-01-30

Zhu Houren is an established veteran artiste who has been in the entertainment scene since 1985. He has successfully left an indelible impression on audience both young and old with his convincing acting skill. In 1997, he received his first Best Actor nomination for his performance in “The Fall Guy” at Star Awards. And in 1999, he earned another Best Supporting Actor nod for his most notable role to date as Zheng Nanhua, the resident chef of a restaurant in the 50-ep drama “Wok of Life”. Houren has ventured beyond acting by taking up directing and producing roles too. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with “After School”, a film based on a true story that happened in Singapore about teenagers. In 2010, he clinched the Best Supporting Actor Award at the annual Star Awards with his brilliant performance as the adorable and yet heart-warming grandfather who suffers from senile dementia in “Reunion Dinner”. In 2012, besides acting in movies and drama serials, Houren was also the resident judge for Silver Carnival, a 34–episode variety programme, where talented senior citizens compete with one another with their talents and skills. In 2014, Houren returned behind the lens to produce a Singapore-China collaboration “Meeting the Giant”, a film that revolves around young Chinese basketball players trying to achieve their dreams in Singapore. In the same year, “Served H.O.T.” earned him a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 19th Asian Television Awards. In 2017, he successfully clinched the Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 22nd Asian Television Awards for his role in Toggle Drama Trapped Mind. In 2019, Houren won his first Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste.


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Love Cuts

as Doctor
Released: 2010-09-09

Forty-something Cecilia better known as Sissy to her friends is a cheery and vivacious...

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The Wedding Diary 2

as Collin Chong
Released: 2013-02-07

The Wedding Diary 2 picks up two years after the marriage of Wei Jie (Aniu) and Zhixin (Elanne),...

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My Teacher Is a Thug

as Lian Guo-Dong 连国栋
Released: 2017-08-28

Jia Tianxiong (Li Nanxing) is a gambler and addicted to drinking. He was asked to do a mission...

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The Wedding Game

as Jack's Father
Released: 2009-01-25

A black comedy centered on a recently engaged celebrity couple and the fans who have been...

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Reunion Dinner

as uncredited
Released: 2022-01-20

Co-workers Chaoyang and Zi Hong have been dating for more than a year, with marriage on the...

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The Wedding Diary

as Collin Chong
Released: 2011-11-10

Daniel and Tina are a couple who decides to get hitched. Daniel is an engineer working in...

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Deleted

as uncredited
Released: 2022-09-15

The Singapore Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR) has received an order to wipe out all illegal...

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Han

as Hoh Yim
Released: 2016-11-13

After his son inadvertently killed a Korean girl in a hit and run accident, Hoh Yim travels to...

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Meeting the Giant

as uncredited
Released: 2014-06-19

“Meeting the Giant” traces a young teen’s encounter with a group of young Chinese basketball...

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My Dog Dou Dou

as Loan Shark
Released: 2012-09-20

Ming, a single parent, is forced to bring up his kid Xing because his wife left - no thanks to...

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The Gathering

as uncredited
Released: 2014-09-04

"The Gathering" tells the story of Xiao Mei who has a crush on one of her schoolmates, Fang Tai....

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Reaction

as Father
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Real-life father and son acting duo, Choo Hou Ren and Joel Choo, team up in this meta-narrative...

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re:solve

as Bai Shouren
Released: 2014-02-27

Singapore’s first crime thriller follows Serious Crimes Unit Inspector Chen Shaoqiang as he...

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Rehearsal

as Dad
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An actor discovers his son’s university application in the boot of his car, which was supposed...

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Reach For The Skies

as uncredited
First aired: 2018-04-02

The story centres round the inhabitants of small neighbourhood who work in an enrichment school...

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THE GREAT CONSPIRACY

as 南宫俊
First aired: 1993-01-01

TV series based on Gu Long's "Meteor Butterfly Sword" and Jin Yong's "Swordsman". Shen Chong (Li...

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The Return of the Condor Heroes

as Guo Jing
First aired: 1998-06-02

The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's...

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The Unbeatables

as Long Ting-Guang
First aired: 1993-11-04

The Unbeatables I is a Singapore drama series that was made by MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The...

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Recipe of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 2020-11-02

Renowned chef Qin Fen came to Singapore with his father when he was young to escape the war in...

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My Star Bride

as Zhong Yongnian
First aired: 2021-01-26

Mei Fangcao, an ordinary girl from Vietnam, takes a leap of faith by coming to Singapore as a...

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Blessings

as She Xing Cheng
First aired: 2014-07-23

Set in the 1940s and then the modern world, this drama pits the traditional way against the...

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Deep End

as Superintendent Chen
First aired: 2023-12-08

"Deep End" is a psychological crime thriller exploring the world of internet porn in Asia. In...

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Precious Babes

as Cui Guo Yao
First aired: 2010-06-09

Precious Babes is a Singaporean Chinese family drama produced by MatrixVision, revolving around...

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My Mighty-in-Laws

as Yao Tian Xing
First aired: 2004-11-17

My Mighty-in-Laws is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air...

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96°C Café

as Ren Tang San
First aired: 2013-04-29

96°C Café is set against the backdrop of a homely café, owned by married couple Liqiao (Desmond...

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Three Wishes

as Zhao Hai Guang
First aired: 2014-10-27

Yao Zong, an assistant horse trainer who is not doing well in his career, is inadvertently...

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Pillow Talk

as Zhang Maoshun
First aired: 2012-04-02

What is the true meaning of marriage? Qiu Xue (Joanne Peh), a believer in romance, marries Ting...

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Old Is Gold

as Ma Piao Shu
First aired: 2019-05-28

Centenarian Home is a nursing home and elderly day care centre managed by Aunty Shan (Sze Kei...

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House of Fortune

as Qian Laoshi
First aired: 2016-01-19

Qian Renjie and Luo Shuping decide to sell their HDB flat and upgrade into a condominium....

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The Millennium Bug

as Zhuang Bo Ting
First aired: 1999-01-01

As the world counts down to the year 2000, an evil conspiracy awaits to be uncovered. Can the...

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How Are You?

as Gong Jia Qiao
First aired: 2019-01-04

Gong Jia Qiao, 66 years-old, becomes wheelchair-bound after a car accident. He currently sells...

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Poetic Justice

as Fang Renhou
First aired: 2012-09-11

It depicts the lives of a group of people doing investigative journalism. Unlike most locally...

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Eat Already?

as Zhu Han Jie
First aired: 2016-09-09

Eat Already? is set in a coffee shop, and is centered around an elderly widow named Ah Niu Sao...

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Baby Boom

as Colin
First aired: 2003-09-01

Baby Boom is a Singaporean TV series aired on MediaCorp Channel 8 in 2003.

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Till The End

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-10-30

2023 Singaporean romantic comedy drama series starring Boon Hui Lu, Richie Koh, Romeo Tan, Kym...

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Good Morning, Sir!

as 余清风
First aired:

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A Blessed Life

as Wang Youguo
First aired: 2015-01-29

Ye Daji meets an old classmate, Ming, who asks him out for coffee but makes him pay for a big...

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It Takes Two

as Niu's dad
First aired: 2012-11-06

It is the beginning of a new day. Ziqiang, aka Fish Prince, is a fishmonger who gets along well...

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