Peter Yu

Peter Yu
Peter Yu
Born	3 April 1968 (age 56); Singapore
Other names	Yu Hongrong
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–2000;; 2004-2005;; 2016−present;
Spouses	; Quan Yi Fong (m. 1998; div. 2009) ; Brenda Leow (m. 2011)
Children	3, including Eleanor Lee
Stage name
Traditional Chinese	宏榮
Simplified Chinese	宏荣
Hanyu Pinyin	Hóng Róng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	俞宏榮
Simplified Chinese	俞宏荣
Hanyu Pinyin	Yú 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]

Filmography

Television series

Year	English title	Mandarin title	Role	Notes
1991	Changing Fortunes	天赐奇才
1993	The Wilful Siblings	斗气姐妹
1993	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
1996	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
1999	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	—
2021	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

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
2021	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	^[4]
	Seven Days (七天)	Father
	Dreaming & Dying (好久不见)			^[5]
	Snow in Midsummer (五月雪)	Kooi		^[6]
	Last Shadow at First Light	Ami's father		^[7]
	Wonderland (乐园)	Tan		^[8]
	A Year of No Significance (大风吹)	Lim Cheng Soon		^[9]

Theatre

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

Awards and nominations

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	—	Top 15
2018	Canberra Short Film Festival	Best Actor (international)^[10]	The Crematorium Man	Won
2024	Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Wonderland	Won	^[11]
2024	Star Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Cash on Delivery	Nominated	^[12]

References

^ "《豆腐街》演员来团聚了！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "Quan Yifeng's ex-husband Peter Yu in TV comeback after 19 years". AsiaOne. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "Peter Yu: Channel 8 actor, gambler, now cab driver | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 30 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "华流短片展：文学短片集 – 人生的过程 Chinese Shorts Showcase: Singapore Short Stories | Singapore Chinese Film Festival". 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (8 October 2022). "Singapore's Momo Boards 'Andragogy,' 'A Useful Ghost,' 'Dreaming & Dying'; 'Don't Cry, Butterfly' Finds U.K. Funding – Busan ACFM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ Wong, Silvia. "Malaysian riot drama 'Snow In Midsummer' wraps shoot ahead of Busan launch". Screen. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ Frater, Patrick (26 May 2022). "Nicole Midori Woodford Wraps 'Last Shadow' After Japan, Singapore Shoot". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "李国煌、宏荣首度同台飙戏一个得偿所愿、一个"没挑战"". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (2 December 2023). "'A Year of No Significance' Chronicles a Fading Generation of Chinese-Educated Singaporeans – SGIFF". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "宏荣主演《幻土》新加坡国际电影节放映 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "Mark Lee and Peter Yu win awards for Wonderland at Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival". CNA Lifestyle. Mediacorp. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "Star Awards 2024: All That Glitters up for the most awards, Andie Chen has double nominations". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

External links

[1] "《豆腐街》演员来团聚了！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[2] "Quan Yifeng's ex-husband Peter Yu in TV comeback after 19 years". AsiaOne. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[3] "Peter Yu: Channel 8 actor, gambler, now cab driver | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 30 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[4] "华流短片展：文学短片集 – 人生的过程 Chinese Shorts Showcase: Singapore Short Stories | Singapore Chinese Film Festival". 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

[5] Ramachandran, Naman (8 October 2022). "Singapore's Momo Boards 'Andragogy,' 'A Useful Ghost,' 'Dreaming & Dying'; 'Don't Cry, Butterfly' Finds U.K. Funding – Busan ACFM (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[6] Wong, Silvia. "Malaysian riot drama 'Snow In Midsummer' wraps shoot ahead of Busan launch". Screen. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[7] Frater, Patrick (26 May 2022). "Nicole Midori Woodford Wraps 'Last Shadow' After Japan, Singapore Shoot". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[8] "李国煌、宏荣首度同台飙戏一个得偿所愿、一个"没挑战"". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[9] Ramachandran, Naman (2 December 2023). "'A Year of No Significance' Chronicles a Fading Generation of Chinese-Educated Singaporeans – SGIFF". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[10] "宏荣主演《幻土》新加坡国际电影节放映 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[11] "Mark Lee and Peter Yu win awards for Wonderland at Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival". CNA Lifestyle. Mediacorp. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[12] "Star Awards 2024: All That Glitters up for the most awards, Andie Chen has double nominations". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

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