Vincent Ng

Vincent Ng
Born (1975-12-06) 6 December 1975
Other namesWeng Qinghai
Occupations
  • Actor
  • martial artist
  • businessman
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Mei Ling
(m. 2017)
Children1
Websitehttp://www.wufangsingapore.com
Vincent Ng
Traditional Chinese翁清海
Simplified Chinese翁清海
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWēng Qīnghǎi
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Singapore
World Championships
1995 Baltimore Daoshu
1993 Kuala Lumpur Gunshu
1997 Rome Changquan
1993 Kuala Lumpur Jianshu
1995 Baltimore Gunshu
SEA Games
1993 Singapore Changquan
1997 Jakarta Changquan
1997 Jakarta Daoshu
1993 Singapore Daoshu
1993 Singapore Gunshu

Vincent Ng Cheng Hye (born 6 December 1975) is a Singaporean actor, martial artist and businessman. He was a full-time Mediacorp actor from 1997 to 2007, and is best known for acting in the Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8.

Education

Ng had an engineering certificate from the Institute of Technical Education.[1]

Career

Acting

Ng joined MediaCorp after reaching the finals of Star Search Singapore in 1997. His first foray into English-language television was in the 2002 Channel 5 series Heartlanders in which he played one of the lead characters. As he was one of the few artistes with any formal training in martial arts, he was frequently cast in period and wuxia television series or in characters requiring fight scenes. He left the entertainment industry in November 2007 to concentrate on running Wufang.[2][3]

Wushu

Ng competed in the 1993 SEA Games and was a triple-medalist including a gold medalist in changquan.[4] The same year, he competed in the 1993 World Wushu Championships and won a silver medal in gunshu and bronze medal in qiangshu. A year later, he competed in the 1994 Asian Games and finished eighth in the men's changquan all-around event.[5] The next year at the 1995 World Wushu Championships, Ng won a gold medal in daoshu and a bronze medal in gunshu. Two years later at the 1997 SEA Games, he won gold medals in changquan and daoshu.[4][6] Short after, he won a silver medal in changquan at the 1997 World Wushu Championships. His last competition was at the 1998 Asian Games where he competed in the men's changquan all-around event and finished in ninth place.[7]

Ng had choreographed and performed at the 2006 National Day Parade martial arts display. He published and released his first exercise and fitness book, TEN.[8] In 2011, Ng was nominated for the Spirit of Enterprise Award in recognition for his work in wushu training.[9] As of 2019, he is a member of the International Wushu Federation Technical Committee.

Martial arts school

In 2004, Ng founded Wufang Singapore, a martial arts school.[10][11] In 2015, two of his students obtained gold medals in the 2015 SEA Games.[12]

Personal life

Ng has two sisters.[13]

Ng married Mei Ling on 14 July 2017, after having been introduced by mutual friends in January 2017.[14] Their son was born on 30 August 2018.[13][15]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Sword and Honour (铁血男儿)
1998 Legend of the Eight Immortals Sun Wukong [12]
Myths and Legends of Singapore (石叻破传说) Lin Shunfu
Facing the Music Huang Qiguang
1999 Hero of the Times Nalan Dekai [12]
Legends of Nezha (莲花童子-哪吒)
2000 Hainan Kopi Tales Yongling [12]
2001 Heroes in Black Fan Yuan Nominated - Best Supporting Actor, 2001 Star Awards [12]
The Challenge (谁与争锋) Zilong [12]
2002 Health Matters (一切由慎开始)
2002-2005 Heartlanders Corporal Ricky Soh
2004 My Mighty-in-Laws Fang Zhengde [12]
2005 Green Pals (绿色果实) Shao Jiayi
2007 Honour and Passion Ben
Like Father, Like Daughter Ah Wei
Man of the House Zhen Jianyi Singapore-Malaysia co-production [12]
2009 The Scarlet Kid (红孩儿) Co-production [12]
2013 The Dream Makers Ding Wei

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Deleted Vincent Yong

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Accolade Nominated work Result Ref.
1998 Star Awards Best Newcomer Sword and Honour Nominated
1999 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Nominated
2000 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Hainan Kopi Tales
(as Long Yonglin)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Won
2001 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Heroes in Black
(as Fan Yuan)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Won
2002 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Nominated
2003 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Nominated
2004 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Won
2005 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Won
2006 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "We have come a long way". ite.edu.sg. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Life after television - The Sequel: Whatever happened to..." Channel News Asia. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ "郑秀珍再度活跃电视 翁清海忙武术学校". xinmsn. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "SEA Games - Game Results". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Changquan Three Events Combined -3-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 12 October 1994. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Three medals but only one presented". New Straits Times. 14 October 1997. p. 45. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Wushu results from 13th Asian Games". Kyodo News. Bangkok. Japan Economic Newswire. 18 December 1998. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ TEN: A Leaner and Sculptured Body. Vincent NG. 2007. ISBN 9789812613233.
  9. ^ "Spirit of Enterprise - Mr Vincent Ng". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Vincent Ng 翁清海". Wufang. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Mr Vincent Ng". soe (Spirit of Enterprise). Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i 管, 雪梅 (17 January 2016). "翁清海开武坊学生多". Lianhe Wanbao. p. 8.
  13. ^ a b Wee, Edmund (1 May 2020). "Tackling Fatherhood". NSman. Focus Publishing, subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings. pp. 27–28. ISSN 0218-690X.
  14. ^ "Vincent Ng Just Got Married To His Dream Woman Whom He Met In January". 8 Days. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  15. ^ "How New Dad Vincent Ng's Wushu Skills Come In Handy When He's Changing His Son's Diapers". 8 Days. Retrieved 1 September 2021.