CineScope
Zhu Houren picture

Zhu Houren

Acting
Known For

70 Years Old

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.

Born

Singapore on 30th January 1955

All Credits

The Unbeatables Image
The Unbeatables
Long Ting-Guang
The Return of the Condor Heroes Image
The Return of the Condor Heroes
Guo Jing
Recipe of Life Image
Recipe of Life
House of Fortune Image
House of Fortune
Qian Laoshi
Pillow Talk Image
Pillow Talk
Zhang Maoshun
Deep End Image
Deep End
Superintendent Chen
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY Image
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY
南宫俊
Blessings Image
Blessings
She Xing Cheng
It Takes Two Image
It Takes Two
Niu's dad
Poetic Justice Image
Poetic Justice
Fang Renhou
Baby Boom Image
Baby Boom
Colin
Eat Already? Image
Eat Already?
Zhu Han Jie
Good Morning, Sir! Image
Good Morning, Sir!
余清风
The Millennium Bug Image
The Millennium Bug
Zhuang Bo Ting
How Are You? Image
How Are You?
Gong Jia Qiao
Old Is Gold Image
Old Is Gold
Ma Piao Shu
浮沉 Image
浮沉
古天成
My Star Bride Image
My Star Bride
Zhong Yongnian
Precious Babes Image
Precious Babes
Cui Guo Yao
96°C Café Image
96°C Café
Ren Tangsan
A Blessed Life Image
A Blessed Life
Wang Youguo
My Mighty-in-Laws Image
My Mighty-in-Laws
Yao Tian Xing
Till The End Image
Till The End
Love Cuts Image
Love Cuts
Doctor
Reach For The Skies Image
Reach For The Skies
Three Wishes Image
Three Wishes
Zhao Hai Guang
My Teacher Is a Thug Image
My Teacher Is a Thug
Lian Guo-Dong 连国栋
The Wedding Diary Image
The Wedding Diary
Collin Chong
Reunion Dinner Image
Reunion Dinner
The Wedding Game Image
The Wedding Game
Jack's Father
The Wedding Diary 2 Image
The Wedding Diary 2
Collin Chong
Meeting the Giant Image
Meeting the Giant
Deleted Image
Deleted
The Gathering Image
The Gathering
My Dog Dou Dou Image
My Dog Dou Dou
Loan Shark
re:solve Image
re:solve
Bai Shouren
No Image
Cooking Without Clothes
Han Image
Han
Hoh Yim
Rehearsal Image
Rehearsal
Dad
Reaction Image
Reaction
Father