Richard Low
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Singapore
Biography
A household name in Singapore, Richard Low was already acting within the theatre circle when he took up the Professional Drama Performers’ Training Course organised by the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). His outstanding performance subsequently clinched him an artiste contract in 1986. In the early stages of his acting career, he mainly starred in baddie roles. Undeterred from being possibly typecasted, he worked twice as hard as any of his fellow colleagues. Through toil and sweat, Richard finally garnered the Best Supporting Actor Award in Star Awards ’97 for his role in The Silver Lining. In 1999, when Richard was cast as the male lead of Mr. OK and handled the role admirably, audiences sat up and noticed him in a new way. They changed their perception of him as merely a supporting actor. Producers too took note of his performance and were soon asking him to act in their shows. His second breakthrough came in the form of a movie where he played a wealthy ‘ba gua’ (barbeque pork) boss in I Not Stupid, a 2002 box office hit directed by Jack Neo. The film received positive reception at several film festivals and it is still one of the top 5 grossing movie in Singapore. Following the success of the film, a TV version was developed the same year. Since then, Richard has participated in several local feature films including The Best Bet and Singapore Dreaming. In 2012-2013, Richard again played a key role in Jack Neo’s box office hit Ah Boys To Men. This two-part comedy film which revolves around a group of army recruits is currently the highest-grossing Singaporean film of all time and it even returned in the form of a live musical in 2014. In the same year, Richard is nominated for the Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress (Spouse For House) at the 19th Asian Television Awards.
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Filmography
The Old Man and His Car
Movie
Timeless Memories
TV · as Qian Youduo · 13 eps
Old and Dangerous
TV · as Ah Niu · 20 eps
We Are Number 1
TV · as Ma Wencai · 16 eps
I Not Stupid 3
Movie · as Jerry Khoo
Hungry Souls
TV · as Mr. Teo · 5 eps
Moments
TV · as Gu Chunfa · 14 eps
Home Again
TV · 20 eps
How Are You?
TV · as Ma Sai · 1 ep
Old Is Gold
TV · as An Dong Ni · 1 ep
Daybreak
TV · 20 eps
The Big Day
Movie · as Ah Guan
Zombiepura
Movie · as RSM Lee
Say Cheese
TV · as Pan Renyi · 20 eps
Goodbye Mr. Loser
Movie · as Principal Bao
Eat Already?
TV · as Chen Zhi Wen · 1 ep
Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen
Movie · as Ken's Father
King of Mahjong
Movie · as Tiger
The Dream Makers 2
TV · as Zhao De
Second Chance
TV · as Chen Guo · 13 eps
Tanglin
TV · as Lim Kwong San · 822 eps
re:solve
Movie · as Wallace Chan
Spouse for House
TV · as Tan Kok Wee · 24 eps
Judgement Day
Movie · as Ah Lim
Ah Boys To Men 2
Movie · as Ken's Father
Everybody's Business
Movie · as New Minister of Restrooms
Ah Boys To Men
Movie · as Ken's Father
The In-Laws
TV · as Wang Du (2011) · 35 eps
Happy Go Lucky
Movie · as Hock Lee Poh
New Beginnings
TV · as Cai Fu Lin · 20 eps
The Score
TV · as Luo Zhibin · 25 eps
Where Got Ghost?
Movie · as Cai
Ah Long Pte Ltd
Movie · as Chen Jun
Beach.Ball.Babes
TV · as Wang Weixiong · 20 eps
The Truth
TV · 20 eps
Metamorphosis
TV · as An Guo Xiong · 20 eps
Singapore Dreaming
Movie · as Poh Huat
The Best Bet
Movie · as Richard
Man at Forty
TV · as Bao Qing Tian · 1 ep
Spice Siblings
TV · as Fang Ya Zheng · 1 ep
Homerun
Movie · as Provision Shop Owner
I Not Stupid
Movie · as Mr. Khoo
Springs of Life
TV · 1 ep
I Not Stupid
TV · as 邱先生 · 31 eps
The Legendary Swordsman
TV · as Ren Woxing · 40 eps
The Return of the Condor Heroes
TV · as Ouyang Feng · 4 eps
The New Adventure of Wisely
TV · as Uncle Cai · 30 eps
God of Fortune
TV · 20 eps
A Different Life
TV · as Liu Ding Xia · 1 ep
The Unbeatables
TV · as Huang Wu · 50 eps
Strange Encounters
TV · as Gang's Brother-in-law · 25 eps