Choo Hoh Yim
Zhu Hou Ren 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”.
Hou Ren 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, Hou Ren 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, Hou Ren returns 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, Hou Ren won his first Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.957 |
Birthday | 1955-01-30 |
Place of Birth | Singapore |
Also Known As | Hou Ren Choo, Jack Choo, 朱厚任, Zhu Houren, |
2014
re:solve
6.5/1
Singapore’s first crime thriller follows Serious Crimes Unit Inspector Chen Shaoqiang as he tries to figure out a series of daring armed heists and se...
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re:solve
2012
My Dog Dou Dou
0/0
Ming, a single parent, is forced to bring up his kid Xing because his wife left - no thanks to his gambling habit. That vice is still not kicked, and...
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My Dog Dou Dou
2009
The Wedding Game
4.2/5
A black comedy centered on a recently engaged celebrity couple and the fans who have been following every stage of their romance.
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The Wedding Game
2010
Love Cuts
6.8/2
Forty-something Cecilia better known as Sissy to her friends is a cheery and vivacious seamstress. Wai Mun, her husband of many years is the captain o...
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Love Cuts
2013
The Wedding Diary 2
5/1
The Wedding Diary 2 picks up two years after the marriage of Wei Jie (Aniu) and Zhixin (Elanne), when they welcome a new and unexpected addition to th...
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The Wedding Diary 2
2012
The Wedding Diary
7/2
Daniel and Tina are a couple who decides to get hitched. Daniel is an engineer working in Singapore, who comes from a humble Hokkien Malaysian family,...
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The Wedding Diary
2017
My Teacher Is a Thug
0/0
Jia Tianxiong (Li Nanxing) is a gambler and addicted to drinking. He was asked to do a mission to spy on someone and disguised himself as a teacher in...
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My Teacher Is a Thug
2022
Reunion Dinner
4/1
Co-workers Chaoyang and Zi Hong have been dating for more than a year, with marriage on the cards. When a client requests for a livestream of their re...
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Reunion Dinner
2022
Deleted
0/0
The Singapore Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR) has received an order to wipe out all illegal activities of the organised criminal group. During the m...
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Deleted
2014
The Gathering
0/0
"The Gathering" tells the story of Xiao Mei who has a crush on one of her schoolmates, Fang Tai. However, her mother disapproves of the puppy love bet...
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The Gathering
2016
Han
0/0
After his son inadvertently killed a Korean girl in a hit and run accident, Hoh Yim travels to South Korea to reconcile with the victim's parents but...
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Han
2014
Meeting The Giant
0/0
“Meeting the Giant” traces a young teen’s encounter with a group of young Chinese basketball players who are brought to Singapore and groomed to play...
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Meeting The Giant
Reaction
10/2
Real-life father and son acting duo, Choo Hou Ren and Joel Choo, team up in this meta-narrative on familial collaborations and behind-the-scenes frust...
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Rehearsal
0/0
An actor discovers his son’s university application in the boot of his car, which was supposed to be mailed out a while ago. This film follows him aro...
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