Heng after a W!LD RICE performance of La Cage (an adaptation of La Cage aux Folles) at the Esplanade Theatre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, on 29 July 2012
Born
(1963-09-20) 20 September 1963 (age 60)
Singapore, Malaysia
Nationality
Singaporean
Alma mater
Anglo-Chinese School Temasek Junior College National University of Singapore Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Occupation(s)
Actor, Theatre Director
Spouse
Tony Trickett
(m. 2014)
Parent(s)
Nancy Ong (mother)
Relatives
Tan Kheng Hua
Awards
Cultural Medallion (2013)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
王愛仁
Simplified Chinese
王爱仁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wáng Àirén
Website
www.wildrice.com.sg
Ivan Heng (Chinese: 王愛仁; pinyin: Wáng Àirén;[1] born 20 September 1963) is a Singaporean actor and theatre director of Peranakan descent. He is the founding artistic director of W!LD RICE, a theatre company in Singapore, and an outspoken advocate for respect for diversity and freedom of expression.
Heng is the first male Singaporean actor to break into English-speaking roles in Hollywood films with his role in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, the first female actress from Singapore being Lydia Look, who played a Fuzhou actress in a Jackie Chan Hollywood film.
^"Connect the Dots" (PDF). Hong Kong City Festival, Hong Kong Fringe Club. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2006.
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