Li Nanxing
| Li Nanxing | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 李南星 |
| Pinyin | Lǐ Nánxīng (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Jonathan Lee Nam Chey |
| Born | 7 November 1964 Singapore, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Yang Libing (Divorced) |
| Ancestry | Chaozhou, Guangdong, China |
| Official website | linanxing |
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Jonathan Lee Nam Chey (born 7 November 1964), better known as Li Nanxing (Chinese: 李南星; Wade–Giles: Li2 Nan2 Hsing1), is a Singaporean actor and contracted artiste under MediaCorp. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. Li is also a Film Director and Film Producer.
Li is perhaps one of Singapore's most prolific veteran actors, and is widely regarded as the 'king' (大哥, "big brother") of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is known as 'queen' and Chew Chor Meng, who is known as the 'leader', the three of them are having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their respective genders in the annual Star Awards. Li has also won several Best Actor awards and was nominated every single year from 1997 to 2004.
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Career
Li began his career during the 1980s after completing SBC's 6th drama training course and gradually rose to stardom in the 1990s. In 1993 he shot to fame for starring in The Unbeatables I alongside Zoe Tay, the first drama series ever produced in Singapore on gambling. For most of the 1990s, he, Tay and Chew Chor Meng were MediaCorp's three most popular actors and he was voted the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes ten years in a row and also won several Malaysia and Taiwan popularity polls at the Star Awards. In 2004 he was awarded the coveted "All-Time Favourite Artiste Award".
During the late 2000s, his career hit a rocky phase due to personal issues interfering with his work.[1] After a two-year hiatus, he made his comeback in On the Fringe 2011 and also directed his first film, The Ultimate Winner.[2] He produced his film, Imperfect, which he co-starred with Ian Fang and Kimberly Chia.
Some of his more famous shows include The Unbeatables trilogy and The Magnate; Li has also acted in 6 telemovies to date, and even sang the theme song of several of his shows. He mostly played in anti-hero roles such in The Vagrant, for which he won the Best Actor award at the Star Awards 2002 and On the Fringe 2011. In September 2012 it was announced that he will be cast in C.L.I.F. II as a police officer, which will be one of the few times he plays a protagonist.[3]
Personal life
Li divorced his wife, former MediaCorp actress Yang Libing, in 2005, ending a marriage that had lasted 11 years. The couple had no children.
Filmography
Drama serials
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | C.L.I.F. 4 警徽天职4 |
Wei Lantian 魏蓝天 |
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| 2015 | The Dream Makers II 志在四方 |
Lin Tao 林韬 |
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| A Blessed Life 吉人天相 |
Ye Daji 叶大吉 |
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| Dowry 嫁妝 |
Sun Wenhua 孫文華 |
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| 2014 | Justice Heroes 廉政英雄 |
Hsia Chun Hung 夏竣鴻 |
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| The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代 |
Zhang Tianpeng 张天鹏 |
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| C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职3 |
Wei Lantian 魏蓝天 |
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| 2013 | The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋 |
Zhang Tianpeng 张天鹏 |
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| C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职2 |
Wei Lantian 魏蓝天 |
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| 2012 | Beyond X 元素 |
Jiang Wei 江维 |
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| 2011 | On the Fringe 边缘父子 |
Tian Yibang 田一邦 |
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| 2009 | Daddy at Home 企鹅爸爸 |
Liu Bang 刘帮 |
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| The Ultimatum 双子星 |
Zhang Feng / Zhou Yida 章风 / 周志达 |
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| 2007 | The Golden Path 黄金路 |
Jin Long 金龙 |
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| The Homecoming 十三鞭 | |||
| 2006 | A Million Treasures 百万宝 | Ma Da 马达 | Pairs up with Zoe Tay |
| Through It All 海的儿子 | Guo Xianghai | ||
| The Undisclosed 迷云二十天 | Chen Musheng | Teams up with Huang Biren Won – Best Actor, Star Awards 2006 |
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| 2004 | A Child's Hope II 孩有明天 | Hu Yiming 胡逸名 | Nominated – Best Actor, Star Awards 2004 |
| Double Happiness 喜临门 | |||
| 2003 | Home in Toa Payoh 家在大巴窑 | Li Baomei 李保美 | |
| Baby Boom 我家四个宝 | Tim | ||
| Romance De Amour 1加1等于3 | Huang Weide | ||
| 2002 | The Unbeatables III 双天至尊III | Yan Fei 言飞 | Pairs up with Zoe Tay Nominated – Best Actor, Star Awards 2003 |
| The Vagrant 豹子胆 | Ah Bao | Won – Best Actor, Star Awards 2002 | |
| 2001 | The Hotel 大酒店 | Cloudy | |
| Heroes in Black 我来也 | Song Dou / Wolaiye | ||
| In Pursuit of Peace 何日军再来 | |||
| 2000 | Dare to Strike 扫冰者 | Co-production Nominated – Best Actor, Star Awards 2001 |
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| 1999 | Coup de Scorpion 天蝎行动 | Nominated – Best Actor, Star Awards 2000 | |
| Bright Future 同一片蓝天 | |||
| 1998 | The New Adventures of Wisely 卫斯理传奇 | Nominated – Best Actor, Star Awards 1998 | |
| The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 | Lu Liding 陸立鼎 | ||
| 1997 | Rising Expectations 长河 | ||
| Crime and Tribulations 狮城奇案录 | |||
| My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives 101老婆 | |||
| 1996 | The Unbeatables II | Yan Fei 言飞 | Pairs up with Zoe Tay Nominated – Best Actor, Star Awards 1997 |
| Dairy of a Teacher 老师日记 | Yu Mingxing 余明星 | ||
| 1995 | The Shadow Mission 地下猎人 | ||
| 1994 | The Magnate 叱咤风云 | ||
| Twin Bliss 龙凤呈祥 | |||
| Dreams Come True 美梦成真 | |||
| 1993 | The Unbeatables I 双天至尊 | Li Jianfei / Yan Fei 言飞 | Pairs up with Zoe Tay |
| Smouldering Heat 赤道谜情 | |||
| Angel of Vengeance 暴雨狂花 | |||
| The Great Conspiracy 莲花争霸 | |||
| 1992 | Modern Romance 男欢女爱 | ||
| My Buddies 浪漫战场 | |||
| Mystery II 迷离夜II | |||
| Breaking Point 暴风边缘 | |||
| 1991 | Private Eyes 妙探智多星 | ||
| Black Phoenix 黑凤凰 | |||
| 1990 | Finishing Line 出人头地 | Xia Dejian 夏德建 | |
| Happy Family 开心家族 | |||
| Happy World 多多富贵多多情 | |||
| 1989 | Splash to Victory 绿水英姿 | ||
| Good Morning, Sir 早安! 老师 | |||
| A Mother's Love 亲心唤我心 | |||
| 1988 | Song of Youth 生活歌手 | ||
| My Fair Ladies 窈窕淑女 | |||
| Teahouse in Chinatown 牛车水人家 | |||
| On the Fringe 边缘少年 | |||
| Airforce 空军 | Li Zhengting 李政庭 | ||
| 1987 | Moving On 变迁 | ||
| Paint a Rainbow 调色板 | |||
| Sunshine After Rain 雨过天晴 | |||
| 1986 | Crossroads III 红绿灯 | ||
| Under One Roof 家和万事兴 | |||
| Neighbours 芝麻绿豆 |
Film
- What A Wonderful World 奇异旅程 (1995)
- The Ultimate Winner 赢家 (2011), as also Director of the film
- Imperfect (2012), as also Producer of the film
Telemovie
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Courage of Fire 炽火豪情 | ||
| The Test of Time 三年零八个月 | |||
| 1996 | Life on the Line 魂断四面佛 | ||
| 1995 | Wounded Tracks 伤城记 | Won – Best Actor, Star Awards 1995 | |
| Thorny Love 浪子的童话 | |||
| Somewhere in Time 再世情缘 |
Awards
| Year | Accolade | Representative Work | Results |
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| 1994 | Star Awards 1994, Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 1995 | Star Awards 1995, Best Actor | Wounded Tracks | Won |
| 1995 | Star Awards 1995, Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 1996 | Star Awards 1996, Best Actor | Somewhere In Time | Nominated |
| 1996 | Star Awards 1996, Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 1997 | Star Awards 1997, Best Actor | The Unbeatables II | Nominated |
| 1997 | Star Awards 1997, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 1998 | Star Awards 1998, Best Actor | The Adventures Of Wisely | Nominated |
| 1998 | Star Awards 1998, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 1999 | Star Awards 1999, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2000 | Star Awards 2000, Best Actor | Coup de Scorpion | Nominated |
| 2000 | Star Awards 2000, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2001 | Star Awards 2001, Best Actor | Dare To Strike | Nominated |
| 2001 | Star Awards 2001, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2002 | Star Awards 2002, Best Actor | The Vagrant | Won |
| 2002 | Star Awards 2002, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2003 | Star Awards 2003, Best Actor | The Unbeatables III | Nominated |
| 2003 | Star Awards 2003, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2004 | Star Awards 2004, All-Time Favourite Artiste Award | Won | |
| 2004 | Star Awards 2004, Best Actor | A Child's Hope II | Nominated |
| 2006 | Star Awards 2006, Best Actor | The Undisclosed | Won |
| 2007 | Star Awards 25th Anniversary Show, Favourite On-screen Heartthrob" of the 1990s | Won | |
| 2007 | Star Award 25th Anniversary Show, Favourite On-screen Partners" | (with Zoe Tay) | Won |
| 2012 | Star Awards 2012, Favourite Onscreen Couple | On The Fringe 2 | Nominated |
| 2014 | Star Awards 2014, Favourite Onscreen Couple | C.L.I.F. 2 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards 2015, Favourite Onscreen Couple | C.L.I.F. 3 | Nominated |
References
External links
- Official Website
- Profile on xin.msn.com
- Li Nanxing at the Internet Movie Database
- EngvarB from September 2014
- Use dmy dates from September 2014
- Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text
- Living people
- 1964 births
- Singaporean male television actors
- Singaporean male film actors
- Singaporean people of Teochew descent
- Singaporean Roman Catholics
- Singaporean film directors
- 20th-century Singaporean male actors
- 21st-century Singaporean male actors
