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Henry Golding
Golding in 2017
Born
Henry Ewan Golding

(1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 37)
Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Nationality
  • Malaysian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
  • television host
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Liv Lo
​
(m. 2016)​

Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is a Malaysian-British actor, model, and television host.[1][2] Golding has been a presenter on BBC's The Travel Show since 2014.[3] He is known for his film work, playing the role of Nick Young in Crazy Rich Asians, as well as Sean Townsend in the thriller A Simple Favor and Tom in the romantic comedy Last Christmas, the latter two directed by Paul Feig.

Early life

Golding was born in Betong, Sarawak, in East Malaysia. His mother, Margaret Likan Golding,[4] is a Malaysian of indigenous Iban Dayak ancestry. His father, Clive Golding, is British. The family lived for almost five years in Terengganu, on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, before moving to Surrey, England, when Henry was eight years old. There he went to The Warwick School, Redhill.[5] He moved to Kuala Lumpur when he was 21 to pursue on-camera roles after working as a hairdresser on Sloane Street in London for a couple of years.[6]

Career

In March 2017, after a global casting call, it was announced that Golding would star in the film Crazy Rich Asians[7] alongside Constance Wu. He was first brought to director Jon M. Chu's attention by accountant Lisa-Kim Ling Kuan, and Golding's charm and personality quickly won him his first acting role.[8][9] Crazy Rich Asians was released in the United States and Canada on 15 August 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures and was met with high critical praise, becoming the number one movie in U.S. and Canadian theatres over its opening weekend.[10] A month later, Golding appeared in Paul Feig's thriller A Simple Favor, co-starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, playing Sean, the husband of Lively's character.[11] Following the success of Crazy Rich Asians, and, to a lesser extent, A Simple Favor, Golding was cast opposite Emilia Clarke in the romantic comedy Last Christmas, directed by Feig (in their second collaboration).[12] Filming commenced on 26 November 2018 and continued until February 2019,[13] and the film was released on 8 November 2019.[14] Additionally, Golding starred alongside Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, and Michelle Dockery in The Gentlemen, a 2019 crime film directed by Guy Ritchie.[15]

Upcoming projects

Golding will next star in Monsoon, a Hong Khaou film, as Kit, a man who travels from London to his birth country of Vietnam to scatter his parents' ashes.[16]

On 29 April 2019, CNBC reported that Golding is to reprise his role as Nick Young in the back-to-back filming of two sequels to Crazy Rich Asians set for filming in 2020 which is currently in pre-production.[17] In August 2019, Golding was cast in the title role for Snake Eyes, a spin-off from the G.I. Joe movie franchise, set for an 2021 release.[18][19] [20] Filming for Snakes Eyes began in October 2019 in Vancouver and wrapped in February 2020 in Tokyo.[21][22]

Personal life

Golding met Liv Lo, a Taiwanese television presenter and yoga instructor, on New Year's Day 2011.[23][24][25] They became engaged in 2015, and were married in Sarawak, Malaysia, in August 2016.[26]

Before his marriage, Golding completed his bejalai—the Iban rite of passage into manhood—in the wilderness of Borneo, filming the experience over two months (and carrying the camera equipment himself) for the TV show Surviving Borneo on Discovery Channel Asia.[27] His journey ended in him receiving a traditional hand-tapped bejalai tattoo by Ernesto Kalum of Borneoheadhunters tattoo in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The tattoo on his right thigh is a fig tree that wraps around other trees and takes their form to become the tree itself.[28]

When interviewed by Michele Manelis of The New Zealand Herald, Golding said of his surname, "Golding is really darn Jewish, isn't it? My grandfather during the war was in London and as the story goes, he was possibly adopted by a Jewish family by that name. Out of respect he took on their name and it was passed down. So, I'm proud to be an honorary Jew."[29]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Pisau Cukur Iskandar Tan Sri Murad
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Nick Young
A Simple Favor Sean Townsend
2019 Monsoon Kit
Last Christmas Tom Webster
The Gentlemen Dry Eye
2021 Snake Eyes Snake Eyes Post-production
2023 The Tiger's Apprentice Mr. Hu (voice) In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2010 The 8TV Quickie Himself Host
2009 Goda Hariz
2010–2012 Football Crazy Himself Host
2012 Welcome to the Railworld Malaysia Himself Host
2014–present The Travel Show Himself Co-presenter[3]
2015 Welcome to the Railworld Japan Himself Host[30]
2017 Surviving Borneo Himself Host[27]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2009 Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Fabulous Awards Fun Fearless Fabulous – Charming Smile Himself Nominated
2010 2nd Shout! Awards Favorite TV Personality Award The 8TV Quickie Nominated
Hot Guy Award Himself Won
2012 3rd Shout! Awards Favorite TV Personality Award Welcome to the Railworld Malaysia Nominated
Hot Guy Award Himself Nominated
2013 4th Shout! Awards Hot Guy Award Himself Nominated
2019 9th The Asian Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Crazy Rich Asians Won[31]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedy Movie Actor Nominated
Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble Cast - Motion Picture Nominated

References

  1. ^ Dave McNary (26 July 2017). "Henry Golding Signs for 'Simple Favor' Opposite Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Henry Golding to star alongside Blake Lively". Star2.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "The Travel Show - Henry Golding - BBC World News". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ "What is Henry's Golding's Race and Ethnicity?". 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Henry Golding - Found this lurking on one of my hard..." Facebook. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ "There's Something About Henry". 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. ^ Crucchiola, Jordan. "A Hollywood Newcomer Has Been Cast Opposite Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians". Vulture. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Henry Golding on Instagram: "So this ladies and gentlemen is THE Lisa-Kim I mentioned on @fallontonight ... We had met at an event that I was hosting in Kuala Lumpur, 5..."". Instagram. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. ^ Jung, E. Alex. "There's Something About Henry". Vulture. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. ^ Lee, Yen Nee (20 August 2018). "'Crazy Rich Asians' is No. 1 movie in US and Canada over the weekend". CNBC. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (26 July 2017). "'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Henry Golding Joins Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick's 'A Simple Favor'". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding to Star in 'Last Christmas' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ^ "Emma Thompson/Paul Feig's Universal Holiday Comedy 'Last Christmas' Shoots November–February In London". 5 September 2018.
  14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 April 2019). "Emilia Clarke & Henry Golding Romantic Comedy 'Last Christmas' Gets Release Date Shift – Update".
  15. ^ Kroll, Justin (10 October 2018). "Matthew McConaughey to Star in Guy Ritchie's 'Toff Guys' With Kate Beckinsale, Henry Golding".
  16. ^ "'Crazy Rich Asians' Actor Henry Golding to Star in 'Monsoon' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  17. ^ Gilchrist, Karen (29 April 2019). "Growing up different helped me do my job better, says 'Crazy Rich Asians' star Harry Shum Jr". CNBC.
  18. ^ "Henry Golding to Star in G.I. Joe Spinoff Snake Eyes". The Hollywood Reporter.
  19. ^ "'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' Production Begins in Japan with a Special Ceremony". /Film. 10 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Hasbro Posts Quarterly Loss as Pandemic Hits eOne". The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. ^ "G.I. Joe spinoff movie, Snake Eyes, to shoot in Vancouver in autumn 2019". The Georgia Straight. 15 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Henry Golding's Instagram photo: "...and THAT, is a principal wrap on Snake Eyes lady's and gents ❤️🐍 What a crew we had, Vancouver + Japan, you were unstoppable. Thank you…"". Instagram.
  23. ^ "Henry Golding Fast Facts You Must Know (Singapore)". Guidesify Opinion. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  24. ^ Heggeness, Greta (14 June 2019). "Henry Golding Is Married!? Every Single Thing We Know About His Relationship with Liv Lo". PureWow. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  25. ^ "5 reasons why Crazy Rich Asians' Henry Golding and wife Liv Lo are total couple goals". Her World. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  26. ^ Jamaluddin, Lira (26 August 2016). "Henry Golding Weds Liv Lo". Marie Claire. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Surviving Borneo". Discovery Channel Asia. 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  28. ^ Jung, E. Alex. "There's Something About Henry". Vulture. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Why Crazy Rich Asians is a Hollywood gamechanger." Manelis, Michele. The New Zealand Herald. Published 23 August 2018 Accessed 14 November 2018.
  30. ^ Zaidi Mohamad (12 January 2015). "Kembara Henry Golding di Jepun menerusi Welcome To The Railworld Japan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  31. ^ "Outstanding Achievement in Cinema – CRAZY RICH ASIANS". The Asian Awards. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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