Brandon Wong

Brandon Wong was first initiated into his entertainment career when he joined MediaCorps talent show Star Search in 1995 After beating thousands of candidates to get into the finals his talents did not go unnoticed and he was soon courted by MediaCorp with a contract While he is often cast as a baddie Brandon has a comedic flair too His superb acting skills often surfaced such as his convincing portrayal of a struggling comedian in the drama Wok of Life which was set in the 70s The role made the audience sit up and take note of him and even earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Star Awards In 2007 Brandon was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the Star Awards for his outstanding performance in The Homecoming Brandons performance in the drama Housewives Holiday where he played the lead role Chen Wei Bin a taxi uncle opposite Hong Hui Fang as his wife has generated lots of positive reviews from the audience And it has earned him his first nomination for Best Actor at the Star Awards Housewives Holiday is also the highest rated drama for 2009 And for the first time too Brandon played the lead role in his first channel 5 production Big Time In Little Street a telemovie Amidst his hectic filming schedule Brandon managed to find time to rehearse and perform in his first musical The Peranakan Ball The versatile Brandon not only acts but is also brainy having graduated from the University Technology of Malaysia He goes through a great deal of preparation for his roles and is so committed he even lost a lot of weight once so as to fit the character he was playing