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The Most Famous

ACTORS from Singapore

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This page contains a list of the greatest Singaporean Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 9,996 Actors, 5 of which were born in Singapore. This makes Singapore the birth place of the 69th most number of Actors behind Armenia and Uruguay.

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Singaporean Actors of all time. This list of famous Singaporean Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Julia Nickson (1958 - )

With an HPI of 47.09, Julia Nickson is the most famous Singaporean Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Julia Nickson is a Singaporean-born American actress. She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film Rambo: First Blood Part II. She appeared in the 2004 film Ethan Mao and in the 2008 independent film Half-Life.

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2. Fann Wong (1971 - )

With an HPI of 43.59, Fann Wong is the 2nd most famous Singaporean Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Fann Woon Fong (born 27 January 1971), known professionally as Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer, businesswoman and model. She has been referred to as one of MediaCorp's Ah Jie for being one of the most established television actresses in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainment industry. At the local Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to snag three prominent awards in the same year: Best Actress, Best Newcomer and Top 5 Most Popular Female Artiste. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia through film and television productions, she became the first Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights. She was also the youngest actress to have earned an All-Time Favourite Artiste at the Star Awards after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 1995 to 2004 respectively with Xie Shaoguang. She married actor Christopher Lee on 29 September 2009.

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3. Jackson Rathbone (1984 - )

With an HPI of 43.46, Jackson Rathbone is the 3rd most famous Singaporean Actor.  His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.

Monroe Jackson Rathbone V (born December 14, 1984) is an American actor, singer, and musician best known for his role as Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga film series. From 2008 to 2012, he was the vocalist and occasional guitarist, bassist, drummer, and keyboardist of the funk rock band 100 Monkeys.

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4. Chin Han (1969 - )

With an HPI of 38.72, Chin Han is the 4th most famous Singaporean Actor.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Ng Chin Han (Chinese: 黄经汉; pinyin: Huáng Jīnghàn; born 27 November 1969) is a Singaporean stage, film, and television actor whose career has spanned more than 20 years. Usually credited as just Chin Han, he is one of the most prolific Asian actors in Hollywood.

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5. Ross Butler (1990 - )

With an HPI of 34.94, Ross Butler is the 5th most famous Singaporean Actor.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Ross Fleming Butler (born May 17, 1990) is a Singaporean-born American actor. He is best known for his role as Zach Dempsey in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and as Brett Willis on K.C. Undercover. He was also cast as Reggie Mantle in the Netflix/The CW show Riverdale, but left the role after one season due to filming commitments to 13 Reasons Why. In 2019, he joined the DC Extended Universe as Superhero Eugene Choi in the film Shazam!, and reprised the role in Shazam! Fury of the Gods in 2023.

Pantheon has 5 people classified as actors born between 1958 and 1990. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living actors include Julia Nickson, Fann Wong, and Jackson Rathbone. As of April 2022, 2 new actors have been added to Pantheon including Julia Nickson and Chin Han.

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