Richie Koh

Richie Koh
Richie Koh
	许瑞奇
Born	Richie Koh Rui Qi; 16 June 1993; Singapore
Education	Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–present
Agent	Mediacorp; The Celebrity Agency; LongAllStar Entertainment Group;

Richie Koh (Chinese: 许瑞奇; pinyin: Xǔ Ruì Qí) is a Singaporean actor and a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and China’s LongAllStar Entertainment Group.

Personal life

Koh graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of InfoComm Technology, with a Diploma in Financial Informatics in 2014. He completed his national service in the Republic of Singapore Air Force.[1]

Career

In 2013, Koh was scouted when Channel U’s Hey Gorgeous team went to various campuses in Singapore looking for suitable contestants. He garnered much support during the competition and emerged as first runner up.

2017-2018

In 2017 after serving National Service, Koh started his career by debuting in Channel 8’s army-themed drama When Duty Calls, a major role that charmed viewers hearts. Fans sang praises of his natural acting and good looks, factors which landed his first nomination for Best Newcomer in Star Awards 2018.[2] October that year saw Koh jetting off to Changzhou, Jiangsu for a month to film China-web movie The Legendary Detective of the Shanghai Bund where he played an assistant to the agency detective.[3]

The following year, Koh made cameo appearances in long-running Channel 8 drama, Life Less Ordinary & Toggle series, Die Die Also Must Serve. In addition, he wrapped up filming on 118 Reunion and made a special appearance in local movie Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei directed by Jack Neo. His role as a gangster boss in the movie saw him gain new fans both here and across the Causeway.[4] Koh also acted in several Toggle Original productions - Star Crossed aired from April to May and he took the lead role in Divided as well as The Distance Between where he spent six weeks on the road, filming in Australia.[5] In addition, Koh acted in a Gilbert Chan movie 23:59 The Haunting Hour, as a soldier tasked to kill a snake spirit.[6]

On 30 August 2018, The Celebrity Agency announced that Koh would be expanding his career to China after it signed a co-management contract with China’s LongAllStar Entertainment Group. The actor will be based in Beijing after filming Toggle Original series Playground but there are plans for him to head back to Singapore when he has a local production to shoot.[7]

Filmography

English TV and Web series

Year	Drama	Role	Notes
2018	Star Crossed	Weng Leong	2nd male lead Toggle Original Series
2018	Fam	Malcolm Wong	Channel 5 Production

Mandarin TV and Web series

Year	Drama	Role	Notes
2019	If Only 离归	Zhenfeng 振峰	1st male lead Directorial debut project
	Playground 游乐场	Jackson Wong 黄伟杰	Supporting Toggle Original Series
	How Are You? 好世谋	Shaun	Cameo
2018	The Distance Between 下个路口遇见你	Amos Song 宋怀民	Pairs up with Chantalle Ng 1st male lead Toggle Original Series
	Divided 分裂	Li Renyi 李仁义	Pairs up with Jasmine Sim Siblings with Nick Teo Male lead Toggle Original Series
	118 Reunion 118 大团圆	Yang Wei 杨威	Pairs up with Somaline Ang Supporting
	Die Die Also Must Serve 战备好兄弟	Junkang 俊康	Pairs up with Kimberly Wang Cameo Toggle Original Series
2017	Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲	Song Baojian 宋宝剑	Cameo 130 episodes, long-running drama
2017	When Duty Calls 卫国先锋	Lu Xianfeng 陆先锋	Pairs up with Jasmine Sim Supporting

Film

Year	Title	Notes
2018	Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei 旺得福梁细妹	Big Boss 老大
2018	23:59 The Haunting Hour 2359猛鬼兵营	Desmond Cheng
TBA	Not So Long Time Ago 沉默的年代	Ah Huat 林顺发
TBA	The Legendary Detective Of The Shanghai Bund 上海滩神探	Xiao Ding 小丁

Accolades

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2018	24th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Newcomer	When Duty Calls (as Lu Xianfeng)	Nominated
2013	Hey Gorgeous	1st Runner-Up	Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Won

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References

"THOSE WERE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIMES — Yesteryear Once More". Pioneer. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 1 July 2017.
"More about Richie Koh". Toggle. 19 February 2018.
Lee, Wei Lin (27 October 2017). Toggle 26 October 2017 "Richie Koh makes big screen debut in Chinese film" Check |url= value (help). Toggle. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/celebs/story20180224-837619 Zaobao 24 February 2018
https://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/localbuzz/photos/richie-koh-a-face-to-watch-10835174#slideshow-1 Toggle 18 October 2018
https://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/entertainment/localbuzz/article/richie-koh-strips-down-for-horror-flick-23-59-the-haunting-hour-10600118 Toggle 09 August 2018
https://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/entertainment/localbuzz/article/richie-koh-signs-with-china-agency-10666464 Toggle 30 August 2018

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[1] "THOSE WERE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIMES — Yesteryear Once More". Pioneer. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 1 July 2017.

[2] "More about Richie Koh". Toggle. 19 February 2018.

[3] Lee, Wei Lin (27 October 2017). Toggle 26 October 2017 "Richie Koh makes big screen debut in Chinese film" Check |url= value (help). Toggle. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

[4] ttps://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/celebs/story20180224-837619 Zaobao 24 February 2018

[5] ttps://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/localbuzz/photos/richie-koh-a-face-to-watch-10835174#slideshow-1 Toggle 18 October 2018

[6] ttps://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/entertainment/localbuzz/article/richie-koh-strips-down-for-horror-flick-23-59-the-haunting-hour-10600118 Toggle 09 August 2018

[7] ttps://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/entertainment/localbuzz/article/richie-koh-signs-with-china-agency-10666464 Toggle 30 August 2018