The Old Man and His Car
2026 · Movie
Richard Low
1952-06-19
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Singapore
A household name in Singapore, Richard Low was already acting within the theatre circle when he took up the Professional Drama Performers’ Training Course organised by the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). His outstanding performance subsequently clinched him an artiste contract in 1986. In the early stages of his acting career, he mainly starred in baddie roles. Undeterred from being possibly typecasted, he worked twice as hard as any of his fellow colleagues. Through toil and sweat, Richard finally garnered the Best Supporting Actor Award in Star Awards ’97 for his role in The Silver Lining. In 1999, when Richard was cast as the male lead of Mr. OK and handled the role admirably, audiences sat up and noticed him in a new way. They changed their perception of him as merely a supporting actor. Producers too took note of his performance and were soon asking him to act in their shows. His second breakthrough came in the form of a movie where he played a wealthy ‘ba gua’ (barbeque pork) boss in I Not Stupid, a 2002 box office hit directed by Jack Neo. The film received positive reception at several film festivals and it is still one of the top 5 grossing movie in Singapore. Following the success of the film, a TV version was developed the same year. Since then, Richard has participated in several local feature films including The Best Bet and Singapore Dreaming. In 2012-2013, Richard again played a key role in Jack Neo’s box office hit Ah Boys To Men. This two-part comedy film which revolves around a group of army recruits is currently the highest-grossing Singaporean film of all time and it even returned in the form of a live musical in 2014. In the same year, Richard is nominated for the Best Comedy Performance by an Actor/Actress (Spouse For House) at the 19th Asian Television Awards.
Filmography
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Timeless Memories
2026 · TV Show
as Qian Youduo
Old and Dangerous
2026 · TV Show
as Ah Niu
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We Are Number 1
2025 · TV Show
as Ma Wencai
I Not Stupid 3
2024 · Movie
as Jerry Khoo
Hungry Souls
2024 · TV Show
as Mr. Teo
Moments
2024 · TV Show
as Gu Chunfa
Home Again
2022 · TV Show
How Are You?
2019 · TV Show
as Ma Sai
Old Is Gold
2019 · TV Show
as An Dong Ni
Daybreak
2019 · TV Show
The Big Day
2018 · Movie
as Ah Guan
Zombiepura
2018 · Movie
as RSM Lee
Say Cheese
2018 · TV Show
as Pan Renyi
Goodbye Mr. Loser
2017 · Movie
as Principal Bao
Eat Already?
2016 · TV Show
as Chen Zhi Wen
Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen
2015 · Movie
as Ken's Father
King of Mahjong
2015 · Movie
as Tiger
The Dream Makers
2015 · TV Show
as Zhao De
Second Chance
2015 · TV Show
as Chen Guo
Tanglin
2015 · TV Show
as Lim Kwong San
re:solve
2014 · Movie
as Wallace Chan
Spouse for House
2014 · TV Show
as Tan Kok Wee
Judgement Day
2013 · Movie
as Ah Lim
Ah Boys To Men 2
2013 · Movie
as Ken's Father
Everybody's Business
2013 · Movie
as New Minister of Restrooms
Ah Boys To Men
2012 · Movie
as Ken's Father
The In-Laws
2011 · TV Show
as Wang Du (2011)
Happy Go Lucky
2010 · Movie
as Hock Lee Poh
New Beginnings
2010 · TV Show
as Cai Fu Lin
The Score
2010 · TV Show
as Luo Zhibin
Where Got Ghost?
2009 · Movie
as Cai
Ah Long Pte Ltd
2008 · Movie
as Chen Jun
Beach.Ball.Babes
2008 · TV Show
as Wang Weixiong
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The Truth
2008 · TV Show
Metamorphosis
2007 · TV Show
as An Guo Xiong
Singapore Dreaming
2006 · Movie
as Poh Huat
The Best Bet
2004 · Movie
as Richard
Man at Forty
2004 · TV Show
as Bao Qing Tian
Spice Siblings
2004 · TV Show
as Fang Ya Zheng
Homerun
2003 · Movie
as Provision Shop Owner
I Not Stupid
2002 · Movie
as Mr. Khoo
Springs of Life
2002 · TV Show
I Not Stupid
2002 · TV Show
as 邱先生
The Legendary Swordsman
2000 · TV Show
as Ren Woxing
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1998 · TV Show
as Ouyang Feng
God of Fortune
1998 · TV Show
The New Adventure of Wisely
1998 · TV Show
as Uncle Cai
A Different Life
1996 · TV Show
as Liu Ding Xia
The Unbeatables
1993 · TV Show
as Huang Wu
Strange Encounters
1987 · TV Show
as Gang's Brother-in-law
