Ashraf Sinclair

Ashraf Daniel Mohamad Sinclair (20 September 1979 – 18 February 2020) was a Malaysian actor known for his role as Eddy in the 2005 film Gol & Gincu.^[1]

Ashraf Sinclair
Ashraf in 2016.
Born	Ashraf Daniel Mohamad Sinclair (1979-09-20)20 September 1979 Croydon, London, England
Died	18 February 2020(2020-02-18) (aged 40) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	San Diego Hills, Karawang Regency, West Java
Occupation(s)	Actor, television host
Years active	1997–2020
Spouse	Bunga Citra Lestari ​ ​ (m. 2008⁠–⁠2020)​
Children	1
Relatives	Aishah Sinclair (sister) Adam Sinclair (brother) Yuna Zarai (sister-in-law)

Background

Sinclair was born to a pharmacist, Mohammed Anthony John Sinclair, who is British with Irish, English and Scottish ancestry, and Khadijah Abdul Rahman, who is of Malay, Javanese and Arab descent.

Career

Sinclair began his career in 1997 as the second runner-up of the Hero Remaja men's pageant contest.^{[citation needed]} He later made his acting career debut in the 1998 Petronas commercial Kasut Gombak, along with Vanida Imran.^[2] He was also once a host of Box Office Now that was aired on ntv7. Later, he starred in shows such as Gol & Gincu The Series as well as Realiti which aired on 8TV.

In 2017, Sinclair became a venture partner of 500 Startups, a global venture capital seed funder.^[3]

Personal life

Sinclair was the eldest of three siblings, his sister is Aishah.^[4]

Sinclair married Indonesian singer Bunga Citra Lestari on 8 November 2008. They met in 2007 in Malaysia, while he was hosting Beat TV and Lestari was promoting her album. Sinclair resided in Indonesia after his marriage.^[5] The couple had one child.^[6]

Death

On 18 February 2020, Sinclair died of a heart attack at home and was brought to Metropolitan Medical Centre in Jakarta.^[7] On the same day, his remains were buried in San Diego Hills, West Java.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	SH3	Khairul
2005	Gol & Gincu	Eddy
2008	Saus Kacang	Fredo
2009	The Real Pocong	Ivan
2018	Bayi Gaib: Bayi Tumbal Bayi Mati	Rafa
2021	J2: J Retribusi	Taufik	Posthumous released
	Proksi	Aman
2023	Syaitan Munafik	Danny

Television series

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes
2006	Realiti	Burn Ramli	8TV
2006–2007	Gol & Gincu The Series	Eddy
2007	Tidak Pernah Ku Sesali	Dr. Farid	TV1
2008	Renjis (Season 1)	Ungku Alauddin / Dean	Astro Ria
2008–2009	Renjis (Season 2)			Cameo appearance: Last Episode
2018	D[o]sa: Sacred Sin[9]	Fuad	Astro First Exclusive

Sinetron

Year	Title	Role	Production House	TV channel
2008	Sekar	Brama	Sinemart	RCTI
2009
	Cinta dan Anugerah	Reza
2010
	Sejuta Cinta Marshanda	Abel
2011	Anugerah	Arya
	Kasih dan Cinta	Atar
	Binar Bening Berlian	Dimas Adam
2012
	Putri Bidadari	Jefri
2013
2014	Pashmina Aisha	Juna
	Catatan Hati Seorang Istri (Season 1)	Eddie Bramantyo
2016	Catatan Hati Seorang Istri (Season 2)
2018	Cinta Yang Hilang	Firman	MNC Pictures
2019
	Dewi	Dr. Fahri
2020

Television

Year	Title	TV channel	Notes
2005	Box Office Now	NTV7
2006	Beat TV	Astro Ria	with Sazzy Falak
	Mentor	TV3
	Persidangan Alam Sekitar Kanak-Kanak Antarabangsa TUNZA		On Putrajaya
2009	Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009	Astro Ria

References

1. Terrina Hussein (9 August 2007). Cover Story: The world according to Ashraf The Malay Mail. Retrieved on 1 June 2008.
2. Saraya Mia (18 February 2020). "Iklan 'Kasut Gombak' perkenalkan Ashraf Sinclair dalam industri seni". Astro Awani.
3. Dennis Chua (19 February 2020). "Ashraf's death sent shockwaves throughout Malaysia and Indonesia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
4. Kenneth Chaw (19 February 2020). "Ashraf Sinclair remembered by his friends for his kindness and humility". The Star. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
5. Retrieved 10 February 2008. Ashraf pilih bulan Jun. Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Kosmo (article in Malay)
6. Kenneth Chaw (18 February 2020). "Malaysian celebs mourn loss of Ashraf Sinclair on social media". The Star. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
7. Andi Muttya Keteng Pangerang (18 February 2020). "Ashraf Sinclair, Suami BCL Meninggal Dunia". Kompas.com.
8. "Gobind expresses condolences over Ashraf Sinclair's passing". Bernama. 18 February 2020.
9. Ramlah Zainal (26 January 2018). "Rindu Ashraf terubat" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

External links

• Ashraf Sinclair at IMDb