Joshua Ang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ang (洪).

Joshua Ang Ser Kian (simplified Chinese: 洪赐健; traditional Chinese: 洪賜健; pinyin: Hóng Cìjiàn; born 1 March 1989) is a former Mediacorp artist from Singapore who starred alongside Shawn Lee in the film I Not Stupid and its sequel I Not Stupid Too.

Joshua Ang
Born	Joshua Ang Ser Kian (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35) Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Other names	Nutzhen
Education	Pasir Ris Secondary School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Shannon Low ​ (m. 2018⁠–⁠2021)​
Partner	Catherine Kew (2021–present)
Children	2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	洪賜健
Simplified Chinese	洪赐健
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóng Cìjiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping hong2 ci4 kin4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Âng Sù-kiān
Website	Official website

Career

Ang began acting in 2001 and was one of four child actors who were cast by Jack Neo and his team in the box office hit I Not Stupid. He was then cast in Homerun in the following year, another successful film by Neo. Ang soon rose to stardom and was cast in more films, including Nobody's Child and I Not Stupid Too. In 2008, after completing his National service, Ang signed a contract with Mediacorp as a full-time artiste.^[1] Ang also starred in Mediacorp Channel 8's 180 episode drama, Your Hand in Mine.

On 15 July 2010, Ang announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Mediacorp to spend more time on his new startup, a recycling business, and with his family.^[2]

In 2012, Joshua founded the online humour TV channel Reelity TV.^[3] He made a brief return to television in Unriddle 2 to reprise his role as Liu Shisan and in films We Not Naughty and Timeless Love.

Personal life

Ang attended Pasir Ris Secondary School. After completing his O Levels, he served out his National Service before joining Mediacorp on a full-time contract.

On 3 March 2018, Ang married Shannon Low, an air stewardess whom he met in 2010 while studying part-time for a Banking and Finance degree in Murdoch University.^[4] Their son, Jedaiah Leonhart was born on 1 August 2018.^[5][6] On 14 December 2020, Ang announced on his Instagram account that he decided to divorce Low without revealing the actual reason, and later specifying the divorce would be formalised in March 2021 when they are legally allowed to do so.^[6][7][8] After the news of the divorce came to public attention, both Ang and Low indicated that they would be taking legal actions against each other for allegations that they had raised of each other on their social media accounts.^[8][9]

In August 2021, Ang welcomed his second child, whom he fathered with Catherine Kew, a property agent.^[10][11]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2002	I Not Stupid	Ang Boon Hock (洪文福)
2006	I Not Stupid Too	Lim Chengcai (林成才)
2008	Crime Busters x 2	Xiaogou (小狗)	Cameo
2009	Your Hand In Mine	Gao Yongjun (高勇俊)
	Table of Glory	He Shengwu (何胜武)
2010	Unriddle	Liu Shisan (刘拾叁)
	New Beginnings	Cai Shicai (蔡施才)
2011	A Tale of 2 Cities	Qian Wenlong
2012	Unriddle 2	Liu Shisan (刘拾叁)

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2002	I Not Stupid	Ang Boon Hock (洪文福)		[12]
2003	Homerun	Tan Beng Soon (陈明顺)		[12]
2004	Nobody's Child	Wei (伟哥)
2006	I Not Stupid Too	Lim Chengcai (林成才)		[12]
2008	Missing You...	Qiang
2012	Timeless Love	Eden
	We Not Naughty	Damien Lau Jianren
2020	The Diam Diam Era	Yao Dong		[13]
2021	The Diam Diam Era Two

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2002	Star Awards	Young Talent Award	I Not Stupid (as Ang Boon Hock)	Nominated
2010	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Top 20

References

1. "Joshua Ang 洪赐健". xinmsn. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
2. "Joshua Ang leaves MediaCorp to run recycling business". Channel NewsAsia. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
3. "Reelity TV". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013.
4. ""I Not Stupid" Actor Joshua Ang Is Married & Expecting A Baby Boy". The Singapore Women's Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
5. "Former Actor Joshua Ang Just Got Married And He's Going To Be A Dad". 8 Days. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
6. "《小孩不笨》演员洪赐健宣布离婚". www.8world.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
7. "I Not Stupid former actor Joshua Ang divorces wife after 2 years". AsiaOne. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
8. Lee, Jan (16 December 2020). "I Not Stupid actor Joshua Ang announces divorce on social media". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
9. "Joshua Ang's defamation suit 'shameless', says ex-wife Shannon Low". mothership.sg. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
10. Lim, Ruey Yan (18 August 2021). "I Not Stupid actor Joshua Ang welcomes second child". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
11. Yohannan, Rachel (13 January 2022). "Ex-Actor Joshua Ang's New Baby Momma Finally Revealed, Here Are 6 Things We Know About Her". GirlStyle Singapore. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
12. "I Not Stupid actor Joshua Ang announces divorce, calls it 'good news'".
13. "'Fatty hit my jaw when I was carrying son': Joshua Ang's wife claims former actor was abusive".