Qi Yuwu
Quick Facts
Biography
Qi Yuwu (Chinese: 戚玉武; pinyin: Qī Yùwǔ; born 28 November 1976) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Beijing Enlight Media Group.
Life and career
Qi studied at Guangzhou Physical Education Institute before moving to Singapore. He won the title of Champion and Mr Personality in the China Round of Asian Star Search in 1999. Previously, Qi worked as a model and played the lead role in a Guangzhou-produced television series, before signing on a contract with the Television Corporation of Singapore (now Mediacorp).
In 2000, Qi was cast in his debut role as Sikong Zhaixing in Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng with other actors from Singapore and the Asian-Pacific region. Following that, Qi was cast in Dare To Strike, another Singapore-Hong Kong co-produced television series.
Apart from acting in Singaporean television dramas, Qi has also starred in international films, some of which were produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures. He also starred 2011 in the Australian 3-D Horror film Bait 3D.
In January 2013, Qi worked with renowned Chinese artist, Feng Zhengjie, to present their artwork, 'Showcase on Print' for the inaugural Worlds Apart Fair.
In April 2013, Qi began dating co-star Joanne Peh (白薇秀). On 9 September 2014, the couple got married in front of the Merlion statue in a "hush-hush ceremony" at The Mövenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa. On 28 January 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. On 7 August 2015, Yuwu and Joanne welcomed a baby girl at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
At Star Awards 2016 Yuwu received his All-Time Favourite Artiste award and also won his second Best Actor award for his role as Jason Lam in The Dream Makers II. In October 2016, Yuwu and Joanne announced that they were expecting a second child, and on 21 April 2017 she gave birth to a boy.
Accolades
Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
2009 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Little Nyonya (as Chen Xi) | Highly Commended |
2011 | The Family Court(as Lin Leshan) | Nominated |
Star Awards – Acting Awards | ||||
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
2000 | 7th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Newcomer | N/A | Nominated |
2004 | 11th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | Room in My Heart(as Zhu Jiankai) | Nominated |
11th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 | |
2005 | 12th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2006 | 13th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2006 | 13th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | C.I.D. (as Tang Siwen) | Nominated |
2007 | 14th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2007 | 14th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | The Peak(as Chen Tianjin) | Nominated |
2007 | 2000s Screen Heartthrob | N/A | N/A | Nominated |
2009 | 15th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2009 | 15th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | The Little Nyonya (as Chen Xi) | Nominated |
2010 | 16th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2011 | 17th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | The Family Court (as Lin Leshan) | Won |
2011 | 17th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | C.L.I.F. (as Tang Yew Jia) | Nominated |
2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)(w Joanne Peh) | C.L.I.F.(as Tang Yew Jia) | Nominated |
2013 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 20 |
2014 | 20th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2014 | 19th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | The Dream Makers (as Jason Lam) | Nominated |
20th Star Awards Ceremony | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)(w Jeanette Aw) | The Dream Makers (as Jason Lam) | Won | |
20th Star Awards Ceremony | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)(w Rui En) | The Dream Makers (as Jason Lam) | Nominated | |
20th Star Awards Ceremony | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) | N/A | Nominated | |
20th Star Awards Ceremony | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) | N/A | Nominated | |
20th Star Awards Ceremony | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) | N/A | Nominated | |
2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | C.L.I.F. 3 (as Tang Yew Jia) | Nominated |
2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) | N/A | Nominated |
2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) | N/A | Nominated |
2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)(w Joanne Peh) | C.L.I.F. 3 (as Tang Yew Jia) | Nominated |
2016 | 22nd Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | The Dream Makers II (as Jason Lam) | Won |
22nd Star Awards Ceremony | All-Time Favourite Artiste | N/A | Received | |
22nd Star Awards Ceremony | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)(w Jeanette Aw) | The Dream Makers II (as Jason Lam) | Won | |
22nd Star Awards Ceremony | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)(w Rui En) | The Dream Makers II (as Jason Lam) | Nominated | |
2018 | 24th Star Awards Ceremony | Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award | N/A | Nominated |
2019 | 25th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | Mind Matters (as Zhuo Jinshu) | Nominated |