Henry Golding

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Henry Golding

Golding in 2014

Born Henry Ewan Golding

5 February 1987 (age 35)

Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia

Occupation Actor, television host

Years active 2009–present

Liv Lo

Spouse(s)

(m. 2016)

Children 1
 Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is a Malaysian-British actor and television
host.  Golding has been a presenter on BBC's The Travel Show since 2014.  He is
[1][2] [3]

known for his film work, playing the role of Nick Young in Crazy Rich Asians, the title
character in the action-adventure Snake Eyes, Sean Townsend in the thriller A Simple
Favor, and Tom in the romantic comedy Last Christmas, the latter two directed by Paul
Feig.

Contents

 1Early life

 2Career

o 2.1Upcoming projects

 3Personal life

 4Filmography

o 4.1Film

o 4.2Television

 5Awards and nominations

 6References

 7External links

Early life[edit]
Golding was born in Sarawak in the district of Betong, Malaysia. His mother, Margaret
Likan Golding,  is a native-born Sarawakian of indigenous Iban Dayak ancestry. His
[4]

father, Clive Golding, is British. The family lived for almost five years in Terengganu,
before moving to Surrey, England, when Henry was eight years old. There he went
to The Warwick School, Redhill.  He moved to Kuala Lumpur when he was 21 to
[5][non-primary source needed]

pursue on-camera roles after working as a hairdresser on Sloane Street in London for a
couple of years. [6]

Career[edit]
In March 2017, after a global casting call, it was announced that Golding would star in
the film Crazy Rich Asians  alongside Constance Wu. He was first brought to
[7]

director Jon M. Chu's attention by accountant Lisa-Kim Ling Kuan, and Golding's charm
and personality quickly won him his first acting role.  Crazy Rich Asians was [8][non-primary source needed][9]

released in the United States and Canada on 15 August 2018 by Warner Bros.
Pictures and was met with high critical praise, becoming the number one movie in U.S.
and Canadian theatres over its opening weekend.  A month later, Golding appeared [10]

in Paul Feig's thriller A Simple Favor, co-starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick,

playing Sean, the husband of Lively's character.  Following the success of Crazy Rich [11]

Asians, and, to a lesser extent, A Simple Favor, Golding was cast opposite Emilia
Clarke in the romantic comedy Last Christmas, directed by Feig (in their second
collaboration).  Filming commenced on 26 November 2018 and continued until
[12]

February 2019,  and the film was released on 8 November 2019.

[13] [14]

Golding starred alongside Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, and Michelle

Dockery in The Gentlemen, a 2019 crime film directed by Guy Ritchie.  Golding went on [15]

to star in Monsoon, a Hong Khaou film, as Kit, a man who travels from London to his
birth country of Vietnam to scatter his parents' ashes. [16]

In August 2019, Golding was cast in the title role of Snake Eyes, a spin-off from the G.I.
Joe movie franchise, which was released in July 2021.  Filming for Snakes [17][18][19]

Eyes began in October 2019 in Vancouver, and wrapped in February 2020 in Tokyo.

primary source needed]
[20][21][non-

Upcoming projects[edit]
On 29 April 2019, CNBC reported that Golding is to reprise his role as Nick Young in the
back-to-back filming of two sequels to Crazy Rich Asians, which are currently in pre-
production. [22]

Golding has been cast as Mr Elliot in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Persuasion.
 More recently, his Long House Productions company struck a first look deal with SK
[23]

Global. [24]

Golding stars in spy movie Assassin Club along with Noomi Rapace, Sam Neill,

and Daniela Melchior, with Camille Delamarre directing and screenplay by Thomas C.
Dunn. Production on the film has been wrapped in Turin, Italy. [25]

Personal life[edit]
Golding met Liv Lo, a Taiwanese television presenter and yoga instructor, on New
Year's Day 2011.  They became engaged in 2015, and were married in August 2016
[26][27][28]

in Sarawak.  They have a daughter. [29] [30]

Before his marriage, Golding completed his bejalai—the Iban rite of passage into

manhood—in the wilderness of Borneo, filming the experience over two months (and
carrying the camera equipment himself) for the documentary series Surviving
Borneo on Discovery Channel Asia.  His journey ended in him receiving a traditional
[31]

hand-tapped bejalai tattoo by Ernesto Kalum of Borneoheadhunters Tattoo in Kuching,

Sarawak. The tattoo on his right thigh is a fig tree that wraps around other trees and
takes their form to become the tree itself. [32]

When interviewed by Michele Manelis of The New Zealand Herald, Golding said of his
surname, "Golding is really darn Jewish, isn't it? My grandfather during the war was in
London and as the story goes, he was possibly adopted by a Jewish family by that
name. Out of respect he took on their name and it was passed down. So, I'm proud to
be an honorary Jew." [33]

Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year Title Role Notes

2009 Pisau Cukur Iskandar Tan Sri Murad end credits listed him as "special appearance" (i.e. cameo)

Crazy Rich Asians Nick Young

2018

A Simple Favor Sean Townsend

Monsoon Kit

2019 Last Christmas Tom Webster

The Gentlemen Dry Eye

2021 Snake Eyes Snake Eyes

2022 Persuasion Mr. Elliot

The Tiger's
2023 Mr. Hu Voice role; in production
Apprentice

TBA Assassin Club Morgan Gaines Post-production

TBA Downtown Owl TBA Post-production

Television[edit]
Year Title Role Notes

2007–2010 The 8TV Quickie Himself Host

2009 Goda Hariz

2010–2012 Football Crazy Himself Host

2012 Welcome to the Railworld Malaysia Himself Host

 Year Title Role Notes

2014–present The Travel Show Himself Co-presenter [3]

2015 Welcome to the Railworld Japan Himself Host[34]

2017 Surviving Borneo Himself Host[31]

2021 Star Wars: Visions Tsubaki (voice) Short film: Akakiri: English language dub[35]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Yea
Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
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Favorite TV Personality Award The 8TV Quickie Nominated

2010 2nd Shout! Awards

Hot Guy Award Himself Won

Favorite TV Personality Award Welcome to the Railworld Malaysia Nominated

2012 3rd Shout! Awards

Hot Guy Award Himself Nominated

2013 4th Shout! Awards Hot Guy Award Himself Nominated

2018 Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screen Couple Nominated [36]

9th The Asian Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Won [37]

Crazy Rich Asians

2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedy Movie Actor Nominated

Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble Cast – Motion Picture Nominated

References[edit]
1. ^ McNary, Dave (26 July 2017). "Henry Golding Signs for 'Simple Favor' Opposite Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick". Variety. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. ^ "Henry Golding to star alongside Blake Lively". Star2.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b "The Travel Show – Henry Golding – BBC World News". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
4. ^ "What is Henry's Golding's Race and Ethnicity?". 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
 5. ^ "Henry Golding – Found this lurking on one of my hard..." 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019 – via Facebook.
6. ^ "There's Something About Henry". 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
7. ^ Crucchiola, Jordan. "A Hollywood Newcomer Has Been Cast Opposite Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians". Vulture. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
8. ^ Golding, Henry [@henrygolding] (16 August 2018). "So this ladies and gentlemen is THE Lisa-Kim I mentioned on @fallontonight ... We had met at an event that I was hosting in Kuala Lumpur,
5..." Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via Instagram.
9. ^ Jung, E. Alex. "There's Something About Henry". Vulture. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
10. ^ Lee, Yen Nee (20 August 2018). "'Crazy Rich Asians' is No. 1 movie in US and Canada over the weekend". CNBC. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
11. ^ McNary, Dave (26 July 2017). "'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Henry Golding Joins Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick's 'A Simple Favor'". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
12. ^ "Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding to Star in 'Last Christmas' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
13. ^ "Emma Thompson/Paul Feig's Universal Holiday Comedy 'Last Christmas' Shoots November–February in London". 5 September 2018.
14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 April 2019). "Emilia Clarke & Henry Golding Romantic Comedy 'Last Christmas' Gets Release Date Shift – Update".
15. ^ Kroll, Justin (10 October 2018). "Matthew McConaughey to Star in Guy Ritchie's 'Toff Guys' With Kate Beckinsale, Henry Golding".
16. ^ "'Crazy Rich Asians' Actor Henry Golding to Star in 'Monsoon' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
17. ^ "Henry Golding to Star in G.I. Joe Spinoff  Snake Eyes". The Hollywood Reporter.
18. ^ "'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' Production Begins in Japan with a Special Ceremony". /Film. 10 January 2020.
19. ^ "Hasbro Posts Quarterly Loss as Pandemic Hits eOne". The Hollywood Reporter.
20. ^ "G.I. Joe spinoff movie, Snake Eyes, to shoot in Vancouver in autumn 2019". The Georgia Straight. 15 July 2019.
21. ^ Golding, Henry [@henrygolding] (25 February 2020). "...and THAT, is a principal wrap on Snake Eyes lady's and gents ❤🐍 ️ What a crew we had, Vancouver + Japan, you were unstoppable.
Thank you..." – via Instagram.
22. ^ Gilchrist, Karen (29 April 2019). "Growing up different helped me do my job better, says 'Crazy Rich Asians' star Harry Shum Jr". CNBC.
23. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (5 May 2021). "Henry Golding to Star Opposite Dakota Johnson in Netflix's 'Persuasion' Remake". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
24. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (20 May 2021). "SK Global & Henry Golding's Long House Productions Ink First-Look Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
25. ^ "'Assassin Club': Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Sam Neill & 'Suicide Squad' Breakout Daniela Melchior Are Starring In Action Spy Movie Shooting In Italy".
26. ^ "Henry Golding Fast Facts You Must Know (Singapore)". Guidesify Opinion. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
27. ^ Heggeness, Greta (14 June 2019). "Henry Golding Is Married!? Every Single Thing We Know About His Relationship with Liv Lo". PureWow. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
28. ^ "5 reasons why Crazy Rich Asians' Henry Golding and wife Liv Lo are total couple goals". Her World. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
29. ^ Jamaluddin, Lira (26 August 2016). "Henry Golding Weds Liv Lo". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
30. ^ "Henry Golding & Liv Lo Share First Baby Photo & She's Adorable!". Hype Malaysia. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
31. ^ Jump up to:a b "Surviving Borneo". Discovery Channel Asia. 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
32. ^ Jung, E. Alex. "There's Something About Henry". Vulture. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
33. ^ "Why Crazy Rich Asians is a Hollywood gamechanger." Manelis, Michele. The New Zealand Herald. Published 23 August 2018 Accessed 14 November 2018.
34. ^ Zaidi Mohamad (12 January 2015). "Kembara Henry Golding di Jepun menerusi Welcome to the Railworld Japan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
35. ^ "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
36. ^ Neglia, Matt (11 December 2018). "The 2018 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
37. ^ "Outstanding Achievement in Cinema – CRAZY RICH ASIANS". The Asian Awards. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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