Melvin Sia
Birthday: 1979-06-14
Place of Birth: Sarawak, Malaysia
Synopsis
Melvin Sia is a Malaysian Chinese actor, model and singer. He won the Best Actor Award at the inaugural Malaysia Golden Awards for his role in "Romantic Delicacies" (2009). He also won Most Popular Actor in Viewers' Choice category at the same award show.
Sia had studied architecture at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia before joining the Malaysian regional edition of Star Search 2003 and went into showbiz after finishing in the top 6. He has starred in a number of telemovies and also made his Singapore cinema debut in "Dance Dance Dragon" (2012) opposite veterans Adrian Pang, Dennis Chew and Kym Ng. In 2012, he debuted in a mainland Chinese idol drama through "Love Destiny" alongside Chinese actress Qi Wei.
Acting
Papa & Daddy
as Damian
Damian, 38, is an overseas Taiwanese, divorced his wife and returned to Taiwan to open his restaurant, Verso. While at Verso, he meets Jerry. Their relationship intensifies and Damian yearns to start a family, with Jerry reluctant to take on parental duties at such an early age. Four years later and through surrogacy, they are now gay parents to a four-year-old boy. Jerry still has not come out to his parents and has now become a fulltime dad even though his parents still pressure him to marry a woman. Damian is busier than ever at Verso and their son Kai is just getting ready for pre-school....
To the Dearest Intruder
as Yan Hao (Ivan)
Sometimes best friends like all the same things. But what happens when one of those things is the same man? The friendship of two college friends – Jia-en and Shao-qing – falls apart when they fall in love with the same man, Yan Hao. After a devastating family accident, it seems there is a resolution in the love triangle; Jia-an and Yan Hao get married. But ten years later, when they reunite once more, Yan Hao realizes that he is with the wrong woman and tries to make things right.
Kepong Gangster
as Hoi
Dubbed the "Five Tigers", Malaysian actors Melvin Sia, Henley Hii, Hero Tai, Rayz Lim and Billy Ng portray secondary school students who end up joining gangs for different reasons, including protection from bullies, financial problems, power struggles and various other temptations.