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Golding in 2017
Born
Henry Ewan Golding

(1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 37)
Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Occupation
  • Actor
  • television host
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s)
Liv Lo
(m. 2016)
Children 2

Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is a Malaysian-born British actor. Golding has been a presenter on BBC's The Travel Show since 2014. He is known for his film work, playing the role of Nick Young in Crazy Rich Asians (2018), the title character in the action-adventure Snake Eyes (2021), Sean Townsend in the thriller A Simple Favor (2018), and Tom in the romantic comedy Last Christmas (2019), the latter two directed by Paul Feig.

Early life

Golding was born in Sarawak in the district of Betong, Malaysia. His mother, Margaret Likan Golding, is a native-born Sarawakian of indigenous Dayak Iban ancestry. His 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 pursue on-camera roles after working as a hairdresser on Sloane Street in London for a couple of years.

Career

Henry Golding's autograph
Henry Golding's autograph

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

Henry Golding in Singapore for the MilkenInstitute Asia Summit 2022
Henry Golding in Singapore for the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2022

Golding starred alongside Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, and Michelle Dockery in The Gentlemen, a 2019 crime film directed by Guy Ritchie. Golding went on 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.

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

Upcoming projects

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.

Personal life

Golding met Liv Lo, a Taiwanese television presenter and yoga instructor, on New Year's Day 2011. They became engaged in 2015 and married in August 2016 in Sarawak. They live in Venice Beach, California with their two daughters, born in 2021 and 2023.

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 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.

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."

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Pisau Cukur Iskandar Tan Sri Murad end credits listed him as "special appearance" (i.e. cameo)
2013 The Borneo Incident Henry
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Nick Young
A Simple Favor Sean Townsend
2019 Monsoon Kit
Last Christmas Tom Webster
The Gentlemen Dry Eye
2021 Snake Eyes Snake Eyes
2022 Persuasion Mr. Elliot
2023 Assassin Club Morgan Gaines
Downtown Owl Vance Druid
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Mr. Hu Voice role; in-production
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare TBA Post-production
TBA The Old Guard 2 TBA Post-production

Television

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
2014–present The Travel Show Himself Co-presenter
2015 Welcome to the Railworld Japan Himself Host
2017 Surviving Borneo Himself Host
2021 Star Wars: Visions Tsubaki (voice) Short film: Akakiri: English language dub

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 2nd Shout! Awards Favorite TV Personality Award The 8TV Quickie Nominated
Hot Guy Award Himself Won
2012 3rd Shout! Awards Favorite TV Personality Award Welcome to the Railworld Malaysia Nominated
Hot Guy Award Himself Nominated
2013 4th Shout! Awards Hot Guy Award Himself Nominated
2018 Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screen Couple Crazy Rich Asians Nominated
2019 9th The Asian Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedy Movie Actor Nominated
Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble Cast – Motion Picture Nominated

See also

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