Ryan Lian Yong Yi (born 4 September 1985) is a Singaporean actor, singer and host.

Career

Lian is managed by J Team productions under mm2 Entertainment.

Lian had been taking on minor roles in Mediacorp dramas for more than 15 years before he made his film debut in director Jack Neo's movie Long Long Time Ago and Long Long Time Ago 2 as Ah Long and this was the first time he was one of the main leads.

In a Singaporean crime show titled In Cold Blood, Lian portrayed "Koh", who was based on Lee Chez Kee, a Malaysian who killed an NUS associate professor during a robbery in 1993 before spending 13 years as a fugitive. Lee committed the crime with two other men, who were both arrested in 1998. Lee was arrested and convicted of the murder in 2006, and was executed by the time the episode aired in 2012.

In 2017, Lian was featured in Take 2 and Ah Boys to Men 4, where he was the first main lead in the former film and reprises his role as Ah Long in the latter film.

Legal issues

On 18 September 2024, it was reported that Lian was arrested on 15 September after an alleged prying of a digital lock of an HDB flat at Telok Blangah.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Fragrant RiceEnglish film
2016Long Long Time AgoAh Long
Long Long Time Ago 2
4LoveShort film
2017Take 2Ah Hu
Ah Boys to Men 4Corporal Ah Long
2021The Diam Diam Era TwoAh Long
2024Money No Enough 3
King of Hawkers

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2017The LeadDirectorCameo
2018Die Die Also Must Serve (战备好兄弟)Huang HongxiaoToggle original series
Babies On BoardPeng Weide
2019Hello From The Other Side (阴错阳差)Xiaohei
My One In A Million (我的万里挑一)Alex
2023Till the EndChen Xiaolong

Discography

Singles

YearTitleAlbumNotes
2017遇见贵人Non-album singleTheme song for Take 2
你比从前快乐Non-album single

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