Jerry Yeo Wee Lie (born 29 June 1986) is a Singaporean aircraft pilot and former actor and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2014.
Early life Yeo was educated at Anglican High School and Victoria Junior College. He graduated from the NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communications in July 2012.
Career Yeo joined Star Search 2007 whilst a freshman at Nanyang Technological University and was first runner-up. He was signed by MediaCorp but played only minor roles for some time due to his studies.
Yeo was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in 2009. He garnered critical acclaim for his role as the unscrupulous, wealthy young villain Ye Rende in The Ultimatum despite the lukewarm reviews the series received. At the 2010 Star Awards he won the audience poll for the Most Memorable Villain and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor. After graduating from NTU he signed with MediaCorp as a full-time artiste.
In August 2014, felt underrated, he left MediaCorp, but continued to take on ad-hoc acting jobs. In 2015, he joined Scoot and is presently a full-time commercial pilot. He has said that he would be happy to return to acting should the opportunity arise.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes Ref 2015 Love? Weilie 2014 Soup of Life Jin Mao 2012 Beyond Wang Shijie It Takes Two Ryan Poetic Justice Youren 2011 A Tale of 2 Cities Star 2010 Mrs P.I. Unriddle Thomas Kok The Illusionist Casper Happy Family Shunshui 2009 Baby Bonus Ah Xiang The Ultimatum Ye Rende Nominated - Best Supporting Actor, Star Awards 2010Won - Most Unforgettable Villain, Star Awards 2010Red Thread Peter Pereira 2008 Perfect Cut Crime Busters x 2 Lin Zhengwei Beach.Ball.Babes (球爱大战) Cai Guorong
Variety and reality show Year Title Role Notes Ref 2012 30 Years of Drama Theme Song Concert (戏剧情牵30 – 我们的主题曲 演唱会) Guest performer2008Fly Me to Beijing 奥游北京Guest co-host 2010 Gatekeepers Guest Don't Forget the Lyrics All-Stars Edition Guest New City Beat II (城人新杂志2) Guest co-host (with Joey Feng)
Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominated work ResultRef 2009 15th Star Awards Ceremony Best Newcomer 2010 16th Star Awards Ceremony Best Supporting Actor The Ultimatum Unforgettable Villain The Ultimatum Favourite Male Character The Ultimatum 2014 20th Star Awards Ceremony Best Info-Ed Programme Host My Working Holiday
References
External links Profile on xin.msn.com