Li Nanxing (born Jonathan Lee Nam Heng on 7 November 1964) is a Singaporean actor who has been referred to as "Ah-Ge" (阿哥, "big brother") of Caldecott Hill. He is also a businessman and filmmaker.
Li has acted in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. He has won the Best Actor awards three times in the Star Awards, an annual acting awards in Singapore.
Career After Li served his NS, he attended Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's drama training course before debuting in 1986 with Crossroads (). Li gradually rose to stardom in the 1990s. In 1993, he rose to prominence when starring in The Unbeatables I, the first ever gambling drama series produced in Singapore, alongside Zoe Tay. For most of the 1990s, he, Tay and Chew Chor Meng were MediaCorp's three most popular actors and he was voted the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes ten years in a row and also won several Malaysia and Taiwan popularity polls at the Star Awards. In 2004 he was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste award.
During the late 2000s, his career hit a rocky phase due to personal issues. After a two-year hiatus, Li made his comeback in On the Fringe 2011 and also directed his first film, The Ultimate Winner. He also produced the film, Imperfect, which he co-starred with Ian Fang and Kimberly Chia.
Some of his more famous shows include The Unbeatables trilogy and The Magnate; Li has also acted in 6 telemovies to date, and even sang the theme song of several of his shows. He mostly played in anti-hero roles such in The Vagrant, for which he won the Best Actor award at the Star Awards 2002 and On the Fringe 2011. In September 2012 it was announced that he will be cast in C.L.I.F. II as a police officer, which will be one of the few times he plays a protagonist.
In 2019, Li signed to Zhao Wei's management agency to manage his presence in China. He was then cast in Zhao's web drama series, Everyone Wants To Meet You (), which was filmed in China, in the same year. The series was released in February 2020 on IQIYI.
Business and ventures In the 2000s, Li bought a fish farm and managed it with his uncle.
In 2004, Li founded his own talent management agency, LNX Global, named after his initials. Constance Song was LNX's first artiste to be managed by LNX in 2015.
Li also co-owns the Chinese dessert shop Tian Wang Desserts at Jalan Besar, which opened in March 2021. In addition, he has collaborated with other brands to sell his Curry Chicken and Dried Scallop Hae Bee Hiam Croissant at Bakers & Co in Holland Village, as well as launching his Dried Scallop Hae Bee Hiam Ramen with Japanese ramen chain Ippudo.
Personal life Li married actress Yang Libing in 1994 after co-starring together in several drama series. They divorced in 2004 citing irreconcilable personality differences. They have no children from the marriage.
Li battled with gambling addiction and had to work as a Hollywood ‘calefare’ to pay off his debts in the 1990s. During this period, he became a Christian, having credited a "miraculous" experience he had while on a karaoke trip with a friend in Thailand.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1994Wounded Tracks (伤城记)Xu LeTelemovie1995Thorny Love (浪子的童话)HaoTelemovieSomewhere In Time (再世情缘)Li XiongTelemovieWhat A Wonderful World (奇异旅程之真心爱生命)1996Life On the Line (魂断四面佛)Gu YumingTelemovie1997Courage Of Fire (炽火豪情)Peng JianxingTelemovieThe Test Of Time (三年零八个月)Luo WenfengTelemovie2011The Ultimate Winner Shi TiancaiDirectorial debut2012Imperfect (我们都不完美)ZhihuaAlso as producer2017The Fortune Handbook Ren Haoxing
Television series Year Title Role Notes Ref1986Neighbours (芝麻绿豆)Under One Roof (家和万事兴)Lixin Crossroads (红绿灯 之 红灯)Lu Rihua1987Sunshine After Rain (雨过天晴)Wu Jingtang Paint a Rainbow (调色板)Wu Qifan Moving On (变迁)Gao Xiaosheng 1988AirforceLi Zhengting On the FringeChen Yong Teahouse in Chinatown (牛车水人家)Chen Dejian My Fair Ladies (窈窕淑女)Ding Lei Song Of Youth (生活歌手)Wei Jiahao 1989Good Morning, Sir!Zhou Wenjie Splash to VictoryLi Jiajun A Mother's Love (亲心唤我心)Ye Jianhui 1990Finishing LineXia DejianHappy Family (开心家族)Situ Zhengting Happy World (多多富贵多多情)Wang Baiwan 1991Private Eyes (妙探智多星)Chen Ya Jin Black Phoenix (黑凤凰)Wu Yunkai1992Modern Romance (男欢女爱)Li Junhao My Buddies (浪漫战场)Mystery II (迷离夜II)Yang Tianwei / Wen Yufei Breaking Point (暴风边缘)Bai Yufeng 1993Smouldering Heat (赤道谜情)Lu Haojie Angel of Vengeance (暴雨狂花)Qiao Kang The Great Conspiracy (莲花争霸)Shen Cong The Unbeatables I Li Jianfei / Yan Fei 1994Dreams Come True (美梦成真)Lu Wenyang Twin Bliss (龙凤呈祥)You Long The Magnate (叱咤风云)Song Zhigao 1995The Shadow Mission (地下猎人)Chen Zhixin 1996The Unbeatables IIYan Fei Diary of a Teacher (老师日记)Yu Mingxing 1997Rising Expectations (长河)Shi Guoying / Stone Crime and Tribulations (狮城奇案录)Chen ZhenwenMy Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives (101老婆)Jian Qiang 1998The New Adventures of WiselyGuo Zeqing The Return of the Condor HeroesLu Liding 1999Coup de Scorpion (天蝎行动)Zheng Nanshun Bright Future (同一片蓝天)Haisheng 2000Dare to Strike (扫冰者)Wang Shen 2001The HotelCloudyHeroes in BlackSong Dou / Wolaiye In Pursuit of PeaceSakagami Ichiro 2002The Unbeatables III Yan Fei The VagrantAh Bao / Liu Xiaoming 2003Home in Toa PayohLi Baomei Baby BoomTimRomance De Amour Huang Weide 2004A Child's Hope IIHu Yiming 2006 A Million Treasures Ma Da Through It All Guo Xianghai The Undisclosed Chen Musheng 2007 The Homecoming Dong Weihong The Golden Path Ah Jin / Jin Long 2009 Daddy at Home Liu Bang The Ultimatum Zhang Feng / Zhou Zhida 2011 On The Fringe 2011 Tian Yibang 2012 Beyond Jiang Wei 2013C.L.I.F. 2Wei Lantian The Journey: A Voyage Zhang Tianpeng 2014 The Journey: Tumultuous Times Cameo C.L.I.F. 3 Wei Lantian Justice Heroes (廉政英雄)Xia Junhong / Chen Xueliang14 episodes2015Dowry (嫁妝) Sun Wenhua The Dream Makers IILin Tao A Blessed Life Ye Daji 2016C.L.I.F. 4Wei Lantian 2017My Teacher Is a ThugJia Tianxiong 2018Everyone Wants To Meet You (谁都渴望遇见你)Zhang Jingzhong2021The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师)Cheng Huochang 2022 I Want to be a Towkay (亲家冤家做头家) Hou Xili
Variety show hosting Year Title Network Notes Ref2021LNX x Hawkers (星•料理)Mediacorp Channel 8
Awards and nominations Organisation Year Category Nominated work Result Star Awards 1994 Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes Most Popular Male Artiste 1995 Best Actor Wounded Tracks Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 1996Best Actor Somewhere in Time Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 1997Best Actor The Unbeatables II Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 1998 Best Actor The Adventures Of Wisely Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 1999 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2000 Best ActorCoup de Scorpion Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2001 Best Actor Dare To Strike Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2002Best Actor The Vagrant Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2003Best Actor The Unbeatables III Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2004 Best Actor A Child's Hope II All-Time Favourite Artiste 2006 Best Actor The Undisclosed 2012Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Fann Wong)On the Fringe 2014Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Rui En)C.L.I.F. 2 Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)
References
External links
Official website Profile on xin.msn.com