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Noah Yap

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Noah Yap
Born
Noah Yap Rong Yew

(1993-11-04) 4 November 1993 (age 31)
NationalitySingaporean
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2012–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese葉榮耀
Simplified Chinese叶荣耀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Róng Yào

Noah Yap Rong Yew (born 4 November 1993) is a Singaporean actor and singer.

Career

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Yap has become a local celebrity after the successes of Ah Boys to Men movie series by director Jack Neo.

Personal life

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Yap's entertainment career got kickstarted in 2012 when he appeared in Ah Boys to Men and started his YouTube channel. His parents supported his decision to drop out of school to pursue a career in entertainment.[1]

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In 2016, Yap was jailed for nine months in Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) detention barracks on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 for the consumption of cannabis. Responding to media queries, the Defence Ministry confirmed that Yap was found guilty under Section 8(b)(ii) of the Misuse of Drugs Act. This happened while Yap was serving his mandatory two-year National Service. Yap was sentenced at the SAF Court Martial Centre. If found guilty, first-time offenders can be jailed between nine and 15 months. Repeat offenders can be jailed and caned.[2]

In November 2017, Yap released a video to share his story to encourage others not to misuse drugs and for society to give a second chance to ex-offenders.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2012 Ah Boys to Men Recruit In Ping a.k.a. IP Man
2013 Ah Boys to Men 2
2014 The Lion Men Zhang Bu Da
The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown
2017 Ah Boys to Men 4 Corporal First Class In Ping a.k.a. IP Man
2018 23:59: The Haunting Hour Recruit Tan
Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei Kidnapper

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014 World at Your Feet Guang Huo
2018 Happy Can Already! 4 Recruit
2019 Kin (TV series) Rickson Ang
2022 I Want to be a Tow Kay Lau Qing Han 流冷汗
Genie in a Cup Zhou Runfa 周潤發
Love at First Bite Gordon

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014 Ah Boys to Men: The Musical In Ping a.k.a. IP Man

References

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  1. ^ "Miracle kid Noah". 8 April 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ Teo, Dominic (3 March 2016). "Crime offence". The Straits Times.
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