Henry Golding Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Actor, Net Worth, Salary, and Instagram

Henry Golding Biography

Henry Golding is a Malaysian-British actor and television host famed for playing the role of Nick Young in Crazy Rich Asians, the title character in the action-adventure, Snake Eyes, Sean Townsend in the thriller, A Simple Favor, and Tom in the romantic comedy, Last Christmas. Further, he serves as a presenter on BBC’s The Travel Show since 2014.

Henry Golding Age

Golding was born on February 5, 1987, in Sarawak in the district of Betong, Malaysia. He is 35 years old as of 2022.

Henry Golding Height

Golding stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 1 inch.

Henry Golding Family

Golding was born to Margaret Likan Golding and Clive Golding. His mom is of indigenous Dayak Iban ancestry while his dad is British. For nearly 5 years, they resided in Terengganu, prior to moving to Surrey, England when Golding was eight years old.

Henry Golding Wife

Golding exchanged vows with his wife, Liv Lo August 2016 in Sarawak. As of 2022, they celebrated their 6th anniversary. They have a daughter named Lyla who was born in April 2021 and is a year old as of 2022. Liv Lo serves as a Taiwanese television presenter and yoga instructor. The couple met on New Year’s Day 2011. Golding popped the big question in 2015.

Henry Golding Net Worth

Golding has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an actor.

Henry Golding Education

While in England, Golding attended The Warwick School, Redhill.

Henry Golding Career

When he was 21, he migrated to Kuala Lumpur in pursuit of on-camera roles after serving as a hairdresser on Sloane Street in London for a couple of years. In March 2017, he starred in the film Crazy Rich Asians alongside Constance Wu.

This served as his initial acting role. A month later, he appeared in Paul Feig’s thriller, A Simple Favor, alongside Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. In the film, he starred as Sean, the husband of Lively’s character. After the success of Crazy Rich Asians, he starred opposite Emilia Clarke in the romantic comedy, Last Christmas, directed by Feig.

This served as Feig’s and his second collaboration after working together in Feig’s thriller. In the 2019 film directed by Guy Ritchie, he starred alongside Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, and Michelle Dockery in The Gentlemen.

Additionally, he starred in a Hong Khaou film, Monsoon as Kit. Kit travels o his birth country of Vietnam from London so as to scatter his parents’ ashes. In August 2019, he starred in the title role of Snake Eyes. Snake Eyes serves as a spin-off from the G.I. Joe movie franchise.

CNBC reported that he would reprise his role as Nick Young in Crazy Rich Asians’ two sequels on April 29th, 2019. Alongside Noomi Rapace am Neill, and Daniela Melchior, he starred in the spy movie, Assassin Club.

Henry Golding-Crazy Rich Asians

In 2018, Golding starred in Crazy Rich Asians as Rachel’s boyfriend, Nick Young. The film shadows Rachel Chu, a Chinese-American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend’s family. She’s shocked to find that they serve among the richest in Singapore.

Henry Golding-Snake Eyes

In 2021, Golding starred in Snake Eyes as the title character  “Snake Eyes,” a fighter with a mysterious past. Snake Eyes, is recruited by the secretive Clan Arashikage and depicts his life before serving as the heroic masked agent of the G.I. Joe organization.

Henry Golding Tattoo

Golding revealed that he had a number of tattoos in a video by WIRED. Further, he explained that the tattoos stem from traditional Iban tattoos. Iban is a tribe that he hails from which is found in Malaysia. Moreover, he voiced that the tattoos are located on his shoulders, ribs, inside of his arms, and on his right thigh. Additionally, he voiced that he won’t get any more tattoos as it has to be covered up when filming with makeup.

Even so, he doesn’t regret having them and is proud of his Iban tattoos. Further, the tattoos on his shoulders are of a motif dubbed the Bunga Terung. The Bunga Terung illustrates the adulthood of a young Iban man. In a docuseries, Surviving Borneo on Discovery Channel Asia, he showcased his Iban heritage and explained his own Berjaya.

The tattoo on his right thigh is a portrayal of a fig tree wrapping around other trees and taking their form to become the tree itself. Moreover, serves as a traditional hand-tapped Bejalai tattoo by Ernesto Kalum of Borneo headhunters Tattoo in Kuching, Sarawak.

He attained the tattoo after completing his Bejalai, the Iban rite of passage into manhood in the wilderness of Borneo. For two months, he filmed the encounter by himself for the docuseries Surviving Borneo on Discovery Channel Asia.

Henry Golding Other Films and TV Shows

During his career, Golding has starred and hosted  in a number of TV shows and films such as;

1. Persuasion(2022)
2. Pisau Cukur(2009)
3. The 8TV Quickie(2007-2010)
4. Star Wars: Visions(2021)
5. Football Crazy(2010-2012)
6. Goda(2009)
7. Welcome to the Railworld Japan(2015)
8. Surviving Borneo(2017)
9. Welcome to the Railworld Malaysia(2012)

Henry Golding Social Media Platforms

He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 1.2M followers on Instagram.