He plays wrestling promotor Greg Yao on Young Rock, but what other movies and shows has Ronny Chieng been a part of? Malaysian comedian Chieng spent many years living in Australia, where he earned a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. It was during this time he started appearing in Australian comedy series such as Late Night Tonight, Problems and the sketch series This is Littleton. In 2015 he became a correspondent on The Daily Show, hosted by Trevor Noah, which provided him with something of a breakthrough career-wise.
Following his arrival on The Daily Show - where Steve Carell and Olivia Munn were also correspondents - Chieng did more work on TV with Stories I Want to Tell You in Person and cooking parody The Katering Show. In 2016 he made a comedy pilot called Ronny Chieng: International Student, which was a fictional retelling of his experiences living in Melbourne. It was later picked up for a full series, and while it was well-reviewed and highlighted Chieng's strengths as a comic performer, it only lasted a season.
He soon followed up with a ing role in 2018's Crazy Rich Asians, a rom-com with a predominantly Asian cast. The movie became a surprise smash, grossing $230 million worldwide, while Chieng received good reviews for his scene-stealing work Edison "Eddie" Cheng. He had an especially busy year in 2021 when he appeared in six movies. He voiced the Pipa God in animated comedy Wish Dragon, played Kendo in Owen Wilson/Salma Hayek drama Bliss and had a ing role in erotic drama Trust.
Ronny Chieng's Other Movie & TV Roles
Chieng also appeared in two of 2021's biggest blockbusters: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 2021 was also the year Ronny Chieng played wrestling promotor Greg Yao on Young Rock, which - as the title implies - focuses on the young years of former wrestler Dwayne Johnson. Yao is a rival wrestling promotor to Johnson's grandmother Ata. Despite being buried under glasses and a mustache, it's clearly still Chieng underneath.
Outside of Young Rock, Ronny Chieng also has a recurring role in Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a medical comedy about a child prodigy (played by Peyton Elizabeth Lee) who balances being a teenager with practicing medicine. The show is based on Doogie Howser, M.D., with Cheing playing Dr. Lee, a heart surgeon. Looking ahead, the actor will voice the titular role in the animated feature Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow and will star opposite Allison Williams in the James Wan-produced horror M3GAN.
