Ryan Lian Yong Yi (born 4 September 1985) is a Singaporean actor, singer and host.
Early life Lian was raised by his grandmother after his parents divorced when he was a child.
Career Lian is managed by J Team productions under mm2 Entertainment.
Lian had been taking on minor roles in Mediacorp dramas for more than 15 years before he made his film debut in director Jack Neo's movie Long Long Time Ago and Long Long Time Ago 2 as Ah Long and this was the first time he was one of the main leads.
In a Singaporean crime show titled In Cold Blood, Lian portrayed "Koh", who was based on Lee Chez Kee, a Malaysian who killed an NUS associate professor during a robbery in 1993 before spending 13 years as a fugitive. Lee committed the crime with two other men, who were both arrested in 1998. Lee was arrested and convicted of the murder in 2006, and was executed by the time the episode aired in 2012.
In 2017, Lian was featured in Take 2 and Ah Boys to Men 4, where he was the first main lead in the former film and reprises his role as Ah Long in the latter film.
Personal life In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao in 2022, Lian revealed he was struggling with his mental health.
On 18 September 2024, it was reported that Lian was arrested on 15 September after an alleged prying of a digital lock of an HDB flat at Telok Blangah. In an interview in October 2025, Lian said he had spent five days at the Institute of Mental Health.
In a June 2025 interview, Lian said he had roamed the streets earlier in the year, from February to April, rough sleeping in public and occasionally returning home, stopping when his grandmother died in April. In November, Lian was attacked by a man with a knife. He suffered facial injuries and his friend who was with him was also injured.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2014 Fragrant Rice 2016 Long Long Time Ago Ah Long Long Long Time Ago 2 4Love Short film2017 Take 2 Ah Hu Ah Boys to Men 4 Corporal Ah Long 2021 The Diam Diam Era Two Ah Long 2024 Money No Enough 3 King of Hawkers
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2017 The Lead Director 2018 Die Die Also Must Serve (战备好兄弟) Huang Hongxiao Babies On Board Peng Weide 2019 Hello From The Other Side (阴错阳差) Xiaohei My One In A Million (我的万里挑一) Alex 2023 Till the End Chen Xiaolong
Discography Singles YearTitleAlbumNotes2017 遇见贵人 Non-album single Theme song for Take 2 你比从前快乐 Non-album single
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