Melvin Sia (Melvin Sia)

Also known as: Xie Ka Kiong, 謝佳見, Xie Jia Jian

Date of birth: 14 June 1979 (47 years old)

Country: Malaysian

Melvin Sia is a Malaysian Chinese actor, model and singer. He won the Best Actor Award at the inaugural Golden Awards for his role in "Romantic Delicacies". He also won Most Popular Actor in the Viewers' Choice category in the same award. Sia had studied architecture at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia before joining the Malaysian regional edition of Star Search 2003 and went into showbiz after finishing in the top 6. In 2010, he won the Best Actor Award, his first acting award, at the inaugural Golden Awards. He has starred in a number of telemovies and also made his Singapore cinema debut in "Dance Dance Dragon". Recently, he made his debut in the Mainland through "Love Destiny".