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[[File:Mediacorp1.png|thumb|Left: 1995, as an Ah Long. Right: 2014: as a pimp.]]
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'''Yap Hei Long''' (Simplified Chinese: 叶黑龙), also credited by his given name, is a Singaporean actor.
'''Yap Hei Long''' (Simplified Chinese: 叶黑龙, Traditional Chinese: 葉黑龍), also credited simply as Hei Long, is a Singaporean actor.


He is mostly typecast as a criminal or Ah Long figure. Notable exceptions include ''Mirror of Life 2'', where he played a tontine banker who gets into debt with a loan shark, and ''Life Less Ordinary'' where he played a legal debt collector who used to be an Ah Long's runner.
Like fellow actors [[John Cheng]] and Alex Lee Han Kwan, Yap is mostly typecast as a criminal or Ah Long figure in cameos in Channel 8 dramas, sometimes acting alongside Lee Nanxing. Notable exceptions include ''Mirror of Life 2'', where he was a protagonist in in one episode, where he played a tontine banker who gets into debt with an Ah Long, ''Facing the Music'' where he had a cameo role as a CID officer, and ''On the Fringe'' where he appeared in several episodes as a supporting character.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Notes
! Notes
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|1994 || The Challenger || Referee || Episodes 13, 15
|1994 || The Challenger || Referee || Episodes 13, 15<br>Voice dubbed over.
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|rowspan=4|1995 || It's My World || Ah Long ||
|rowspan=4|1995 || It's My World || Rong's Henchman || Episodes 7, 17
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| Lady Investigators || Ah Long || Episode 10
| Lady Investigators || Ah Long || Episode 10<br>Voice dubbed over.
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| Shadow World || Ah Chun || Episode 7<br>Credited as Hei Long.
| Shadow World || Ah Chun || Episode 7<br>Credited as Hei Long.<br>Voice dubbed over.
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| Thorny Love || Henchman ||
| Thorny Love || Henchman || TV movie.
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|1996 || Tofu Street || Henchman || Episode 12
|1996 || Tofu Street || Henchman || Episode 12<br>Voice dubbed over.
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|1997 || Mirror of Life 2 || Biao || Episode 2
|rowspan=3|1997 || My Family, My Wife || Steven || Episode 14<br>Credited as Hei Long.
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|rowspan=2|1998 || Stand by Me || Ah Long || Episode 2<br>Credited as Hei Long.
| Don't Worry, Be Happy 2 || Min Hui's Mentee || Episode 8<br>Uncredited
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| Legends of the Eight Immortals || Oxhead || Episode 15<br>Credited as Hei Long.
| Mirror of Life 2 || Biao || Episode 2
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|rowspan=2|1999 || God of Fortune || Ah Long ||
|rowspan=6|1998 || Facing the Music || CID Officer A || Episode 1<br>Voice dubbed over.
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| Stand by Me || Ah Long || Episode 2<br>Credited as Hei Long.
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| My Teacher, Aiyoyo! || Ah Long || Episode 3<br>Uncredited.
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| Office Affairs || Burglar || Episode 10
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| Legends of the Eight Immortals || Oxhead || Episode 15<br>Credited as Hei Long.<br>Voice dubbed over.
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| On the Edge || Ah Long || Episode 3<br>Uncredited
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|rowspan=2|1999 || God of Fortune || Da Er Long || Episode 8<br>Credited as Hei Long.<br>Voice dubbed over.
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| Mr OK || Ah Long || Episode 8
| Mr OK || Ah Long || Episode 8
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|2000 || The Tax Files || Huang Hanliang || Episode 1<br>Voice partially dubbed over.<br>Credited as Hei Long.
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|2001 || Beyond the Axis of Truth || Gang Boss || Episode 6
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|rowspan=2| 2002 || The Vagrant || Peter || Episodes 14, 16, 17 (uncredited)
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| I Not Stupid || Medium interpreter || Episode 15 (Uncredited)
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|2003 || Holland V || Papaya's boyfriend || Episode 61 (uncredited)
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|2004 || The Best Bet || 4D King's Henchman<br>Illegal Casino dealer || Episodes 1, 5 (uncredited)
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|rowspan=2|2006 || C.I.D. || Attacker || Uncredited
|rowspan=2|2006 || C.I.D. || Attacker || Uncredited
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|2008 || The Golden Path|| Big Head Qing || Episode 22
|2008 || The Golden Path|| Big Head Qing || Episode 22
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|2011 || On the Fringe || Monkey || Episodes 1, 2, 5, 11, 18
|2011 || On the Fringe || Monkey || Episodes 1, 2, 5, 11, 14, 18
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|2014 || 118 || Long-ge || Episode 35
|2014 || 118 || Long-ge || Episode 35
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|1998 || Money No Enough || Medium helper ||
|1998 || Money No Enough || Medium helper ||
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|1999 || [[Liang Po Po: The Movie]] || Gangster ||
 
|rowspan=2|1999 || [[Liang Po Po: The Movie]] || Gangster ||
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| Street Angels || Nam's Fellow ||  
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|2005 || [[One More Chance (movie)|One More Chance]]  || Sic bo dealer ||
|2005 || [[One More Chance (movie)|One More Chance]]  || Illegal casino dealer ||
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|2006 || [[The Vietnamese Bride (movie)|The Vietnamese Bride]] || Hu ||
|2006 || [[The Vietnamese Bride (movie)|The Vietnamese Bride]] || Peh Hor ||
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|2007 || One || Ah Siao || Short film<br>Credited as Yat Hei Long.
|2007 || One || Ah Siao || Short film<br>Credited as Yat Hei Long.

Latest revision as of 14:37, 7 November 2019

Left: 1995, as an Ah Long. Right: 2014: as a pimp.

Yap Hei Long (Simplified Chinese: 叶黑龙, Traditional Chinese: 葉黑龍), also credited simply as Hei Long, is a Singaporean actor.

Like fellow actors John Cheng and Alex Lee Han Kwan, Yap is mostly typecast as a criminal or Ah Long figure in cameos in Channel 8 dramas, sometimes acting alongside Lee Nanxing. Notable exceptions include Mirror of Life 2, where he was a protagonist in in one episode, where he played a tontine banker who gets into debt with an Ah Long, Facing the Music where he had a cameo role as a CID officer, and On the Fringe where he appeared in several episodes as a supporting character.

Filmography[edit]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Challenger Referee Episodes 13, 15
Voice dubbed over.
1995 It's My World Rong's Henchman Episodes 7, 17
Lady Investigators Ah Long Episode 10
Voice dubbed over.
Shadow World Ah Chun Episode 7
Credited as Hei Long.
Voice dubbed over.
Thorny Love Henchman TV movie.
1996 Tofu Street Henchman Episode 12
Voice dubbed over.
1997 My Family, My Wife Steven Episode 14
Credited as Hei Long.
Don't Worry, Be Happy 2 Min Hui's Mentee Episode 8
Uncredited
Mirror of Life 2 Biao Episode 2
1998 Facing the Music CID Officer A Episode 1
Voice dubbed over.
Stand by Me Ah Long Episode 2
Credited as Hei Long.
My Teacher, Aiyoyo! Ah Long Episode 3
Uncredited.
Office Affairs Burglar Episode 10
Legends of the Eight Immortals Oxhead Episode 15
Credited as Hei Long.
Voice dubbed over.
On the Edge Ah Long Episode 3
Uncredited
1999 God of Fortune Da Er Long Episode 8
Credited as Hei Long.
Voice dubbed over.
Mr OK Ah Long Episode 8
2000 The Tax Files Huang Hanliang Episode 1
Voice partially dubbed over.
Credited as Hei Long.
2001 Beyond the Axis of Truth Gang Boss Episode 6
2002 The Vagrant Peter Episodes 14, 16, 17 (uncredited)
I Not Stupid Medium interpreter Episode 15 (Uncredited)
2003 Holland V Papaya's boyfriend Episode 61 (uncredited)
2004 The Best Bet 4D King's Henchman
Illegal Casino dealer
Episodes 1, 5 (uncredited)
2006 C.I.D. Attacker Uncredited
The Undisclosed Xiao Hei Episodes 8, 19
2008 The Golden Path Big Head Qing Episode 22
2011 On the Fringe Monkey Episodes 1, 2, 5, 11, 14, 18
2014 118 Long-ge Episode 35
2017 Life Less Ordinary Ah Gou Episodes 46-48, 62
2018 Eat Already? 4 Fake Coffeeshop Assistant Episode 8
Credited as Hei Long.
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Money No Enough Medium helper
1999 Liang Po Po: The Movie Gangster
Street Angels Nam's Fellow
2005 One More Chance Illegal casino dealer
2006 The Vietnamese Bride Peh Hor
2007 One Ah Siao Short film
Credited as Yat Hei Long.
2009 Blood Ties Tang