Ronny Xin Yi Chieng (钱信伊, Qian Xin Yi; birthday: November 21, 1985) is a Malaysian comedian, actor, writer, and producer best known for being a correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah since 2015, Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Ronny Chieng: International Student (2017).
Chieng also had his primary and secondary school education, as well as pre-university ("junior college") in Singapore.
Chieng is married to Hannah Pham.
Trivia: His facial scars were the result of a bicycle accident at Rottofest in 2011.
Filmography
- 2012: Problems as Mr. Meowgi/Ultra Phil
- 2013-2014: Legally Brown as various (also writer)
- 2013-2014: Its A Date as Winston
- 2014: This Is Littleton as various (also writer)
- 2014: Fancy Boy as Peter
- 2014-2015: Kinne as Guest Cast
- 2015: Fully Furnished as Ronnie
- 2015-Present (as of 2022): The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as Reporter/Fading Dreams Associate/Jim Maloney/various
- 2016: The Katering Show as himself
- 2017: Ronny Chieng: International Student as Ronny Chieng (also writer and producer)
- 2018: Scissor Seven as Seven
- 2018: Crazy Rich Asians as Eddie Cheng
- 2020: Retrograde as Glen
- 2021: Wish Dragon as Pipa God
- 2021: Humour Resources as Ronny Chieng
- 2021: Bliss as Kendo
- 2021: Long Story Short as Sam
- 2021: Trust 2021 as Adam
- 2021: Godzilla vs. Kong as Jay Wayne
- 2021: Young Rock as Greg Yao
- 2021: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Jon Jon
- 2023: M3GAN as David
- 2023: History of the World Part II as Kublai Kahn
- 2023: American Born Chinese as a monk
Writer
- 2014: Ronny Chieng The Ron Way (also producer)
- 2019: Ronny Chieng Asian Comedian Destroys America
