Ronny Chieng

Acting

Ronny Chieng

Born 1985-11-21 · Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Ronny Chieng is a stand up comedian. Ronny is a Chinese guy, born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, raised in New Hampshire, MA USA and Singapore. He went to Australia to attend the University of Melbourne, and he graduated with a Degree in Commerce and a Degree in Law in 2009. In 2012 Ronny was named by The Age as one of the Top 5 up-and-coming acts to watch and one of the Top 10 rising comedians in Australia by the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2012 Ronny performed his debut one hour comedy special, "The Ron Way", at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival, to rave reviews for which he was awarded the Best Newcomer at the MICF 2012, selling out his entire four week run, including the larger capacity extra shows that were added to cope with demand. Ronny has been invited to perform twice at the prestigious invitation-only Just for Laughs Comedy Festival (2012 & 2013) in Montreal and at the SOHO Theatre in London's West End, selling out his entire 2 week run. In 2013 Ronny was once again named one of the Top Ten Hottest Comedians by The Age and the Herald Sun, and performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2013's Opening Gala, which was broadcasted on Network Channel Ten, and the Sydney Comedy Festival Opening Gala 2013 at the Sydney Opera House. Ronny performed his second one hour comedy special "Can You Do This? No You Can't." and sold out his entire 24 show season after the first week, even after being moved to a larger 400 seat venue and doing an extra 1400 seat show at the Melbourne Town Hall Main Hall. 2013 also saw Ronny debut his show to rave reviews at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August then returned to London's SOHO Theatre where he once again performed to packed houses.

Acting credits

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender poster
9.2

Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2 poster
7.1

Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway's position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand that possesses funding which could ensure Runway's survival.

The Devil Wears Prada 2

2026

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings poster
7.5

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

Kung Fu Panda 4 poster
7.0

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

Godzilla vs. Kong poster
7.5

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

Forgotten Island poster
NR

While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

Forgotten Island

2026

M3GAN poster
7.0

A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

M3GAN

2022

Wish Dragon poster
7.9

Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

Wish Dragon

2021

Crazy Rich Asians poster
7.0

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.

Crazy Rich Asians

2018

Shortcomings poster
6.1

When his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.

Shortcomings

2023

Unfrosted poster
5.4

In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.

Unfrosted

2024

Joy Ride poster
6.5

When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.

Joy Ride

2023

Vacation Friends 2 poster
6.3

Newly married Marcus and Emily invite Ron and Kyla, who are also newly married with a baby, to join them at a Caribbean resort, where Marcus is meeting with the owners about a construction contract for a Chicago hotel. But when the party begins the couples' relaxing vacation quickly becomes a wild adventure.

Vacation Friends 2

2023

Trust poster
6.4

Set in the glamour of the New York and Paris art scenes, gallery owner Brooke Gatwick and her newscaster husband Owen Shore, face temptation, jealousy, twists and mystery when two seductive newcomers enter their lives.

Trust

2021

Bliss poster
5.5

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.

Bliss

2021

Long Story Short poster
6.7

Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, he is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him.

Long Story Short

2021

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill poster
5.4

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson.

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022

Sam Morril: Full Capacity poster
NR

A documentary about the comedy clubs reopening in NYC and getting back to some sense of normalcy.

Sam Morril: Full Capacity

2021

The New Yorker at 100 poster
7.0

Hard-hitting journalism. Era-defining fiction. Witty cartoons. The New Yorker marks its 100th anniversary with this look at its past, present and future. The New Yorker's centennial reveals behind-the-scenes access to editors, writers, and archives of this culturally vital magazine, one of print's last survivors.

The New Yorker at 100

2025

Do No Harm poster
NR

When a simple mistake turns into a fatal error, a burned out nurse is trapped by the system, crushing expectations, and the lies we tell to survive.

Do No Harm

2025

Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! poster
7.0

Comedian Ronny Chieng shares his unapologetic perspective about his journey to America, and what he thinks really makes America great.

Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America!

2019

Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy poster
6.2

Ronny Chieng shares his rage at online critics, gratitude for nerds, bewilderment with irrational skeptics and unique cure for racism in this special.

Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy

2022

How to Ruin the Holidays poster
5.0

When a struggling comedian reluctantly returns home for the holidays, not only must she deal with her eccentric family, but she ultimately faces a life-changing decision about her special-needs brother.

How to Ruin the Holidays

2023

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NR

Our Agony Uncles and Aunts are back to discuss all things Christmas. If Christmas is meant to be a time for peace and love, then why does it throw so many lives into turmoil?

The Agony of Christmas

2013

Behind the camera

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NR

Jules is a Chinese-American festival director experiencing burnout while trying to support her community through cinema. She learns that concepts like visibility, representation and doing good work carry their own costs. Working under her clueless nepo-baby boss Eric, and dealing with demands from Cathy, a diva actress from the 1980s attempting a comeback, Jules depends on the Core 4, volunteer-interns who argue constantly yet somehow prevent the festival from falling apart. With the Asian American Independent Film Institute Film Festival’s Opening Night approaching, everyone involved faces the challenge of keeping the event on track while avoiding interpersonal conflicts.

Biz of Viz

Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! poster
7.0

Comedian Ronny Chieng shares his unapologetic perspective about his journey to America, and what he thinks really makes America great.

Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America!

2019

Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy poster
6.2

Ronny Chieng shares his rage at online critics, gratitude for nerds, bewilderment with irrational skeptics and unique cure for racism in this special.

Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy

2022

Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It poster
6.7

Ronny Chieng unpacks fertility treatment fiascoes, the dark side of men's self-help and scam-sensitive parents.

Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It

2024

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4.5

The debut one hour comedy special commedian Ronny Chieng performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013. It represents the best of his award winning material from the first 4 years of his career from 2009-2013, from that first small gig in a small room of the University of Melbourne, all the way to the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne's Town Hall, London's SOHO theatre and Montreal's Just For Laughs TV Gala. Thank you for reading this blurb and say no to drugs.

Ronny Chieng: The Ron Way

2013