Afdlin Shauki

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Aksan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Afdlin Shauki.

Dato' Afdlin Shauki DIMP
Afdlin presenting the 16th Anugerah Industri Muzik in 2009
Born	Afdlin Shauki bin Aksan (1971-05-19) 19 May 1971 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	Chief Kodok, Alf
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, singer, songwriter, television presenter, comedian
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Datin Maria Christina Orow Abdullah (m. 1997)
Children	3

Dato' Afdlin Shauki bin Aksan (born 19 May 1971), also known as Afdlin Shauki, Chief Kodok or Alf to his fans; is a Malaysian producer, screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, and television presenter.

Career

Music

A singer, musician and live performer Afdlin, together with his band Acid Iz, presents a flavour of R&B, acid jazz and funk. His debut album FUUYO! was released in late 2003. In 1992, he performed for an audience of 50,000 in the 'Ikhlas Concert' alongside Zainal Abidin and Sheila Majid among others. He has performed in one of the most respected jazz clubs in Europe such as Ronnie Scott's, as an opening act for Sheila Majid for her 1996 UK Tour. He also made a guest appearance with David Foster's protege Jordan Hill for her 1997 Malaysian tour singing 'Till the end of time'.

He won the Best Ethnic Pop song category at the Anugerah Juara Lagu ke-19 in 2005 for a song he wrote for Dayang Nurfaizah called 'Erti Hidup'.

Television

Afdlin has been working as an actor, director and TV presenter. Afdlin received the award for Best Presenter in an Entertainment Programme during the prestigious 1999 Asian Television Awards for his role as the host on the late night talk show Bila Larut Malam on Astro. He has hosted the illustrious for six years running, as well as game shows, sports, music and lifestyle programmes.

Film making

As a film actor, his local debut was as part of the supporting cast for Pesona Pictures' Mimpi Moon, which was followed by his role as the "Interpreter" in the Hollywood movie "Anna and the King". He played his first romantic lead in Serangkai Filem's Soal Hati, and was honoured with a Best Actor award for his portrayal of "Daniel" at the Anugerah Skrin Panca Delima Awards, 2000. He has since filmed "Soalnya Siapa?", a continuation of the story.

Afdlin has been involved in various direct-to-VCD projects, the latest being "Kelibat", a profit-sharing venture between the actors involved and Vision Works. For this Afdlin wrote, directed and acted, and it was released April 2004

His screen debut as a writer and director, as well as lead actor, manifested in Buli a Grand Brilliance produced film about a technical savant and social misfit in a corporate and highly socialised world. He was awarded Most Promising New Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Story in the 2005 Malaysian Film Festival for this work. In the same year he was awarded for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Anugerah Skrin organized by TV3. An eventual sequel, "Buli Balik", was awarded Best Director, Best Original Story and Best Film Awards at the 2006 Malaysian Film Festival and also the Best Director and Best Screenplay Awards at the Anugerah Skrin (TV3) awards of the same year.

Other movies since then include Gila-Gila Pengantin Remaja, Pontianak, Biar Betul and Baik Punya Cilok (which received the Film Goer's Choice Award at the Anugerah Skrin Era Awards of 2006).

In 2007 he produced, co-directed and co-wrote Sumolah under his company Vision Works, which was invited to show at the Fukuoka International Film Festival. He also produced, directed and wrote "Los Dan Faun" under the same company. He played main and supportive roles in both films.

In 2009, Afdlin produced the film Papadom, a story about a distracted, busy father who loses his wife in an accident, and ends up becoming over-protective of his only daughter. This bittersweet comedy drama garnered multiple awards at the 22nd Malaysian Film Festival on the same year for the categories of Best Original Story, Best Actor, Best Film, as well as Best Music Score for Film. Afdlin and his co-star Liyana Jasmay also won the Couple With Best Chemistry in the 2010 Shout Awards organized by 8TV. "Papadom" was in competition in the Asia Pacific International Film Festival held in Taiwan on December 2009. The film also competed in the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2010 in the International Competition and received 3rd place out of 12 movies taking part in the Audience Choice Award. "Papadom" was re-made as a Tamil version for the Malaysian Tamil audience and was released in November 2010.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1999	Anna and the King	Translator	Andy Tennant	Cameo appearance
2000	Mimpi Moon	Sook Van	Datin Paduka Shuhaimi Baba
	Soal Hati	Ahmad Daniel	Othman Hafsham
2002	Gerak Khas the Movie II	Wahid	Datuk Yusof Haslam
	Soalnya Siapa?	Ahmad Daniel	Othman Hafsham
2004	Buli	Nordin	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter
	Gila-Gila Pengantin Remaja	Bakar	Aziz M. Osman
	Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam	Admiral Madura	Datin Paduka Shuhaimi Baba	Cameo appearance
	Biar Betul	Fuad	Aziz M. Osman
	Kelibat	Selamat	Himself	Also as director, screenwriter & producer, Direct-to-VCD
2005	Gila-Gila Pengantin Popular	Awin	Aziz M. Osman
	Baik Punya Cilok	Aben	Himself	Also as director, screenwriter & producer
2006	Buli Balik	Nordin	Himself	Also as director, screenwriter & producer
	Diva Popular	Jojo	Erma Fatima
2007	Sumolah	Ramlee	Himself	Also as director, screenwriter & producer
	Brave	—	Himself	Also as co-director & co-producer, Thai movie
2008	Cuci	Fairil	Datuk Hans Isaac
	Sepi	Adam	Kabir Bhatia
	Los dan Faun	Soffarudin Al Sogood	Himself	Also as director, screenwriter & producer
2009	Setem	Joe	Kabir Bhatia
	Papadom	Saadom	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter
	Pisau Cukur	Ship Captain	Bernard Chauly	Cameo appearance
	My Spy	—	Himself	Also as director
2010	Kapoww!	Din Abu	Azizi 'Chuck` Adnan
2011	Homecoming	Taxi driver	Then-jean Lee	Chinese singaporean movie
	Nasi Lemak 2.0	Fisherman	Namewee
	Misteri Jalan Lama	Harak	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter
	Appalam	Hassan	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter, movie itself is a Tamil remake of Papadom
2012	Azura	Tan Sri Putih	Aziz M. Osman
	Untuk Tiga Hari	—	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter
	Berani Punya Budak	Shuhaimi Abdullah / Tong	Himself	Also as director, screenplay & executive producer
	Pontianak vs Orang Minyak	Pak Rejab	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter
2013	Husin, Mon dan Jin Pakai Toncit	Wahab B.	Mamat Khalid	Cameo appearance
	Lemak Kampung Santan	—	Datuk Hans Isaac	Cameo appearance
	Bola Kampung: The Movie	Sabok	Loong Ah Chong Tee Chua	Voice actor
	Papadom 2	Saadom	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter
2014	Kami Histeria	Himself	Shamyl Othman
TBA	Baik Punya Cilok 2	Aben	Himself	Also as director & screenwriter, Post-production

Television

Year(s)	Title	Role	TV Network	Notes
2004-2005	Ah-Ha	—	TV3
2004-2007	Show Me The Money	—	NTV7
2004-2005	Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd	Bobo	Mediacorp Channel 5	from Seasons 7-8
2008	Babak Empat Madu Tiga	Jamil	Astro Prima	A part of a telemovie anthology
	Orang Minyak Naik Minyak	—		Telemovie
2009	Spontan	Himself (host)	Astro Warna
2009	Mandi	Himself (guest)
2009-2010	Redah Kasi Pecah	Himself (guest)
2010-2011	Raja Lawak Astro	Himself (permanent judge)	Astro Prima	Comedy talent show
	Oh Yeah	—	Astro Warna
2012	Upin & Ipin The Series	Himself (Voice)	TV9	Episode: Raja Buah
2017	Konsert Komedi	Himself - Week 5 (Baik Punya Cilok)	Astro Warna
	Bas Stop	Himself
	Kasut Bola Pink	—	Astro First Exclusive	Telemovie

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004–present	Actorlympics	—
2005	Why you still fat?	—
2009	Cuci	Fairil	Based on the 2008 film Cuci

Discography

Fuuyo! (2003)

• • Aku Lelaki
  • Miasara (As OST in Papadom)
  • Gadis Pilihan Ibu
  • Percaya (As OST in Buli and Buli Balik)
  • Waras (As OST in Buli)
  • Tiada Lagi
  • Tuan Dan Hamba
  • Bukan Cinta (As OST in Los Dan Faun)
  • Sampai Bila
  • Am I Too Late
  • Mangsa Keadaan
  • Disco Dancer
  • Ku Tak Mahu
  • Hingga Ke Akhirnya
  • Reprise

Others

• Soalnya Hati (duet with Erra Fazira)
• Diva Bermimpi (Themesong of Diva Popular – with Umie Aida, Sheila Rusly & Ezzlynn)
• Baik Punya Cilok (As themesong of Baik Punya Cilok)
• Tanya (As Soundtrack of Sumolah)

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2001	Malaysia Film Festival	Best Actor	Soal Hati	Won
2004	Malaysia Film Festival	Most Promising Director	Buli	Won
		Best Original Story	Buli	Won
		Best Screenplay	Buli	Won
		Best Actor	Buli	Nominated
2006	Malaysia Film Festival	Best Actor	Buli Balik	Won
		Best Original Story	Baik Punya Cilok	Won
		Best Original Theme Song	Baik Punya Cilok	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Baik Punya Cilok	Nominated
		Best Music Score	Baik Punya Cilok	Nominated
		Best Film Director	Buli Balik	Nominated
2007	Malaysia Film Festival	Best Original Theme Song	"Pacai" from Sumolah	Nominated
		Best Editor	Sumolah (alongside Faizul Mohd Noh)	Nominated
		Best Actor	Sumolah	Nominated
		Best Film Director	Sumolah	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Sumolah	Nominated
2009	Malaysia Film Festival	Best Actor	Papadom	Won
		Best Original Story	Papadom	Won
		Best Film Director	Papadom	Nominated
2010	Osaka Asian Film Festival	3rd out of 12 Audience Award	Papadom	Won

Others

• Asian Television Award 1999 – Best Presenter

External links

• Afdlin Shauki at IMDb