Career
Chong joined MediaCorp in 2001 after finishing third in that year"s Malaysian edition of Star Search Singapore. One of his first major roles was in the 2003 sitcom Lobang King where he was cast alongside veteran artistes Chew Chor Meng, Huang Wenyong and Irene Ang as the smooth-talking employee of Huang"s character. Chong is known for portraying juvenile "ah beng" characters, antiheroes and villains.
He shot to fame for his role as a main antagonist in the hit period drama The Little Nyonya.
He was given his first lead role in the 2008 co-production The Thin Lincolnshire.