Henry Golding
Biography
Henry Golding is a British actor who began his on camera career as a television presenter for ESPN, the BBC, and Discovery Channel Asia. Born in Sarawak and raised partly in Surrey, England, he landed his first major film role in Crazy Rich Asians (2018), which drew strong critical praise and opened at the top of the U.S. and Canadian box office. He followed that with a part in the thriller A Simple Favor (2018) and the romantic comedy Last Christmas (2019). Golding later appeared in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen (2020), played the title character in Snake Eyes (2021), and starred in Monsoon (2019). His other credits include The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024), Another Simple Favor (2025), and The Old Guard 2 (2025), and he had a role in season two of Nine Perfect Strangers. He also narrates Thomas & Friends: Railway Stories.
39years old
Turns 40 on February 5in 114 days
- Born Sarawak
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Henry Ewan Golding
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 7 years2018 to 2025
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Big break
After a global casting call in March 2017, Golding was announced to star in Crazy Rich Asians. An accountant, Lisa-Kim Ling Kuan, first drew director Jon M. Chu's notice, and his charm won him his first major acting role.
A change of course
Golding started out as a television presenter in 2008. His hosting work included a weekly football program on ESPN, The Travel Show on the BBC and Surviving Borneo for Discovery Channel Asia.
Henry Golding movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Paul Feig directed three of these films, Guy Ritchie two. Michelle Yeoh appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michelle Yeoh's page
Anna Kendrick's page
Blake Lively's page
Bashir Salahuddin's page
Andrew Rannells's page
Aparna Nancherla's page
All films by Paul Feig
All films by Guy Ritchie
Also two films together4 more actors
- Simon Paisley DayThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) and Persuasion (2022)
- Jordan LongPersuasion (2022) and The Gentlemen (2020)
- Kelly McCormackAnother Simple Favor (2025) and A Simple Favor (2018)
- Joshua SatineAnother Simple Favor (2025) and A Simple Favor (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Henry Golding's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$641 million
9 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 9 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$239M37.2% of the total
- 2$122M19.0% of the total
- 3$115M18.0% of the total
- 4$98M15.2% of the total
- 5$37M5.8% of the total
- 6$30M4.6% of the total
- 7$762K0.1% of the total
- 8$188K0.0% of the total
$83,446from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | Asia's Most Influential Malaysia | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.