Henry Golding

Personal context

Summary

Henry Golding is a British Malaysian actor whose screen work ranges from romantic comedies such as Crazy Rich Asians to action films such as Snake Eyes and the drama Monsoon. In interviews, he has described Hollywood as having a history of whitewashing and underrepresenting Asians, and said he hoped Asian-led stories would become normalized. He has also welcomed greater Asian representation in Hollywood and praised Monsoon for portraying a gay Asian man’s relationship as ordinary, saying the film could help open viewers’ eyes to discrimination. No public partisan campaigning or political affiliations are on record.