'They are trapped in a cage': Jeffrey Xu gains insights into domestic violence after playing an abuser

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Playing a detestable character may be one of the most stifling experiences ever, and Singapore-based Chinese actor Jeffrey Xu can attest to it. In the new Mediacorp drama Strike Gold, the 34-year-old plays a domestic abuser Ke Nan, who hits his mother Cardboard Lady (Hong Huifang). At a recent media conference for the series,, he shared with AsiaOne how he...

Playing a detestable character may be one of the most stifling experiences ever, and Singapore-based Chinese actor Jeffrey Xu can attest to it.

He said: "For example, I imagined he was once married and has a kid, but is divorced probably because of domestic violence too." "So even though my character is despicable and detestable, he is also deserving of sympathy. Perpetrators actually really need help." Strike Gold revolves around the residents of Block 88, all wanting to become rich. Yao Wenlong plays Mei Youyong, a former muay thai fighter, and Yvonne Lim plays Lisa Fang, a woman feigning insanity to escape debtors. A chance arises for them to steal Grandma Dudu's pineapple tart recipe in order to make a fortune.Just because Jeffrey did his research on domestic violence doesn't mean it was a walk in the park for him.

 

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