Cha Shao-kwong (born 15 September 1961), professionally known as Xie Shaoguang, is a Singaporean actor, chef and former monk best known for acting in many Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8.
One of his most notable roles is the Chinese folk deity Ji Gong in the 1997 television series The Legends of Jigong.
[3] After a 12-year hiatus, Xie made a short official media appearance on 14 October 2017 to conduct acting classes for younger actors.
[6][7] It was reported that Xie will play a lonely wealthy tycoon Lin Huoyan with Chen Hanwei in a 20 episode drama series tentative titled Last Hurrah with production starting in February 2025 and ending in May.
[10] In 2016, Singaporean media reported that Xie renounced his monkhood and had become a head chef in a vegetarian restaurant.