Minh Nhí

Born in Sa Đéc (Đồng Tháp), Minh Nhí studied directing at Stage Arts School No. 2 and graduated in 1988; as a student he founded the Con Nhím comedy group and took on comic roles on stage and screen.

He performed at the 5B Võ Văn Tần Small Stage, Saigon Drama Stage and Hòa Bình Theatre, formed a comedy duo with Hữu Châu in 1994 and became a long-time member of the IDECAF Drama Stage. His roles in Cha vợ mê bóng đá (1998) and Vua trả nợ (1999) earned him Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) Awards, and during the same period he appeared in many episodes of Cổ tích Việt Nam on television.

He made his film debut in Lọ Lem hè phố (2004), then appeared in Nhật ký Bạch Tuyết (2010), Xóm trọ 3D and Kẻ trộm chó (2017); in 2008 he founded the Hoàng Kim performing company, and in 2009 the play Mẹ và người tình, which he directed, won a Gold Medal at the National Professional Drama Festival. He is also an acting teacher and was named NSƯT in 2023.

Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Minh Nhí for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.

Minh Nhí was honoured at the Mai Vàng Awards two years running: in 1998 for the role of Mr. Tư Rơm (Cha vợ mê bóng đá) and in 1999 in the drama category for the role of Chổm (Vua trả nợ). With the IDECAF stage he took part in the 2005 Cù Nèo Vàng season, directed the play Mẹ và người tình, which won a Gold Medal at the 2009 National Professional Drama Festival, and received an individual Gold Medal at the 2018 National Drama Festival. In 2023 he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist.

• Mai Vàng 1998 (Cha vợ mê bóng đá) Người Lao Động ↗
• Mai Vàng 1999 – Nam diễn viên kịch nói (Vua trả nợ) Người Lao Động ↗
• Cù Nèo Vàng 2005 (cùng đoàn IDECAF, vở Bệnh sĩ) Tuổi Trẻ ↗
• Huy chương Vàng vở diễn (Minh Nhí đạo diễn) – Hội diễn Sân khấu kịch nói chuyên nghiệp toàn quốc 2009 (Mẹ và người tình) Thanh Niên ↗
• Huy chương Vàng – Liên hoan Sân khấu kịch nói chuyên nghiệp toàn quốc 2018 (Châu về hợp phố) Cổng TTĐT Đảng bộ TP.HCM ↗
• NSƯT (2023) Wikipedia tiếng Việt ↗

Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.

• 29/01/2010Nhật ký Bạch Tuyết
• 30/06/2017Xóm trọ 3D
• 06/10/2017Kẻ trộm chó
• 12/02/2019Xóm trọ 3D: Cung tâm kế