Enyu "Edward" Ni (Chinese: 恩裕倪; born September 21, 1980) is a Singaporean-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in several TV shows and movies, but is best known as the second voice of Harry in the PBS Kids series Mole Miner, taking over from the late Gabe Khouth.
Life and career[]
Enyu Ni, nicknamed "Edward" by his peers, was born in Singapore at KK Women's and Children's Hospital to Chinese Singaporean parents. At the age of 4, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where he was raised by his parents and grandmother from then on. He went to high school at King George Secondary School and attended Full Sail University. He was a cast member for 3 years at Walt Disney World in Florida, and also performed Derango for a The Reppies live tour and was part of the Clue Crew in Season 1 of Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego?. He moved back to Vancouver in mid-2003 where he made his voice acting debut.
In 2019, Ni took over the role of Harry, Darren's friend, in Mole Miner from the late Gabe Khouth (who last voiced Harry for Mole Miner: Strike It Richer and Latikuu Edacra's A Video Party with Darren prior to his passing, with his brother Samuel Vincent filling in for Latikuu Edacra's Global Video Party and two of Harry's lines in Strike It Richer).
Personal life[]
Ni resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 2018, he worked with the Rainbow Railroad to help a Malay Singaporean friend flee Singapore, where he had been persecuted, and helped him gain asylum in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He later helped a Malaysian man and two Guyanese women gain asylum in Vancouver in 2019.
He is friends with Howie Bogaert, who has referred to him as "being like an older brother to me."
Ni came out as bisexual in August 2020.