Taiwanese Actor Xiu Jie Kai, 41, To Join The Cast Of Emerald Hill As Zoe Tay's Son & Tasha Low's Dad

Seems like Mediacorp is going all out to ensure the success of upcoming blockbuster Emerald Hill, the spin-off to 2008's mega-hit drama The Little Nyonya. 

The Peranakan-themed series not only features multiple future Ah Jies and Ah Ges such as Chantalle Ng, Tasha Low, Tyler Ten and Zhang Zetong, it also has the Queen Zoe Tay, newly-minted All-Time Favourite Artiste Jesseca Liu and 2015 Star Awards Best Actor Shaun Chen.

The OG Little Nyonya Jeanette Aw will also be reprising her iconic role as Yuenniang.

And now the star power of Emerald Hill has just levelled up again. 

Earlier today (May 16), it was announced that Taiwanese actor Xiu Jie Kai will join the cast of Emerald Hill. 

Jie Kai will playing Zhang Jin He, husband of Jesseca's character. 

Jie Kai's character is also the second son of Zoe, who plays the family's matriarch, which makes the 41-year-old the brother of Shaun, Romeo Tan and Sheila Sim, as well as the father of Tasha, who is set to play the new ‘Little Nyonya’, Zhang Xin Niang.

This will be Jie Kai's first time acting in a Singaporean production. He will be flying over in June for fitting before joining the rest of the cast who started filming this month. 

Jie Kai joined showbiz in 2003 after landing a supporting role in Taiwanese drama Friends. His popularity grew thanks to his roles in dramas Mars (2005), Black & White (2008) and K.O. 3an Guo (2009). 

He is also the husband of Taiwanese actress Alyssa Chia, with whom he has two daughters nicknamed Bubu, eight, and Bobo, six.

Jie Kai is also stepfather to Angelina, 18, Alyssa's daughter with her ex-husband, Chinese businessman Sun Zhihao.