Ashraf Daniel Mohamad Sinclair (18 September 1979 – 18 February 2020) was a Malaysian actor known for his role as Eddy in the 2005 film '' Gol & Gincu''.

Career

Sinclair began his career in 1997 as the second runner-up of the Hero Remaja men's pageant contest. He later made his acting career debut in the 1998

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commercial ''Kasut Gombak'', along with

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. He was also once a host of Box Office Now that was aired on ntv7. Later, he starred in shows such as

Gol & Gincu The Series ''Gol & (Dan) Gincu'' (''Goalpost and Lipsticks'') was a 2006 Malaysian TV series spun off from the 2005 film of the same title produced by Red Films and directed by Bernard Chauly, continuing upon the affairs of the all-female futsal team "Buk ...

as well as '' Realiti'' which aired on 8TV. In 2017, Sinclair became a venture partner of

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Personal life

Sinclair was the eldest of three siblings, his sister is

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. Sinclair married Indonesian singer Bunga Citra Lestari on 8 November 2008. They met in 2007 in Malaysia, while he was hosting Beat TV and Lestari was promoting her album. Sinclair resided in Indonesia after his marriage. The couple had one child.

Death

On 18 February 2020, Sinclair died of a

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at Metropolitan Medical Centre in Jakarta. On the same day, his remains were buried in

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Sinetron

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Ashraf 1979 births 2020 deaths Malaysian television personalities British expatriates in Indonesia Malaysian expatriates in Indonesia Male actors from London People from Croydon