Ashraf Daniel Mohamad Sinclair (20 September 1979 – 18 February 2020) was a Malaysian actor known for his role as Eddy in the 2005 film '' Gol & Gincu''.

Background

Sinclair was born to a pharmacist, Mohammed Anthony John Sinclair, who is British with Irish, English and

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ancestry, and Khadijah Abdul Rahman, who is of Malay, Javanese and

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descent.

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 Vanida Imran. He was also once a host of Box Office Now that was aired on

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. Later, he starred in shows such as Gol & Gincu The Series 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 Aishah. Sinclair married Indonesian singer

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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 home and was brought to Metropolitan Medical Centre in

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. 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 1978 births 2020 deaths English emigrants to Malaysia Malaysian Muslims Malaysian television personalities Malaysian people of Arab descent Malaysian people of Scottish descent Malaysian people of Irish descent Malaysian people of English descent Malaysian people of Javanese descent Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian expatriates in Indonesia Male actors from London Actors from the London Borough of Croydon