Syamsul Yusof
| Syamsul Yusof | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mohd Syamsul Bin Mohd Yusof 21 May 1984 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Notable work |
Evolusi KL Drift Evolusi KL Drift 2 KL Gangster KL Gangster 2 |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Puteri Sarah Liyana (m. 2014) |
| Children | Syaikhul Islam Mohd. Shamsul |
| Parent(s) | Datuk Yusof Haslam (father) Datin Fatimah Ismail (mother) |
| Relatives | Syafiq Yusof (brother) Faizal Yusof (half-brother) Rizal Ashreff (cousin) Sabrina Ali (cousin) |
| Awards | See full list |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, nasheed, hip hop |
| Instruments | Vocal |
| Years active | 2012 - present |
| Associated acts | Mawi, Dato' AC Mizal, Shuib Sepahtu |
Syamsul Yusof (born 21 May 1984) is a Malaysian actor, film director, scriptwriter, film producer, rapper and singer. He is the son of famous director Yusof Haslam. He set the record as the youngest director to win the Malaysian Film Festival, doing so at the age of 26.
Mohd Syamsul bin Mohd Yusof grew up in Kuala Lumpur. He is the son of famed director; Dato' Yusof Haslam. His brother, Syafiq Yusof, his cousins, Rizal Ashreff and Sabrina Ali and his half-brother is Faizal Yusof are also actors. Syafiq and Faizal themselves also have their other careers as film directors.
Born into a family who owns one of the largest film companies in Malaysia, the desire in film directing was ingrained to him from a very young age. His father, recognising this, decided to test his directing abilities by allowing him to direct the former's police drama series Gerak Khas for a few episodes as an assignment. After those episodes were given the approval by his father, Syamsul was now confident enough to sit in the director's chair.
He eventually decided to produce and direct his first feature film. The script that would eventually became Evolusi KL Drift, co-written by him and his cousin Rizal was initially rejected by his father for further redrafting. After the revision, his first film project was finally approved alongside a budget of RM 1.35 million. Despite his lack of directing experience and the immense pressure of keeping reputation of his family, Evolusi KL Drift managed to succeed. The film's success paved the way for several other directorial endeavours.
After directing Evolusi KL Drift; he continued on with an action oriented film Bohsia: Jangan Pilih Jalan Hitam, which had gained unwanted publicity due to the film title's issues with the vulgar language used and certain copyright issues but he managed to pull through. The film managed to become successful despite this. Next, he continued to direct the sequel to Evolusi KL Drift. The film was a critical and box-office success, with Syamsul bagging the Best Director award at the 23rd Malaysia Film Festival.
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