Hans Isaac


Gerald Hans Isaac is a Malaysian former actor, producer, director, and politician.
On 10 April 2019, he was appointed as the Chairman of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia, and resigned after a year. In December 2021, Hans announced he was retiring from acting after more than two decades.

Personal life

Hans Isaac was born on 20 August 1971 in the Sultanah Aminah General Hospital in Johor Bahru to a Filipino mother, Carmina Anciano Isaac, and Indian-Kristang father, Edward Anthony Gerald Isaac from Malacca, a naval officer.
The Isaac family lived in Johore for eight years before transferring to the KD Sri Rejang base in Sibu, Sarawak. They eventually settled in Kuala Lumpur when Hans was around eight to nine years old. His father had been appointed as an aide for the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong at the National Palace in Jalan Istana, and was there until his retirement. Isaac attended the St. John's Institution, in Kuala Lumpur. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Singapore Institute of Commerce and a bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from Stamford College, Malaysia.
In February 2017, he became engaged to Aileen Gabriella Robinson, a former Miss Tourism International winner in 2011. On 30 October 2017, he announced that the marriage would not take place.
Isaac has been a member of the People's Justice Party since 2020 and was a Central Leadership Council Member from 2022 to 2025.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleTV channelNotes
2002Maya MiraJohanTV3
2004SephiaHaykalTV3
2004Cinta.ComMediacorp Suria
2004Kutub Utara, Kutub SelatanTV2
2005SimbiosisTV3
2008Ali DinTV3
2008Awan Dania Astro Ria
2009–2010Cuci-Cuci ServicesKhaiTV2Producer
20117 GerhanaAstro Prima
2013DahliaRazmanAstro Mustika HD
2014Oh My English! Astro TVIQEpisode: "You Jelly, Henry?"

Telemovie

YearTitleRoleTV channel
1995Amer AmeraAmerTV3
1996Putih Gaun PengantinTV3
1996YB & ThurayaTV1
1997Anak AbahTV1
1998KugiranBadTV3
1999Minah MeenachiTV3
2013Cahaya InsaniahTV1

Television show

YearTitleRoleTV channelNotes
1999Golf FeverHostTV2
2017Konsert KomediHimself - Week 5 Astro WarnaSpecial appearance
2017Lawak Ke Der! CoverlineHimself Astro Warna

Honours