Syamsul Yusof
Director
Known best for both directing and starring in the Evolusi KL Drift and KL Gangster action film series, this filmmaker and performer received numerous Malayasia Film Festival awards.
Early in his career, he directed several episodes of the television series Special Forces.
He directed his first horror film, the box office hit Absurdity: Devil Agreement, in 2011.
He was raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as the son of famed film director Yusof Haslam. He married actress Puteri Sarah in 2014; they welcomed their first child, a son named Syaikhul Islam, in April 2017.
He and fellow Malaysian director Yasmin Ahmad both won Malaysia Film Festival honors.