This article presents a singular approach to the reliable H ∞ static output feedback (SOF) control for continuous-time nonlinear systems with Markovian jumping actuator faults. The nonlinear plants are approximated by a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy-affine (FA) model with parameter uncertainties, and the Markov process is adopted to characterize the actuator-fault phenomenon. Specifically, by utilizing a singular model transformation strategy, the initially constructed closedloop system is firstly converted into a singular FA system. By constructing a Markovian Lyapunov function (MLF), together with S-procedure and some matrix inequality convexification procedures, the reliable piecewise SOF controller synthesis is then developed for the underlying systems via a convex program. Lastly, simulation examples are carried out to validate the effectiveness of the presented method.