Andie Chen (born Andy Tan Bang Jun on 16 June 1985) is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger, who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2017.
Andie Chen | |
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 Chen in 2017 | |
| Born | Andy Tan Bang Jun 16 June 1985 |
| Education | Tanglin Secondary School |
| Alma mater | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Awards | Star Search 2007: Champion |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳邦鋆 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈邦鋆 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Bāngjūn |
Career
Chen's first appearance on television was in the Channel 5 series Growing Up Season 2 Ep 12: Brother Of Mine in which he made a cameo flashback appearance as a child version of Tay Wee Seng, older brother of Lim Kay Tong's character Charlie Tay Wee Kiat's older brother and was credited as Andy Tan in year 1997.[2] He shot to prominence after winning Star Search 2007 and earned a contract with Mediacorp.[3] He was given his first television roles the following year, most notably in the blockbuster period drama The Little Nyonya. Since then he has starred in many high-profile television dramas such as Unriddle, C.L.I.F., Code of Honour, Joys of Life, The Journey (trilogy series) and The Lead.
In August 2015, Chen played the lead role in the Mandarin musical, December Rains, by Toy Factory Productions. It was his first theatrical performance.[4]
Chen was nominated for 3 categories at Star Awards 2017, which are Best Actor for If Only I Could, Best Supporting Actor for Hero & Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. On 1 November 2017, Chen announced that he will not be renewing his contract with Mediacorp. Chen left Mediacorp on 31 October 2017 with his wife, Kate Pang.[5] His last drama series with Mediacorp was The Lead.[6] He was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards 2018.
In mid 2020, Chen signed a contract with Taiwan’s EeLin Entertainment and moved to Taiwan.[7]
Business venture
While in Taiwan, Chen started playing Axie Infinity and subsequently started a company, Freedom Nation, to latch on to the game.[8]
Personal life
Chen graduated from Tanglin Secondary School and went on to Ngee Ann Polytechnic to obtain a diploma in Film, Sound and Video.[9] He married actress Kate Pang in 2013 after a secret courtship[10] and they have a son Aden and a daughter Avery. Chen and Pang have a parenting channel named Kandie Family which was launched in 2016.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Defining Moment | Lin Kexi | ||
| The Little Nyonya | Alexandre Huang Tianbao | |||
| 2009 | Mr & Mrs Kok (妙探夫妻档) | |||
| Fighting Spiders | Tony Lee | |||
| 2010 | Fighting Spiders II | Tony Lee | ||
| The Pupil | Andy | Episode: "Blog Out" | ||
| Friends Forever | Jeff | |||
| Precious Babes | Fu Weide | |||
| Unriddle | Yan Dewei | |||
| Cai Zhiyong | ||||
| 2011 | Code of Honour | Ou Jianfeng | ||
| C.L.I.F. | Zhao Guohuang | |||
| Prosperity | Ma Yongjie | |||
| 2012 | Joys of Life | Sun Zibin | ||
| 2013 | Disclosed | Zhang Letian | ||
| Break Free (曙光) | Xu Haolong | |||
| C.L.I.F. 2 | Zhao Guohuang | |||
| 2014 | The Journey: Tumultuous Times | Hong Dangyong | ||
| Independent Heroes (廉政英雄) | Jian Shaoxiong | |||
| 2015 | Accidental Agents (绝队保险) | Johnny | ||
| The Journey: Our Homeland | Hong Dangyong | [5] | ||
| 2016 | Trapped Minds (心魔) | Haolin | ||
| K.O. | Latte Wang | |||
| If Only I Could | He Daxian | |||
| Hero | Ou Jinguang | [5] | ||
| 2017 | The Lead | Hong Deping | ||
| Lion Mums (Season 2) | Chong Meng | |||
| 2018 | Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) | Xiao Shaocong | ||
| My Agent Is A Hero (流浪经纪) | Max | |||
| 2019 | Lion Mums (Season 3) | Chong Meng | ||
| The Driver (伺机) | Reagen | |||
| My Agent Is A Hero 2 (流浪经纪2) | Max | |||
| Walk With Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里) | Wu Weikang | |||
| The Good Fight (致胜出击) | Xie Zhengbin | |||
| 2020 | Titoudao - Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star | Gwee Seng | ||
| 2022 | Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧，丽娇！) | Yang Liwen | ||
| Third Rail | John Ho | [11] | ||
| 2023 | Silent Walls | Zheng Haojie | ||
| Whatever Will Be, Will Be | Lin Guangjian | Dialect series | ||
| 2024 | Born to Shine | Yi Ge | [12] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Already Famous | DW's father | ||
| 2019 | When Ghost Meets Zombie |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | December Rains | Zhou Yingxiong | [13] |
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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