Edward Barber (actor)

For other people named Edward Barber, see Edward Barber (disambiguation).

In this article, the surname is Barber (English patronymic surname), and his middle name is Abellera (Philippine matronymic surname).

Edward John Abellera Barber (born July 15, 2000) is a Filipino-British actor and host who came to prominence in 2016, after joining the reality television series Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7, where he placed fourth.^[1]

Edward Barber
Born	Edward John Abellera Barber (2000-07-15) July 15, 2000 (age 25) Heidelberg, Germany
Occupations	Actor host singer
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Star Magic (2017–present)
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Star Music

Barber started his film career by playing the lead role in the romantic comedy Loving in Tandem (2017). He also played supporting roles in Seven Sundays (2017), Da One That Ghost Away (2018), and Fantastica (2018). He also starred in the drama television series Hiwaga ng Kambat (2019). In addition to acting, Barber ventured into the music industry with his debut studio album #E0806.

Early life

Edward John Abellera Barber was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on July 15, 2000, to British-German entrepreneur Kevin and Filipina mother Cathy (née Abellera).^[2] He has an older sister.^[3]

Barber attended the European School, Karlsruhe in Germany^{[citation needed]} where he discovered his interest for acting by joining the school's extra-curricular activities.^[4] Barber placed his education on hold when he joined Pinoy Big Brother.^[5]

Career

Barber was sixteen when he was asked to audition online for Pinoy Big Brother after staff from The Filipino Channel took a photo of him in a Dolce Amore event in Germany.^[6] He succeeded in joining and was later introduced as the first contestant of the show.^[7] Barber was later announced as a semi-finalist on the show and had to temporarily exit due to the program's format.^[8] Meanwhile, Barber, together with the other semi-finalists, Maymay Entrata, and Kisses Delavin, took part in an online reality series called Follow the Lucky 3 Teens, which follows their journey after momentarily exiting the house.^[9] The show's finale was held on March 5, 2017 at the Alonte Sports Arena where he was declared as one of the runners-up, with Entrata winning the competition.^[10]

In September 2017 Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber, popularly known with their loveteam "MayWard", played the lead roles for their debut film, Loving in Tandem, which was released nationwide on September 13, 2017.^[11] Right after, he got a cameo role in the box office hit film Seven Sundays.

He joined Maymay to make a teleserye debut on the television series La Luna Sangre.^[12]

Other ventures

Philanthropy

ELM Tree Foundation, a charity organization founded by Barber, his sister Laura, and Entrata, was formally launched on December 19, 2017. It takes its name from the initials of their name.^[13]

Endorsement

Fresh from Pinoy Big Brother house, he together with on-screen partner Maymay Entrata joined McDonald's family as the newest endorsers of the new Creamy McFreeze.^[14] They also became one of the newest endorsers for Bench (Philippine clothing brand).^[15] MayWard joined the launching of Ariel Philippines’ new product, the NEW Ariel with Downy Perfume on May 18, 2017, with the #ArielWhatAFeeling trending nationwide.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Loving in Tandem	Prince Lucas "Luke" Oliver		[17]
	Seven Sundays	Gian Smith	Cameo	[18]
2018	Da One That Ghost Away	Chire		[19]
	First Love	Simon		[20]
	Fantastica	Junjun		[21]
2021	Princess DayaReese	Caleb		[22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7	Himself	Contestant	[23]
2017–2018	La Luna Sangre	Collin Domingo		[24]
2018	Wansapanataym	Vincent	Episode: "Ikaw Ang GHOSTo Ko"; 10 episodes	[25]
	ASAP TLC (True Love Connection)	Ben Pineda	Television special	[26]
2019	Ipaglaban Mo!	Jake	Villain Role	[27]
2019–2020	Myx	Himself	Video jockey	[28][29]
2019	Hiwaga ng Kambat	Francisco "Iking" Castro		[30]
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Gab Sta. Ana	Episode: "Sunflower"	[31]
2023	The ABS-CBN Ball 2023	Himself / Host

Digital

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Follow the Lucky Three Teens	Himself	[32]
	Squad Goals		[33]
2018	ASAP Chillout	Himself (host)	[34]
2018–present	iWant ASAP		[35]

Book

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	He's My Oppastar!	Red	[36]
2018	Lost Souls	Himself	[37]

Discography

Album

Title	Album details	Tracks	Certifications
#E0806[38]	Released: April 28, 2019 Label: Star Music Formats: Digital download, streaming	1. BMG 2. Please Stay 3. Meant To Be 4. No One Else 5. 'Di Makatulog 6. BMG - Minus One 7. Please Stay - Minus One 8. Meant To Be - Minus One 9. No One Else - Minus One 10. 'Di Makatulog - Minus One	—

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Please Stay"[39]	2018	#E0806
"BMG"[39]
"No One Else"[40]	2019

Awards and nominations

Award	Year[a]	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Category[b]	Result	Ref.
ASAP Pop Teen Choice	2016	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Best Pop Love Teens	Won	[41]
	2017	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Best Pop Love Teens	Won	[42]
ComGuild Academe's Choice Awards	2018	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Advertisers' Most Admired Love Team	Won	[43]
Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards	2019	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Most Promising Loveteam for Movies	Won	[44]
LionhearTV RAWR Awards	2017	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Love Team of the Year	Won	[45]
	2018	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Love Team of the Year	Won	[46]
MOR Pinoy Music Awards	2017	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Best New Artist	Nominated	[47]
		"Baliw" (with Maymay Entrata)	Best Collaboration	Won	[48]
	2019	"BMG"	LSS Hit of the Year	Nominated	[49]
Myx Music Awards	2018	Edward Barber	Myx Celebrity VJ of the Year	Won	[50]
Push Awards	2017	Edward Barber	Push New Comer	Won	[51]
		Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Push Group/Tandem of the Year	Won	[52]
	2019	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Push Group/Tandem of the Year	Won
	2020	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Push Young Love of the Year	Won	[53]
PMPC Star Awards for Movies	2019	Fantastica (with Maymay Entrata)	Movie Love Team of the Year	Nominated	[54]
PMPC Star Awards for Television	2019	Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	German Moreno Power Tandem Award	Won	[55]
RTU Kidlat Sinaya Awards	2019	Edward Barber	Male Celebrity Endorser of the Year	Won	[56]
		Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Loveteam of the Year	Won
Star Cinema Awards	2017	Edward Barber	Ultimate Fresh Male Face	Won	[57]
		Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Ultimate Love Out Loud Pair	Won
		Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata)	Ultimate Breakthrough Love Team	Nominated

1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
2. Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.