Benjamin Tan

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Benjamin Tan
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Benjamin Tan in 2024
Born (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 31)
Singapore
OccupationActor
Years active2019−present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳豐諺
Simplified Chinese 陈丰谚
Hanyu Pinyin Chén FēngYàn

Benjamin Tan (born 27 March 1993) [1] [2] is a Singaporean actor known for his roles in the television dramas My Guardian Angels , Mister Flower, When Duty Calls 2, Soul Doctor, The Heartland Hero , Emerald Hill High and Strike Gold . [3]

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Education

Tan graduated from Murdoch University in 2018 with Bachelor of Communications. [4]

Career

Tan has been signed to Mediacorp since May 2019. [4]

Tan appeared in Emerald Hill High and played as a slow-learner ah beng in Lion Mums 3 in 2019, and played a slow-witted young man in the long-form series The Heartland Hero in 2021. [5]

He appeared in When Duty Calls 2 in 2022. [6]

He starred in the television drama series Strike Gold . [7] [8] [9]

In 2024, Tan won his first Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes, though he conceded to creating 10 accounts to vote for himself. [10]

Personal life

Tan is the only child of his family and they run a curtains and blinds business. His father is semi-retired. [11]

On 16 April 2022, Tan revealed that his mother, an office worker, had died after being in a coma for near to 2 years. She was 53. [12] [13] [14]

Controversies

On 13 October 2022, Tan wrote a lengthy post on his public Instagram account where he voiced his displeasure about an unnamed colleague who also appeared in the 2023 drama series Strike Gold . Tan described the person as "kinda disrespectful to [the] crew and the production as a whole.” Tan further claimed that the individual was "almost always late for shoots, and never apologetic for their tardiness." Tan also hinted at the individual's identity, saying that the individual has taken on a smaller role compared with their past projects. [15] [16]

In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao on 10 January 2023, Tan admitted that the strongly-worded Instagram post had caused trouble for the Strike Gold crew as well as "affected innocent people". However, Tan insisted that it was "right to point out the problems" and further hinted that the person he was targeting at was not present at Strike Gold's media press conference. AsiaOne went on to report that artistes who attended the conference were Desmond Tan, He YingYing, Yao Wenlong, Yvonne Lim (who attended virtually), Jin Yinji, Kiki Lim, Hong Huifang and Jeffrey Xu. [17]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2019Emerald Hill HighRon Koh MediaCorp Channel 5
Lion Moms 3Spencer Sng
Tribes
2020Mister FlowerSherman Lee MediaCorp Channel 8
My Guardian Angels Tang Guiqiang
2021Key WitnessAsh
Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting Gary
The Heartland Hero Jeremy
The Takedown Ryan
Why? VictorVictor MediaCorp Channel 5
Leave No Soul BehindWu Baiqiang MediaCorp Channel 8 Cameo
2022Soul Doctor
When Duty Calls 2Goh Zhuixiang
2023 Strike Gold Joshua
Oppa, Saranghae! Young Liang Zixuan
Shero Joel SeahCameo
Stranger in the DarkLin Zhichuan [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2021 Star Awards Best Newcomer My Guardian Angels Nominated [19]
2023 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars—Nominated [20]
2024 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 10

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References

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  2. ↑ "粉丝买电子墙祝贺生日 陈政序：很惊讶 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "陈政序：他们说我当不了全职演员". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 - 最时尚中文杂志. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "韩风新星陈政序被误会整形 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mediacorp Actor Benjamin Tan's Mum Is Now In A Coma; He Says She "Could Go Anytime"". 8days. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Benjamin Tan Calls Out Unnamed Colleague For Being "Disrespectful To [The] Crew And The Production"". 8days. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Auto, Hermes (23 September 2021). "My Perfect Weekend with actor Benjamin Tan | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Actor Benjamin Tan Opens Food Court Stall Selling "Restaurant-Standard" Western Grub From $5.90". TODAY. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Benjamin Tan on punching Elvin Ng in the face: I thought my career would be dead". AsiaOne. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ↑ ""I Got 10 Accounts Only": First-Time Top 10 Winner Benjamin Tan On How It's Perfectly Okay To Spam Votes For Himself". 8 Days . 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Benjamin Tan, 28, Bought His Second-Hand Mercedes For "Less Than S$60K"". 8days. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "本地艺人陈政序母亲过世 "来世但愿还能当您儿子" | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "母亲昏迷两年离世 陈政序：习惯没有她的生活但还是很想她". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Benjamin Tan Mourns Death Of His Mum, Says He "Hopes To Be [Her] Son Again In [Their] Next Lives"". 8days. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Benjamin Tan Calls Out Unnamed Colleague For Being "Disrespectful To [The] Crew And The Production"". 8days. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "片场大迟到、对剧组无礼！陈政序社媒公开斥责"同事"恶行". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "'Innocent actors' were affected, Benjamin Tan admits after he called out co-star for unprofessionalism". AsiaOne. 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  18. ↑ 陈, 祎婷 (22 September 2023). "萧歆霓拍新剧频做噩梦 戏里戏外都有"永和李敏镐"英雄救美". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Romeo Tan Wins Best Actor, Felicia Chin Wins Best Actress And Our Other Star Awards 2021 Predictions". TODAY. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees". 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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