Herman Keh

In this Chinese name, the family name is Keh .

Herman Keh
Born	(1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28) Singapore
Alma mater	LASALLE College of the Arts
Occupations	Actor host TikTok personality model dancer
Years active	2019−present
Musical career
Member of	HST
Modeling information
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Hair color	Black [1]
Eye color	Dark Brown [1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	郭坤耀
Simplified Chinese	郭坤耀
Hanyu Pinyin	Guō Kūnyào

Herman Keh (born 14 May 1996) is a Singaporean actor and host known for coming in second place in Star Search 2019 and for his roles in the television series I Want To Be A Towkay, Mind Jumper and Healing Heroes. He is also known for hosting the infotainment show Curious City. ^[2]

Early life

After completing his studies at a local junior college, Keh attended the LASALLE College of the Arts and graduated in 2020 with a Diploma in Dance. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Career

He came in second place on Star Search in 2019, where he was complimented by Hong Kong star Carina Lau for “stealing the spotlight from everyone else”. ^{[3] [7] [8]}

In 2020, he starred in the television series Mind Jumper, playing a genius hacker. ^[3] He starred in the dialect drama series I Want To Be A Towkay in 2021. ^[9] In 2022, he starred in the long-form medical drama series Healing Heroes. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

In 2021, Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency announced Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten as the team members of a new group named "HST". ^{[13] [14]}

Keh was signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management til 2022. ^[7] He is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 356.5K followers and 8.1 million "likes" to date. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	All Around You	Han Fengjie
2020	Jungle Survivor
	Mind Jumper	Xiao Wangzi
2021	I Want To Be A Towkay	Wang Yu
	Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting	Tony	S1. Ep.4–5
	The Heartland Hero		Guest
	The Peculiar Pawnbroker
2022	Healing Heroes	Pan Youxiao
	I'm Actor Ah De
2023	I Do, Do I?	Kris		[18]
2025	Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story (小娘惹之翡翠山)	Zhang Yaoguang		[19]

TV Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2021	Just Swipe Lah
	Curious City
2022	Cyclepedia
	Star Awards Backstage Live
	Jiak Kan Tang
2023	Fake It Till You Make It
	Curious City 2
	Makan On Wheels
	Foodie Trio

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Of A Different Breed	Boon	Short film	[20]

Discography

Compilation albums

Year	English title	Mandarin title	Ref
2021	MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21	新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐	[21]
2022	MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22	新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2021	Star Awards	Best Newcomer	Interns' Survivor Guide	Nominated	[22]
2022	Star Awards	Most Attention Seeking New-Gen Host	Curious City	Won	[23]
		Favourite Onscreen Partners (variety)		Nominated
2023	Star Awards	Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars	—	Nominated	[24]
		MYPICK! Favourite CP	Healing Heroes	Nominated
		Chan Brothers My Star Guide Award	—	Nominated
2024	Star Awards	Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars	—	Nominated

References

1. "NOW Model Management :: Male". 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
2. "郭坤耀 新人上岗". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
3. "Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time". CNA Lifestyle.
4. "In conversation with: Herman Keh on taking the path less trodden | LASALLE College of the Arts". www.lasalle.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
5. "Herman Keh - School of Dance & Theatre | The LASALLE Show". tls2020.lasalle.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
6. "郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
7. "Star Search First Runner-up Herman Keh Wants To Be "Singapore's First Mr Bean"". TODAY. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
8. "新星心路 《才华2019》三甲回望来时路 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
9. 陈秋如, 文 (28 August 2023). "《亲家、冤家做头家》演员几时要退休？李南星、陈罗密欧等各有算盘". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle.
10. "Why did Herman Keh's TikTok video get a whopping 14.5m views?". AsiaOne. 7 June 2022.
11. Auto, Hermes (28 August 2022). "Actor Herman Keh faces a hurdle for his first on-screen kiss for Healing Heroes | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
12. "郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg.
13. "新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
14. "本地才华男团HST成军 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
15. "Herman Keh". Mediacorp. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
16. "10本地艺人TikTok"掀起波澜" 视频有何看头？ | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
17. "自拍自导线上大秀才艺 郭坤耀视频破百万点击率". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
18. "离开新传媒后首部主演剧 陈凤玲搭档Jason Godfrey饰演异国情侣". 9 July 2024.
19. "Star-studded The Little Nyonya spin-off in the works with Tasha Low, Zoe Tay, Chantalle Ng, Shaun Chen and many more". Channel News Asia. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
20. 潘, 雪忆 (27 September 2023). "参演获奖本地导演执导微电影 郭坤耀表现可圈可点". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
21. "Herman Keh". Deezer. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
22. "Romeo Tan Wins Best Actor, Felicia Chin Wins Best Actress And Our Other Star Awards 2021 Predictions". TODAY. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
23. "Star Awards 2022 round-up: Who won what". mothership.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
24. "List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees". 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links

• Herman Keh at IMDb
• Herman Keh on Instagram
• Herman Keh on TikTok