Herman Keh

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Herman Keh
Born (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 27)
Alma mater LASALLE College of the Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • TikTok personality
  • model
  • dancer
Years active2019−present
Musical career
Member ofHST
Modeling information
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Hair colorBlack [1]
Eye colorDark 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]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019All Around YouHan Fengjie
2020Jungle Survivor
Mind JumperXiao Wangzi
2021I Want To Be A TowkayWang Yu
Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting TonyS1. Ep.4–5
The Heartland Hero Guest
The Peculiar Pawnbroker
2022Healing HeroesPan Youxiao
I'm Actor Ah De
2023 I Do, Do I? Kris [18]

TV Hosting

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023Of A Different BreedBoonShort film [19]

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin titleRef
2021MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 [20]
2022MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2021 Star Awards Best Newcomer Interns' Survivor GuideNominated [21]
2022 Star Awards Most Attention Seeking New-Gen HostCurious CityWon [22]
Favourite Onscreen Partners (variety) Nominated
2023 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising StarsNominated [23]
MYPICK! Favourite CP Healing HeroesNominated
Chan Brothers My Star Guide AwardNominated
2024 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars Nominated [24]

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