Regan Oey

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Regan Sander Wirahardja Oey is a former Canadian film/television child actor. He was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, and is of Chinese-Indonesian descent.

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Oey has had roles in two feature films, the American comedy hit Kickin It Old Skool (2007), in which he played a child in a toy store, [1] and the leading role of Sammy in the horror-thriller They Wait (2007). [2] [3] He has also appeared in the TV series Saved (2006), playing the part of Cody, in the episode "Cowboys & Independents" (6th episode). In 2008, he appeared in an episode of the television series The Guard on Global Television Network. In 2010 he stopped acting [4] .

High School and University

Oey attended high school at Vancouver College [5] , where he was a multi-sport athlete playing football and basketball, and was valedictorian of his graduating class [6] . He then attended the University of British Columbia, as one of 10 centennial leaders award recipients, completing a Bachelor's of Science (B.Sc) in Cognitive Systems [7] . Following his B.Sc, Oey completed a Masters of Arts (M.A) in Philosophy at the University of Victoria [8] .

Current Life

While completing his Bachelor's degree at UBC, Oey was the Wide Receiver's coach for the Varsity Football team at Vancouver College, under legendary, and long-time Head Coach Todd Bernett [9] [10] [11] , helping the Fighting Irish win a Provincial Championship in 2019 [12] .

Following the 2019 championship, Oey took a break from coaching to focus on his studies. In 2022, after completing his M.A, he returned to Vancouver College to work as an educational assistant, and become the Offensive Coordinator of the Varsity Football team.

Oey is currently a middle school teacher at Vancouver College, as well as the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator for the Varsity Football team, where along with Head Coach Bryan Chiu [13] , and other notable assistant coaches such as Ron Turner [14] , and Greg Frers, he has helped lead the Fighting Irish to 3 consecutive AAA Provincial Championships, and Undefeated Seasons in 2022, 2023, and 2024 for the first time in the history of British Columbia high school football [15] [16] [17] .

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Blum, D.C.; Willis, J.A. (2007). Screen World. Theatre World Media. ISBN   978-1-55783-741-7 . Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. ↑ Skeates, Andrew. "They Wait". 10 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2024. little Regan Oey who plays Sam is just as good, defying his young years and delivering a fine performance
  3. ↑ They Wait Variety Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Regan Oey | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  5. ↑ Tsumura, Howard (21 October 2015). "Life's simple recipe: VC, LFA quartet take muffins, coffee and conversation to the streets". The Province. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Regan Oey". theprovince. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Regan Oey - Blue and Gold Student Ambassador". University of British Columbia. https://give.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/changing-worlds-2018.pdf
  8. ↑ "Alumni - University of Victoria". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  9. ↑ "Seven questions: Vancouver College varsity football coach Todd Bernett on preparing teenage boys for adulthood". Vancouver Is Awesome. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  10. ↑ "todd bernett". Varsity Letters. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  11. ↑ "Being preseason top dog means very little to Vancouver College Fighting Irish". The Province. 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  12. ↑ Tsumura, Howard (2019-12-01). "A Sunday Read: An all-time team? An all-time player? Vancouver College and star Jason Soriano make strong case with B.C. AAA title win over Lord Tweedsmuir". Varsity Letters. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  13. ↑ Staff, 3Down (2022-02-08). "Bryan Chiu named head coach at alma mater Vancouver College". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2025-02-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Fame, BC Football Hall of (2019-02-03). "Ron Turner" . Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  15. ↑ "Athletic Teams - Vancouver College". www.vancouvercollege.ca. 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  16. ↑ "Vancouver College enters B.C. high school football record book with third straight title". theprovince. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  17. ↑ Ewen, Steve (Dec 3, 2023). "High school football powers Vancouver College, Vernon both add to trophy cases".
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