Thomas Ong

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Thomas Ong
Minutes Before Walk of Fame at The Star Awards 2017 - Thomas Ong.jpg
Ong at the Star Awards 2017
Born (1969-02-01) 1 February 1969 (age 55)
Nationality Singaporean
Alma mater Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television host
  • businessman
  • former flight steward
Years active1994−present
Chinese name
Chinese 王沺裁
Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Tiáncái

Thomas Ong Thian Chai (born 1 February 1969) is a Singaporean actor, television host and businessman.

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Career

Ong was a flight steward with Singapore Airlines before entering the entertainment industry. He joined the newly formed Television Corporation of Singapore in 1994 and made his debut in Dr Justice. He won the Top 5 and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award thrice in the 1990s.

He left and returned to MediaCorp several times to concentrate on other projects. More recently he returned to MediaCorp for the fourth time and signed a three-year contract in early 2012. [1]

In January 2020, Ong announced his retirement from the entertainment industry. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2020Super Dad 男神不败Xu Wei Hao 许伟豪
2019–presentKinSteven Loh
201829th February 2月29日 明天见Ye Zhengfang 叶正方
You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使3Lin Bin 林彬Cameo
2017 Life Less Ordinary Qi Hongzhe 齐宏哲Cameo
Mightiest Mother-in-Law
Three Little WishesZhao Yaozong 赵耀宗
2016 You Can Be An Angel 2 Lin Bin 林彬
Fire Up Zhuang Yingxiong 庄英雄
House of Fortune Qian Renjie 钱仁杰
2014 Three Wishes Zhao Yaozong 赵耀宗
Entangled 日落洞Yu Guangwei 于光威
The Caregivers Yang Haotian 杨浩天
2013Marry Me 我要嫁出去Bill
C.L.I.F. 2 Zhou Zhiheng 周志恆
2012 Pillow Talk Zhang Qiuyu 张秋宇
2011 Bountiful Blessings Tong Dafeng 童大风
Secrets for Sale Stanley Chen 陈亮安
2010The Illusionist 魔幻視界James Lee 李世彦
2009 Perfect Cut 2Dr. Alex Tan 陈毅杰
2008Perfect Cut
Our Rice House Fan Yihang 范一航
2007 Metamorphosis Hu Xicun 胡希存


2006 Family Matters Gao Ming 高明
2005Love Concierge 爱的掌门人Qian Jiekuan 钱杰宽
Beautiful Illusions Zhou Jiansheng 周健生
2004Oh Dad! 偶像爸爸Li Weimin 李为民
2000 Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 陆小凤之决战前后Hua Manlou 花满楼
1999Coup de Scorpion 天蝎行动Wang Chong Guang 王重光
Are You My Brother? 错体双宝Chang Le 常乐
1997Love in a Foreign City 富贵双城Yu Guotian 余国添
Living By Night 都是夜归人Shen Shaotang 沈绍棠
1996 The Unbroken Cycle Zhang Hai & Zhou Xinghuan 张海 & 周星寰
Wild Orchids 再见萤光兰Zhu Ziqing 朱子青
Waves of Courage 逐浪青春Zhao Wei
赵威
Full House 不速之客Guo Jiaping 郭家平
  • Telemovie
1995The Dragons Five 飞龙五将Zhao Tianbao 赵天豹
The Last Rhythm 曲终魂断Li Yisheng 李怡生
Strange Encounters III 奇缘III 之《灶神》Gu Canglong 谷苍龙
1994 Love at Last 真心男儿Huang Jiawei 黄家伟
Dr Justice 法医故事 之《红颜裁决》Police Officer Ye 叶警官

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardNominated worksResult
1995Star Awards Best Newcomer Love at LastNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
1996Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
1999 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2010 Star Awards Favourite Male Character Perfect Cut 2
(as Alex Tan)
Nominated
2013 Star Awards Best Actor Pillow Talk
(as Zhang Qiuyu)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2015 Star Awards Best Actor Three Wishes
(as Zhao Yaozong)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2016 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2018 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won

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References

  1. 郑秀珍重回电视圈 王沺裁续约3年 (in Chinese). xin.msn.com. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. Thomas Ong Announces "Retirement": "You'll Know I've Run Out Of Money If I Return To Acting Again"