Andie Chen | |
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 Chen in 2017 | |
| Born | Andy Tan Bang Jun 16 June 1985 |
| Education | Tanglin Secondary School |
| Alma mater | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 [1] |
| Awards | Star Search 2007: Champion |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳邦鋆 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈邦鋆 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Bāngjūn |
Andie Chen (born Andy Tan Bang Jun on 16 June 1985) is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger, who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2017.
Chen's first appearance on television was in the Channel 5 series Growing Up Season 2 Ep 12: Brother Of Mine in which he made a cameo flashback appearance as a child version of Tay Wee Seng, older brother of Lim Kay Tong's character Charlie Tay Wee Kiat's older brother and was credited as Andy Tan in year 1997. [2] He shot to prominence after winning Star Search 2007 and earned a contract with Mediacorp. [3] He was given his first television roles the following year, most notably in the blockbuster period drama The Little Nyonya . Since then he has starred in many high-profile television dramas such as Unriddle , C.L.I.F. , Code of Honour , Joys of Life , The Journey (trilogy series) and The Lead .
In August 2015, Chen played the lead role in the Mandarin musical, December Rains , by Toy Factory Productions. It was his first theatrical performance. [4]
Chen was nominated for 3 categories at Star Awards 2017, which are Best Actor for If Only I Could, Best Supporting Actor for Hero & Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. On 1 November 2017, Chen announced that he will not be renewing his contract with Mediacorp. Chen left Mediacorp on 31 October 2017 with his wife, Kate Pang. [5] His last drama series with Mediacorp was The Lead . [6] He was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards 2018.
In mid 2020, Chen signed a contract with Taiwan’s EeLin Entertainment and moved to Taiwan. [7]
While in Taiwan, Chen started playing Axie Infinity and subsequently started a company, Freedom Nation, to latch on to the game. [8]
Chen graduated from Tanglin Secondary School and went on to Ngee Ann Polytechnic to obtain a diploma in Film, Sound and Video. [9] He married actress Kate Pang in 2013 after a secret courtship [10] and they have a son Aden and a daughter Avery. Chen and Pang have a parenting channel named Kandie Family which was launched in 2016.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | The Defining Moment | Lin Kexi | ||
| The Little Nyonya | Alexandre Huang Tianbao | |||
| 2009 | Mr & Mrs Kok (妙探夫妻档) | |||
| Fighting Spiders | Tony Lee | |||
| 2010 | Fighting Spiders II | Tony Lee | ||
| The Pupil | Andy | Episode: "Blog Out" | ||
| Friends Forever | Jeff | |||
| Precious Babes | Fu Weide | |||
| Unriddle | Yan Dewei | |||
| Cai Zhiyong | ||||
| 2011 | Code of Honour | Ou Jianfeng | ||
| C.L.I.F. | Zhao Guohuang | |||
| Prosperity | Ma Yongjie | |||
| 2012 | Joys of Life | Sun Zibin | ||
| 2013 | Disclosed | Zhang Letian | ||
| Break Free (曙光) | Xu Haolong | |||
| C.L.I.F. 2 | Zhao Guohuang | |||
| 2014 | The Journey: Tumultuous Times | Hong Dangyong | ||
| Independent Heroes (廉政英雄) | Jian Shaoxiong | |||
| 2015 | Accidental Agents (绝队保险) | Johnny | ||
| The Journey: Our Homeland | Hong Dangyong | [5] | ||
| 2016 | Trapped Minds (心魔) | Haolin | ||
| K.O. | Latte Wang | |||
| If Only I Could | He Daxian | |||
| Hero | Ou Jinguang | [5] | ||
| 2017 | The Lead | Hong Deping | ||
| Lion Mums (Season 2) | Chong Meng | |||
| 2018 | Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) | Xiao Shaocong | ||
| My Agent Is A Hero (流浪经纪) | Max | |||
| 2019 | Lion Mums (Season 3) | Chong Meng | ||
| The Driver (伺机) | Reagen | |||
| My Agent Is A Hero 2 (流浪经纪2) | Max | |||
| Walk With Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里) | Wu Weikang | |||
| The Good Fight (致胜出击) | Xie Zhengbin | |||
| 2020 | Titoudao - Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star | Gwee Seng | ||
| 2022 | Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧，丽娇！) | Yang Liwen | ||
| Third Rail | John Ho | [11] | ||
| 2023 | Silent Walls | Zheng Haojie | ||
| Whatever Will Be, Will Be | Lin Guangjian | Dialect series | ||
| 2024 | Born to Shine | Yi Ge | [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Already Famous | DW's father | ||
| 2019 | When Ghost Meets Zombie |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | December Rains | Zhou Yingxiong | [13] |
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