Xu Bin

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Xu Bin
Xu Bin April 2017.jpg
Xu in April 2017
Born (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35) [1]
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Education Woodlands Ring Secondary School
Alma mater Temasek Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2011–present
AgentNoonTalk Media
Spouse
Evelyn Wang Yifei
​
(m. 2017)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres Mandopop
Formerly of 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill
Chinese name
Chinese 徐彬
Hanyu Pinyin Xú Bīn

Xu Bin (born 19 February 1989) is a China-born Singaporean actor. He is managed by NoonTalk Media and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.

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Life and career

Xu was born in Fuzhou, China, and moved to Singapore to pursue his studies. When he was 17, he participated in Singaporean singing competition Campus SuperStar , representing Woodlands Ring Secondary School, but was eliminated during the first round of competition. After graduating from Temasek Polytechnic in 2012, he was given a role in Singaporean movie Timeless Love .

In 2013, Xu was awarded the Favourite Male Character in Star Awards 2013. In 2014, he was nominated the Most Favourite On-screen Couple with Julie Tan in Star Awards 20. In 2015, Xu released his second single, 几分之几. He also took part in an online variety show, 来吧！上课啦！. In 2020, Xu was appointed as the spokesperson for Beijing 101 Hair Consultants.

Personal life

On 3 November 2017, Xu and Evelyn Wang Yifei held their wedding ceremony in Singapore. [2] They subsequently held two more ceremonies in their respective hometowns, Fujian and Wuhan. [3] Wang is a Beijing Film Academy graduate who chose to help in her family's property business instead of entering the entertainment industry. [4] Both met at a mutual friend's party in 2014. [4] However, their relationship was kept hidden as NoonTalk Media, Xu's managing agency, had a dating ban for all its artistes, which was lifted in 2016 for Xu and Aloysius Pang as they had "reached the right age". [4]

On 10 July 2018, Xu announced the birth of his first child, a son, Ethan Xu. [5] [6] Ethan's name was among the English names shortlisted by Aloysius Pang before his death who was asked to help to give the baby an English name. [7] On 12 March 2021, Xu announced the birth of his second child, a daughter, named Elyse. [7] [8] As of 2022, the Xu family is based in Singapore. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 Timeless Love Sky
2019Old Is Gold: The Bliss KeeperYou QinggangTelemovie
2022 My Star Bride - Hi, Mai Phương Thảo Zhong ShijieTelemovie

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
TBAMiss Tanya Douyin miniseries [9]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 It Takes Two Tony
Poetic Justice Xiao Hei
Don't Stop Believin' Zhong Junliang
2013 Gonna Make It Oscar Yang Yuanshuai
The Recruit DiariesQin Sheng
It's a Wonderful Life Young Hao Huixian
2014 118 Hong Shunshui
Against The Tide Guo Jingcheng
Spice UpSimon
World at Your Feet Liao Huancong
Yes We Can! Li Yi
2015 Crescendo Jiang Chufan
A Blessed Life Huang Jiaquan
You Can Be an Angel Too Fu Jiaren
2016 118 II Hong Shunshui
You Can Be An Angel 2 Fu Jiaren
The Queen Zhang Minghui
2018Magic ChefRay
Dream WalkersGuo Dilun
Doppelganger Li Zijian
118 ReunionHong ShunshuiCameo
2019Old Is GoldYou Qinggang
Hello Miss DriverZhao Yiyang
2020Victory LapYu Shuai
A Quest to Heal Li Jishi
Li Shizhen
2021 My Star Bride Zhong Shijie
My Mini-Me & MeZhang Zhendong
The Heartland Hero Fan Jieming
2022Genie In a CupMa Deming
Love at First Bite (遇见你，真香)Martius Shen Mingxing
2024 Kill Sera Sera Lin Guoguang

Discography

Singles

YearTitleAlbumLabel
2013号角响起Non-album singleNoonTalk Media
2015幾分之幾

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin title
2015MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15新传媒群星金羊添吉祥
2016MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16新传媒群星金猴添喜庆
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2022MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationCategoryNominated workResultRef
2013 Star Awards Favourite Male Character Don't Stop Believin'
(as Zhong Junliang)		Won
2014 Star Awards Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia)—Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 10
London Choco Roll Happiness Award The Recruit Diaries
(as Qin Sheng)		Won
Favourite Male Character Gonna Make It
(as Oscar Yang Yuanshuai)		Nominated
Favourite On-screen Couple
(with Julie Tan)		Nominated
2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 10
Favourite Male Character Against The Tide
(as Guo Jingcheng)		Nominated
Toggle Outstanding Duke Award—Won
2016 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 10
Favourite Male Character You Can Be an Angel Too
(as Fu Jiaren)		Won
London Choco Roll Happiness Award Nominated
Toggle Most Beloved Celebrity BFF award
(with Aloysius Pang)		—Nominated
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2019 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Doppelganger
(as Li Zijian)		Nominated
2021 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 30
2022 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor很久以后的未来 (My Mini-Me And Me)Silver [10]
Star Awards Best Actor My Star Bride
(as Zhong Shijie)		Nominated [11]
Favourite Male Show Stealer Won [11]
Favourite CP Won [11]
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 10 [12]
2023 Star Awards Favourite CP Genie In A Cup(as Ma Deming)Nominated
Love At First Bite(as Martius Shen Mingxing)Won
Favourite Male Show Stealer Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 10

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References

  1. ↑ "入围视帝实现生日愿望！徐彬疑似喊话冯伟衷". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle.
  2. ↑ "All The Celebrity Guests At Xu Bin's Wedding". 8 Days. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Photos From Xu Bin And Wife Wang Yifei's Wedding In Wuhan, China". 8 Days. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Xu Bin had to keep his relationship with fiancee a secret from his boss". The Straits Times .
  5. ↑ "It's a boy! Xu Bin and wife welcome first baby". 12 July 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ↑ 徐彬谈早产儿“小沐沐” 自认抱儿姿势比妻标准 (in Chinese). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. 1 2 Lee, Wei Li (6 July 2019). "Xu Bin reveals the touching story behind his son's English name" . Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. 1 2 徐彬接妻儿定居本地　不再晒娃有原因！ (in Chinese). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  9. ↑ 陈, 诗雨 (13 October 2023). "淡淡的忧伤要怎么快？郑斌辉、徐彬、黄嫊方首次拍抖音短剧 认"加速表演"挑战大". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Shortlists List - New York Festivals". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "Star Awards 2022: Favourite CP winner Xu Bin offers to host 100-fan gathering if he and Chantalle Ng win Best Actor and Best Actress". AsiaOne. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Auto, Hermes (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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