Andie Chen

{{short description|Singaporean actor and host (born 1985)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{infobox person

| name = Andie Chen

| image = Andie Chen @ Celebrities Try to Spell Commonly Misspelled Words.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Chen in 2017

| birth_name = Andy Tan Bang Jun

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|06|16}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| education = Tanglin Secondary School

| alma_mater = Ngee Ann Polytechnic

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|host|model|vlogger}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| known_for =

| awards = Star Search 2007: Champion

| spouse = {{marriage|Kate Pang|2013}}

| children = 2{{cite web |url= http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/kate-pang-andie-chen-welcome-baby-boy |title= Kate Pang, Andie Chen welcome baby boy |last1= Seah |first1= May |date= 30 June 2014 |website= TODAYOnline |publisher= |access-date= 4 July 2014 |archive-date= 2 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140702160938/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/kate-pang-andie-chen-welcome-baby-boy |url-status= live }}

| module2 = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue

| t = 陳邦鋆

| s = 陈邦鋆

| p = 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.

Career

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.{{cite news|title=Andie Chen's special relationship with Romeo Tan|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1132769/1/.html|publisher=Channel News Asia|date=2 June 2011|access-date=24 July 2012|archive-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105210648/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1132769/1/.html|url-status=live}} He shot to prominence after winning Star Search 2007 and earned a contract with Mediacorp.{{cite news|title=22-year-old Andie Chen wins Star Search 2007|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/309599/1/.html|publisher=Channel News Asia|date=4 November 2007|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-date=28 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528185140/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/309599/1/.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|first1=May|last1=Seah|title=TV actor Andie Chen takes to the stage|url=http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/tv-actor-andie-chen-takes-stage?singlepage=true|website=Today|access-date=2015-04-28|date=27 April 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060802/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/tv-actor-andie-chen-takes-stage?singlepage=true|url-status=live}}

Chen was nominated for 3 categories at Star Awards 2017, which are Best Actor for If Only I Could, Best Supporting Actor for Hero and 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.{{Cite news |last=hermesauto |date=2017-11-01 |title=Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang leave Mediacorp |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/andie-chen-and-kate-pang-leave-mediacorp |access-date=2017-11-02 |archive-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102023350/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/andie-chen-and-kate-pang-leave-mediacorp |url-status=live }} His last drama series with Mediacorp was The Lead.{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/andie-chen-and-kate-pang-leave-mediacorp-9363318|title=Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang say goodbye to Mediacorp|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101053247/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/andie-chen-and-kate-pang-leave-mediacorp-9363318|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Andie Chen made 15-min decision to relocate family; signs Taiwan contract |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/andie-chen-15-min-decision-relocate-family-eelin-taiwan-contract-252341 |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=CNA Lifestyle |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428032152/https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/andie-chen-15-min-decision-relocate-family-eelin-taiwan-contract-252341 |url-status=live }}

Business venture

While in Taiwan, Chen started playing Axie Infinity and subsequently started a company, Freedom Nation, to latch on to the game.{{Cite web |title=Broke and depressed in Taiwan, actor Andie Chen starts a gaming company |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/andie-chen-blockchain-gaming-company-crypto-digital-metaverse-287441 |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=CNA Lifestyle |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428032141/https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/andie-chen-blockchain-gaming-company-crypto-digital-metaverse-287441 |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Chen graduated from Tanglin Secondary School and went on to Ngee Ann Polytechnic to obtain a diploma in Film, Sound and Video.{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Andie-Chen.aspx |title=Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 - Celebrity Bios on xinmsn Entertainment |access-date=2012-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525155847/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Andie-Chen.aspx |archive-date=2012-05-25 |url-status=dead }} He married actress Kate Pang in 2013 after a secret courtship{{cite news |date=25 November 2013 |title=Andie Chen and Kate Pang are married — and pregnant |publisher=Today Online |url=https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/andie-chen-and-kate-pang-are-married-and-pregnant |access-date=28 April 2023 |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501224832/https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/andie-chen-and-kate-pang-are-married-and-pregnant |url-status=live }} 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.

Filmography

=Television series=

scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2008 \|The Defining Moment \|\| Lin Kexi \|\| \|
The Little Nyonya \|Alexandre Huang Tianbao \| \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2009 \|Mr & Mrs Kok (妙探夫妻档) \| \| \|
Fighting Spiders \|Tony Lee \| \|
scope="row" rowspan="6" \|2010 \|Fighting Spiders II \|Tony Lee \| \|
The Pupil \|Andy \|Episode: "Blog Out" \|
Friends Forever \|Jeff \| \|
Precious Babes	Fu Weide	\|
rowspan="2" \|Unriddle	Yan Dewei	\|
Cai Zhiyong	\|
scope="row" rowspan="3" \|2011 \|Code of Honour \|\| Ou Jianfeng \|\| \|
C.L.I.F. \|Zhao Guohuang \| \|
Prosperity	Ma Yongjie	\|
scope="row" rowspan="1" \|2012 \| Joys of Life \|\| Sun Zibin \|\| \|
scope="row" rowspan="3" \|2013 \| Disclosed \|\| Zhang Letian \|\| \|
Break Free (曙光)	Xu Haolong	\|
C.L.I.F. 2	Zhao Guohuang	\|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2014 \| The Journey: Tumultuous Times \|\| Hong Dangyong \|\| \|
Independent Heroes (廉政英雄)	Jian Shaoxiong	\|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2015 \| Accidental Agents (绝队保险) \|\| Johnny \|\| \|
The Journey: Our Homeland	Hong Dangyong	\|
scope="row" rowspan="4" \|2016 \| Trapped Minds (心魔) \|\| Haolin \|\| \|
K.O.	Latte Wang	\|
If Only I Could	He Daxian	\|
Hero	Ou Jinguang	\|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2017 \| The Lead \|\| Hong Deping \|\| \|
Lion Mums (Season 2) \|Chong Meng \| \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2018 \| Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) \|\| Xiao Shaocong \|\| \|
My Agent Is A Hero (流浪经纪)	Max	\|
scope="row" rowspan="5" \|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	\|
scope="row"\|2020 \|Titoudao - Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star \|Gwee Seng \| \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2022 \|Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧，丽娇！) \| Yang Liwen \| \|
Third Rail \|John Ho \| \|{{cite web \|author1=May Seah \|date=3 October 2022 \|title=In a hijacked MRT train, Rebecca Lim and Andie Chen play enemies not lovers for once \|url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/rebecca-lim-andie-chen-third-rail-tv-drama-mrt-train-hostage-330456 \|website=CNA Lifestyle \|language=en \|access-date=2 November 2022 \|archive-date=31 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031151921/https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/rebecca-lim-andie-chen-third-rail-tv-drama-mrt-train-hostage-330456 \|url-status=live }}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|2023 \|Silent Walls \| Zheng Haojie \| \|
Whatever Will Be, Will Be	Lin Guangjian	Dialect series
scope="row" rowspan="1"\|2024 \| Born to Shine \| Yi Ge \| \|{{cite web \|title=Ex-TV star Hong Guorui returns to screen, shares how driving Grab helps in his acting \|url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/ex-sbc-tv-star-hong-guorui-returns-screen-driving-grab-helps-acting-born-to-shine \|website=AsiaOne \|access-date=24 October 2023 \|language=en \|date=19 October 2023}}

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" rowspan="1" \| 2011 \| Already Famous \|\| DW's father \|\| \|
scope="row" rowspan="1" \| 2019 \| When Ghost Meets Zombie \|\| \|\| \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row" rowspan="1" | 2011

| Already Famous || DW's father ||

scope="row" rowspan="1" | 2019

| When Ghost Meets Zombie || ||

Theatre

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role !Ref
2015	December Rains	Zhou Yingxiong \|{{Cite web \|last=Auto \|first=Hermes \|date=30 August 2015 \|title=December Rains more moving than other recent works of Singaporean musical theatre {{!}} The Straits Times \|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/december-rains-more-moving-than-other-recent-works-of-singaporean-musical-theatre \|access-date=22 March 2023 \|website=www.straitstimes.com \|language=en \|archive-date=21 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321052626/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/december-rains-more-moving-than-other-recent-works-of-singaporean-musical-theatre \|url-status=live }}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

!Ref

2015

December Rains

Zhou Yingxiong

|{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=30 August 2015 |title=December Rains more moving than other recent works of Singaporean musical theatre {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/december-rains-more-moving-than-other-recent-works-of-singaporean-musical-theatre |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321052626/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/december-rains-more-moving-than-other-recent-works-of-singaporean-musical-theatre |url-status=live }}

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Nominated work	Result
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
2009 \| Star Awards \| Best Newcomer \| {{N/A}} \| {{Nom}} \|
2011 \| Star Awards \| Best Supporting Actor \| Precious Babes {{small\|(as Fu Weide)}} \| {{nom}} \|
2012 \| Star Awards \| Best Actor \| Code of Honour {{small\|(as Ou Jianfeng)}} \| {{nom}} \|
2016 \| Star Awards \| Best Supporting Actor \| The Journey: Our Homeland {{small\|(as Hong Dangyong)}} \| {{nom}} \|
rowspan="3" \| 2017 \| rowspan="3" \| Star Awards \| Best Actor \| If Only I Could {{small\|(as He Daxian)}} \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="3" \|{{Cite web \|date=2024-03-27 \|title='I was a bit of an a**hole back then': Star Awards triple-nominee Andie Chen reflects on how he's changed \|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/star-awards-2024-triple-nominated-andie-chen-reflects-how-he-changed-after-taiwan-move-reminded-going-home-empty-handed-2017-084354827.html \|access-date=2024-11-25 \|website=Yahoo News \|language=en-SG}}
Best Supporting Actor \| Hero {{small\|(as Ou Jinguang)}} \| {{nom}}
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes \| {{N/A}} \| {{nom}}
2018 \| Star Awards \| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes \| The Lead {{small\|(as Hong Deping)}} \| {{nom}} \|
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| rowspan="2" \| Star Awards \| Best Supporting Actor \| My Agent Is A Hero {{small\|(as Max)}} \| {{nom}} \|
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	{{N/A}}	{{nom}} \|
rowspan="2" \|2023	Star Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Sisters Stand Tall {{small\|(as Yang Liwen)}}	{{nom}} \|
Asian Academy Creative Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role (national winner - Singapore)	Third Rail {{small\|(as John Ho)}}	{{won}}
rowspan="3" \| 2024 \| rowspan="3" \| Star Awards \| Best Actor \| Silent Walls {{small\|(as Zheng Haojie)}} \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="3" \|
Best Supporting Actor \| Whatever Will Be, Will Be {{small\|(as Lin Guangjian)}} \| {{nom}}
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	{{N/A}}	{{nom}}

References

External links

{{facebook|andiechen}}

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Singaporean male television actors

Category:Ngee Ann Polytechnic alumni

Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent

Category:Singaporean male film actors

Category:Singaporean male stage actors

Category:21st-century Singaporean male actors

Category:Singaporean expatriates in Taiwan