Desmond Tan (actor)
Desmond Tan | |||||||
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| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
| Education | Pioneer Secondary School | ||||||
| Alma mater | Jurong Junior College | ||||||
| Occupation | actor | ||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||
| Awards | Star Awards 2018: Best Actor Star Awards 2012: Rocket Award Star Awards 2014, 2017 , 2018 and 2019: Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes PPCTV MediaCorp Awards 2015: Favourite Onscreen Couple Star Search 2007: Finalist | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳泂江 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈泂江 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
Desmond Tan (simplified Chinese: 陈泂江; traditional Chinese: 陳泂江; pinyin: Chén Jiǒngjiāng, born 19 August 1986) is a Singaporean actor and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.
Career
Tan first came to prominence in the entertainment industry when he finished runner-up to Andie Chen in Star Search 2007. He was awarded a contract with MediaCorp and began his acting career with some minor roles in various Channel 8 dramas. After almost five years in the industry, Tan won his first award, the Rocket Award, at the 2012 Star Awards for the biggest breakthrough after a critically acclaimed performance as rickshaw driver Luo Xiaoxiao in the anniversary drama A Song to Remember.[1][2][3] Tan's rising popularity also earned him the ambassadorship of Samsung's GALAXY Camera in 2012 and later, as Samsung Mobile's Lifestyle Ambassador for the GALAXY S4 in 2013.
Tan has gotten 4 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2014, 2017-2019 respectively.
Personal life
Desmond Tan was educated at Pioneer Secondary School and Jurong Junior College.[4] He was a Captain in the 1st Commando Battalion during his national service.[5] After Star Search 2007 ended, he juggled acting commitments with studies at the National University of Singapore. He studied real estate and graduated with an honours degree in 2011.[6][7]
Filmography
Films/Movies
| Year | Drama | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | The Big Day 简单的婚礼 |
Xu Nuoyan 许诺言 |
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| 2014 | 1400 | Rain |
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TV Dramas
| Year | Drama | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Derek - Code Of Law | Derek Ho Zhi Zhong |
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| 2018 | Code of Law (Season 4) |
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| 2015 | Mata Mata: A New Generation | Tommy Foo |
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| Spouse For House 2 | Tan Kai Lan |
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| 2014 | Spouse For House |
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| Point of Entry | Victor de Cruz |
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| Year | Drama | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Ink At Tai Ping 太平纹身店 |
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| 2020 |
Control |
Zhou ZhiPing 周志平 |
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| Who Is Killer? 谁是凶手？ |
Liu Zhi Qiang 刘志强 |
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| 2019 | All Is Well - Singapore 你那边怎样，我这边OK |
Wu Pinrui 吴品叡 |
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| Hello From The Other Side - Its Time 阴错阳差 — 时辰到 |
Gary |
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| 2018 | You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使3 |
Sunny Xia Yaoyang 夏耀阳 |
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| Blue Tick 已读不回 |
Mo Sidong 莫思冬 |
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| Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定 |
Fang Yiqun 方易群 |
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| VIC 维多利亚的模力 |
Wu Shenghao 吴昇豪 |
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| Eat Already? 4 吃饱没4 |
Oliver |
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| 2017 | When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 |
Lu Junguang 陆俊光 |
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| Dream Coder 梦想程式 |
Zheng Hongyi 郑宏毅 |
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| 2016 | Hero 大英雄 |
Himself |
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| The Truth Seekers 真探 |
Hong Junyan 洪俊焱 |
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| Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安 |
Hong Yingxiong 洪英雄 |
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| 2015 | Second Chance 流氓律师 |
Li Dashan 李大山 |
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| Love on Air 音为爱 |
Eason |
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| 2014 | The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代 |
Hong Shi 洪石 |
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| Against The Tide 逆潮 |
Zhou Jianfeng 周健锋 |
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| 2013 | The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋 |
Hong Shi 洪石 |
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| The Dream Makers 志在四方 |
Gao Jian 高建 |
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| 96°C Café 96 °C 咖啡 |
Xu Liqiao 徐立乔 |
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| It's a Wonderful Life 好运到 |
Hao Fuqi 郝福齐 |
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| 2012 | Poetic Justice 微笑正义 |
Tang Zhisheng 唐智胜 |
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| The Enchanted 浴女图 |
Du Jiahong 杜家泓 |
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| Bluff 别搞怪！ |
Mr Wang 王老师 |
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| 2011 | A Song to Remember 星洲之夜 |
Luo Xiaoxiao 罗小小 |
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| C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 |
Xu Wenbin 徐文彬 |
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| 2010 | Breakout 破天网 |
Cai Haoyu 蔡浩宇 |
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| The Best Things in Life 五福到 |
Beethoven 贝多芬 |
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| 2009 | Together 当我们同在一起 |
Lin Dehua 林德华 |
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| The Ultimatum 双子星 |
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| The Dream Catchers 未来不是梦 |
Will |
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| 2008 | Crime Busters x 2 叮当神探 |
Hu Zhiyang 胡志扬 |
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| Beach Ball Babes 球爱大战 |
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Variety Series
| Year | Show | Role | Other Casts |
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| 2018 | Away With My BFF 老友出走记 |
Episodes Host | With Chen Hanwei |
| 2017 | My Star Guide 12 我的导游使名星 12 |
Episodes Host |
Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Discography
| Year | Drama | Song Title | Other Performer(s) |
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| 2018 | You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使 3 |
大大的爱 | Bonnie Loo 罗美仪 |
| 2017 | — | Merry Summer Christmas | — |
| When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 |
关怀新方式 | Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 | |
| 2018 | Blue Tick 以读不回 |
将爱延续 | — |
| 2013 | — | 关怀方式 | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
Accolades
References
- ^ "Rui En, Elvin Ng named Favourite Onscreen Couple at Star Awards 2012". Channel News Asia. 23 April 2012.
- ^ Seah, May (3 March 2015). "Things keep hotting up for Desmond Tan". Today. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ Seah, May (3 March 2015). "Five things you didn't know about Desmond Tan". Today. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ 林佳憓, 文 / (2017-04-20). "这里是否留下你的光辉岁月？". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Those were _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ times". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 1 July 2017.
- ^ "People didn't recognise me". AsiaOne. 30 December 2011.
- ^ "The truth behind Desmond Tan's failures and "friend zone" story". Toggle.sg. 15 June 2015.
External links
- [1] on toggle.sg
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