Romeo Tan
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Romeo Tan (born Tan Romeo; Chinese: 陈罗密欧; pinyin: Chén Luómìōu; 9 April 1985) is an actor and a contracted artiste under MediaCorp. Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the television series Star Search in 2010.He is one of the 8 Dukes in Mediacorp with Zhang Zhenhuan, Shane Pow, Xu Bin, Aloysius Pang, Desmond Tan, Ian Fang & Jeffrey Xu.
Early life
Tan was born on 9 April 1985. He has an elder brother, a younger brother, a nephew (Skyler Tan) and a niece (Stacy Tan). He attended Ngee Ann Secondary School and was a member of the school's National Police Cadet Corps. He graduated from ITE and Nanyang Polytechnic with a diploma in Digital Media Design in 2007.
Acting career
2005–09: Cameo appearance in MediaCorp drama series
Tan made his television debut on the fourth season of Heartlanders in 2005.[1] Since then, he made several cameo appearances in MediaCorp Channel 8 and Channel 5 dramas which earned him vast experiences in the area of acting.
2010: Star Search
After completing his filming for The Best Things in Life, Tan met Chen Hanwei, whom he had collaborated with in the drama series. Chen saw potential in Tan's acting ability and encouraged him to participate in the tenth season of Star Search. He eventually auditioned for the show and was put through to the quarter-final as one of the top 20 contestants of the season. During the quarter-final, he impressed the judges and was announced as one of the top 3 males of the round. During the semi-final, he impressed the judges once again and was put through to the grand final.
Prior to the grand final, he was widely regarded as the frontrunner of the competition and was predicted by the public as the eventual winner. However, he surprised everyone by finishing the competition in fourth place, losing the winner title to Jeffrey Xu. Although he did not win the competition, he was offered a two-year contract by MediaCorp together with Xu, Adeline Lim, Sora Ma, James Seah, and Darryl Yong.
2011–2012: Official drama debut, Star Awards nomination & Joys of Life breakthrough
Tan was the first among his fellow Star Search finalists to be given a supporting role in the critically acclaimed police procedural series C.L.I.F.. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at Star Awards 2012 for his performance, but lost the award to Kate Pang.
He was then given a role in the star-studded drama series Joys of Life and made a career breakthrough in which he played a role as an antagonist for the first time.[2] His performance was well-received from the public, and was widely regarded as one of the current rising stars.
He was given another leading role in Don't Stop Believin', which he played a role of Jin Zhengnan, a charming chef who experienced a love triangle with Du Siman (Felicia Chin) and Wu Yanbin (Elvin Ng). He later also appeared in the year-end blockbuster, It Takes Two as the Fish Prince.
2013–present: First leading role in Sudden
In 2013, Tan replaced Dai Xiang Yu, who was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong, as the male lead in the drama series Sudden. He paired up with leading actress Rui En for the first time, even though they have collaborated with each other earlier on in Joys of Life. Tan was also one of the original singers of the theme song of the drama series, together with Da Feng Chui.
Filmography
| Year | Drama | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dream Coder 梦想程式 |
Zhong Zhenlong 钟镇隆 |
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| 2016 | Soul Reaper 勾魂使者 |
Chief |
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| The Dream Job 绝世好工 |
Tim Goh 吴康顺 |
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| Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安 |
Lan Baojie 蓝宝杰 |
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| 2015 | The Dream Makers II 志在四方II |
Zhong Yiming 钟一鸣 |
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| The Journey: Our Homeland 信约：我们的家园 |
Zhang Yan 张晏 |
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| Hong Kuan 洪宽 |
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| Love? 限量爱情 |
Romeo Ho 何志毅 |
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| Good Luck 百岁大吉 |
Liu Xuan 刘轩 |
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| 2014 | The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代 |
Zhang Yan 张晏 |
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| Yes We Can! 我们一定行！ |
Liu Junwei 刘骏卫 |
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| 2013 | Sudden 骤变 |
Fang Qiliang 方启亮 |
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| 96°C Café 96°C咖啡 |
Tang Weida 唐伟大 |
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| 2012 | It Takes Two 对对碰 |
Liu Ziqiang / Fish Prince 刘自强 / 鱼王子 |
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| Don't Stop Believin' 我们等你！ |
Jin Zhengnan 金正南 |
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| Joys of Life 花样人间 |
Qian Erduo 钱二多 |
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| Unriddle 2 最火搭档2 |
Fu Hongbo 傅宏博 |
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| 2011 | In Time with You 我可能不会爱你 |
Luo Miou 罗密欧 |
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| Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 |
Ah Bang 阿邦 |
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| C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 |
Xu Wenxiong 许文雄 |
Web drama series/mini series/Testube series/telemovie appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Let's Play Love PK爱情 |
Ash |
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| 2012 | Of Love & Hidden Charms | Marcus Woon |
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| 2013 | Easy Breezy: A Date Gone Wrong 微微风—佳人有约 |
Darren |
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| Easy Breezy: When Picky Meets Messy 微微风—恶男劣女 |
Luo Naduo 罗纳多 |
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| Testube: Unconditional Love 实验视—无尽的爱 |
Ivan |
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| Art of Love: Painted Walls 心。艺—心灵围城 |
Mr Ng 黄老师 |
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| 2014 | Common Space | Ah Seng |
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| Youthful Aspirations 细水长流 |
Xia Jiawei 夏家卫 |
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| Mystic Whispers 听 |
Zhang Ji'en 张吉恩 |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Joys of Life | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | C.L.I.F. | Best Newcomer | Nominated |
| Romeo Tan | Systema Charming Smile | ||
| 2013 | Fish Prince / Liu Ziqiang (It Takes Two) | Favourite Male Character | |
| Joys of Life | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Romeo Tan | Rocket Award | Won | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Hong Khee Leong (Sudden) | Favourite Male Character | |
| Hong Khee Leong (Sudden) — with Ching Cho Ning by Rui En | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) | ||
| "Zhou Bian" (Sudden) — with Da Feng Chui | Best Theme Song | ||
| Tang Weida (96°C Café) | London Choco Roll Happiness Award | ||
| Romeo Tan | Most Popular Regional Artiste Award (China) | ||
| Most Popular Regional Artiste Award (Indonesia) | |||
| Most Popular Regional Artiste Award (Malaysia) | |||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | ||
| 2015 | Zhang Yan (The Journey: Tumultuous Times) | Favourite Male Character | Nominated |
| Liu Junwei (Yes We Can!) — with Zhang Xueqin by Rebecca Lim | Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) | ||
| Liu Junwei (Yes We Can!) | London Choco Roll Happiness Award | ||
| Romeo Tan | Toggle Outstanding Duke Award | ||
| Most Popular Regional Artiste Award (China) | |||
| Most Popular Regional Artiste Award (Indonesia) | |||
| Most Popular Regional Artiste Award (Malaysia) | |||
| Most Popular Regional Artiste Award (Cambodia) | |||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | ||
| 2016 | Hong Kuan (The Journey: Our Homeland) | Favourite Male Character | Nominated |
| Zhong Yiming (The Dream Makers II) | London Choco Roll Happiness Award | Won | |
| The Dream Makers II | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Romeo Tan | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes |
PPCTV MediaCorp Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Joys of Life | Favorite Supporting Actor | Won |
| Fish Prince / Liu Ziqiang (It Takes Two) | Favorite Male TV Character | Nominated | |
| Hong Khee Leong (Sudden) — with Ching Cho Ning by Rui En | Favorite On Screen Couple |
References
- ^ "Andie Chen's special relationship with Romeo Tan". Channel News Asia. 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Romeo Tan takes on first villain role in Joys of Life". xin.msn.com. 22 June 2012.
External links
- Profile on xin.msn.com
- The Juliet Club Romeo Tan Official Fanclub
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