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Andie Chen
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Chen in 2017
Born
Andy Tan Bang Jun

(1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39)
Education Tanglin Secondary School
Alma mater Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Occupation
  • Actor
  • host
  • model
  • vlogger
Years active 2007–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2013)
Children 2
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.

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. He shot to prominence after winning Star Search 2007 and earned a contract with Mediacorp. 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.

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. His last drama series with Mediacorp was The Lead. 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.

Business venture

While in Taiwan, Chen started playing Axie Infinity and subsequently started a company, Freedom Nation, to latch on to the game.

Personal life

Chen graduated from Tanglin Secondary School and went on to Ngee Ann Polytechnic to obtain a diploma in Film, Sound and Video. He married actress Kate Pang in 2013 after a secret courtship 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

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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
2016 Trapped Minds (心魔) Haolin
K.O. Latte Wang
If Only I Could He Daxian
Hero Ou Jinguang
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
2023 Silent Walls Zheng Haojie
Whatever Will Be, Will Be Lin Guangjian Dialect series
2024 Born to Shine Yi Ge

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Already Famous DW's father
2019 When Ghost Meets Zombie

Theatre

Year Title Role Ref
2015 December Rains Zhou Yingxiong

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Star Awards Best Newcomer N/A Nominated
2011 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Precious Babes (as Fu Weide) Nominated
2012 Star Awards Best Actor Code of Honour (as Ou Jianfeng) Nominated
2016 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor The Journey: Our Homeland (as Hong Dangyong) Nominated
2017 Star Awards Best Actor If Only I Could (as He Daxian) Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Hero (as Ou Jinguang) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/A Top 20
2018 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes The Lead (as Hong Deping) Top 20
2019 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor My Agent Is A Hero (as Max) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/A Top 20
2023 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Sisters Stand Tall
(as Yang Liwen)
Nominated
Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role
(national winner - Singapore)
Third Rail (as John Ho) Won
2024 Star Awards Best Actor Silent Walls (as Zheng Haojie) Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Whatever Will Be, Will Be (as Lin Guangjian) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/A Nominated
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