Andie Chen

Andie Chen
Andie Chen
Chinese name	陳邦鋆 (traditional)
Chinese name	陈邦鋆 (simplified)
Pinyin	Chén Bāngjūn (Mandarin)
Born	Andy Tan Bang Jun; 16 June 1985; Singapore
Origin	Singapore
Occupation	Actor, Host, Model
Years active	2005-present
Spouse(s)	Kate Pang
Children	Aden ; Avery [1]

Andie Chen (simplified Chinese: 陈邦鋆; traditional Chinese: 陳邦鋆; pinyin: Chén Bāng Jūn, born 16 June 1985) is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2005 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.

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.^[2] He shot to prominence after winning Star Search 2007 and earned a contract with MediaCorp.^[3] 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.

Chen has made his stage debut in August 2015, taking up a lead role in the third staging of the popular Mandarin musical, December Rains, by Toy Factory Productions. The musical, directed by Goh Boon Teck and written by renowned local songwriter Liang Wern Fook, also stars Chriz Tong and Sugie Phua, with songs co-written by Liang and composer-singer Jimmy Ye.^[4]

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 Medicorp on 31 October 2017 with his wife , Kate Pang. His last drama series with Mediacorp was The Lead . .^[5]^[6] He was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards 2018.

Personal life

Chen graduated from Tanglin Secondary School before he proceeded on to Ngee Ann Polytechnic in which he obtained a diploma in Film, Sound and Video.^[7] He married actress Kate Pang in 2013 after a secret courtship and they have a son Aden (born June 30, 2014) and a daughter Avery (born June 16, 2016).^[8]^[9] Chen and Pang has a parenting channel named Kandie Family which was launched in 2016.^[10]

Filmography

Television/Webisodes

English Series

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2017	Lion Mums (Season 2)	Chong Meng	Supporting Role
2010	Fighting Spiders II	Tony Lee	1st Male Lead
2010	The Pupil	Andy	Cameo Appearance
2009	Fighting Spiders	Tony Lee	1st Male Lead

Chinese Series

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2019	谢谢你出现在我的行程里		Siblings with Fann Wong
2018	Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定	Xiao Shaocong 萧少聪	Pairs up with Kate Pang Unit Male Lead 单元男主角
2018	My Agent Is A Hero 流浪经纪	Max	Pairs up with Kate Pang Supporting Role 男配角
2017	The Lead 第一主角	Hong Deping 洪德平	Pairs up with Rebecca Lim 2nd Male Lead 第二男主角
2017	K.O.	Latte Wang 王子聪	Pairs up with Kimberly Wang 1/2 of the Male Lead 两大男主角之一
2016	Hero 大英雄	Ou Jinguang 区金光	Siblings with Paige Chua Pairs up with Youyi Supporting Role 男配角
	Trapped Minds 心魔	Haolin 浩林	Pairs up with Ann Kok 1/2 of the Male Lead 两大男主角之一
	If Only I Could 十年 ... 你还好吗?	He Daxian 何大先	Sibling with Hayley Woo Pairs up with Rui En 1/2 of the Male Lead 两大男主角之一
2015	Accidental Agents 绝队保险	Johnny	Pairs up with Jesseca Liu 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
2015	The Journey: Our Homeland 信约：我们的家园	Hong Dangyong 洪当勇	Siblings with Jeanette Aw Pairs up with Felicia Chin Supporting Role 男配角
2014	The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代	Hong Dangyong 洪当勇	Siblings with Jeanette Aw Pairs up with Felicia Chin 1/3 of Male Lead 三大男主角之一
2014	Independent Heroes 廉政英雄	Jian Shaoxiong 簡少雄	Taiwan Formosa TV production
2013	Disclosed 揭秘	Zhang Letian 张乐天	Pairs up with Jesseca Liu 2nd Male Lead 第二男主角
	Break Free 曙光	Xu Haolong 徐浩龙	1/4 of the Male Lead 四大男主角之一
	C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职 2	Zhao Guohuang 赵国煌	Supporting Role 男配角
2012	Joys of Life 花样人间	Sun Zibin 孙子斌	Siblings with Kate Pang Pairs up with Chloe Wang 4th Male Lead 第四男主角
2011	Code of Honour 正义武馆	Ou Jianfeng 欧剑锋	Siblings with Rui En Pairs up with Paige Chua 1/3 of the Male Lead 三大男主角之一
	C.L.I.F. 警徽天职	Zhao Guohuang 赵国煌	Supporting Role 男配角
	Prosperity 喜事年年	Ma Yongjie 马永捷	Pairs up with Tiffany Leong 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
2010	Precious Babes 三个女人一个宝	Fu Weide 傅炜德	Pairs up with Priscelia Chan Supporting Role 男配角
	Unriddle 最火搭档	Yan Dewei 严德威	Supporting Role 男配角
	Unriddle 最火搭档	Chai Zhiyong 柴志勇	Supporting Role 男配角
2009	Mr & Mrs Kok 神探妙夫妻		Cameo Appearance 客串
2009	Friends Forever 我爱麻糍	Jeff 石健明	2nd Male Lead 第二男主角
2008	The Little Nyonya 小娘惹	Huang Tianbao 黄天宝	Siblings with Joanne Peh and Eelyn Kok Supporting Role 男配角
2008	The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点	Lin Kexi 林可喜	2nd Male Lead 第二男主角

Films/Movies

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2018	Oh! Squints III	Tommy "Squints" Palledorous
2013	Oh! Squints II	Tommy "Squints" Palledorous
2011	Already Famous 一泡而红	DW's Father DW 父	Pairs up with Tan Zhonglin
2007	Oh! Squints	Tommy "Squints" Palledorous

Theater

Year	Title	Role
2015	December Rains 雨季	Zhou Ying Xiong

Accolades

Year	Ceremony	Award	Nominated Work	Result
2007	Star Search (Season 9)	Champion	N/A	Won
2009	15th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Newcomer	N/A	Nominated
2011	17th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actor	Precious Babes (as Fu Weide)	Nominated
2012	18th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Actor	Code of Honour (as Ou Jianfeng)	Nominated
2016	22nd Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actor	The Journey: Our Homeland (as Hong Dangyong)	Nominated
2017	23rd Star Awards Ceremony	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	Nominated
2018	24th Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	The Lead (as Hong Deping)	Nominated

References

↑ Seah, May (30 June 2014). "Kate Pang, Andie Chen welcome baby boy". TODAYOnline. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
↑ "Andie Chen's special relationship with Romeo Tan". Channel News Asia. 2 June 2011.
↑ "22-year-old Andie Chen wins Star Search 2007". Channel News Asia. 4 November 2007.
↑ Seah, May (27 April 2015). "TV actor Andie Chen takes to the stage". Today. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
↑ "Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang say goodbye to Mediacorp". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
↑ hermesauto (2017-11-01). "Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang leave Mediacorp". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
↑ http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Andie-Chen.aspx
↑ "Kate Pang makes TV comeback, though drama serials are on the backburner for now". Channel NewsAsia. 9 March 2015.
↑ "Andie Chen, Kate Pang welcome baby daughter". Channel NewsAsia. 16 June 2016.
↑ https://www.kandienetwork.com/about/

External links

Andie Chen on Facebook

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[1] Seah, May (30 June 2014). "Kate Pang, Andie Chen welcome baby boy". TODAYOnline. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[2] "Andie Chen's special relationship with Romeo Tan". Channel News Asia. 2 June 2011.

[3] "22-year-old Andie Chen wins Star Search 2007". Channel News Asia. 4 November 2007.

[4] Seah, May (27 April 2015). "TV actor Andie Chen takes to the stage". Today. Retrieved 2015-04-28.

[5] "Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang say goodbye to Mediacorp". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

[6] rmesauto (2017-11-01). "Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang leave Mediacorp". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

[7] ttp://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Andie-Chen.aspx

[8] "Kate Pang makes TV comeback, though drama serials are on the backburner for now". Channel NewsAsia. 9 March 2015.

[9] "Andie Chen, Kate Pang welcome baby daughter". Channel NewsAsia. 16 June 2016.

[10] ttps://www.kandienetwork.com/about/