Andie Chen
Singaporean actor and host (born 1985)
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::summary Singaporean actor and host (born 1985) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Andie Chen |
| image | Andie Chen @ Celebrities Try to Spell Commonly Misspelled Words.jpg |
| caption | Chen in 2017 |
| birth_name | Andy Tan Bang Jun |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Singapore |
| education | Tanglin Secondary School |
| alma_mater | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| occupation | |
| years_active | 2007–present |
| awards | Star Search 2007: Champion |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| module2 | {{Infobox Chinese |
| t | 陳邦鋆 |
| s | 陈邦鋆 |
| p | Chén Bāngjūn |
| :: |
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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 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. 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.
In 2025, Chen made his directorial debut with a short film What Day Is It? as part of the anthology film, A Singapore Dementia Story, a collection of five short films about dementia.
Business venture
While in Taiwan, Chen started playing Axie Infinity and subsequently started a company, Freedom Nation, to latch on to the game.
Chen is also the chief marketing officer of Creative Eateries, a Singaporean food and beverage company.
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
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| The Defining Moment | Lin Kexi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Little Nyonya | Alexandre Huang Tianbao | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr & Mrs Kok (妙探夫妻档) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting Spiders | Tony Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting Spiders II | Tony Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Pupil | Andy | Episode: "Blog Out" | |||||||||||||||||||
| Friends Forever | Jeff | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Precious Babes | Fu Weide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unriddle | Yan Dewei | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cai Zhiyong | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Code of Honour | Ou Jianfeng | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C.L.I.F. | Zhao Guohuang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prosperity | Ma Yongjie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joys of Life | Sun Zibin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disclosed | Zhang Letian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Break Free (曙光) | Xu Haolong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C.L.I.F. 2 | Zhao Guohuang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Journey: Tumultuous Times | Hong Dangyong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent Heroes (廉政英雄) | Jian Shaoxiong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accidental Agents (绝队保险) | Johnny | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Journey: Our Homeland | Hong Dangyong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trapped Minds (心魔) | Haolin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K.O. | Latte Wang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| If Only I Could | He Daxian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hero | Ou Jinguang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Lead | Hong Deping | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lion Mums (Season 2) | Chong Meng | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) | Xiao Shaocong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| My Agent Is A Hero (流浪经纪) | Max | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Titoudao - Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star | Gwee Seng | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧，丽娇！) | Yang Liwen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Third Rail | John Ho | 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 }} | ||||||||||
| Silent Walls | Zheng Haojie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Whatever Will Be, Will Be | Lin Guangjian | Dialect series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born to Shine | Yi Ge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixing Fate | Inspector Ang | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2011 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Already Famous | DW's father | |||||
| When Ghost Meets Zombie | Xiao Liang | |||||
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As director
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2025 |
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| What Day Is It? (A Singapore Dementia Story) | |||||
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Theatre
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| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | December Rains | Zhou Yingxiong | last=Yi-Sheng |
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Awards and nominations
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References
References
- (2 June 2011). "Andie Chen's special relationship with Romeo Tan". [[Channel News Asia]].
- (4 November 2007). "22-year-old Andie Chen wins Star Search 2007". [[Channel News Asia]].
- (27 April 2015). "TV actor Andie Chen takes to the stage".
- Chan, Boon. (2017-11-01). "Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang leave Mediacorp". The Straits Times.
- "Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang say goodbye to Mediacorp". Channel NewsAsia.
- "Andie Chen made 15-min decision to relocate family; signs Taiwan contract".
- "Actor Andie Chen makes directorial debut with short film about dementia".
- "Broke and depressed in Taiwan, actor Andie Chen starts a gaming company".
- (2025-11-18). "Andie Chen and his brothers buy Singapore F&B group Creative Eateries for 7-figure sum, admit working together is 'quite nasty'".
- "Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 - Celebrity Bios on xinmsn Entertainment".
- (25 November 2013). "Andie Chen and Kate Pang are married — and pregnant". [[Today (Singapore newspaper).
- (30 June 2014). "Kate Pang, Andie Chen welcome baby boy".
- (3 October 2022). "In a hijacked MRT train, Rebecca Lim and Andie Chen play enemies not lovers for once".
- (19 October 2023). "Ex-TV star Hong Guorui returns to screen, shares how driving Grab helps in his acting".
- (2025-09-29). "'A good way to close a chapter': Fang Rong to pursue dreams in social service after first lead role".
- Yi-Sheng, Ng. (30 August 2015). "December Rains more moving than other recent works of Singaporean musical theatre". The Straits Times.
- "入围名单 Nominees List - 2 - Star Awards 2011 on xinmsn Entertainment".
- "Star Awards 2012 nominees are out!". Star Gazing.
- (2024-03-27). "'I was a bit of an a**hole back then': Star Awards triple-nominee Andie Chen reflects on how he's changed".
- Wong, Bryan. (21 May 2025). "Who are the 165 hopefuls vying for the popularity awards at Star Awards 2025?". [[Channel NewsAsia.
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