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Shaun Chen

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Shaun Chen
Chen in May 2017
Born (1978-11-03) 3 November 1978 (age 45)
EducationSMJK Chan Wa
Alma materInstitut Teknologi Pertama
Occupations
  • Actor
  • businessman
  • host
  • badminton player
  • model
Years active2003−present
Spouses
(m. 2009; div. 2011)
Celine Chin
(m. 2015)
Children2
AwardsFull list
Stage name
Traditional Chinese陳泓宇
Simplified Chinese陈泓宇
Hanyu PinyinChén Hóngyǔ
JyutpingCan4 Wang4 Jyu5
Birth name
Traditional Chinese陳節隆
Simplified Chinese陈节隆[1]
Hanyu PinyinChén Jiélóng

Shaun Chen (born 3 November 1978) is a Malaysian actor and former national badminton player who is based in Singapore. He started as a host for the variety show City Beat alongside Sharon Au, Jeff Wang and Fiona Xie. In 2003, he made his acting debut in True Heroes and Holland V.[2]

Chen rose to stardom when he received three awards at Star Awards 2015, winning the Rocket Award, Best Actor and his first Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award.

Early life and education

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Chen was born in Jelebu, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia.[3] He was the youngest of seven children.[3]

When Chen was 13, he went to Seremban to study and became a badminton player for the state.[3] Although he tried for the national team, he failed to qualify for it. Chen subsequently earned a diploma in electronic and electrical engineering from a private college.[3]

Career

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Prior to coming to Singapore, Chen had worked in many jobs, electrician, car spray-painter, credit card and spectacle salesman model in Malaysia and appeared on billboards for Maxis.[3][4]

Early in his career Chen was known for playing villains and earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination in the Star Awards 2006 for his role in CID.

In 2011, Chen starred in the top-rated drama serial Love Thy Neighbour.

Breakthrough

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In 2015, Chen won the Best Actor award on his second nomination in the Star Awards 2015 ceremony for his role in The Journey: Tumultuous Times. That same year, he won his first Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award as well as the Rocket Award.[5][6][7] His multiple wins at Star Awards 2015 propelled him into becoming an A-lister.[8] Since then, Chen has played leading roles in blockbuster productions such as My Friends From Afar and Hero (2016 TV series)

In Star Awards 2018, he was nominated for Best Actor for the drama My Friends From Afar.

To date, Chen has gotten seven Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes, in 2015 and from 2018 to 2024.

Ventures

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In July 2023, Chen invested a six-figure sum in The Gold Club, a high-end bar in Orchard Road's The Heeren.[9]

Personal life

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Born 陈节隆 (Chén Jiélóng), Chen adopted the stage name 陈泓宇 (Chén Hóngyǔ) when he started out in the entertainment industry in 2003.[1]

Chen married his girlfriend of 6 years, Michelle Chia, in May 2009.[10] The couple confirmed their divorce on 27 April 2011 but insist they still remain friends.[11][12]

In July 2015, Chen married his Malaysian girlfriend, Celine Chin. His relationship with Chin was not revealed until October 2015, when he announced that they were going to have a baby.[13][14] They have two daughters.[15]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 True Heroes Zhang Hanliang
Holland V Yu Hongzhi
Always on My Mind (无炎的爱)
2005 Heartlanders IV James
Yummy Yummy Wu Shilong
Love Concierge (爱的掌门人)
2006 C.I.D. Lin Chenghui
The Beginning (原点) Fang Yucheng
2007 Let It Shine (萤火虫的梦) Ma Zikang
Making Miracles (奇迹) Kelvin
Switched! (幸运星) Qin Shixuan
Fallen Angel (天使的烙印) Ye Ziyang
Live Again (天堂鸟) Du Xiangyi
2008 The Truth (谜图) Alex Su
La Femme (绝对佳人) Liang Xingxiong
Crime Busters x 2 Jiang Zaixi
2009 The Dream Catchers (未来不是梦) Jiang Chengfeng
Your Hand in Mine (想握你的手) Li Liqin
2010 Happy Family (过好年) Chen Haojie
Unriddle Luo Zhongxiao
2011 The Seeds of Life (漁米人家) Luo Shicong
Love Thy Neighbour (四个门牌一个梦) Ye Meng
Kampong Ties (甘榜情) Wang Lihai
2012 Game Plan (千方百计) Zeng Junwei
Beyond X (X元素) Qiu Hanxiang
Justice in the City (庭外和解) Qiu Jianzhi
2013 The Dream Makers (志在四方) Du Zhanpeng
2014 Blessings Lian Wending
The Journey: Tumultuous Times (信约: 动荡的年代) Zhang Jia
Hu Jia
2015 The Journey: Our Homeland (信约:我们的家园) Zhang Jia
2016 The Dream Job (绝世好工) Li Junfeng
Hero Zhou Fada
2017 The Lead (第一主角) Xie Guanghui
My Alien Girlfriend (我的知星女友) Yang Tiansheng
My Friends From Afar [15]
2018 Blessings 2 (祖先保佑2) Lian Xuegeng
2019 Hello From The Other Side (阴错阳差) Niu Junyang
While You Were Away (一切从昏睡开始) He Zijun
After The Stars (攻星计) Zhang Guoyu
2020 Recipe Of Life (味之道) Qian Ruofeng
2021 Leave No Soul Behind (21点灵) Gao Zichen
I Want To Be A Towkay (亲家冤家做头家) Mr Wu
2022 Healing Heroes (医生不是神) Zhu Jiacai
2023 Oppa, Saranghae! Liang Zixuan
My One and Only (只此一家) Andy Chua

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Men in White Ah Boon
2021 Daddy Day Camp Niu Haoyi

Discography

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Compilation album

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Year English title Mandarin title
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

Awards and nominations

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Year Organisation Category Nominated work Result Ref
2006 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor C.I.D. (as Li Chenghui) Nominated
2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2010 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2011 Star Awards Best Actor Your Hand In Mine (as Li Liqin) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2014 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor The Dream Makers (as Du Zhanpeng) Nominated
2015 PPCTV Awards Favorite Supporting Actor Nominated
Star Awards Best Actor The Journey: Tumultuous Times (as Zhang Jia/ Hu Jia) Won
Rocket Award Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
London Choco Roll Happiness Award Blessings (as Lian Wending) Nominated
2016 Star Awards Best Actor The Journey: Our Homeland (as Zhang Jia) Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Rui En) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2017 Star Awards Best Actor Hero (as Zhou Fada) Nominated
London Choco Roll Happiness Award Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2018 Star Awards Best Actor My Friends From Afar (as Yang Tiansheng) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2019 Star Awards Best Actor Blessings 2 (as Lian Xuegeng) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2021 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2022 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10 [16]
2023 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2024 Star Awards Most Hated Villain My One And Only (as Andy Chua) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10

References

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  1. ^ a b "艺人换名改运!". 优1周 - UWeekly. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Kampung boy Shaun Chen finally makes good in Singapore". The Straits Times. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Migration (25 May 2015). "Kampung boy Shaun Chen finally makes good in Singapore | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "It's now or never". Today Online. 9 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Han, Wei Chou (20 April 2015). "Jeanette Aw wins big at Star Awards 2015 Show". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Shaun Chen, Rebecca Lim win Best Actor, Actress at Star Awards 2015". Channel NewsAsia. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. ^ Seah, May (6 June 2015). "Shaun Chen: Man of the moment". Today. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Kampung boy Shaun Chen finally makes good in Singapore". Straits Times. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Shaun Chen, Who Doesn't Drink, Is Now The Towkay Of A Whiskey Bar At The Heeren". 8days. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ^ "MediaCorp artistes Shaun Chen, Michelle Chia marry". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Michelle Chia and Shaun Chen announce divorce". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Shaun Chen grapples with sorrow, six-pack abs and a new start". Channel News Asia. 26 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Channel 8 star Shaun Chen has quietly remarried and is welcoming a baby girl in December". The Straits Times. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  14. ^ Goh, Joanna (25 October 2015). "Shaun Chen to welcome baby girl in December". Toggle. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Actor Shaun Chen welcomes second baby daughter". TODAY. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  16. ^ Auto, Hermes (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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