Chen Hanwei
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Chen Han Wei is a MediaCorp TV artiste in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore
.
. Born into a poor family, Chen nonetheless excelled academically and studied at one of the most famous Chinese independent schools in Malaysia, Foon Yew High School
. In addition to excelling in his studies, Chen was also outstanding in drama and music.
's bi-annual talent contest, Star Search. Chen made it to the finals, and was offered a contract. As his family was unable to pay for his further studies, he decided to take the job up at SBC.
While mildly successful during his early years as an actor, his popularity soared after his role as Fang Ansheng (better known as Fang Lao Shi or Teacher/Mr Fang) in the 1995 TV drama serial, The Morning Express.
In 1997, Chen took a three-year break from acting in order to explore image styling
. He returned to the screen in 2000 and continues to be one of the most prolific artistes in MediaCorp.
Chen has proven to be one of the most versatile artiste. His ability to create different images and act different roles be they ugly or handsome, good or evil, serious or funny, able or handicapped has won him accolades and acting nomination and awards. He won the Best Actor Award in the Star Awards for the year 2001 and 2005. Chen won his third Best Actor award at the 2009 Star Awards for his role as an AIDS victim in "By My Side
". He won the award for the fourth time in the 2010 Star Awards for his role in Daddy at Home. His latest drama seriel is 'The Best Things in Life'(五福到).
Other than his acting, Chen is also known for recording the theme songs to several drama series, including both Morning Express and Cupid Love. The theme song for the latter, Guan Huai Fang Shi (关怀方式), remain popular in both Singapore and Malaysia to this day.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Early life
Chen grew up and lived in Kampung Ungku Mohsin, Johor BahruJohor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
. Born into a poor family, Chen nonetheless excelled academically and studied at one of the most famous Chinese independent schools in Malaysia, Foon Yew High School
Foon Yew High School
Foon Yew High School is the largest Chinese independent high school in Malaysia. It is the only Chinese independent high school which has two campuses: one in Stulang Laut, the other in Kulai...
. In addition to excelling in his studies, Chen was also outstanding in drama and music.
Career
In 1988, a friend enrolled Chen in the inaugural season of Singapore Broadcasting CorporationMediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
's bi-annual talent contest, Star Search. Chen made it to the finals, and was offered a contract. As his family was unable to pay for his further studies, he decided to take the job up at SBC.
While mildly successful during his early years as an actor, his popularity soared after his role as Fang Ansheng (better known as Fang Lao Shi or Teacher/Mr Fang) in the 1995 TV drama serial, The Morning Express.
In 1997, Chen took a three-year break from acting in order to explore image styling
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
. He returned to the screen in 2000 and continues to be one of the most prolific artistes in MediaCorp.
Chen has proven to be one of the most versatile artiste. His ability to create different images and act different roles be they ugly or handsome, good or evil, serious or funny, able or handicapped has won him accolades and acting nomination and awards. He won the Best Actor Award in the Star Awards for the year 2001 and 2005. Chen won his third Best Actor award at the 2009 Star Awards for his role as an AIDS victim in "By My Side
By My Side (TV Drama)
By My Side is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 28 October 2008 and ended on 24 November 2008...
". He won the award for the fourth time in the 2010 Star Awards for his role in Daddy at Home. His latest drama seriel is 'The Best Things in Life'(五福到).
Other than his acting, Chen is also known for recording the theme songs to several drama series, including both Morning Express and Cupid Love. The theme song for the latter, Guan Huai Fang Shi (关怀方式), remain popular in both Singapore and Malaysia to this day.
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A Song to Remember (星洲之夜) | Xu Kun |
| Devotion (阿娣) | Da Ke | |
| 2010 | The Best Things in Life (五福到) | Wu Fu 五福 |
| With You (我在你左右) | Zhang Yang | |
| 2009 | My School Daze My School Daze My School Daze is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 29 April 2009 and ended on 26 May 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm... (书包太重) |
Tan Xiang Chun 谭向春 |
| Daddy at Home (企鹅爸爸) | Ye Zheng Kang 叶正康 | |
| Reunion Dinner Reunion Dinner Reunion Dinner is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 6 January 2009 and ended on 3 February 2009... (团圆饭) |
Liu Jia Chang 刘家昌 | |
| 2008 | By My Side By My Side (TV Drama) By My Side is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 28 October 2008 and ended on 24 November 2008... (不凡的爱) |
Chen Bufan 陈不凡 |
| Taste of Love Taste of Love Taste of Love is a Singaporean Chinese modern romance drama about three good friends. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 22 January 2008 and ended on 22 February 2008... (缘之烩) |
Hu/Hoo Yingbang | |
| 2007 | The Greatest Love of All The Greatest Love of All (TV series) The Greatest Love of All is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 29 May 2007, and ended on 25 June 2007. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night, 9pm.This drama... (爱·特别的你) |
Zhao Jia Ming 赵家明 |
| Metamorphosis Metamorphosis (TV series) Metamorphosis is a Singaporean Chinese action thriller drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 18 September 2007, screening at 2100 hours every night on weekdays. The serial consists of 20 episodes... (破茧而出) |
Ouyang Li | |
| 2006 | Rhapsody in Blue (蓝色仙人掌) | Guo Yongtao 郭永涛 (Guest Appearance) |
| Women of Times Women of Times Women of Times is a 30-episode Chinese drama telecast in Singapore in 2006.-Main cast:*Fann Wong as Marissa Wang Xiyi*Edmund Chen as Justin Jia Zengtu*Chen Hanwei as Ding Hanzhe*Cheng Pei-pei as Mrs... (至尊红颜） |
Hanzhe | |
| House of Joy House of Joy House of Joy is a Singaporean Chinese Drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The show made its debut on 6 November 2006 and is telecast every weekday night at 9pm. The show has a total of 20 episodes.... (欢乐满屋) |
Huang Le Tian 黄乐天 | |
| 2005 | Baby Blues (谁家母鸡不生蛋) | Jiang Weijie 江伟杰 |
| A Life of Hope (活下去) | Pan Zhihao 潘志豪 | |
| Lucky Charm (情来运转） | Li Jin Fa 李金发 | |
| 2004 | Room in My Heart"(真心蜜语) | Ding Wen Hui 丁文辉 |
| Man at Forty Man at Forty Man At Forty is an intense drama which revolves around a pair of brothers, one born with a silver spoon and the other having to live in poverty almost all his life and how their lives are thrown into a roller-coaster ride by the sudden change in wealth and status. Things get more complicated as... (跑吧! 男人） |
Long Hui 龙辉 | |
| 2003 | My Love, My Home (同一屋檐下) | Situ Haixing |
| Viva Le Famille II (好儿好女II） | Thomas | |
| 2002 | Springs of Life (春到人间) | Zhou Jun Sheng |
| Fantasy (星梦情真） | Haoran 浩然 | |
| No Problem (考试家族） | Jinfu 金福 | |
| Vive La Famille (好儿好女） | Thomas | |
| 2001 | The Hotel The Hotel The Hotel is a Singapore Chinese thriller drama which was telecast on Singapore's television station, Mediacorp, in 2001. It was a large-scale production, with a total of 20 episodes and more than 95% of Mediacorp Artistes appearing in the drama, mostly either as cameos or as guest characters.The... (大酒店) |
Sunny |
| Don't Worry, Be Happy (敢敢做个开心人） | Sam | |
| Love Me, Love Me Not (真爱无敌） | Lin Yiqin 子勤 | |
| 2000 | Don't Worry, Be Happy V (敢敢做个开心人) | Sam |
| Knotty Liaison (爱情百科） | TBA | |
| 1999 | Millennium Bug (千年虫) | Mingxuan |
| 1997 | Curtain Call (大锣大鼓) (telemovie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... ) |
TBA |
| Time after Time (我来自1997) | Weizhong | |
| Guest People (客家之歌） | Hu Xusheng 胡旭生 | |
| 1996 | Beyond Dawn (女子监狱) | Tian Yuan Jun 田原俊 |
| Of Cops & Men (城市双雄） | Wang Junwei | |
| Undercover (义胆浓情）(telemovie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... ) |
Ah Hwa | |
| Creative Edge (创意先锋） | Longhui | |
| 1995 | The Morning Express II (阳光列车II) | Fang An Sheng |
| Cupid Love (七月俏佳人）(telemovie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... ) |
Wenqiang 文强 | |
| King of Hades (阎罗传奇） | Ji Zhongkang, Du Ping | |
| The Morning Express (阳光列车） | Fang Ansheng 方安生 | |
| Heavenly Ghostcatcher (天师钟馗） | Sailu | |
| 1994 | The Magnate (叱咤风云) | TBA |
| Twin Bliss (龙凤呈祥） | Xia Letian | |
| Young Justice Bao (侠义包公） | TBA | |
| 1993 | Heaven's Will (天机风云) | Shi Wei |
| Happy Foes (欢喜冤家） | TBA | |
| Sister Dearest (妹俏娇娃） | TBA | |
| 1992 | Between Friends (山水喜相逢) | Piere |
| Breaking Point (暴风边缘） | TBA | |
| 1991 | Romance of the Season (恋曲1991) | TBA |
| Changing Fortunes (天赐奇财) | Qicai | |
| Secret Operations (急转弯） | TBA | |
| Private Eyes (妙探智多星） | TBA | |
| Behind Bars (铁狱雷霆） | TBA | |
| 1990 | The Village Hero (大吉传奇) | TBA |
| By My Side (逆风天使） | TBA | |
| Wishing Well (幻海奇遇） | TBA | |
| Against the Wind (启航） | TBA | |
| 1989 | Turn of the Tide (浮沉) | TBA |
| Patrol (铁警雄风) | TBA | |
| A Mother's Love (亲心唤我心） | TBA | |
| We Are Family (四代同堂） | TBA | |
| Splash Victory (绿水英姿） | TBA | |
| Song of Youth (生活歌手） | TBA | |
| Magic of Dance (鼓舞青春） | TBA | |
| Fortune Hunter (钻石人生） | TBA | |
| 1988 | Strange Encounters II (奇缘之怨偶天成) | TBA |
| Song of Youth (生活歌手） | TBA | |
| My Fair Ladies (窈窕淑女） | TBA |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Instant Chef (家简成厨) | Host |
| 2008 | Her Sense (女人香) | Co-Host |
| 2006 | Wardrobe SOS | Host |
| 2005 | Missing | Host |
| 2004 | Flavours of Australia | Host |
| 2002 | In Style | Co-host |
| Travel Hunt (奇趣搜搜搜) |