Romeo Tan

Tan Romeo (Chinese: 陈罗密欧; pinyin: Chén Luómìōu; born 9 April 1985[1]) is a Singaporean actor, who has been named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.[2] Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the television series Star Search in 2010.

Tan Romeo
陈罗密欧
Born
Tan Romeo

(1985-04-09) 9 April 1985
Singapore
Alma materNanyang Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2010–present
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陈罗密欧
Musical career

Education

Tan studied at Ngee Ann Secondary School and multimedia technology at ITE MacPherson.[3]

Acting career

Romeo Tan made his television debut on the fourth season of Heartlanders in 2005.[1]

In 2010, after completing his filming for The Best Things in Life, Tan participated in the tenth season of Star Search. He auditioned for the competition and was accepted for the competition. Tan finished in fourth place, losing the title to Jeffrey Xu.[3] He was offered a two-year contract by MediaCorp together with Xu, Adeline Lim, Sora Ma, James Seah, and Darryl Yong.[3] In 2012, Romeo Tan was the first among his fellow Star Search finalists to be given a supporting role in the critically acclaimed police procedural series C.L.I.F.. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at Star Awards 2012 for his performance, but lost the award to Kate Pang.[4][5] He was then given a role in the star-studded drama series Joys of Life and made a career breakthrough in which he played a role as an antagonist for the first time.[6] His performance was well-received from the public, and was widely regarded as one of the current rising stars. He was given another leading role in Don't Stop Believin', which he played a role of Jin Zhengnan, a charming chef who experienced a love triangle with Du Siman (Felicia Chin) and Wu Yanbin (Elvin Ng). He later also appeared in the year-end blockbuster, It Takes Two as the Fish Prince. In 2013, Romeo Tan replaced Dai Xiang Yu, who was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong, as the male lead in the drama series Sudden. He was also one of the original singers of the theme song of the drama series, together with Da Feng Chui.

In 2014, he participated in the drama serials, Yes We Can! and The Journey: Tumultuous Times.[4] In 2015, he participated in the drama serials, Good Luck, The Journey: Our Homeland, and The Dream Makers II. He was nominated for Best Actor, Star Awards for Favourite Male Character and won London Choco Roll Happiness Award in Star Awards 2016. In 2016, he participated in a toggle original series as the male lead, Soul Reaper and also he participated in the drama serials Peace & Prosperity and The Dream Job, and won Best Supporting Actor and Top 10 Most Popular Artistes in Star Awards 2017. In 2017, he participated in the films Dream Coder, When Duty Calls, and Life Less Ordinary that led to his second nomination for Best Actor and Best Theme Song in Star Awards 2018. In 2018, he participated in the drama Say Cheese. In 2019, he participated in the dramas How Are You? and All Is Well – Taiwan.

Romeo Tan has gotten 6 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2014–2015, 2017–2019 and 2021 respectively.

Filmography

Television

YearDramaRole Notes Ref
2005Heartlanders
Portrait of Home Joe [7]
2010 The Best Things in Life Dream's younger brother
2011 Let's Play Love Ash
C.L.I.F. Xu Wenxiong 许文雄
Bountiful Blessings Ah Bang 阿邦
In Time with You Romeo 罗密欧
2012 Of Love & Hidden Charms Marcus Woon
Unriddle 2 Fu Hongbo 傅宏博
Joys of Life Qian Erduo 钱二多 [6]
Don't Stop Believin' Jin Zhengnan 金正南
It Takes Two Liu Ziqiang 刘自强
2013 96°C Café Tang Weida 唐伟大
Easy Breezy: When Picky Meets Messy 微风—恶男劣女 Luo Naduo 罗纳多
Easy Breezy: A Date Gone Wrong 微微风—佳人有约 Darren
Testube: Unconditional Love 实验视—无尽的爱 Ivan
Art of Love: Painted Walls 心。艺—心灵围城 Mr Ng 黄老师
Sudden Fang Qiliang 方启亮
2014 Youthful Aspirations 细水长流 Xia Jiawei 夏家卫
Yes We Can! Liu Junwei 刘骏卫
Mystic Whispers Zhang Ji'en 张吉恩
The Journey: Tumultuous Times Zhang Yan 张晏 [4]
2015 Good Luck Liu Xuan 刘轩
Love? 限量爱情 Romeo Ho 何志毅
The Journey: Our Homeland Zhang Yan 张晏
Hong Kuan 洪宽
The Dream Makers II Zhong Yiming 钟一鸣
2016 Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安 Lan Baojie 蓝宝杰
The Dream Job 绝世好工 Tim Goh 吴康顺
Soul Reaper 勾魂使者 Chief
2017 Dream Coder 梦想程式 Zhong Zhenlong 钟镇隆
When Duty Calls 卫国先锋 Xu Longbin 许龙斌
2018 Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 Chen Yalong 陈亚龙
Say Cheese 西瓜甜不甜 Ke Yuanhang 柯远航
2019 How Are You? 好世谋 Xiao Gandang 萧敢当
Xiao Lang 萧郎
Lion Moms 3
All Is Well – Taiwan 你那边怎样,我这边OK Ye Donghuang 叶栋煌
A World of Difference 都市狂想 Eason Lim 林毅盛
2020 Happy Prince 快乐王子 Wang Zile 王子乐
All Around You 回路网
How Are You? 2 好世谋2 Xiao Gandang 萧敢当
Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 Guan Weitang 关伟棠
2021 Soul Old yet So Young 心里住着老灵魂 Shi Wenfeng 石文丰
The Peculiar Pawnbroker 人心鉴定师 Qiu Keyan 邱克彦
2022 I Want to be a Tow Kay 亲家、冤家做头家 Liu Junqiang 刘俊强
In Safe Hands 守护星 Wang Junyi 王峻毅
2023Love At First Bite 遇见你,真香!Ray Liu Chenguang 刘晨光

Film

YearMovie TitleRoleNotes
2007Oh! SquintsMichael Frank Rodriguez
2011Already Famous
2013Oh! Squints IIMichael Frank Rodriguez
2014 Common Space Ah Seng
2018Oh! Squints IIIMichael Frank Rodriguez

Behind The Scene Production

Year Drama Notes Ref
2019The Droner 航拍男Director

Discography

Year Song Title
2013骤变
2014十指紧扣
2017等爱
小人物向前冲

Compilation album

Year English title Mandarin title
2013MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13群星贺岁金蛇献祥和
2015MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15新传媒群星金羊添吉祥
2016MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16新传媒群星金猴添喜庆
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了
2021MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21福满牛年Moo Moo乐
2023MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 23新传媒2023贺岁传辑哈皮兔宝福星照

Awards and nominations

Year OrgansationCategoryNominated Work TitleResult Ref
2012 Star AwardsSystema Charming Smile AwardNominated
Best Newcomer C.L.I.F. (as Xu Wenxiong)Nominated [4]
2013 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Joys of Life (as Qian Duo'er)Nominated
Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Joys of Life (as Qian Duo'er)Nominated
Rocket AwardWon [4]
Favourite Male CharacterNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20 [4]
2014 Star AwardsStar Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)Nominated
Favourite Male CharacterSudden (as Fang Qiliang)Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Rui En)Nominated
London Choco Roll Happiness Award96°C Café (as Tang Weida)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
2015 PPCTV Awards Favorite Supporting Actor Joys of Life (as Qian Duo'er)Won
Favorite Male TV Character It Takes Two (as Liu Zhiqiang)Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Rui En) Sudden (as Fang Qiliang)Nominated
Star AwardsStar Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia)Nominated
Favourite Male CharacterThe Journey: Tumultuous Times (as Zhang Yan)Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Rebecca Lim)Yes We Can! (as Liu Junwei)Nominated
London Choco Roll Happiness AwardNominated
Toggle Outstanding Duke AwardNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
2016 Star AwardsBest ActorThe Dream Makers II (as Zhong Yiming)Nominated
London Choco Roll Happiness AwardWon
Favourite Male CharacterThe Journey: Our Homeland (as Zhang Yan/Hong Kuan)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2017 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor The Dream Job (as Tim Goh)Won
Bioskin Healthiest Hair AwardNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
2018 Star Awards Best Actor Life Less Ordinary (as Chen Yalong)Nominated
Best Theme SongNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
2019 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
2021 Star AwardsBioskin Most Charismatic Artiste AwardWon
Best Actor Happy Prince (as Wang ZiLe)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
2022 Star Awards Best Actor Soul Old Yet So Young (as Shi Wenfeng)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10 [8]
2023 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Pending

References

  1. "13 hot male celebs celebrating their birthdays in April". Her World Singapore. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. "Aloysius Pang starts business with older brother- Toggle". Toggle. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. Lee, Jocelyn (31 August 2015). "Actor Romeo Tan: I was fat and lazy in my youth". The New Paper. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. Lee, Jocelyn (8 December 2014). "Vote for Duke of the Year in our Flame Awards and win prizes". The New Paper. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. "One-second kiss at Star Awards sparks outcry". sg.entertainment.yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. "Romeo Tan takes on first villain role in Joys of Life". xin.msn.com. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  7. "'My original personality got blurred': Romeo Tan affected by drama roles after years of acting, wants to see the world". AsiaOne. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. 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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