Dai Xiangyu (born Dai Yangtian on 27 December 1984) is a Chinese actor and model formerly based in Singapore. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2013.
Career Dai was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province in 1984. He did some modeling in Japan and Shanghai. While in Shanghai he was talent-spotted by MediaCorp and moved to Singapore to sign the contract. His big break came in 2008 when he played Yamamoto Yousuke, a Japanese photographer, in the blockbuster series The Little Nyonya and earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Star Awards. This role was supposed to go to Elvin Ng who was injured just before filming.
Dai acted the first time with Elvin Ng in Together and second time in No Limits. Dai acted his first antagonist role in Breakout. This is the third time Dai acted with Elvin Ng. Then, 8 Days touted them as the male version of Zoe Tay and Fann Wong. They appeared together in several cover page of 8 Days and I magazine.
In 2011, Dai moved back to Shanghai, China and film a co-production drama Precious. He played Ling Zhi Chu in Precious. Qi Yuwu replaced him, who was originally selected to play the role of Mo Li Guang, as the male lead in the drama series A Song to Remember.
In 2012, Dai acted in Poetic Justice.
In 2014, Dai signed on with Chinese artiste management agency Mango Entertainment. Dai was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong, the male lead in the drama series Sudden, but with his departure from Mediacorp, Romeo Tan replaced him.
In 2019, Dai reprised his role in the China's remake of The Little Nyonya with Xiang Yun and Jeffrey Xu in The New Little Nyonya (新。小娘惹),
Personal life In 2009, Dai applied for Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) status but failed as his academic certificates and birth certificate were not translated to English. He successfully became a Singapore PR in 2014 but lost the status in 2021 after he failed to renew his Re-Entry Permit in time.
On 29 July 2013, Dai's manager revealed that Dai was officially changing his name to Dai Xiangyu.
Dai married actress Chen Zihan in Beijing on 19 May 2016.
Filmography
Television series Year Title Role Notes Ref 2008 Taste of Love Fang Youfang The Little Nyonya Yamamoto Yousuke 2009 Table of Glory He Jiajun Together Lin Xiaobei 2010 Carlsberg Telemovie Showcase (皇帽瑞狮喜迎虎电视电影系列) Tiancai No Limits Wang Yule Breakout Yang Zhenfeng 2011 Precious (千金) Ling Zhichu Remake of The Little Nyonya 2012 The Quarters Bai Jinhai Poetic Justice Fang Zhengye 2014Pearl Earrings2015Singles VillaThe Girl Wearing Tassel Earrings2016 Demon Girl (半妖倾城) Duan Shaoqin 2016-2017 Demon Girl 2 (半妖倾城2) 2020 Eternal Love of Dream Nie Chuyin2020 The New Little Nyonya (新。小娘惹) Yamamoto Yousuke China Version of The Little Nyonya, in which he reprises his role either2022 Rising Lady (她们的名字) Zhang Weichen
Film Year Title Role NotesRef 2007 Making Love (美克拉) 2011 The Ultimate Winner Sky X3 Trouble 1st friend 2014 Midnight Hair 2016 Lost in the Pacific Pilot
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work ResultRef 2009 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor The Little Nyonya Best Newcomer 2010 Star Awards Best Actor Together Male Media Darling Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2013 Star Awards Best Actor Poetic Justice Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
References
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