Ian Fang Weijie (born 13 December 1989; ) is a Chinese convicted child sex offender and former actor and acting teacher.
Fang was named as one of Mediacorp's 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. In 2013, he portrayed a student who lost his grandmother and had to struggle for a living in the drama Don't Stop Believin'. Through that debut role, he was awarded the Best Newcomer Award at the annual Star Awards Ceremony. Fang also starred in the drama On the Fringe 2011 and the cast members of the drama later also appeared in the film Imperfect. Fang left Mediacorp in 2023.
In 2025, Fang was convicted after pleading guilty to sexually penetrating a minor. He was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment and later had his PR revoked.
Early life Fang was born in Shanghai, China. His parents divorced when he was four. He had been brought up by his grandmother before his mother moved him to Singapore in 2002.
Career Fang made his acting debut in police drama C.L.I.F. in 2011, playing a rich kid who lands himself in trouble after single-handedly masterminding a series of bombings. He was also a production assistant for the medical drama The Oath produced by Wawa Pictures for Mediacorp.
In 2012, Fang made his debut in the film Imperfect. The same year, he also starred in Show Hand alongside Christopher Lee and Don't Stop Believin'.
In 2013, Fang was awarded the Best Newcomer award at Star Awards 2013. He also hosted his first travelogue My Working Holiday where he visited different countries to work in exchange for food and lodging, which earned him a nomination for the Best Info-Ed Host at Star Awards 20.
In 2014, Fang starred as a lead role in Channel U, Served H.O.T.. In the same year, he was given a role in basketball-themed movie Meeting the Giant, directed by Tay Ping Hui.
In 2016, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards 2016 as Chen Hao Wei in Tiger Mum which won Best Drama in 2016. He also made his debut as a rap artist and released his first single, "1st Attempt", featuring vocals from Sylvester Sim.
In 2017, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards as Lin Zi Jie in The Dream Job. He also release his second single "Still me" featuring Desmond Ng.
In 2018, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards as Shuai Ge in Till We Meet Again.
Fang had won two Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2015 and 2017 respectively.
On 27 April 2023, Fang announced he would not renew his contract with Mediacorp when it ended on 30 April. After leaving Mediacorp, Fang worked as an acting teacher at a child modelling school.
Personal life Since moving to Singapore, he went by a simplified Chinese form of Fang Weijie () and had debuted with this name. In 2022, he revealed that his birth name is Fang Weijie () and would be using his birth name henceforth.
In 2015, Fang became a permanent resident of Singapore.
In 2019, a series of explicit text messages between actress Carrie Wong and Fang was leaked, suggesting a sexual affair between the two. The leaked texts also contained criticism towards fellow actor Lawrence Wong.
Sexual Offenses In May 2024, Fang, then 34, met a 15-year-old girl at an entertainment event and exchanged contact details with her. Throughout the following month, he had sex with her on nine occasions at various places. On August 3, the girl's mother made a police report after learning about the illicit sexual relationship between her and Fang.
Legal Proceedings On August 4, Fang was arrested and released on bail the following day. Despite the police's instructions, Fang reached out to the victim multiple times, even after she ceased contact with him. During at least one of those occasions, he urged her to convince her mother not to press charges against him and threatened to commit suicide if jailed.
On January 24, 2025, Fang was charged for sexually penetrating a 15-year-old minor on numerous occasions in 2024. He was also charged with obstruction of justice and harassment involving the same minor. He was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment and began serving his sentence on 16 June 2025. The victim's family expressed dissatisfaction that Fang's sentence did not include caning and their intentions to sue him; social media users commenting on his case also questioned why he was not caned. Lawyers, however, explained that Fang's case was not covered by any law that would have sanctioned caning.
On 5 February 2026, following his sentencing, Fang's permanent residency in Singapore was revoked; he will be deported and barred from re-entering Singapore following the conclusion of his sentence. Two days later, Richard Siaw, Fang's victim's family's legal representative, announced that they had decided to withdraw the civil lawsuit against him.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2012 Imperfect Zach 2013 Love...and Other Bad Habits Darrell 2014 Meeting the Giant He Xiaodi 2017 Goodbye Mr. Loser Lin Yibai
Television series YearTitleRoleNotes 2011C.L.I.F.Luo Chaolong CameoOn The FringeJason Liu 2012Rescue 995Yuan Zhiwei CameoShow Hand (注定)Zhang Bisheng Don't Stop Believin' Bai Zhixiang 201396°C CaféLiu Chuanzhi The Dream MakersJoey Zhou YaozuSuddenZhong Wentai 2014Served H.O.T. (烧。卖)Owen TanWorld at Your FeetHong Dehai 2015Life Is BeautifulZai Zai Tiger MumChen Haowei The Journey: Our HomelandWan Zicong Life - Fear NotBai Zhixiang CameoThe Dream Makers IIJoey Zhou Yaozu 2016The Truth SeekersChen Guohui CameoThe Dream JobLin Zijie Soul Reaper (勾魂使者)Lin GuanghuiHero Zhang Weikang 2017Eat Already? 2Ah Huat Life Less OrdinarySol Li Ziyang 2018Till We Meet Again – Prequel (千年来说对不起-前传)Zhu Bajie Till We Meet Again (千年来说对不起)Shuai Ge 2019Voyage Of Love (爱。起航)Yang JiahuiHello Miss Driver (下一站，遇见)Lin Yuxing All Is Well – Singapore (你那边怎样，我这边OK)Li Hao True Lies (大话精)Liu Dehua 2020Happy Prince (快乐王子)Li DaWei A Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)MaxMister Flower (花花公子)Andy2021Crouching Tiger Hidden GhostXie Weixiang Key Witness (关键证人)Zheng Bi'de The Heartland Hero Satay KingMr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting Sebastian2022The Unbreakable Bond (寄生)Zhuang Daoshen 2023Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II Sebastian2024Kill Sera Sera
Variety show hosting YearTitleNotes 2013 My Working Holiday (打工看世界) Nominated – Best Info-ed Programme Host, Star Awards 20 2014 My Star Guide 9 (我的导游是明星9) Ningbo / Huangshan episodes The Dukes' Theme Park Challenge (公子爱挑战) 2015 My Star Guide 10 (我的导游是明星10) Hunan episodes
Discography
Singles YearTitleAlbumLabel 2016 1st Attempt (featuring Sylvester Sim) Non-album single Independent 2017 Still Me (featuring Desmond Ng) Non-album single Independent 2018 Mr. Piggy Non-album single Independent
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result 2012 Star Awards Favourite Male Character On The Fringe 2013 Star Awards Best Newcomer Don't Stop Believin' Rocket Award Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2014 Star Awards London Choco Roll Happiness Award Sudden Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Best Info-Ed Programme Host My Working Holiday Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) 2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Kimberly Chia) World at Your Feet Toggle Outstanding Duke Award 2016 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Tiger Mum Toggle Most Beloved Celebrity BFF Award (with Jeffrey Xu) Fame Award 2016 Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Journey: Our Homeland 2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes London Choco Roll Happiness Award The Dream Job Bioskin Healthiest Hair Award Best Supporting Actor 2018 Star Awards Best Theme Song Life Less Ordinary 2019 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Till We Meet Again 2021 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor All is Well-Singapore Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2024 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
References
External links
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