Chase Tan Chin Hong (born 1 April 1990) is a Singaporean actor and basketball player who plays for the SBPHK Hornets in the Singapore National Basketball League and the Singapore national basketball team.
Early life and education Chase Tan was born on 1 April 1990. He studied in Princess Elizabeth Primary School and Jurongville Secondary School. He started playing basketball while studying in secondary school, and was selected for his school team. Tan graduated from SIM University.
Career
Basketball career When Tan was 19, he was spotted by Singapore's national coach Neo Beng Siang and was invited to be part of the Singapore Slingers. Tan played for the Singapore Slingers in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) from 2010 to 2015. As of 2019, he plays for the SBPHK Hornets in the National Basketball League.
Tan represented Singapore in major competitions such as the Southeast Asian Games. He took part in 2013, 2015 and 2019. He won bronze in the 2013 and 2015 edition.
Acting career Tan was talent-spotted in 2013 when he emerged as one of the top 12 finalist for Hey Gorgeous (season 2). In 2014, Tan made his film debut in Meeting the Giant, directed by Tay Ping Hui. Tan made his Mediacorp acting debut in a drama series produced by Channel 8, Blessings.
Controversy Chase Tan was cast as one of the characters in My Guardian Angels, a 2020 Singaporean Chinese-language drama about three mothers struggling to raise their children alone. The fictional drama depicts Tan as Bai Shande, a paedophile basketball coach with sexually transmitted diseases who molested teenage boys. Bai was sentenced to jail and caning after his being arrested for his crimes.
The appearance of the character sparked controversy for its alleged discrimination against the LGBTQ community in Singapore, to which Mediacorp and also Tan himself made official apologies for the feature and assured the LGBTQ public that they had no intent to discriminate the LGBTQ in Singapore.
Filmography Television series YearTitleRoleRef 2014 Blessings Hai 2015 You Can Be an Angel Too Ace 2016 You Can Be an Angel 2 Ace 2017 Have A Little Faith The Lead Assistant producer Chase 2018 A Million Dollar Dream Shawn 2019Old Is Gold (老友万岁)Peter GohHello Miss Driver (下一站，遇见)Di Sheng Heart To Heart (心点心)Joe2020My Guardian Angels (单翼天使)Mr Peh ShandeSuper Dad (男神不败)Tan Zhenting A Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)Adam 2021 The Heartland Hero Xiaoshuai2022 You Can Be an Angel 4 Albert
Film YearTitleRoleRef2014 Meeting the Giant Rongqiang
Awards and accolades Legend : Gold Silver Bronze QR: Qualifying Round EventResultsDateCompetitionMen's Tournament 15 June 20152015 Southeast Asian GamesSEABA Cup22 May 20142014 SEABA CupMen's Tournament 8 December 20132013 Southeast Asian GamesTop 20 Finalist 12th15 July 2013Hey Gorgeous Season 2
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