Teddy Tang (born 29 October 1986) is a Singaporean actor, television host and model.
Early life Teddy Tang won a local TV talent hunt, Hey Gorgeous, in 2009. Within the same year, the then part-time model flew to Hong Kong to pursue a modelling career after graduating with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Nanyang Technological University. He is also an alumnus of Gan Eng Seng School and Yishun Junior College.
Career He was awarded Best Newcomer in Asia Model Awards 2014. Six months later, he moved to Taiwan because he felt it had a more vibrant entertainment scene, with a larger market for budding actors.
His exotic good looks, inherited from a Taiwanese mother and a Singaporean Chinese father of Dutch and Japanese descent, landed him a spot with Taiwan model agency Catwalk in 2015.
He made his rounds at the Taiwanese variety show circuit, displaying his wit on talk shows Genius Go Go Go (天才冲冲冲) and GTV Delicious (美味搜查线) and showing his athletic ability on gameshow Variety Get Together (综艺大集合).
Teddy's modelling portfolio includes gigs such as Fendi, Issey Miyake, Dior, Timberland Fashion Show & Adidas shows in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. He has also appeared in the commercials and print ads of brands such as Samsung, Hyundai, Gucci and American Express in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. He also featured in editorial shoots for Esquire and GQ Taiwan.
Teddy later returned to Singapore in May 2016 to take on local productions such as Channel 5 series Tanglin and Channel 8 drama Hero. He did hosting too.
Tang moved to Taiwan again in 2019, citing that opportunities there are more varied.
Filmography Television series YearTitleRoleNotes 2016 Hero Jack Cameo You Can Be an Angel 2 Ken CameoTanglin Alex Song Cameo 2017 My Friends From Afar Dave Chu Cameo Have A Little Faith James Cameo Dream Coder Yuan Jingcheng 2018 Jalan Jalan (带你去走走) Paul Yang Cameo Gifted Zhao Qikang Malaysian production 2019 My One In A Million (我的万里挑里一) Herman Old Is Gold (老友万岁) Cameo Hello Miss Driver (下一站，遇见) Max 2020 Mother To Be (未來媽媽) Mr Zheng Episode 10 2021 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost Jeffrey Tan 2022 Healing Heroes (医生不是神) Soul Detective 2023 Fix My Life Shero Family Ties Venus On Mars (火星上的維納斯) All That Glitters Patrick 2024 Moments (时光倾城)
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2019 Handsome Stewardess (帥T空姐) Telemovie
Variety show YearTitleRoleNotes What's In The Fridge? (冰箱的秘密) MediaCorp Channel 8 Cooking Show November 2016 Closet Secrets (衣橱密语) MediaCorp Channel 8 Let's Go Dating (我们去相亲) MediaCorp Channel 8 Info-Ed Travelogue Lady First Singapore Season 5 (女人我最大) Starhub Hub E City Taiwanese variety television show On beauty, fashion and lifestyle Spicy Hot (火辣辣) Mediacorp Channel 8 Travelogue Info-Ed
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work 2014 Asia Model Awards 2014 Best Newcomer
References
External links
Teddy Tang's Profile @ Phoenix Talent