Benjamin Tan (born 27 March 1993) is a Singaporean actor known for his minor roles in the television dramas My Guardian Angels, Mister Flower, When Duty Calls 2, Soul Doctor, The Heartland Hero, Emerald Hill High and Strike Gold.
Education Tan graduated from Murdoch University in 2018 with Bachelor of Communications.
Career Tan has been signed to Mediacorp since May 2019.
Tan appeared in Emerald Hill High and played as a slow-learner ah beng in Lion Mums 3 in 2019, and played a slow-witted young man in the long-form series The Heartland Hero in 2021.
He appeared in When Duty Calls 2 in 2022.
He starred in the television drama series Strike Gold.
In 2024, Tan won his first Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes, though he conceded to creating 10 accounts to vote for himself.
In 2024, he held his first-ever TGIF Music Session with the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre on 6 December 2024.
Personal life Tan is the only child of his family and they run a curtains and blinds business. His father is semi-retired.
On 16 April 2022, Tan revealed that his mother, an office worker, had died after being in a coma for near to 2 years. She was 53.
Controversies On 13 October 2022, Tan wrote a lengthy post on his public Instagram account where he voiced his displeasure about an unnamed colleague who also appeared in the 2023 drama series Strike Gold. Tan described the person as "kinda disrespectful to [the] crew and the production as a whole." Tan further claimed that the individual was "almost always late for shoots, and never apologetic for their tardiness." Tan also hinted at the individual's identity, saying that the individual has taken on a smaller role compared with their past projects.
In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao on 10 January 2023, Tan admitted that the strongly-worded Instagram post had caused trouble for the Strike Gold crew as well as "affected innocent people". However, Tan insisted that it was "right to point out the problems" and further hinted that the person he was targeting at was not present at Strike Gold'''s media press conference. AsiaOne'' went on to report that artistes who attended the conference were Desmond Tan, He YingYing, Yao Wenlong, Yvonne Lim (who attended virtually), Jin Yinji, Kiki Lim, Hong Huifang and Jeffrey Xu.
Furthermore, after bagging his Top 10 Most Popular Artist, he openly admitted that he created 10 accounts to vote for himself, amassing over 100 votes per day. https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/i-got-10-accounts-only-first-time-top-10-winner-benjamin-tan-how-its-perfectly-okay-spam-votes-himself-420606
Filmography Television series YearTitleRoleNotes 2019Emerald Hill High Ron Koh Lion Moms 3 Spencer Sng Tribes 2020 Mister Flower Sherman Lee My Guardian Angels Tang Guiqiang 2021 Key Witness Ash Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting Gary The Heartland Hero Jeremy The Takedown Ryan Why? Victor Victor Leave No Soul Behind Wu Baiqiang Cameo 2022Soul Doctor When Duty Calls 2 Goh Zhuixiang 2023 Strike Gold Joshua Oppa, Saranghae! Young Liang Zixuan Shero Joel Seah CameoStranger in the Dark Lin Zhichuan 2024 Furever Yours 宠他，还是爱我？ Young Xie Zi Guang Unforgivable 不可饶恕的罪恶 Soul The Blockbusters 巨舞霸 Lance 2025Devil Behind The Gate 庭外的一角 Andy Du Oh My Goodness 霸总爱上我的妈 Zhang Jun Hao 张俊浩 Perfectly Imperfect 活出好命来 Dai Gong Gong 戴公公
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2021 Star Awards Best Newcomer My Guardian Angels 2023 Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars 2024 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2025Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
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