Romeo Tan (born Tan Romeo on 9 April 1985) is a Singaporean actor, who has been named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the talent search series Star Search in 2010.
Early life Tan studied at Ngee Ann Secondary School and multimedia technology at ITE MacPherson. He then went on to graduate with a diploma in digital media design from Nanyang Polytechnic.
Career Romeo Tan made his television debut on the fourth season of Heartlanders in 2005.
In 2010, after completing his filming for The Best Things in Life, Tan participated in the tenth season of Star Search. He auditioned for the competition and was accepted for the competition. Tan finished in fourth place, losing the title to Jeffrey Xu. He was offered a two-year contract by MediaCorp together with Xu, Adeline Lim, Sora Ma, James Seah, and Darryl Yong. In 2012, Romeo Tan was the first among his fellow Star Search finalists to be given a supporting role in the critically acclaimed police procedural series C.L.I.F.. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at Star Awards 2012 for his performance, but lost the award to Kate Pang. He was then given a role in the star-studded drama series Joys of Life and made a career breakthrough in which he played a role as an antagonist for the first time. His performance was well-received from the public, and was widely regarded as one of the current rising stars. He was given another leading role in Don't Stop Believin', which he played a role of Jin Zhengnan, a charming chef who experienced a love triangle with Du Siman (Felicia Chin) and Wu Yanbin (Elvin Ng). He later also appeared in the year-end blockbuster, It Takes Two as the Fish Prince. In 2013, Romeo Tan replaced Dai Xiang Yu, who was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong, as the male lead in the drama series Sudden. He was also one of the original singers of the theme song of the drama series, together with Da Feng Chui.
In 2014, he participated in the drama serials, Yes We Can! and The Journey: Tumultuous Times. In 2015, he participated in the drama serials, Good Luck, The Journey: Our Homeland, and The Dream Makers II. He was nominated for Best Actor, Star Awards for Favourite Male Character and won London Choco Roll Happiness Award in Star Awards 2016. In 2016, he participated in a toggle original series as the male lead, Soul Reaper and also he participated in the drama serials Peace & Prosperity and The Dream Job, and won Best Supporting Actor and Top 10 Most Popular Artistes in Star Awards 2017. In 2017, he participated in the films Dream Coder, When Duty Calls, and Life Less Ordinary that led to his second nomination for Best Actor and Best Theme Song in Star Awards 2018. In 2018, he participated in the drama Say Cheese. In 2019, he participated in the dramas How Are You? and All Is Well – Taiwan.
Tan had won 10 Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes − from 2014–2015, 2017–2019 and 2021-2025 respectively. In 2026, Tan received his All-Time Favourite Artiste award for receiving 10 Most Popular Artiste awards.
Personal life In May 2020, Tan revealed on his social media account that he had purchased an apartment unit at Marina One Residences, a condominium development which is located at the Central Business District (CBD) in Singapore. The media estimated the unit to cost at least S$1.67 million. Prior to that, Tan had lived in a four-room HDB flat in Simei with seven of his family members; including his parents, his two brothers, his sister-in-law, his nephew and niece. He also had to share a room with his younger brother since young.
Filmography
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2005 HeartlandersPortrait of HomeJoe2006C.I.D2007Happily Ever AfterCameo2010The Best Things in LifeDream's younger brother2011Let's Play LoveAshC.L.I.F.Xu Wenxiong Bountiful BlessingsAh Bang In Time with YouRomeo 2012Of Love & Hidden CharmsMarcus WoonUnriddle 2Fu Hongbo Joys of LifeQian Erduo Don't Stop Believin'Jin Zhengnan It Takes TwoLiu Ziqiang 201396°C CaféTang Weida Easy Breezy: When Picky Meets Messy (微风—恶男劣女)Luo Naduo Easy Breezy: A Date Gone Wrong (微微风—佳人有约)DarrenTestube: Unconditional Love (实验视—无尽的爱)IvanArt of Love: Painted Walls (心。艺—心灵围城)Mr Ng SuddenFang Qiliang 2014Youthful Aspirations (细水长流)Xia Jiawei Yes We Can!Liu Junwei Mystic Whispers (听)Zhang Ji'en The Journey: Tumultuous TimesZhang Yan 2015Good LuckLiu XuanLove? (限量爱情)Romeo Ho The Journey: Our HomelandZhang Yan / Hong Kuan The Dream Makers IIZhong Yiming 2016Peace & Prosperity Lan Baojie The Dream Job Tim Goh Soul Reaper (勾魂使者)Chief2017Dream Coder Zhong Zhenlong When Duty Calls Xu Longbin 2018Life Less Ordinary Chen Yalong Say Cheese Ke Yuanhang 2019How Are You? Xiao Gandang Xiao Lang Lion Moms 3 The Droner (航拍男) Telemovie (as director)All Is Well – Taiwan (你那边怎样，我这边OK)Ye Donghuang A World of Difference (都市狂想)Eason Lim 2020Happy Prince (快乐王子)Wang Zile All Around You (回路网)How Are You? 2 (好世谋2)Xiao Gandang Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)Guan Weitang 2021Soul Old yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂)Shi Wenfeng The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师) Qiu Keyan 2022I Want to be a Tow Kay (亲家、冤家做头家)Liu Junqiang Twisted Strings (良辰吉时) LunIn Safe Hands (守护星)Wang Junyi Love At First Bite (遇见你，真香！) Ray Liu Chenguang 2023Shero Yue Ruixiang Till the End Sun Haoming 2025 Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Zhang Jin Quan
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Already Famous 2014Common SpaceAh Seng
Variety show Year Title Notes 2014Green Footprints (绿悠游)Host2018My Star Guide 13 Host2020Travel Diaries (旅行的意忆)Host (Ep 5: "Romeo Tan: Taiwan, Eastern Europe")
Discography Singles YearSong title 2013 "骤变" 2014 "十指紧扣" 2017 "等爱" "小人物向前冲"
Compilation albums Year English title Mandarin title 2013 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 群星贺岁金蛇献祥和 2015 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 2016 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 2017 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 2018 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 2019 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 2020 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 2021 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 福满牛年Moo Moo乐 2023 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 23 新传媒2023贺岁传辑哈皮兔宝福星照
Awards and nominations Organisation Year Category Nominated work Result Asian Television Awards2013Best Actor in a Supporting RoleJoys of Life PPCTV Awards2015Favorite Supporting ActorJoys of Life Favorite Male TV CharacterIt Takes Two Favourite Onscreen CoupleSudden Star Awards 2012 Systema Charming Smile Award Best NewcomerC.L.I.F. 2013Best Supporting ActorJoys of Life Rocket Award Favourite Male Character Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2014 Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Favourite Male Character Sudden Favourite Onscreen Couple London Choco Roll Happiness Award 96°C Café Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2015 Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) Favourite Male Character The Journey: Tumultuous Times Favourite Onscreen Couple Yes We Can! London Choco Roll Happiness Award Toggle Outstanding Duke Award Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2016 Best Actor The Dream Makers II London Choco Roll Happiness Award Favourite Male Character The Journey: Our Homeland Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2017Best Supporting ActorThe Dream Job Bioskin Healthiest Hair Award Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2018Best ActorLife Less Ordinary Best Theme Song Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2019Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2021 Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award Best ActorHappy Prince Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2022Best ActorSoul Old Yet So Young Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2023 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Chan Brothers My Star Guide Award 2024 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2025Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2026Best ActorEmerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story All-Time Favourite Artiste Favourite CPEmerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Most Hated Villian
References
External links
Romeo Tan's profile @ Mediacorp Romeo Tan official fanclub The Juliet Club