Andie Chen (born Andy Tan Bang Jun on 16 June 1985) is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger, who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2017.
Career Chen's first appearance on television was in the Channel 5 series Growing Up Season 2 Ep 12: Brother Of Mine in which he made a cameo flashback appearance as a child version of Tay Wee Seng, older brother of Lim Kay Tong's character Charlie Tay Wee Kiat's older brother and was credited as Andy Tan in year 1997. He shot to prominence after winning Star Search 2007 and earned a contract with Mediacorp. He was given his first television roles the following year, most notably in the blockbuster period drama The Little Nyonya. Since then he has starred in many high-profile television dramas such as Unriddle, C.L.I.F., Code of Honour, Joys of Life, The Journey (trilogy series) and The Lead.
In August 2015, Chen played the lead role in the Mandarin musical, December Rains, by Toy Factory Productions. It was his first theatrical performance.
Chen was nominated for 3 categories at Star Awards 2017, which are Best Actor for If Only I Could, Best Supporting Actor for Hero and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. On 1 November 2017, Chen announced that he will not be renewing his contract with Mediacorp.
Chen left Mediacorp on 31 October 2017 with his wife, Kate Pang. His last drama series with Mediacorp was The Lead. He was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards 2018.
In mid 2020, Chen signed a contract with Taiwan’s EeLin Entertainment and moved to Taiwan.
In 2025, Chen made his directorial debut with a short film What Day Is It? as part of the anthology film, A Singapore Dementia Story, a collection of five short films about dementia.
Business venture While in Taiwan, Chen started playing Axie Infinity and subsequently started a company, Freedom Nation, to latch on to the game.
Chen is also the chief marketing officer of Creative Eateries, a Singaporean food and beverage company.
Personal life Chen graduated from Tanglin Secondary School and went on to Ngee Ann Polytechnic to obtain a diploma in Film, Sound and Video. He married actress Kate Pang in 2013 after a secret courtship and they have a son Aden and a daughter Avery. Chen and Pang have a parenting channel named Kandie Family which was launched in 2016.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2008The Defining Moment Lin Kexi The Little NyonyaAlexandre Huang Tianbao 2009Mr & Mrs Kok (妙探夫妻档)Fighting SpidersTony Lee2010Fighting Spiders IITony LeeThe PupilAndyEpisode: "Blog Out"Friends ForeverJeff Precious Babes Fu Weide Unriddle Yan Dewei Cai Zhiyong 2011Code of Honour Ou Jianfeng C.L.I.F.Zhao Guohuang Prosperity Ma Yongjie 2012 Joys of Life Sun Zibin 2013 Disclosed Zhang Letian Break Free (曙光) Xu Haolong C.L.I.F. 2 Zhao Guohuang 2014 The Journey: Tumultuous Times Hong Dangyong Independent Heroes (廉政英雄) Jian Shaoxiong 2015 Accidental Agents (绝队保险) Johnny The Journey: Our Homeland Hong Dangyong 2016 Trapped Minds (心魔) Haolin K.O. Latte Wang If Only I Could He Daxian Hero Ou Jinguang 2017 The Lead Hong Deping Lion Mums (Season 2)Chong Meng2018 Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) Xiao Shaocong My Agent Is A Hero (流浪经纪) Max 2019Lion Mums (Season 3)Chong Meng The Driver (伺机) Reagen My Agent Is A Hero 2 (流浪经纪2) Max Walk With Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里) Wu Weikang The Good Fight (致胜出击) Xie Zhengbin 2020Titoudao - Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang StarGwee Seng2022Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧，丽娇！) Yang Liwen Third RailJohn Ho2023Silent Walls Zheng Haojie Whatever Will Be, Will Be Lin Guangjian Dialect series 2024 Born to Shine Yi Ge2025Fixing FateInspector Ang
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Already Famous DW's father 2019 When Ghost Meets Zombie Xiao Liang 2026 Will You Still Be My Friend As director Year Title Role Notes 2025 What Day Is It? (A Singapore Dementia Story)
Theatre Year Title RoleRef 2015 December Rains Zhou Yingxiong
Awards and nominations Organisation Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.Asian Academy Creative Awards2023Best Actor in a Leading Role (Singapore)Third Rail Star Awards 2009 Best Newcomer 2011 Best Supporting Actor Precious Babes 2012 Best Actor Code of Honour 2016 Best Supporting Actor The Journey: Our Homeland 2017 Best Actor If Only I Could Best Supporting Actor Hero Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2018 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2019 Best Supporting Actor My Agent Is A Hero Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2023 Best Supporting Actor Sisters Stand Tall 2024 Best Actor Silent Walls Best Supporting Actor Whatever Will Be, Will Be Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2025 Best Actor Born to Shine Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2026Best Supporting ActorFixing Fate Most Hated Villian
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