Rayson Tan

Rayson Tan (simplified Chinese: 陈泰铭; traditional Chinese: 陳泰銘; born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor under Mediacorp.

Rayson Tan
Born (1965-01-12) 12 January 1965
NationalitySingaporean
OccupationActor
Years active1990 – present
Spouse(s)
(m. 1998)
ChildrenXavier Tan (son)
AwardsStar Search 1990 : 2nd Runnerup
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳泰銘
Simplified Chinese陈泰铭
Musical career
OriginSingapore

Career

Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines.[1] In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore talent competition. He has worked on many different roles and hosted many TV programmes, including the role of Singaporean war hero Lim Bo Seng in the 1997 WWII drama series The Price of Peace and the host for PSC Night in 2006.

Tan has also been nominated multiple times in the annual Star Awards, especially for the "Best Supporting Actor" award category. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary.[2]

Tan has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1997 respectively.

Personal life

Tan married fellow MediaCorp actress Chen Liping in 1998. They have a son named Xavier, who was born in 2002.[3] Tan and his wife are Christian.[4]

Controversy

In 2003, Tan was sued by actress Andrea De Cruz in the Slim 10 pills saga. De Cruz began her court battle against the importers and distributors of diet pills that she says nearly caused her to die of liver failure. Lawyers for Singapore television star Andrea De Cruz began arguments in the High Court seeking unspecified damages in a civil suit against Health Biz, the importer and distributor of Slim 10 diet pills.

The case is expected to last three weeks. De Cruz is seeking damages for injuries she alleges were caused by the drug and to cover the cost of her liver transplant surgery and treatment, court documents said. She is also suing the pills' distributor, TV Media, and actor. Tan who sold the pills to her. Tan was later cleared while the distributors were forced to compensate her. Tan was acquitted of the charges in the lawsuit.[5]

Filmography

Chinese/Dialect Series

YearDramaRoleNetworkNotes
1991Behind Bars
铁狱雷霆
Zhen Fei’s colleague
振飞同事
Mediacorp Channel 8
  • Cameo
Golden Shenton Way
金色珊顿道
Fang Shun Hua
方舜华
The Woman I Marry
家有恶妻
Raymond (Wang Zhi Long)
王志龙
Home Sweet Home
宜家宜乐
1992Ladies In Action
霹雳红唇
Shuai Jia Ming
帅家明
My Buddies
浪漫战场
Tan Qiang
谭强
Mystery II
迷离夜II 之《不死咒》
Wang Li Yang
汪立洋
Mystery II
迷离夜II 之《魔鬼魔鬼我爱你》
Jiang Hua
姜华
1993Angel of Vengeance
暴雨狂花
Prosecutor
检查官
  • Cameo
Reaching For The Stars
银海惊涛
Qiu Wen Long
邱文龙
The Invincible Warriors
皇朝铁将金粉情
Duo Ling Ying Ming
夺令英明
Ou Yang Ming
欧阳明
Web of Deceit
鹤啸九天
Mu Rong Tian Feng
慕容天峰
1994The Valiant On
昆仑奴
Shi Chao Yi
史朝义
Truly Yours
聪明糊涂心
HuShao Feng
胡少丰
1995Heavenly Ghostcatcher
天师钟馗 之《杨贵妃》
Tang Xuan Zong
唐玄宗
Heavenly Ghostcatcher
天师钟馗 之《江山美人》
Emperor Zheng De
正德皇帝
King Of Hades
阎罗传奇
King Of Hades
阎罗
Tales Of The Third Kind
第三类剧场
He Zi Cong
何子聪
1996Ah Xue
阿雪
Li Wei Guang
李伟光
A Different Life
妈姐情缘
Zhou Qi An
周启安
River Of Love
风雨柴船头
Jiang Zhong Han
姜仲涵
1997Courting Trouble
婚姻法庭
Ye Jie
叶捷
Crimes And Tribulations
狮城奇案录 之《第一个上绞台的女人》
Yuan Tian Hong
圆田弘
The Price Of Peace
和平的代价
Lim Bo Seng
林谋盛
Roses, Complete With Thorns
单身女郎
1998Men At The Crossroad
四个好涩的男人
Zhong Yong Yi
钟永益
Dreams
七个梦 之《不道德的梦》
Fang Li Xing
方立行
My Teacher, Aiyoyo!
哎哟哟奇妙假期
Huang Chao Ren
黄超仁
Act 235
刑事235
Ni Jun
倪峻
Riding The Storm
陌生人
Wa Na Han
瓦纳汉
1999From The Medical Files 2
医生档案II 之《边缘回望》
Deng Da Si
邓达思
Lost Souls
另类佳人
Li Chao Ran
李超然
A-Gui
阿贵
Hero of the Times
新方世玉
Zhu Ling Ce
朱令策
2000The Tax File
流金岁月
Gao Tian Ling
高天凌
The Legendary Swordsman
笑敖江湖
Liu Zheng Feng
刘正风
2001Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2
陸小鳳之鳳舞九天
Hua Man Lou
花满楼
Three Women And A Half
三个半女人
Ken Lim
Don't Worry, Be Happy VI
敢敢做个开心人VI
Zou Run Fa
邹润发
  • Guest appearance
The Hotel
大酒店
Chen Yi Ming
陈一鸣
  • Guest appearance
2002Katong Miss Oh
加东Miss Oh
Pity Bug
可怜虫
No Problem
考试家族
Bao Jin Lu
包金禄
2003Love Is Beautiful
美丽家庭
Huang Le Guan
黄乐观
Romance De Amour
1加1等于3
Wu Qi Peng
吴启朋
2004Double Happiness
喜临门
Huang Yao Zu
黄耀祖
Double Happiness II
喜临门II
Huang Yao Zu
黄耀祖
Timeless Gift
遗情未了
Zhong Zi Liang
钟子亮
2005Beyond The Axis of Truth II
法医X挡案 II 之《致命吸引力》
Simon (Li Zi Jian)
李子健
2006The Undisclosed
迷云二十天
CK Chong
A Million Treasures
百万宝
Hong Dehua
宏徳华
2007Happily Ever After
凡间新仙人
Dong Hua Gong
栋华公
  • Cameo
The Homecoming
十三鞭
Chen Hanyuan
陈汉远
2008Just in Singapore
一房,半厅,一水缸
Jian Hui
建辉
Love Blossoms
心花朵朵开
Kang Qingxiong
康庆雄
2009Housewives' Holiday
主妇的假期
Bryan He
何龙威
2010Unriddle
最火搭档
Andrew Kwan
The Family Court
走进走出
Shen Yi'an
沈怡安
2011C.L.I.F.
警徽天职
Yu Zhongnan
余忠南
On the Fringe 2011
边缘父子
Yao Guohua
耀国华
A Song to Remember
星洲之夜
Black Snake
黑蛇
2012Double Bonus
双星报喜
Liu Daqi
刘鎉戚
Joys of Life
花样人间
Yamaguchi
It Takes Two
对对碰
Zhang Yang
张扬
Beyond
X元素
Chen Dayu
陈大雨
  • Cameo
2013I'm In Charge
小子当家
Director Yang
杨大导
The Recruit Diaries
阿兵新传
Old Ah Ber
  • Cameo
2014Entangled
日落洞
Luo Dongfa
罗栋法
In The Name of Love
最爱是你
Lu Zhiguang
录志光
Mystic Whispers
Luo Yongzhong
罗勇衷
2015Good Luck
百岁大吉
Fang Youda
方友达
Second Chance
流氓律师
Peter Qiu
秋医生
Tiger Mum
虎妈来了
Ivan Eng
Super Senior
长辈甜心
Chen Guotai
陈国泰
The Dream Makers II
志在四方II
Richard Ma
2016Life - Fear Not
人生无所畏
Zhuang Daoqiang
庄道强
2017Home Truly
回家
Peng Dayu
彭大宇
Dream Coder
梦想程式
Li Junheng
李俊亨
Legal Eagles
法网天后
Gu Tianlin
古天麟
  • Malaysian production
Eat Already? 3
吃饱没 3
Toujia Wang
头家王
Life Less Ordinary
小人物向前冲
Wu Dazhi
吴大志
2018Reach For The Skies
不平凡的平凡
Tang Weiye
唐伟业
A Million Dollar Dream
给我一百万
Zhou Yuzhe
周与浙
VIC
维多利亚的模力
Ai Momo
艾末末
  • Cameo
  • Toggle Original Series
Say Cheese
西瓜甜不甜
Zhong Kelin
种克林
29th February
229 明天见
Xie Guangming
謝光明
Heart To Heart
心点心
Liang Gui
梁贵
2019Its Time
阴错阳差 — 时辰到
Patrick
  • Toggle Original Series
All Is Well - Singapore
你那边怎样,我这边OK
Peter
  • Singapore-Taiwan co-production
C.L.I.F 5
警徽天职之海岸卫队
2020Happy Prince
快乐王子
Super Dad
男神不败
2021 My Star Bride
过江新娘
Zhang Da Qian
张大千

Variety shows

YearTitle
2002城市特务 City Spy
2004走走吃吃看一看 New City Beat
2006普威之夜 PSC Night
2007赢万金游万里 2007 Cash Plus Holiday 2007

Accolades

The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult
19974th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
19985th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
20006th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
20017th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
20017th Star Awards CeremonyBest Supporting ActorThree Women and A Half
(as Ken)
Nominated
20039th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
200613th Star Awards CeremonyBest Supporting ActorThe Undisclosed
(as Chong)
Nominated
200714th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Memorable VillainsThe HomecomingWon
2012 18th Star Awards CeremonyBest Supporting ActorA Song to Remember
(as Black Snake)
Nominated
201218th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
201319th Star Awards CeremonyBest Supporting ActorIt Takes Two
(as Zhang Yang)
Nominated
201723rd Star Awards CeremonyBest Evergreen Artiste AwardLife - Fear Not
(as Zhuang Daqiang)
Nominated
201925th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResult
2014Best Actor in a Supporting RoleEntangled
(as Luo Dongfa)
Won

References

  1. "Rayson Tan Celeb Bios on MediaCorp TV". MediaCorp TV. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "《小人物向前冲》演大男人,逼走陈凤玲 徐鸣杰:这部戏教我谈恋爱". 早报. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "Chen Liping's wedding gown 'phobia' returns to haunt her in new TV show". The New Paper. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. "Chen Li Ping, Rayson Tan take first 'wedding photos' 17 years after tying the knot". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. "Slim 10 Saga". National Library Board. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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