Chen Tianwen


Chen Tianwen is an actor from Singapore. He is contracted to MediaCorp, and has starred in many Chinese-language Singaporean dramas shown on MediaCorp Channel 8 throughout the 1990s, including Ah Boys to Men 2, ' and '. Chen was educated at the now defunct Serangoon Garden Secondary Technical School. He joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation after completing the 5th artiste drama training class and made his debut in 1984. He holds a black belt in taekwondo and his martial arts background led him to being cast in many wuxia dramas in the 1990s and as characters with fight scenes in other drama series. He is also a member of the Singapore Celebrity Soccer Team.
The Straits Times remarked that Chen's "much-praised understated turn" in the Cannes Film Festival award-winning film Ilo Ilo put him in the spotlight once again.
Chen hit the headlines again when two parody music videos he starred in, went viral. The first, titled "Unbelievable", was 'lauded' for the nonsensical line 'I so stunned like vegetable', drawing the attention of TIME, while the second, "Sandcastle in My Heart", in which Irene Ang also starred in, did not become as popular as the previous one. Both videos are a parody of popular Chinese MVs in the 1970s, particularly the work of Singaporean singer Huang Chingyuan.
Chen has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1997 respectively.

Personal life

Chen told Channel NewsAsia that he and his wife named Bao Xiao Hui met 2 years ago and married in May 2014. He welcomed a new addition, a baby boy, named Genghis, to his family on Friday 12 June 2015.

Filmography

Chinese Drama Series

YearWorkRole
2007Kinship 2
手足 2
Chen Anxin
陈安心
2007Mars vs Venus
幸福双人床
Ah Wu
2007Kinship
手足
Chen Anxin
陈安心
2007Let It Shine
萤火虫的梦
Lin You Wei's Father
林佑威父亲
2006Love at 0°C
爱情零度C
Liao Qunfang
2006CID
刑警2人组
Li Fuzhong
李富忠
2006Magical Hands
猜心妙手
2005The Dragon Heroes
赤子乘龙
Xiang Hai
2004Devil's Blues
叛逆战队
2004A Child's Hope 2
孩有明天 2
2004Man at Forty
跑吧!男人
Wang Shaoqi
2004Double Happiness
喜临门
William
2003A Toast of Love
吃吃面包谈谈情
Wu Guanghui
2003Holland V
荷兰村
Gao Tianxiang
高天祥
2003Health Matters 2
一切由慎开始2
Lin Xiang Feng
林祥丰
2002Kopi-O II
浓浓咖啡乌 2
Shen Jianren
沈健仁
2002No Problem!
考试家族
2002Bukit Ho Swee
河水山
2001The Hotel
大酒店
Raymond Boo
2001Beyond the Axis of Truth
法医X档案
Li Zeyuan
2001My Genie
我爱精灵
2000The Legendary Swordsman
笑傲江湖
Tian Boguang
2000乱世骗侠
1999From the Medical Files 2
医生档案2
Zhou Yuhui
周宇晖
1999Back to School
摩登状元
Liao Guo Ren
廖国仁
1999Out to Win
步步为赢
Xu Ming Quan
徐明泉
1999Legends of Ne Zha
莲花童子 - 哪吒
Shen Gong Bao
申公豹
1998Legend of the Eight Immortals
东游记
The Evil Dragon
1998The Royal Monk 2
真命小和尚之十二铜人
Iron Bucket
铁桶
1997Sword and Honour
铁血男儿
Zheng He
郑和
1997The Royal Monk
真命小和尚
Iron Bucket
铁桶
1997The Gods Must Be Rich
财神到
Pai Gu Wang
排骨王
1996Life on the Line
魂断四面佛
特警上司
1996Kung Fu Master 1996
掌门人1996
Chen Zhi
陈直
1995Heavenly Ghost Catcher
天师钟馗
1995Heartbeat
医胆仁心
Lin Yuan Da
林远大
1994Silk and Romance
情丝万缕
Shao Wen Xuan
邵文轩
1994Challenger
勇者无惧
Li Jin
李进
1994Thunder Plot
惊天大阴谋
Li Bao Luo
李保罗
1994Men on the Edge
帮会1889
1994Young Justice Bao
侠义包公
Di Qing
狄青
1993Web of Deceit
鹤啸九天
Zhu Zi He
朱子鹤
1993The Great Conspiracy
莲花争霸
Nan Gong Jian
南宫剑
1993Endless Love
未了缘
Yu Jia Hui
于家辉
1993Angel of Vengeance
暴雨狂花
Wang Jia Hui
王家晖
1993Heavenly Beings
再战封神榜
Hu Jian Sheng
胡剑生
1992Woman of Substance
悲欢岁月
1991Legend of a Beauty
一代天骄
Ye Feng
叶峯
1991The Last Swordsman
最后一个大侠
Liu Sheng Ci Lang
柳生次郎
1991Private Eyes
妙探智多星
Gao Guang Yi
高广义
1991Behind Bars
铁狱雷霆
Feng Ling Zheng
冯令正
1990Navy
壮志豪情
Xie Wen Huai
谢文淮
1990Village Hero
大吉传奇
Zheng Tong
郑通
1989Turn of the Tide
浮沉
Gu Yong Sheng
古永胜
1989Magic of Dance
鼓舞青春
1988Ups and Downs
婚姻保险
Deng Qian Fan
邓千帆
1988Teahouse in Chinatown
牛车水人家
Chen De Fu
陈得富
1988The Last Applause
舞榭歌台
Shen De Sheng
沈得胜
1988Airforce
空军
Wu Hong Fa
吴鸿发
1987Moving On
变迁
Zhuang Rong Guang
庄荣光
1986The Sword and the Song
绝代双雄
Zhao Guang Yi
赵光义
1986First Step
踏上征途
Li Jian Hui
黎建晖
1986Men of Valour
盗日英雄传
Yue Feng
岳锋
1985The Young Heroes
少年英雄
Chen Tie Zhu
陈铁柱
1985Unyielding Butterflies
铁蝴蝶
Meng Chu Qiao
孟楚乔
1985Man from the Past
大侠吴三奇
Wu San Qi
吴三奇
1984Youth
年轻人
1984The Awakening
雾锁南洋

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