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Tay Ping Hui
Singaporean television personality

Tay Ping Hui

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Singaporean television personality
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Biography

Tay Ping Hui is an acclaimed actor, director and screenwriter who has become a household name in Singapore. Best known for his understated, natural method of acting, singing and musical talents and intellect. Tay has become a respected figure in the industry and beyond. His body of work includes numerous award winning television dramas, movies, & commercials both locally and internationally.

Early life

Tay attended Catholic High School (Primary and Secondary) and Catholic Junior College. Active in sports and extra-curricular activities, he was deeply involved both as a sportsman and leader, representing his school in basketball, athletics, volleyball, and several other sports. He was a blackbelt exponent in Tae Kwon Do and was the YMCA Tae Kwon Do Open Champion.

Tay was also musically gifted, sang with the school choir, played the dizi in the Chinese orchestra, and was the lead singer and guitarist of the Temasek Hall Band " Cognitive Dissonance". As a leader, Tay was appointed Senior Patrol Leader (the highest position attainable in secondary school) in the Catholic High School scout group Stamford 06. He was a Student Councilor in junior college and also a commissioned officer in the Singapore Armed Forces, holding the appointment of Company Commander, following National Service. He later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of the National University of Singapore.

Career

Tay was the General Manager of an American Franchise and was planning to pursue a MBA at Harvard University before he was headhunted to join TCS (later MediaCorp). Barely a year after his debut in On the Edge - Mr Personality, Tay won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 1999 Star Awards for his realistic and stellar portrayal of a gang leader in Stepping Out. After that, he became the number one leading man, acting in numerous shows opposite veterans as equals. Tay also acted in Hong Kong film productions such as Summer Holiday directed by Jingle Ma, starring with Hong Kong actress Sammi Cheng, and "Infernal Affairs II" alongside Anthony Wong and Francis Ng.

Effectively bilingual in both English and Mandarin, Tay also starred in MediaCorp's English-language channel, Channel 5 dramas like A War Diary- a television drama set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II, playing a resistance fighter and garnering rave reviews. Other prominent works included "Brothers 4" and "Keong Saik Street", where he was the top billing actor, and most recently, in the Channel 5 long form drama " Tanglin" where Tay garnered rave reviews as an enigmatic antagonist.

Being the all rounded artiste, Tay also performed in stage play Butterflies are Free, handpicked by Hong Kong film director Clifton Ko. And most recently, mandarin stage musical " 记得说再见".

Tay has been nominated for the Best Actor in the Star Awards 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, playing coveted roles and excelling in major productions by MediaCorp. He has also been consistently been voted as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in the Star Awards 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, receiving the All-Time Favorite Artiste Award at Star Awards 2012. Tay has been voted Media's Top 5 Popular ward and was also in Lianhe Zaobao's " Top 50 Most Popular Asian Idol" for five consecutive years.

Tay starred as Huang Feihu in the China -produced supernatural fantasy television series The Legend and the Hero alongside China Megastar Fan Bin Bin, Liu De kai and Taiwanese Star Ma Jing Tao. Since then, Tay has become a recognized face in China.

Tay was the epitome of the alpha male, playing "manly" characters such as in C.I.D., Honour and Passion and C.L.I.F. but it was his role as a crude Ah beng-turned-chef in Bountiful Blessings that earned him his first Best Actor Award in Star Awards 2012. And for the Star Awards 2013, he won the Best Supporting Actor despite only being in 7 episodes of the TV series "Unriddle 2".

Other

Tay has also performed live numerous times on stage for major events such as National Day and New Year's Day countdown and has performed alongside Taiwanese stars Wu Bai and Harlem Yu. He has also performed the theme songs of several high-profile MediaCorp series such as The Unbeatables III and Double Happiness I. His recording of "Follow Me" (跟着我一起) from Honour and Passion was named the Best Drama Theme Song at the Star Awards 2007.

In 2013, Tay completed his feature film directorial debut with a Singapore/ China co-production " Meet the Giants" 《再见巨人》, first of its kind in such collaboration in the local movie industry. The movie was screened in Singapore and China.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleStar Awards
1998On the Edge - Mr Personality
1999Are You My Brother?
错体双宝
Stepping Out
出路
Liu MeiWon Best Supporting Actor
  • Supporting Role 男配角
2000My Home Affairs
家事
Hong GuorenNominated Best Actor
As You Like It
随心所遇
Pier
The Stratagem
世纪攻略
Zhuo Lingfeng
2001A War DiaryLim Teck-Meng
The Reunion
顶天立地
Liu Yazhou
The Hotel
大酒店
2002Fantasy
星梦情真
Song Ziqian
The Unbeatables III
双天至尊III
Luo Shenfeng / Luo Yingfeng
Love Matters - The Marriage Factor
Health Matters
一切由慎开始
Jeffrey
2003Love is Beautiful
美丽家庭
Zheng LihengNominated Best Actor
Blueprint - Concerto for a Bus Driver
A Child's Hope
孩有明天
Huang Junsheng
Always on my Mind
无炎的爱
Tiger Li Xiaohu
Brothers 4
2004Spice Siblings
辣兄辣妹
Wen He
The Ties that Bind
家财万贯
Ma Yucai
My Mighty In-Laws
野蛮亲家
Simon
Devil Blues
叛逆战队
Di Jun
2005A Life of Hope
活下去
Su DongpingNominated Best Actor
The Legend of Speed 2
Destiny
梦在手里
Shen Jingwen
2006C.I.D.
刑警2人组
Chen Long (Sean)Nominated Best Actor
2007Mars vs Venus
幸福双人床
Liu Yifan (Steven)Nominated Best Actor
  • Pairs up with Huang Biren
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
Honour and Passion
宝家卫国
Bao Wenjing
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
The Golden Path
黄金路
Huang KaijieNominated Best Actor
  • 2nd Male Lead 第二男主角
2008The Truth
谜图
Lu Zhiwei
La Femme
绝对佳人
Huang Quanhe
Crime Busters x 2
叮当神探
Lü Daxiong
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with Dawn Yeoh
2009The Legend and the Hero
封神榜
Huang Feihu
The Dream Catchers
未来不是梦
Wang Zhiwei
  • One of the Male Leads 男主角之一
  • Pairs up with Jesseca Liu
The Ultimatum
双子星
Sun JieNominated Best Actor
  • One of the Male Leads 男主角之一
  • Pairs up with Fann Wong
Baby Bonus
添丁发财
Li Jiacheng
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
2010New Beginnings
红白囍事
Li Zihao
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with Jesseca Liu
Unriddle
最火搭档
Zhang Yuze
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
The Family Court
走进走出
Shen XipingNominated Best Actor
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with Tong Bing Yu
2011C.L.I.F.
警微天职
Zhong Yida
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with May Phua
  • Teams up with Tong Bing Yu
Bountiful Blessings
万福楼
Xie DonghaiNominated Favourite Male Character, Won Best Actor
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with Jessica Hsuan
2012Rescue 995
995
Huang Yixun
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with Jeanette Aw
Unriddle 2
最火搭档2
Zhang YuzeWon Best Supporting Actor
  • Supporting Role 男配角
2013Break Free
曙光
Li Tianming
  • 1/4 of the Male Lead 四大男主角之一
96°C Café
96 °C 咖啡
Lao Jingfeng
  • One of the Male Leads 男主角之一
  • Pairs up with Tong Bing Yu
Love At Risk
爱情风险
Wu Qishan
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with Joanne Peh
2014World at Your Feet
球在你脚下
Hong Canghai
洪沧海
  • One of the Male Leads 男主角之一
  • Pairs up with Yvonne Lim
2015Love?
限量爱情
Tay
  • Male Lead 男主角
  • Pairs up with Rebecca Lim
Mind Game
心迷
Liang Wenjie
梁文杰
  • 1st Male Lead 第一男主角
  • Pairs up with Paige Chua
Crescendo
起飞
Jiang Chufan
江楚帆
  • 1/3 of the Male Lead 3大男主角之一
  • Pairs up with Jacelyn Tay and Ann Kok
TanglinPeter Tay
  • Guest Lead
  • Channel 5 Drama
2016The Hush
  • One of the Male Leads
The Condors HeroGenghis Khan
  • One of the Male Leads
    男主角之一
Soul Reaper
勾魂使者
Chen Haotian
陈浩沺
  • Pairs up with Priscelia Chan and Belinda Lee
  • Toggle Original Series
Hero
大英雄
Rice King
饭王
  • Cameo Appearance 特别客串

Hosted shows

YearTitleNotes
2005Man O Man
2006Mission Impossible III movie junketHeld in Rome, Italy
2006Superman Returns movie junketHeld in Los Angeles, United States
2006Man O Man II
2007True Files Season 5
2007Singapore Season in China 2007
2008F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Accolades

YearAccoladeRepresentative workNotes
1999Star Awards 1999, Best Supporting ActorStepping OutWon
1999Star Awards 1999, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesNominated
2000Star Awards 2000, Best ActorMy Home AffairsNominated
2000Star Awards 2000, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2001Star Awards 2001, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2002Star Awards 2002, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesNominated
2003Yahoo! Singaporean of the Year 2003Won
2003Star Awards 2003, Best ActorLove Is BeautifulNominated
2003Star Awards 2003, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2003Top 50 Most Popular Asian Idols 2003, Lianhe ZaobaoWon
2004Star Awards 2004, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2005Star Awards 2005, Best ActorA Life Of HopeNominated
2005Star Awards 2005, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2005Top 50 Most Popular Asian Idols 2005, Lianhe ZaobaoWon
2006Star Awards 2006, Best ActorC.I.D.Nominated
2006Star Awards 2006, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2007Star Awards 2007, Best ActorMars VS VenusNominated
2007Star Awards 2007, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2009Star Awards 2009, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2010Star Awards 2010, Best ActorThe UltimatumNominated
2010Star Awards 2010, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2010Star Awards 2010, Favourite Male CharacterBaby BonusNominated
2011Star Awards 2011, Best ActorThe Family CourtNominated
2011Star Awards 2011, Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2011Star Awards 2011, Favourite Onscreen Couple (w Tong Bing Yu)The Family CourtNominated
2012Star Awards 2012, All-Time Favourite ArtisteWon
2012Star Awards 2012, Best ActorBountiful BlessingsWon
2012Star Awards 2012, Favourite Male CharacterBountiful BlessingsNominated
2013Star Awards 2013, Best Supporting ActorUnriddle 2Won
2015PPCTV Awards 2015, Favourite Lead Actor96°C CafeNominated
2016Star Awards 2016, Favourite Onscreen Couple (w Ann Kok)CrescendoNominated

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