Quick Facts
Biography
Xu Bin (Chinese: 徐彬; born February 19, 1989) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. He was managed under NoonTalk Media & was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2011 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. Xu Bin chose not to recontract after the end of his previous contract in 2017 as he has stated that he is hoping for opportunities outside of Singapore.
Life and career
Xu was born in Fujian, China, and moved to Singapore to pursue his studies. When he was 17, he became passionate about entertainment, and participated in Singaporean singing competition Campus SuperStar, representing Woodlands Ring Secondary School, but was eliminated during the first round of competition. After graduating from Temasek Polytechnic in 2012, he entered the entertainment industry again, and was given a role in Singaporean movie Timeless Love, directed by Hwee and Dasmond Koh.
In 2013, Xu was awarded the Favourite Male Character in Star Awards 2013.
In 2014, he was nominated the Most Favourite On-screen Couple with Julie Tan in Star Awards 20. The same year, he became the Spokesperson for Sony Mobile SG. On February 14, 2015, Xu released his second single, 几分之几 under NoonTalk Media. Together with Aloysius Pang, he also took part in an online variety show produced by NoonTalk Media, 来吧！上课啦！. In 2016, he joined Dasmond Koh 's company called Frozenage with Aloysius Pang.
Xu Bin chose not to recontract after the end of his previous contract in 2017 as he has stated that he is hoping for opportunities outside of Singapore. At the moment, Xu is keeping his wife company in Wu Han, China as he hopes to spend more time with his newly wedded wife.
Xu Bin has gotten 3 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2014-2016 respectively.
Personal life
On 9 October 2017, Xu announced his marriage to Wang Yifei, a Chinese national who is one year younger than him. They dated for three years before getting engaged on August 2017, followed by their wedding on 3 November in Singapore, and two other wedding banquets held in their hometowns, China Fujian and Wuhan, on the 13 and 28 January 2018 respectively.
On 23 March 2018, NoonTalk Media announced that Xu Bin would soon become a father-to-be with his wife, who was then 4 months pregnant. It was announced that they would be expecting their first child in August. On 10 July 2018, his son was born in Wuhan, China, in his wife’s hometown. His son was born 20 days before his expected birth date.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | Timeless Love 那个夏天 | Sky |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | 女侠罗明依 | Li ShiZhen 李时珍 |
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| Li Jishi 李济世 |
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| 2019 | Old Is Gold 老友万岁 | You Qinggang 尤庆刚 |
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| Hello Miss Driver 下一站，遇见 | Zhao Yiyang 赵一阳 |
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| 2018 | Magic Chef 料理人生 | Ray |
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| Dream Walkers 梦行者 | Guo Dilun 郭狄伦 |
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| Doppelganger 入侵者 | Li Zijian 李子健 |
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| 118 Reunion 118 大团圆 | Hong Shunshui 洪顺水 |
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| 2017 | 118 II 118 II | Hong Shunshui 洪顺水 |
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| 2016 | You Can Be An Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 | Fu Jiaren 傅家任 |
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| The Queen 复仇女王 | Zhang Minghui 张明辉 |
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| 2015 | Crescendo 起飞 | Jiang Chufan 江楚帆 |
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| A Blessed Life 吉人天相 | Huang Jiaquan 黄家全 |
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| You Can Be an Angel Too 你也可以是天使 | Fu Jiaren 傅家任 |
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| 2014 | 118 | Hong Shunshui 洪顺水 |
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| Against The Tide 逆潮 | Guo Jingcheng 郭精诚 |
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| Spice Up 幸福料理 | Simon |
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| World at Your Feet 球在你脚下 | Liao Huancong 廖焕聪 |
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| Yes We Can! 我们一定行 | Li Yi 李毅 |
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| 2013 | Gonna Make It 小小传奇 | Oscar Yang Yuanshuai 杨元帅 | |
| The Recruit Diaries 阿兵正传 | Qin Sheng 秦胜 |
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| It's a Wonderful Life 好运到 | Young Hao Huixian 年轻郝辉先 |
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| 2012 | It Takes Two 对对碰 | Tony |
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| Poetic Justice 微笑正义 | Xiao Hei 小黑 |
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| Don't Stop Believin' 我们等你 | Zhong Junliang 钟俊良 |
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Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 号角响起 | Non-album single | NoonTalk Media |
| 2015 | 幾分之幾 |
Accolades
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| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2007 | Campus SuperStar (season 2) | Champion | Woodlands Ring Secondary School | Eliminated |
| 2013 | 19th Star Awards Ceremony | Favourite Male Character | Don't Stop Believin' (as Zhong Junliang) | Won |
| 2014 | 20th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Won |
| London Choco Roll Happiness Award | The Recruit Diaries (as Qin Sheng) | Won | ||
| Favourite Male Character | Gonna Make It (as Oscar Yang Yuanshuai) | Nominated | ||
| Favourite On-screen Couple (with Julie Tan) | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Won |
| Favourite Male Character | Against The Tide (as Guo Jingcheng) | Nominated | ||
| Toggle Outstanding Duke Award | N/A | Won | ||
| 2016 | 22nd Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Won |
| Favourite Male Character | You Can Be an Angel Too (as Fu Jiaren) | Won | ||
| London Choco Roll Happiness Award | Nominated | |||
| Toggle Most Beloved Celebrity BFF award (with Aloysius Pang) | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Fame Awards 2016 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | 118 (as Hong Shunshui) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | 23rd Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Nominated |
| 2018 | 25th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Doppelganger (as Li Zijian) | Nominated |