Adam Chen (born 24 June 1976) is a Singaporean television and film actor.

Early life

Chen was educated at

The Chinese High School The Chinese High School () was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. Founded on 21 March 1919, The Chine ...

and

Hwa Chong Junior College The Hwa Chong Junior College () was a junior college in Singapore offering pre-university education. The school merged with The Chinese High School on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. History Founding Hwa Chong Jun ...

. Whilst a civil engineering student at the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

he did some modelling and joined ''Route to Glamour'', a talent show organised by

SPH MediaWorks SPH MediaWorks Ltd () was a free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore that operated two television channels: Channel U and Channel i. It merged with the city-state's long-established broadcasting company, Mediacorp, in 2004. ...

. He was offered a contract and joined MediaWorks after graduating.

Acting career

Before going into acting, Chen worked as a model for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore. In 2001, Chen participated in the Chinese talent competition, ''Route to Glamour'', by

' Channel U. He was then signed by SPH Mediaworks to be an artiste for Channel U. In 2003, Chen extended his contract with SPH Mediaworks for one year and then in 2004, extended for another three years. He earned himself a role in the Singapore-Hong Kong co-produced TV series ''

Yummy Yummy ''Yummy Yummy'' ( Chinese: 雅米雅米, also known as ''Food for Life'') is an episodic drama filmed by Singapore's now defunct SPH MediaWorks and Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited in a joint collaboration. It was released in August 2 ...

'' in 2005, before proceeding to work together with other famous actors such as Nicholas Tse,

Dicky Cheung Dicky Cheung Wai-kin (; born 8 February 1965) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early childhood Cheung grew up with a physically abusive father. His parents divorced when Cheung was 14. Cheung was educated in St Francis Xavier's College in Ho ...

and

Li Yapeng Li Yapeng (; born September 27, 1971) is a Chinese actor. He starred in two CCTV television adaptations of Louis Cha's ''wuxia'' novels; playing Linghu Chong in the 2000 series, ''Laughing in the Wind'', and Guo Jing in the 2003 series ''The ...

in TV series jointly produced by Singapore and other countries. When SPH MediaWorks closed in 2005, he was transferred to

MediaCorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

, which SPH had merged with. Chen has also acted in English language TV dramas produced by

MediaCorp Channel 5 Channel 5 (Chinese: 五頻道) is a free-to-air, English-language television channel in Singapore. Owned by state broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts general entertainment, news, and sports programming. The channel's logo is a big white number ...

Business career

In 2002, Chen and his friends set up a merchandising company. In 2009, Chen opened two Japanese burger restaurants, R Burger, in the town area. The chain closed in 2013. He also owns Three Kings Kitchen, a duck and chicken rice stall with three outlets. In 2013, Chen and his friends spent $500,000 to open Park Cafe at

Holland Village, Singapore Holland Village, often abbreviated as Holland V, is a neighbourhood located along the boundary between the planning areas of Bukit Timah and Queenstown in the Central Region of Singapore. Holland Village is a popular shopping and dining de ...

. He later opened a Japanese

izakaya An () is a type of informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks. are casual places for after-work drinking, similar to a pub, a Spanish tapas bar, or an American saloon or tavern. Etymology The word entered the English la ...

, Ikki Izakaya, at

Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...

of Star Vista,

One-north One-north (stylized as one-north) is a subzone of Queenstown, Singapore, first developed by JTC Corporation as the country's research and development and high technology cluster. It was first conceptualised in 1991 as part of the National Tec ...

. Chen also has a yakitori restaurant, Birders. He is also the owner of bar chain, Five, which has four outlets and also a bistro, Golden, located in arthouse cinema,

The Projector The Projector is a Singaporean independent cinema founded in 2014 in Singapore, specializing in arts-house films. It has two locations, including one at the Golden Mile Tower and one at Riverside Point. History The Projector was founded in 2 ...

, at Golden Mile Tower. Beside the food and beverage business, Chen also owns Japanese watch boutique, Maker’s Watch Knot, in

Tiong Bahru Tiong Bahru is a housing estate located within the Bukit Merah Planning Area, in the Central Region of Singapore. Tiong Bahru was constructed in the 1920s by the Singapore Improvement Trust, the predecessor to the Housing Development Board and ...

Filmography

Films

Television series

Variety shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Profile
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