Evan Ma (, born November 2, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer and rapper. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband

SpeXial SpeXial is a Taiwanese boy band formed by Comic International Productions in 2012. The group name is a combination of "eXtra" and "Special", which expresses the desire of the group to be unique. The group started off with four members and debuted ...

since 2014.

Biography

Ma Zhenhuan was born in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

on November 2, 1992. His parents emigrated to

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, Canada, when he was two and a half years old. In 2012, he won the Sunshine Nation contest. In 2013, he moved to Taipei after being recruited by the agency Comic International Productions, where he began to work as a musician. On May 26, 2014, he joined the Taiwanese boy band

alongside two other new members. He debuted in SpeXial under its English name of "Evan" on June 5, during the press conference of the group's second album, '' Break It Down''. In the group he is one of the lead vocalists and rappers. In August 2014, Ma returned to Canada in order to finish his studies at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

, where he graduated from the finance department. Due to this, he was absent during the recording and release of the band's first extended play, ''

Love Killah ''Love Killah'' is Taiwanese Mandopop boyband SpeXial's first Mandarin extended play (EP+DVD). The "Fan Meeting Pre-Order Edition" was pre-ordered from 21 January 2015. The first edition "Deluxe Edition" was released on February 4, and the second ...

'', which was released on February 4, 2015. He rejoined SpeXial on May 31, 2015, during the Hito Music Awards ceremony. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in web series like ''Moon River'', ''The Ultimate Ranger'', ''

Men with Sword ''Men with Sword'' () is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series produced by Sohu and premiered on August 14, 2016, with 30 episodes. The all-male cast is mainly composed by members of the Taiwanese boy band SpeXial, including Eden Zhao, Eva ...

'', '' K.O.3an Guo'' and ''K.O. Re:Call''.

Filmography

Television

Web series

References

External links

Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Evan 1992 births Living people Taiwanese male television actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese pop singers Taiwanese idols