Shaun Chen (; born 3 November 1978) is a Malaysian actor and former national badminton player who is based in

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. He started as a host for the variety show ''City Beat'' alongside

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and

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. In 2003, he made his debut acting in '' True Heroes'' and '' Holland V''. He received his first award, the Rocket Award, at the

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. He starred as the lead character in both '' Blessings'' and '' The Journey: Tumultuous Times''. He won the Best Actor award for '' The Journey: Tumultuous Times'' and was voted in the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes list at the

Career

Prior to coming to Singapore, Chen was a spectacles dealer and model in Malaysia and appeared on billboards for

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. Early in his career Chen was known for playing

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s and earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination in the

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for his role in ''

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''. In 2011, Chen starred in the top-rated drama serial ''

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''. In 2015, Chen won the Best Actor award on his second nomination in the

ceremony for his role in '' The Journey: Tumultuous Times''. In Star Awards 2018, he was nominated for Best Actor for the drama,

My Friends From Afar ''My Friends From Afar'' ( zh, 知星人) is a 25 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. This drama was Channel 8's featured year end offering for 2017. It stars Shaun Chen, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Paige Ch ...

Personal life

Chen married his girlfriend of 6 years,

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, in May 2009. The couple confirmed their divorce on 27 April 2011 but insist they still remain friends. In July 2015, Chen married his Malaysian girlfriend, Celine Chin. His relationship with Chin was not revealed until October 2015, when he announced that they were going to have a baby. They have two daughters.

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Compilation album

Awards and nominations

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Shaun Living people People from Negeri Sembilan Singaporean male television actors Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Hakka descent Singaporean people of Hakka descent Malaysian male television actors 21st-century Malaysian male actors 1978 births