Dai Xiangyu

Dai Xiangyu
Chinese name 戴向宇 (traditional)
Chinese name 戴向宇 (simplified)
Pinyin Dài Xiàngyǔ (Mandarin)
Birth name 戴阳天 (pinyin: Dài Yángtiān)
Born (1984-12-27) 27 December 1984
China
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2007-present

Dai Xiangyu (Chinese: 戴向宇; pinyin: Dài Xiàngyǔ; Wade–Giles: Tai4 Hsiang4 Yü3, born 27 December 1984), previously known as Dai Yangtian (simplified Chinese: 戴阳天; traditional Chinese: 戴陽天; pinyin: Dài Yángtiān; Wade–Giles: Tai4 Yang2 T'ien1), is a Chinese actor and model based in Singapore.

Career

Born in China, Dai did some modeling in Japan and Shanghai. While in Shanghai he was talent-spotted by MediaCorp and moved to Singapore to sign the contract. His big break came in 2008 when he played Yamamoto Yousuke, a Japanese photographer, in the blockbuster series The Little Nyonya and earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Star Awards. This is the first time he paired with Jeanette Aw.[1]

Dai paired the second time with Jeanette Aw in "Together". Dai acted Yang Nian Qing's (Jeanette Aw) brother in Breakout. This is the third time Dai acted with Jeanette Aw. After the 2010 year-end blockbuster Breakout, Dai acted in Poetic Justice (TV series), where he was coupled with Rui En for the first time.He briefly returned to China to film a co-production drama Precious. He played Ling Zhi Chu in "Precious".[2]

As of 29 July 2013, Dai has officially changed his name from Dai Yangtian to Dai Xiangyu.[3]

Filmography

Television

Year Work Role Notes
2007 Groove Party 劲舞世界
2008 Taste of Love 缘之烩 Fang Youfang 方佑芳
The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 Yamamoto Yousuke 山本洋介 Nominated - Best Supporting Actor, Star Awards 2009
2009 Table of Glory 乒乓圆 He Jiajun 贺家军
Together 当我们同在一起 Lin Xiaobei 林小杯 Nominated - Best Actor, Star Awards 2010
2010 No Limits 泳闯琴关 Wang Yule 王宇乐
Breakout 破天网 Yang Zhenfeng 杨振锋
2011 Precious 千金 Ling Zhichu 凌之初 Singapore-China co-production
2012 The Quarters 猪仔馆人家 Bai Jinhai 白金海 Singapore-Malaysia co-production
Poetic Justice 微笑正义 Fang Zhengye 方正业 Nominated - Best Actor, Star Awards 2013

Film

Year Work Role Notes
2007 Making Love 美克拉
2011 The Ultimate Winner 赢家
X3 Trouble 行X踏錯 1st friend
2014 Midnight Hair
2016 Lost in the Pacific[4] Pilot Hollywood-China co-production

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2009 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor The Little Nyonya Nominated
Best Newcomer Won
2010 Star Awards Best Actor Together Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2013 Star Awards Best Actor Poetic Justice Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated

References

  1. "Dai Yang Tian is a ray of solemn sunshine". Channel News Asia. 30 March 2009.
  2. "TV heart-throb says 'forget me not'". ird AsiaOne. 19 March 2012.
  3. "No more Dai Yang Tian". Channel NewsAsia. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013.
  4. Seah, May (25 April 2015). "Dai Xiang Yu gets a foot in the Hollywood door". Today. Retrieved 2015-04-25.

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