Bernard Tan (actor)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Bernard Tan
Born	1962 or 1963 (age 61–62) Singapore
Other names	Chen Chuanzhi Chen Tianlu
Occupations	Actor insurance dealer model host
Years active	1990−present
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	陳傳之
Simplified Chinese	陈传之
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Chuánzhī
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese	陳天路
Simplified Chinese	陈天路
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Tiānlù
Former stage name
Traditional Chinese	陳川之
Simplified Chinese	陈川之
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Chuānzhī

Bernard Tan Thuan Tjer (born in 1962 or 1963)[1][2] is a Singaporean actor and insurance dealer.[3] He has starred in the television series Bond of Love (1994), Silk and Romance (1995), A Romance in Shanghai (1996), The Other Parent (1997) and Point of Entry (2010−2014).[4][5]

Career

Tan was one of the 12 finalists of the 2nd Star Search Singapore competition in 1990, but withdrew before the finals and was replaced by another contestant Liang Yayu. Three years later after meeting a SBC producer, Tan took a three-month sabbatical leave from his ad agency and modelling job and made his acting debut in Bond of Love (1994), appearing opposite Aileen Tan and Lin Meijiao.[6][7] He became a full-time actor in November 1994.[8]

He has been a Great Eastern Life insurance dealer since 2009.[9][10]

Personal life

Tan attended Catholic High School where he was primary and secondary school classmates with actor Edmund Chen.[11]

At a press conference for the Urofair 2012 Asia Pacific Congress of Urological Diseases, Tan spoke about suffering from testosterone deficiency (TD), revealing that the condition has caused him to constantly feel fatigued and unable to concentrate on "even simple, routine tasks".[12]

Filmography

Tan has appeared in the following programmes and films:[13][14]

Television series

• Bond of Love (1994)[15]
• Silk and Romance (1995)[16]
• Project B (1995)[16]
• The Golden Pillow (1995)
• Tales of the Third Kind (1996; season 3)
• A Romance in Shanghai (1996)[17]
• Creative Edge (1996)
• My Destiny With You (1996)[18]
• My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives (1997)[19]
• From The Medical Files (1997)[20]
• The Other Parent (1997)[21]
• Not The Facts (1997)
• Legend of The Crow (1998)[22]
• Season of Love (1998)
• The New Adventures of Wisely (1998)[23]
• Lost Soul (1999)
• The Story Of Nao Nao (1999; children drama)
• Knotty Liaison (2000)
• Dare To Strike (2000)[24]
• My Home Affairs (2000)
• The Voices Within (2000)
• Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (2000; season 3)
• As You Like It (2000)
• In Pursuit of Peace (2001)
• Making Headlines (2001)[25][26]
• Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story (2003)[27]
• Together Whenever (2003)[28]
• Touched (2003)[29]
• OK, No Problem (2003)
• 7th Month (2004; anthology series)
• Zero (2004)
• Love Concierge (2005)
• Echoes Of Time (2005)
• Honour and Passion (2007)
• Perfect Cut (2008)
• The Beautiful Scent (2008)
• Beach.Ball.Babes (2008)
• Red Thread (2009)
• Daddy at Home (2009)
• The Illusionist (2010)
• The Pupil (2010)
• Point of Entry (2010−2014)[30]
• C.L.I.F. (2011)
• The Oath (2011)
• Unriddle 2 (2012)
• Show Hand (2012)
• Serangoon Road (2013)
• Koji Cooks (2014)
• Busy Body (2014)
• Fiends and Foes (2014; episode 3: "Union Wars")
• Mata Mata (2014; season 2)
• Verdict (2015)
• Blissful Living (2015)
• Accidental Agents (2015)
• Jump Class (2015)
• Second Chance (2015)
• The Queen (2016)
• My Teacher Is a Thug (2017)
• Life Less Ordinary (2017−2018)
• Gifted (2018)
• Say Cheese (2018)
• Till We Meet Again (2018)
• 20 Days (2018)
• You Can Be An Angel (2018; season 3)
• Fried Rice Paradise (2019)
• Daybreak (2019)
• Cheerific (2019)
• Kin: Matthew’s Story (2019)
• Meet the MP (2019; season 2)
• Happy Prince (2020)
• Loving You (2020)
• My Guardian Angels (2020)
• Khloe (2020)
• Titoudao: Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star (2020)[31]
• The Cutting Edge (2021)
• The Ferryman: Legends Of Nanyang (2021)
• CTRL (2021)
• Mind Jumper (2021)
• Genie in a Cup (2022)[32]
• Home Is Where the Heart Is (2022)
• Summer Wind (2022)
• Soul Detective (2022)
• Titoudao: Dawn of a New Stage (2023)[33]
• Silent Walls (2023)[34]
• Shero (2023)
• Till the End (2023)

Film

• Hong Kong 1997 (1991; short film)
• Challenge of Truth (1994; telemovie)[16]
• Fatal Memory (1995; telemovie)[16]
• To Madam With Love (1997; telemovie)[16]
• We Are Family (2006)
• Truth Be Told (2007)[35]
• Autumn in March (2009)
• Recipe (2013; telemovie)
• Emily (2013; short film)
• Meeting the Giant (2014)[36]
• Going Home (2014; short film)
• Gone Case (2014; telemovie)
• Young & Fabulous (2016)

Web series

• The Underdogs (2021; Viddsee original series)

Show hosting

• Mission Impossible (2004)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1995	Star Awards 1995	Most Popular Newcomer	Bond of Love	Nominated	[37]
1997	Star Awards 1997	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Nominated	[38]

References

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4. "这回被陈丽贞抛弃 陈传之身兼母职 大展父子情演技". No. Page 18. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 8 February 1997. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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15. "陈传之演负心汉 当街被人骂'负心的人'". No. Page 12. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 9 March 1994. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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17. "合作新电视剧《新上海假期》 范文芳·陈传之 再结情侣缘". No. Page 18. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 20 October 1995. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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19. "陈传之·林晓佩演夫妻 被对方母亲搞得团团转". No. Page 11. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 17 February 1997. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
20. "《医生档案》演爱之病患者 陈传之上街被嘲笑". No. Page 13. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 27 November 1997. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
21. "陈传之拍《妈妈先生》 '包厂'19天创记录". No. Page 10. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 5 May 1997. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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23. "The New Adventures of Wisely 卫斯理传奇". Content Distribution. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
24. "《扫冰者》记者会上吐心声 演负心汉感厌倦传之不愿被定型". No. Page 13. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 5 November 2000. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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29. "《情色男女》享艳福 陈传之亲颜俐蓁 吻足20分钟没NG". No. Page 12. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 24 November 2001. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
30. "Point of Entry 入境点". Content Distribution. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
31. "不解海外同龄艺人能谈情说爱 陈传之：我只能演爸？ | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
32. "Genie In A Cup 哇到宝". Content Distribution. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
33. "陈莉萍首演英语剧 与郑斌辉谈情删吻戏 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
34. "Silent Walls 密宅". Content Distribution. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
35. "陈传之、林湘萍 本地电影《真相大白》结片缘". No. Page 10. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 21 March 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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External links

• Bernard Tan at IMDb
• Bernard Tan at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Bernard Tan's YouTube channel