Tyler Ten

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ten.
Tyler Ten
Born (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28)
Singapore
Other namesDeng Weide
Education
Alma materSingapore Institute of Management
Occupations
  • Actor
  • TikTok personality
  • model
  • martial arts instructor
Years active2019−present
Musical career
Member ofHST
Modeling information
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorBlack[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄧偉德
Simplified Chinese邓伟德
Hanyu PinyinDèng Wěidé

Tyler Ten (born 19 March 1996)[2] is a Singaporean actor, model and martial arts instructor.

Early and personal life

Ten's father is an engineer and his mother helps out at a drinks stall. He has an older brother who works in the automotive industry.[3]

Ten practised Muay Thai from a young age and won his first competition at age 14. He is also trained in bodybuilding and is a martial arts instructor. Before becoming an actor and model, Ten was also a waiter and did mascot jobs.[4]

He was educated at Jurongville Secondary School and he studied interior design at Singapore Polytechnic.[5] He attended Singapore Institute of Management studying marketing while juggling acting commitments at Mediacorp, playing minor roles in the television series Key Witness, Super Dad, Watch Out! Alexius, and Mister Flower.[3][6]

Career

Ten is also a model and was formerly signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management.[3]

He participated in Mediacorp Star Search in 2019, and came in as one of the top 12 finalists. He was cast in the Channel 8 drama series All Around You in the same year.[3]

In 2021, Ten scored his first leading role in the firefighting-themed drama series In Safe Hands.[7] Shortly after, he went on to appear in more television series, including playing the role of an army officer in When Duty Calls 2 and a nurse in You Can Be An Angel 4 .[4][8][9]

In 2023, Ten appeared in the drama series Strike Gold and played a social worker in Family Ties. He was also cast in the blockbuster series All That Glitters.[10]

Ten, Herman Keh and Zhai Siming are members of the group "HST", formed by Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency in 2021.[11][12]

He is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 81.8K followers and 754.8K "likes" to date.

Filmography

Ten has appeared in the following shows:[13][14][15]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 All Around You Calvin Ong
2020 Watch out! Alexius
A Quest to Heal Derrick
Interns' Survivor Guide
Mister Flower
Super Dad Tim
2021 In Safe Hands Jayden Chee
Key Witness
2022 When Duty Calls 2 Zeng Anqing
You Can Be An Angel 4 Fang Jinxiang
Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II Sean S2. Ep.3–4
2023 Strike Gold Ray
Family Ties Lin Jianan
All That Glitters Sudsakorn
I Do, Do I? Ma Jiabao
2024 Love on a Shoestring Chen Shi [16]

Discography

Compilation albums

Year English title Mandarin title Ref
2021 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 [17]
2022 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2023 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars — Nominated [18]
2024 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars — Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "NOW Model Management :: Male". 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Tyler Ten gave out care packages to the elderly in Ang Mo Kio for his 27th birthday, was surprised the old folks could recognise him". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mediacorp Actor Tyler Ten Took Muay Thai Lessons As A Teenager So That People Would Stop Bullying Him". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time". CNA Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before". TODAY. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Star Search Finalist Tyler Ten Says Playing A Villian [sic] Is "Out Of [His] Comfort Zone"". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Netizens Are Thirsting Over Tyler Ten's Firefighter Character In Upcoming Drama In Safe Hands". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Mediacorp Hunk Tyler Ten Is "Honoured" To Be Known As A Thirst Trap; But Says He Would Never Go Up To A Girl On The Streets To Ask For Her Number". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. ^ "邓伟德拒绝被定型". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 - 最时尚中文杂志. 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Wayne Lai Gives Acting Lessons To Mediacorp Stars; Praises Hong Ling And Tyler Ten". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ "新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. ^ "本地才华男团HST成军 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Tyler Ten - Mediacorp". 1 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Tyler Ten". mewatch. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Tyler Ten邓伟德". mewatch. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  16. ^ "New office romcom to hit screens in 2024 from maiden collaboration between Mediacorp and TVBS". Mediacorp. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Tyler Ten". Deezer. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  18. ^ "List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees". 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Taiwanese Host Matilda Tao, Korean Actor Kim Jae Hoon Among 94 Nominees Vying To Be Star Awards 2024 Most Popular Artistes". 8days. Retrieved 21 March 2024.


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