Nick Shen
Nick Shen | |
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| Born | 26 August 1976 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | St. Thomas Secondary School |
| Occupations |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Parents |
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| Awards | Star Search 1999 : Singapore Male Champion |
| Stage name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 沈煒竣 |
| Simplified Chinese | 沈炜竣 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shěn Wěijùn |
| Birth name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 沈偉峻 |
| Simplified Chinese | 沈伟峻 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shěn Wěijùn |
Nick Shen (born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor, businessman and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2012. In 2011, Shen started the company Tok Tok Chiang Wayang to promote Chinese opera in Singapore.
Early life
[edit]Shen has a younger brother.[3]
He attended St. Thomas Secondary School and had pursued a Diploma in Mass Communication at the Management Development Institute of Singapore.[4]
Career
[edit]Shen joined MediaCorp after winning the local edition of Star Search Singapore in 1999.[5] Besides acting he has written and performed his own songs, some of which were used for MediaCorp drama theme songs. He left MediaCorp in early 2012[6] and has since been working on the promotion of Chinese opera in Singapore.[4] Shen is the global winner for Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World and JCI Cultural Achievement Honoure Award in 2014.[7]
Shen has appeared as a guest radio DJ on MediaCorp Capital 95.8FM. He is also a faculty member of the Singapore Media Academy where he lectures in the Diploma in Acting course.[1]
Since April 2013, Shen began performing the Chinese art of bian lian. He is the first actor in Singapore to master the art, where he was trained by Chinese bian lian master Li Shuimin for two years.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Shen shared on social media that he had a severe case of shingles which began developing symptoms in July 2023, which in turn led to a diagnosis of Bell's palsy.[8] He was hospitalised for the illnesses for five days in September 2023.[9][3]
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mr OK (OK先生) | Xiaodong | ||
| My Grandpa (公公,你的名字好难叫) | Fang Zhenhua | |||
| S.N.A.G. (新好男人) | ||||
| 2000 | Right Frequency II | |||
| The Stratagem (世纪攻略) | ||||
| 2001 | Beyond the Axis of Truth | Zhuge Fei | ||
| Three Women and a Half | Jeffrey | |||
| Growing Up | Meng | |||
| The Reunion | San Wan | |||
| The Hotel | Huang Dajun | |||
| 2002 | First Touch | Wee Teck Meng | ||
| Kopi-O II | Hong Jinbao | |||
| 2003 | First Touch II | Wee Teck Meng | ||
| My Love, My Home (同一屋檐下) | ||||
| Always on My Mind 无炎的爱 | ||||
| Lobang King | ||||
| A Toast of Love | David Pan Weiwen | |||
| 2004 | An Ode to Life | Zhang Ruiming | ||
| 2005 | Beautiful Illusions | |||
| Beyond the aXis of Truth II | Zhuge Fei | |||
| A Promise for Tomorrow | Tang Weihong | |||
| 2006 | CID | Fly | ||
| Family Matters | Shi Baobao | |||
| I Not Stupid Too | Hao Letian | |||
| 2007 | Like Father, Like Daughter | Coconut / Ah Gui | ||
| Metamorphosis | Zhang Shaoqi | |||
| 2008 | Taste of Love | |||
| Crime Busters x 2 | Sun Jiaqing | |||
| 2009 | Perfect Cut II | |||
| 2010 | The Pupil | DPP Lawrence Khoo | ||
| The Illusionist (魔幻视界) | James's father (young) | |||
| New Beginnings | Zhen Xiong | |||
| The Family Court | Wu Baoming | |||
| 2011 | In Time with You | Woody | ||
| 2017 | Legal Eagles | Zhou Xiongwei | ||
| Eat Already? 3 | Ken | |||
| 2018 | 118 Reunion (118大团圆) | George | ||
| Doppelganger – Prequel (入侵者- 前传) | Billy | |||
| Say Cheese | Pan Heping | |||
| 2019 | Walk with Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里) | Prof Dong | ||
| 2020 | Titoudao: Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star | Gwee Boon | [10] |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Casuarina Cove | Short film | ||
| 2009 | Tanjong Rhu | Kelvin | Short film | |
| 2012 | Filial Haven | Rick | Short film | |
| Ah Boys to Men | ||||
| My Ghost Partner | ||||
| 2013 | Red Numbers | |||
| Time No Enough | ||||
| 2016 | Zi Char | Telemovie | ||
| Mother | Short film |
Discography
[edit]Compilation albums
[edit]- Sing Singapore 2002 (2002)
- MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album (2003)
- MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album (2004)
- MediaCorp Music Christmas Album December Stars 2 (2007)
Theatre
[edit]- The Glass Menagerie (2002)
- Revelation (2003)
- Opening The Doors Of Your Heart (2005)
- Snakes & Lovers (2006)
- Passage Of Time (2007)
- Own Time Own Target (2008)
- Beautiful Dreams (2009)
- Expectations! (2010)
- Don’t Forget To Say Good Bye (2011)
- Water Repentance (2013)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Star Awards 1999 | Best Newcomer | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2001 | Star Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Three Women and A Half (as Jeffrey) |
Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Star Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | The Reunion (as San Wan) |
Nominated |
| 2004 | Star Awards 2004 | Best Supporting Actor | Always on My Mind (as Tang Xinhai) |
Nominated |
| 2007 | Star Awards 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | Like Father, Like Daughter (as Gui) |
Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NICK SHEN 沈炜竣". TOK TOK CHIANG. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "My Mother Benefitted from Palliative Care by Singapore Hospice Council". Giving.sg. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b "患带状疱疹"像被火烧"右脸瘫 沈炜竣：康复后会打疫苗 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b Lee, Jocelyn (12 November 2014). "Nick Shen was caned for pursuing Chinese opera". The New Paper. Singapore. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "才华横溢出新秀狮城之星出笼" (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. 12 April 1999. Archived from the original on 9 August 2002.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Nick Shen doing well after leaving MediaCorp". Yahoo! News. 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Celebrity eats: Nick Shen on his daily eats". AsiaOne. 23 November 2014.
- ^ "患带状疱疹后首次公开表演 沈炜竣康复进度良好 | 联合早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "'The pain is beyond description': Actor Nick Shen shares his experience battling shingles". AsiaOne. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ ""My Doctor Says I Can't Return To Acting… Unless I Play A Stroke Victim": Ex Mediacorp Actor Nick Shen On Getting Shingles And Then Bell's Palsy". 8days. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nick Shen at IMDb
- Profile on xin.msn.com
- Bio on J Team website
- Archived Bio on MediaCorp TV website
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Singaporean male television actors
- Singaporean people of Teochew descent
- Singaporean male film actors
- Singaporean male stage actors
- 20th-century Singaporean male actors
- 21st-century Singaporean male actors
- 21st-century Singaporean businesspeople
- 21st-century Singaporean educators
- Singaporean radio presenters
- Actors of Sichuan opera