Tay Ping Hui
Tay Ping Hui (born 10 November 1970) is a Singaporean actor and director, known for starring in many Chinese-language television dramas in Singapore and mainland China. In 2014, Tay made his directorial debut with the basketball film Meeting the Giant.
Tay Ping Hui | |
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 Tay at the Star Awards 2017 | |
| Born | 10 November 1970[1] |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1998−present |
| Agent | GHY Culture & Media[2] |
| Spouse |
Edna Lim (m. 2010) |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭斌輝 |
| Simplified Chinese | 郑斌辉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhèng Bīnhuī |
Widely regarded as "Ah-Ge" (阿哥, "big brother") of Caldecott Hill for being one of the most successful actors in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainment industry, Tay was awarded the coveted Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste Award in 2012, after winning the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award ten times. That same year, Tay won his first Star Awards for Best Actor, after being nominated in that category eight times.
Early life
Tay attended Catholic High School (Primary and Secondary) and Catholic Junior College.[4][5] He was conferred a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of the National University of Singapore.[6]
Career
After he graduated from university, Tay was the General Manager of an American food and beverage franchise and was planning to pursue a MBA at Harvard University before he was scouted to join TCS (later MediaCorp). Barely a year after his debut in On the Edge - Mr Personality, Tay won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 1999 Star Awards for his portrayal of a gang leader in Stepping Out. His breakthrough is As You Like It (随心所遇) in 2000. After that, he became directors' leading man choice, acting in numerous television dramas. Tay also acted in Hong Kong film productions such as Summer Holiday directed by Jingle Ma, starring with Hong Kong actress Sammi Cheng, and "Infernal Affairs II" alongside Anthony Wong and Francis Ng.
Proficiently bilingual in both English and Mandarin, Tay also starred in MediaCorp's English-language channel, Channel 5 dramas like A War Diary- a television drama set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II, playing a resistance fighter and garnering rave reviews. Other prominent works included "Brothers 4" and "Keong Saik Street", where he was the top billing actor, and most recently, in the Channel 5 long-running drama Tanglin.
Tay also performed in stage play Butterflies are Free, handpicked by Hong Kong film director Clifton Ko. And most recently, mandarin stage musical Don't Forget to Say Good Bye (记得说再见).
Tay has been nominated for the Best Actor in the Star Awards 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, playing coveted roles and excelling in major productions by MediaCorp. He has also been consistently been voted as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in the Star Awards 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, receiving the All-Time Favourite Artiste Award at Star Awards 2012. Tay has been voted Media's Top 5 Popular ward and was also in Lianhe Zaobao's " Top 50 Most Popular Asian Idol" for five consecutive years.
Tay starred as Huang Feihu in the China -produced supernatural fantasy television series The Legend and the Hero alongside China Megastar Fan Bin Bin, Liu De Kai and Taiwanese Star Ma Jing Tao. Since then, Tay has become a recognised face in China.
Tay played "manly" characters such as in C.I.D., Honour and Passion and C.L.I.F. but it was his role as a crude Ah beng-turned-chef in Bountiful Blessings that earned him his first Best Actor Award in Star Awards 2012. And for the Star Awards 2013, he won the Best Supporting Actor despite only being in 7 episodes of the TV series Unriddle 2.
In 2012, he received the All-Time Favourite Artiste award for obtaining Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes.
In 2018, Tay left Mediacorp. He shifted his focus to acting in China and was most recently there to film a Chinese drama where he plays a spy. "I will be in China as and when I have projects there", he says. "Singapore is my home, I love my country".
Tay has signed on with Perfect World Pictures (Singapore) in 2018 and will be involved in a reboot of The Awakening in a starring role.[7]
In March 2023, Tay joined the cast in the second season of Titoudao, a televised drama adaptation of a stageplay with the same title.[8]
Other
Tay has also performed live numerous times on stage for events such as National Day and New Year's Day countdown and has performed alongside Taiwanese stars Wu Bai and Harlem Yu. He has also performed the theme songs of several MediaCorp series such as The Unbeatables III and Double Happiness I. His recording of Follow Me (跟着我一起) from Honour and Passion was named the Best Drama Theme Song at the Star Awards 2007.
In 2013, Tay completed his feature film directorial debut with a Singapore-China co-production Meeting the Giant (再见巨人), first of its kind in such collaboration in the local movie industry. The movie was screened in Singapore and China.
Personal life
In 2010, Tay married a university lecturer.[9]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Are You My Brother? (错体双宝) | Liu Dongcheng | ||
| Stepping Out | Liu Mei | Won - Best Supporting Actor, Star Awards 1999 | ||
| 2000 | My Home Affairs (家事) | Hong Guoren | ||
| As You Like It (随心所遇) | Pierre | |||
| The Stratagem(世纪攻略) | Zhuo Lingfeng | |||
| 2001 | A War Diary | Lim Teck Meng | ||
| The Reunion | Liu Yazhou | |||
| The Hotel | Bill Fong | |||
| 2002 | Fantasy (星梦情真) | Song Ziqian | ||
| The Unbeatables III | Luo Shenfeng/ Luo Yifeng | |||
| Health Matters (一切由慎开始) | Jeffrey | |||
| 2003 | Love is Beautiful (美丽家庭) | Zheng Liheng | ||
| A Child's Hope | Huang Junsheng | |||
| Always on my Mind (无炎的爱) | Tiger Li Xiaohu | |||
| Brothers 4 | ||||
| 2004 | Spice Siblings | Wen He | ||
| The Ties that Bind (家财万贯) | Ma Yucai | |||
| My Mighty In-Laws (野蛮亲家) | Simon | |||
| Devil Blues (叛逆战队) | Di Jun | |||
| 2005 | A Life of Hope | Su Dongping | ||
| Destiny | Shen Jingwen | |||
| 2006 | C.I.D. | Chen Long (Sean) | ||
| 2007 | Mars vs Venus | Liu Yifan (Steven) | ||
| Honour and Passion | Bao Wenjing | |||
| The Golden Path | Huang Kaijie | |||
| 2008 | The Truth | Lu Zhiwei | ||
| La Femme | Huang Quanhe | |||
| Crime Busters x 2 | Lü Daxiong | |||
| 2009 | The Dream Catchers | Wang Zhiwei | ||
| The Ultimatum | Sun Jie | [5] | ||
| Baby Bonus | Li Jiacheng | [10] | ||
| 2010 | New Beginnings | Li Zihao | ||
| Unriddle | Zhang Yuze | |||
| The Family Court | Shen Xiping | |||
| 2011 | C.L.I.F. | Zhong Yida | ||
| Bountiful Blessings | Xie Donghai | Won - Best Actor, Star Awards 2012 | ||
| 2012 | Rescue 995 | Huang Yixun | ||
| Unriddle 2 | Zhang Yuze | Won - Best Supporting Actor, Star Awards 2013 | ||
| 2013 | Break Free | Li Tianming | ||
| Start-Up! 创！ | Fang Qicai | |||
| 96°C Café | Lao Jingfeng | [11] | ||
| Love at Risk | Wu Qishan | |||
| 2014 | World at Your Feet | Hong Canghai | ||
| 2015 | Love? (限量爱情) | Tay | ||
| Mind Game | Liang Wenjie | |||
| Tanglin | Peter Tay | |||
| Crescendo | Jiang Chufan | |||
| 2016 | Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) | Chen Haotian | ||
| Hero | Rice King | |||
| 2017 | The Lead | Himself | ||
| The Legend of the Condor Heroes | Genghis Khan | |||
| 2018 | Babies On Board | Sun Zhihui | ||
| 2019 | Mind's Eye (心眼) | Yiwei | ||
| 2020 | Handsome Siblings | Yan Nantian | [12] | |
| 2021 | Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (卧虎藏鬼) | Ralph Lee |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meeting the Giant | Eagles player | Also director and writer | [11] |
| 2020 | Precious Is the Night | A mysterious man |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Miss Tanya | Douyin miniseries | [13] |
Variety and reality show
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chu Fa Ba! Shan Guang De Ni (出发吧！闪光的你) | Guest appearance | [2] |
Discography
Drama soundtrack
| Year | Song title | Drama | Other artist(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 灰色地带 | The Unbeatables III | ||
| 2004 | 有家是福} | 喜临门 | Jeff Wang, Huang Shi Yu | |
| 2007 | 跟着我一起 | 宝家卫国 | ||
| 2017 | 初衷 | 第一主角 | ||
| 2018 | 爱以外的意外 | 新生 | Lin Si Tong |
Awards and nominations
References
- May Seah (5 October 2020). "Tay Ping Hui on turning 50 and current goals: 'More ripped, less char kway teow'". CNA. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "郑斌辉参与中国综艺"认老" 庆幸岳母去世时留在身旁 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Tay Ping Hui On Spending Time With Uni Lecturer Wife, Whom He Calls Almost Every Day When He's Working In China". 8days. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- 我的老师最难忘 (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. September 2011.
- "He still lives with his parents". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Call me a Toa Payoh boy". AsiaOne. 29 January 2009.
- "Channel 8 drama The Awakening to get China reboot". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "Titoudao returns for a second season, Chen Liping in her first English drama role". CNA. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- Chin, Felicia (28 June 2010). "Tay Ping Hui Wife: Singapore Actor Tay Ping Hui Is Married | theAsianparent". sg.theasianparent.com.
- "I want a child before I grow old". The New Paper. 28 September 2009. p. 20.
- migration (18 June 2014). "Director Tay Ping Hui teaches basketball players to act in Meeting The Giant". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Tay Ping Hui On Working In China: "I Stay In The Better Hotels And Fly Business Class All The Time."". TODAYonline. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- 陈, 诗雨 (13 October 2023). "淡淡的忧伤要怎么快？郑斌辉、徐彬、黄嫊方首次拍抖音短剧 认"加速表演"挑战大". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
External links
- Tay Ping Hui's profile on xinmsn