Zhang Yaodong

Zhang Yaodong (born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor and businessman based in Singapore. [1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Yaodong
Born
Teoh Yeow Tong

(1977-12-17) 17 December 1977
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Hertfordshire
Occupations
  • Actor
  • businessman
  • model
Years active2001–present
AgentThe Celebrity Agency
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張耀棟
Simplified Chinese张耀栋
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yàodòng
JyutpingZoeng1 Jiu6 Dung3
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Iāu-tòng
Tâi-lôTiunn Iāu-tòng

Career

Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search in 2001. He was previously a model and had done various commercials in Malaysia before joining MediaCorp. made his small screen debut in the sixth season of popular sitcom, Don't Worry, Be Happy. After seven years in the industry, Zhang was awarded his first lead role in Happily Ever After. He has since snared played lead roles in series such as The Greatest Love of All, Your Hand in Mine and several Malaysian co-productions. He has been dubbed by many as the "Chinese Michael Jackson" as he bears a strong resemblance to the late singer.

In the Star Awards 2007, Zhang won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award, his first award in his acting career and was also nominated for the Best Actor Award, his first ever nomination in the acting category.[2] Zhang won the Top 10 award once again in 2010. In his speech, he thanked veteran artistes and mentors Huang Wenyong, Huang Biren and Chen Hanwei. Zhang left MediaCorp in mid-2012 as he chose not to renew his contract. His last series is the 2012 anniversary drama Joys of Life. He planned to further his career in China but did not rule out a possibility of returning to MediaCorp.[3] He signed a new contract with Mediacorp in 2015 and has since starred in Mind Game as well as long-running drama Life - Fear Not.

Zhang has won 5 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2007, 2011–2013 and 2016 respectively.

Filmography

Television series
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2002 Don't Worry Be Happy VI (敢敢做个开心人)
The Vagrant Gan Yuan
Beautiful Connection
2003 True Heroes Peter
Holland VYing Tianyang
Always on My Mind (无炎的爱)
2004 The Crime Hunters
An Ode to LifeZhang Wenxi
Beautiful Trio
A Child's Hope IIHuang Pinde
My Mighty-in-LawsDing Mu
2005 Portrait of HomeLin Dajiang
Love Concierge (爱的掌门人) Sunny
2006 Measure of ManNorman
C.I.DWu Guoxiong
2007 Dear, Dear Son-in-LawJiang Junji [4]
Falling in LoveTom Hang
The Greatest Love of AllZhao Jiaxuan
Happily Ever After Wu Gang
2008 Crime Busters x 2Yu Qing
Love BlossomsMachi Ma Daji
Where the Heart IsHong Jiakang
2009 Your Hand in MineYue Guang
2010 The ScoreLuo Shunbang
The Best Things In LifeBai Chuanyi
2011 On the FringeLeo
Be HappyCheng Fang
A Tale of 2 CitiesOuyang Ming
2012Joys of LifeQian Yiduo
Double BonusJin Junyang
2013DisclosedLin Feng
Love At RiskWang Li'an
2015Life - Fear NotLiu Yishou
Mind GameGuo Yongyan
2016 HeroZhang Zhentian
C.L.I.F. 4Chen Yu
My First SchoolWeng Zhihao
Beyond WordsGao Lixian
2017 Eat Already? 2Dehua
118 IIWang Zhipeng
2018 Heart To Heart (心点心)Zhou Gangsheng
Blessings 2 (祖先保佑2)Liu Saiding
Liu Qingshan
GiftedLi Xiaoyi
2019 Day Break (天空渐渐亮)Zheng Weilong
All Is Well – Singapore (你那边怎样，我这边OK)Cai Fulai
Dear Neighbours (我的左邻右里)He Weiren
2021 Leave No Soul Behind (21点灵) Feng Degang
Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想) Li Weicheng
Soul Old Yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂) Cai Zhenye
Mind Jumper (触心罪探) Huang Runze
Watch Out ! Alexius (小心啊！谢宇航) Xie Yuhang
2022 Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧, 丽娇) Li Zheyi
Healing Hands (医生不是神) Wen Bo'an
2023 Fix My Life Yang Feifan
Family Ties Aoki
My One and Only Lucas Low
Stranger in the Dark [5]
2024 Born to Shine (孺子可教也) Woo Shangjin [6]

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef
2007Star AwardsBest ActorThe Greatest Love of All
(as Zhao Jiaxuan)		Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 10
2009Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 20
2010Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 10
2011Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 10
2012Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 10
2014Star AwardsMost Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)—Nominated
2016Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 10
2017Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 20
2019Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 20
2020 Asian Academy Award Best Actor Daybreak
(as Zeng Weilong)		Won
2021Star AwardsBest ActorDaybreak
(as Zeng Weilong)		Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 30
2022Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Nominated [7]
2023 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Nominated

References
  1. "Malaysian-born actors Chris Lee, Shaun Chen, Chen Han Wei, Zhang Yao Dong headline a live session". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. "May the brightest stars win". Channel NewsAsia. 19 October 2007.
  3. "Apple Hong is starting over in Beijing". AsiaOne. 27 June 2012.
  4. Wong, Avis (15 October 2007). "Houren shines as grumpy dad". The New Paper. p. 30.
  5. 潘, 雪忆 (22 September 2023). "《熟悉的陌生人》大胆起用新脸孔 萧歆霓、王硕瀚、卓芳娴首挑大梁". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. "Ex-TV star Hong Guorui returns to screen, shares how driving Grab helps in his acting". AsiaOne. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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