Andrew Seow
Born1969 or 1970 (age 53–54)[1]
Singapore
Other namesXiao Yiming
Education
Alma materLaSalle College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active1995−2007
Musical career
Formerly ofThe Dragons Five
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蕭乙銘
Simplified Chinese萧乙铭
Hanyu PinyinXiāo Yǐmíng

Andrew Seow (born 1969 or 1970)[1] is a Singaporean former actor and model.

Early life

Seow studied at St. Patrick's School and Catholic High School. He earned an Advanced Diploma in fashion design, jewellery design and merchandising from Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts.

Career

Seow was a model in Singapore and in other parts of Asia before becoming an actor on local television. He is best known for his role as the fiery tempered eldest son Gary Tay in the long-running drama series Growing Up on MediaCorp TV Channel 5, a role which earned him the Best Newcomer in the annual Asian Television Awards in 1996.[2][3] Seow has also starred in numerous Chinese-language dramas on Channel 8, garnering nominations in the annual Star Awards.

Seow was talent-spotted by a Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) producer in 1996 and subsequently joined TCS. In the mid-90s, Seow, Jason Oh, Thomas Ong, Raymond Yong and Henry Tee formed the boy group The Dragons Five, which was named after the Channel 8 series of the same title.[3]

Since 2010, Seow has been a Senior Curator with Tsu Ho Gallery which specializes in fine art, antiques and jewellery.[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year Work Role Notes Ref
1995 Sparks Of Life 生命火花
The Dragons Five 飞龙五将 [1]
1996 Unbroken Cycle 解连环
1996-1997 Triple Nine 2 seasons
1996-2001 Growing Up Gary Tay 6 seasons [3]
1999 Shiver
Dreamers (Wheels)
Can I Help You Sitcom
2001 The Hotel
My Genie 我爱精灵
2003 Love is very Beautiful 美丽家庭
My Genie 2 我爱精灵 II
2004 Man at Forty Tang Tang [3]
Spice Siblings
A Child's Hope II
The Ties That Bind 家财万贯
2005 My Lucky Charm
Zero to Hero
A New Life
2006 The Undisclosed

Theatre

  • Close: In Your Face by The Necessary Stage (2002)

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
1996 Asian Television Awards Best Newcomer in a Drama Series Growing Up
(as Gary Tay)		 Won [3]
2004 Star Awards 2004 Best Supporting Actor Man at Forty
(as Tang Tang)		 Won [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Everyone Went Gaga Over This Local '90's 'Boyband' That Doesn't Even Sing". 8 Days. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Life after Growing Up: What happened to the cast who played the Tay siblings". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Andrew Seow helps HIV-positive friend". www.asiaone.com.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Seow". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 September 2023.


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