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

Early life

Seow studied at St. Patrick's School and

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. 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

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in 1996. Seow has also starred in numerous Chinese-language dramas on Channel 8, garnering nominations in the annual

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. Seow was talent-spotted by a

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

Filmography

Television series

Theatre

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

Awards and nominations

References

Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean television personalities Singaporean male television actors Catholic High School, Singapore alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Singaporean male actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors Lasalle College of the Arts alumni {{Singapore-actor-stub