Ayden Sng Zheng (born 17 November 1993) is a Singaporean actor, host and musician, best known for starring in the television series ''Loving You'', ''Truths About Us'', ''The Unbreakable Bond'' and '' All That Glitters''.

Early life and career

Sng attended

Raffles Institution Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both b ...

and graduated from

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

, where he majored in International Comparative Studies. He was a

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when serving

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(NS). He worked as a product manager in a consulting firm where his pay was reportedly more than $6,000 a month, before he became a full-time

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artiste in May 2019. In June 2021, Sng revealed that he had renewed his contract with the TV station. In September 2023, Sng was one of the actors chosen for the

–

Huanyu Entertainment Huanyu Entertainment (also known as Huanyu Film and Television or simply Huanyu Film) is a Chinese production company and talent agency founded in 2012. The company was co-founded by Yu Zheng and Yang Le and is headquartered in Chaoyang Distri ...

partnership, where the Chinese talent management company will represent him in China. In April 2024, Sng was cast in an untitled Chinese

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, which also starred Bai Lu and Joseph Zeng as its main leads.

Personal life

Sng plays the violin, piano, and

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. He is also a former member of the

Singapore National Youth Orchestra The Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO) is the national youth orchestra of Singapore. It is recognised by the Ministry of Education as a National Project of Excellence and a key development programme for talented young musicians. Since 1 ...

, and is a host of their online programme ''Music Chatterbox''. Sng took the Mensa test when he was in primary school and was admitted to the organisation where members are tested to have an IQ of above 130. Sng named American business magnate

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as one of the people he idolises the most. In February 2023, Sng and his fanclub, "The Baeden Club", raised more than $1,800 for the victims of the Turkey–Syria earthquake. The donations were later handed to the

Singapore Red Cross Society The Singapore Red Cross (SRC), formally the Singapore Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Singapore. The SRC is a national member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IF ...

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sng, Ayden 1993 births Living people Singaporean male television actors Singaporean male film actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors Raffles Institution alumni Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni Singaporean television presenters 21st-century Singaporean musicians Singaporean musicians