Ian Fang Weijie (born 13 December 1989; ) is a Chinese convicted

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who was an actor based in Singapore. Fang was named as one of

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's 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. In 2013, he portrayed a student who lost his grandmother and had to struggle for a living in the drama ''

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''. Through that debut role, he was awarded the Best Newcomer Award at the annual

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Ceremony. Fang also starred in the drama '' On the Fringe 2011'' and the cast members of the drama later also appeared in the film ''

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''. Fang left Mediacorp in 2023. In 2025, Fang was convicted after pleading guilty to sexual offences with a minor.

Early life

Fang was born in

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, China. His parents divorced when he was four. He had been brought up by his grandmother before his mother moved him to Singapore in 2002.

Career

Fang made his acting debut in police drama '' C.L.I.F.'' in 2011, playing a rich kid who lands himself in trouble after single-handedly masterminding a series of bombings. He was also a production assistant for the medical drama ''The Oath'' produced by

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for

. In 2012, Fang made his debut in the film ''

''. The same year, he also starred in Show Hand alongside Christopher Lee and ''

''. In 2013, Fang was awarded the Best Newcomer award at

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. He also hosted his first travelogue ''My Working Holiday'' where he visited different countries to work in exchange for food and lodging, which earned him a nomination for the Best Info-Ed Host at

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. In 2014, Fang starred as a lead role in Channel U, ''Served H.O.T..'' In the same year, he was given a role in basketball-themed movie '' Meeting the Giant'', directed by

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. In 2016, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in

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as Chen Hao Wei in '' Tiger Mum'' which won Best Drama in 2016. He also made his debut as a rap artist and released his first single, "1st Attempt", featuring vocals from Sylvester Sim. In 2017, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards as Lin Zi Jie in ''

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''. He also release his second single "Still me" featuring Desmond Ng. In 2018, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards as Shuai Ge in ''Till We Meet Again''. Fang has won 2

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in 2015 and 2017 respectively. On 27 April 2023, Fang announced he would not renew his contract with

when it ended on 30 April. After leaving Mediacorp, Fang worked as an acting teacher at a child modelling school.

Personal life

Since moving to Singapore, he went by a simplified Chinese form of Fang Weijie () and had debuted with this name. In 2022, he revealed that his birth name is Fang Weijie () and would be using his birth name henceforth. In 2015, Fang became a Singapore permanent resident. In 2019, a series of explicit text messages between actress

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and Fang was leaked, suggesting a sexual affair between the two. The leaked texts also contained criticism towards fellow actor

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. In 2025, Fang was charged for sexually penetrating a 15-year-old minor on numerous occasions in 2024. He was also charged with obstruction of justice and harassment involving the same minor. He was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment and began serving his sentence on 16 June 2025.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show hosting

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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