Nick Teo Chee Cheng (born 28 June 1989) is a
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
an actor, host and model.
Career
Teo started his career as model and was discovered in
8 Days Shirtless Guys Search as winner in 2012.
In 2014, Teo made his first acting debut in a half-hour long-running drama series produced by
Mediacorp Channel 8
Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Manda ...
, ''
118'', which made got him nominated for
Best Newcomer award in
Star Awards 2015. He has a fanclub called Nickteology.
In 2015, he filmed ''
Life - Fear Not'' and made a cameo appearance in ''
The Journey: Our Homeland'', ''Love In Air'' & ''
You Can Be an Angel Too''.
In 2016, he filmed two half-an hour long-running drama series in ''
118 II
''118 II'' also known as () ran for 218 episode drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui, Xu Bin, Hong Ling, Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Bryan Wong and Ha Yu as the cast of the sec ...
'' & ''
Peace & Prosperity''. He also made cameo appearance in ''
Eat Already?'', ''
I Want to Be a Star'' & ''
The Dream Job''.
In 2017, he landed a leading role in toggle original series, ''Dear DJ'' and made cameo appearance in ''
The Lead'' & ''
Dream Coder
''Dream Coder'' () is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Romeo Tan, Joanne Peh, Desmond Tan, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Yao Wenlong as the main casts of the series.
Cast Main cast
Ouyang ...
''. He made a cameo appearance in a movie directed by
Jack Neo
Jack Neo Chee Keong (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean filmmaker, comedian and actor who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. He established a unique presence with his genuine and relatable stories that highlight societa ...
, ''
Ah Boys to Men 4''.
In 2018, he filmed a toggle original series, ''Die Die Also Must Serve''. Teo have juggled with two toggle original series ''Divided'' & ''Love At Cavenagh Bridge'' and also two drama ''Blessing 2'' & ''29th February''.
In 2019, he acted in a Directorial Debut Project called ''If Only''. He acted in 3 dramas called ''Hello From The Other Side'' which debuted in March 2019, ''While You Were Away'' which debuted in June 2019 and ''C.L.I.F. 5'' which debuted in September 2019. He also made a cameo appearance in ''My One In A Million''.
Personal life
Teo is a
Christian
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
.
In 2022, Teo changed his Chinese name from 张鈞淯 (Zhāng Jūnyù) to 张奕恺 (Zhāng Yìkǎi) as he felt that it was hard for most to pronounce.
Teo started dating fellow Mediacorp actor
Hong Ling after starring in the long-form drama series ''
118'' together. They founded the bird's nest brand ''House of the Swiftlet'' in January 2019. After seven years of dating, the couple announced their engagement in August 2022
and married on 14 December 2023.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Singaporean people of Chinese descent
Ngee Ann Polytechnic alumni
21st-century Singaporean male actors
Singaporean male film actors
Singaporean male television actors
21st-century Singaporean businesspeople
1989 births
Singaporean Christians