Zhang Zetong (born Teoh Ze Tong on 22 January 1993) is a Malaysian actor and host based in

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. He is the winner of Star Search 2019. He won the Best Newcomer award in

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and Best Supporting Actor award in the

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for his roles in '' A Jungle Survivor'' and '' All That Glitters'' respectively.

Early life

Zhang attended

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and graduated from the

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with a degree in Business Administration. He previously worked at online marketplace platform Carousell and software development company Junyo. Zhang professed that he "stumbled into the media industry because of a talent competition and had to put the dreams of starting the next tech startup on hold" and also "to allow imto take a detour here because

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sure all the dots will connect in the future."

Career

Zhang participated in Star Search 2019 of

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and won the contest as the champion. He was signed on by

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(TCA) of Mediacorp after winning the contest. His debut work was ''All Around You'' as the lead actor. Zhang won his first award, Best Newcomer Award at

, for his role in the drama, ''A Jungle Survivor''. In 2019, Zhang participated in

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and chose

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as mentor. He eventually won the contest as the 1st-place winner and champion. In 2020, Zhang made his television debut in meWATCH online series drama ''All Around You'' by playing a male lead role namely Chen Shiyang and a supporting role namely Zhong Jianting in

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drama ''A Jungle Survivor''. He also partnered his former mentor, Christopher Lee to host a programme ''Aus-some Getaway''. In 2021, Zhang also crossed over to play supporting role in

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drama ''Slow Dancing'' as Kaden Leung. He also later played supporting roles in Mediacorp Channel 8 dramas namely ''Key Witness'' as Nick Zhu Jingxiang and ''The Take Down'' as Lin Jincheng. He was nominated and went on to win the Best Newcomer Award for his work in ''A Jungle Survivor'' as Zhong Jianting in

. In 2022, he played the male lead role for second time as Mei Yishi in the fourth season of Mediacorp Channel 8 drama ''You Can Be An Angel'' namely ''You Can Be An Angel 4'', replacing several actors who were more senior when they took on the male lead roles in three previous seasons and although he never took part in previous seasons. He also played the roles of Zhang Zhendong, Jason and Aden in meWATCH drama ''First of April'' directed by fellow artiste

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. He was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award for his work in ''Key Witness'' as Nick Zhu Jingxiang, Most Attention Seeking New-Gen Host Award for his work in ''JustSwipeLah'' as well as Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award in

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. However, he was defeated in all three nominations. Later in the same year and in earlier 2023, he played the role of Zhong Haonan in his first long-form drama ''Healing Hands''. In 2023, he played the role of Ah Tou in the drama '' Last Madame: Sisters of the Night'' and the role of Richard Mo in the drama '' All That Glitters'' in addition to ''Healing Hands''. He was also nominated as the Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars but did not win in the nomination in

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. In 2024, he played the role of Liu Langhan, a person from the future year of 2060 in the

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drama ''Once Upon A New Year's Eve'' and Cheng Changfeng in the

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drama ''Hope Afloat''. In 2025, he played the role of Huang Zu Ye in Emerald Hill - The Little Nonya Story.

Filmography

Television series

Variety show hosting

Discography

Compilation albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Ze Tong 1993 births Living people Singaporean male television actors Malaysian emigrants to Singapore Malaysian people of Chinese descent People from Johor Bahru Malaysian male television actors Malaysian television presenters Singaporean television presenters 21st-century Malaysian male actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors National University of Singapore alumni Anglo-Chinese Junior College alumni