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Darius Tan 陳日成 Actor DARIUS TAN 陳日成 ACTOR. HOST. COMEDIAN. Ethnicity: Chinese Nationality: Singaporean Height: 1.75m Hair: Black Eyes: Dark Brown Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin Darius Tan Darius Tan's Youtube @thedariustan FLYing With... Darius Tan @dariust79 Darius Tan's Showreel Curriculum Vitae Awards Year Title Category 2014 14th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2014 WINNER “The Best Ensemble” category for the play - Twelve Angry Men 2009 9th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2009 Nominee “Best Supporting Actor” - The Soldier & His Virtuous Wife 2008 8th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2008 Nominee “Best Supporting Actor” - Big Fool Lee 2004 4th Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards 2004 Nominee “Best Supporting Actor” - Beautiful Thing 1999 Action Theatre’s Audience Awards 1999 Nominee “The Best Actor - Gay, Married or Dead? Theatre Year Title Production Company Director Role 2017 Detention Katong Dream Academy Selena Tan Principal 2016 Monkey Goes West 2016 W!LD Rice Sebastian Tan Uncle Moo/ King Bull Liao Zhai Rocks! [聊斋] The Theatre Practice King Yama [阎罗王] 2016 Kuo Jian Hong & George Chan (Musical) (Principal) Moliere’s Tartuffe [伪君子] 2016 Nine Years Theatre Nelson Chia Orgon (Principal) (Play) Ah Boys To Men Running Into The Sun Mdm Kia Shu Kween 2014 Beatrice Chia-Richmond (Musical) (Featured) The Arts’ House 10th The Finger Players & The Anniversary Show: The Next Chong Tze Chien The Historian (Lead) Arts House Page (Play) Jack & The Bean-Sprout 2013 W!LD Rice 2013 Ivan Heng Widow Neo (Lead) (Pantomime) Michael Chiang’s Army Daze SimplyWorks The Man (Principal) 2013 2013 Beatrice Chia-Richmond (Play) 12 Angry Men [十二怒汉] – Esplanade & Nine Years Juror #11- 2013 Nelson Chia Huayi Festival 2013 (Play) Theatre 陪审团员#11 Chinese Theatre Festival 2013- The Theatre Practice 2013 Mulan May Wong Lead [当兵姑娘花木兰] (Play) Michael Chiang’s Army Daze SimplyWorks The Man (Principal) 2012 Beatrice Chia-Richmond 2012- 25th Anniversary (Play) Singapore Lyric Opera Judge/ Warden 2012 Pursuant: A New Musical Jonathan Lim (Principal) Edouard Dindon Jerry Herman’s La Cage Aux W!LD Rice 2012 Glen Goei (Principal) & Albin / Folles (Musical) Zaza (Understudy) Very Wagnerian Night: All is NAC & Charlotte Engelkes Guest 2012 Charlotte Engelkes Divine (Devised) Actor/Collaborator Trainstopping: The Year in 2011 Revue 2011 (Musical Sight Lines Entertainment Lead Revue/Cabaret) The Folly of a Garden The Arts Fission and Auctioneer/Host 2011 Angela Liong [圆明园] (Dance) OrangeDot Productions (Guest) Aladdin- 2011 W!LD Rice Widow Wong Kee 2011 Glen Goei (Pantomime) (Principal) Prisoner of Mumbai Mansion HuM Theatre Darayes Bandookwala 2011 (Adaptation of Neil Simon’s Dinkar Jani & Daisy Irani (Supporting) Prisoner of 2nd Avenue) Power of Notions/Notions of CheckPoint Theatre & NUS 2011 Claire Wong Tim (Principal) Power: Royal Court (Play) Museum Power of Notions/Notions of CheckPoint Theatre & NUS Raja Iskander 2011 Claire Wong Power: Malay Romance (Play) Museum (Principal) Cinderel-LAH! - 2010 Revival W!LD Rice 2010 Ivan Heng Treasure (Principal) (Pantomime) Fried Rice Paradise 2010- SRT’s Stage 2 & People’s 2010 20thAnniversary Revival Association Stephen Dexter Rickson Goh (Principal) (Musical) Terrence McNally’s The Full Pangdemonium Productions Reg Willoughby 2010 Tracie Pang Monty (Musical) (Featured) Maha Moggallana- A Story of Toy Factory & Golden Lord Hades/Pan Guan 2010 Filial Piety Pagoda Temples Goh Boon Teck 阎罗王/判官 [大孝目犍连] (Musical) Beauty & the Beast W!LD Rice Brandy Bong 2009 Hossan Leong (Pantomime) (Supporting) The Boy Who Cried Wolf Singapore Repertory 2009 (Adapted by Jean Tay) Tracie Pang Father (Lead) Theatre: The Little Company (Musical) The Peranakan Ball- A Musical Toy Factory/ MediaCorp ChoCho Tan 2009 Play Goh Boon Teck VizPro Entertainment (Supporting Lead) [娘惹之戀] (Musical) Kee Thuan Chye’s The Singapore Theatre Festival Tun Perpatih Segalar 2011 Swordfish, Then the Ivan Heng 2008, W!LDRice (Supporting) Concubine (Play) The Soldier & His Virtuous The Theatre Practice Master Li – 李大戶 2008 Wife Wong May Lan (Lead) [都是當兵惹的禍] (Musical) Shanghai Blues [上海之夜] – Esplanade Theatres at the Lie Fu - 列夫 2008 Goh Boon Teck Huayi Festival 2008 (Musical) Bay & Toy Factory (Supporting) Beauty World- 2008 20th W!LD Rice Towkay Neo 2008 Ivan Heng Anniversary Revival (Musical) (Supporting) Big Fool Lee [李大傻] Toy Factory Productions Multiple Roles 2007 Peter Sau (Play) (Supporting) The Arts House, Old Let Me Entertain You! A One- 2006 Parliament House Loretta Chen (Lead) Man Musical Cabaret Toy Factory Theatre Michael Chiang’s Army Daze Goh Boon Teck & Beatrice The Chairman 2006 Ensemble 2006 Revival (Play) Chia (Supporting Lead) Hans Christian Andersen’s The I Theatre 2006 Brian Seward The Emperor (Lead) Nightingale (Musical) Toy Factory Theatre East Side Story 2004 Ensemble Beatrice Chia The Nanny (Supporting) (Physical) Singapore Repertory Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple 2004 Theatre [SRT] Christian Huber Roy (Supporting) (Play) A.Y. Designs & Big Man 13 Shaolin [十三少林] 2004 Productions Loretta Chen The Director (Lead) (Play) Chestnuts Unloaded: The STAGES 2003 Curse of the Black Pearl Jonathan Lim Guest Appearance Bubble Tea (Comedy/Parody) Toy Factory Theatre Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Tony - 东尼 2003 Ensemble Goh Boon Teck Thing [尤物] (Play) (Supporting Lead) Three Men & A Boot: A 2003 I Theatre, Victoria Theatre (Lead) Musical Revelation (Cabaret) Esplanade Grand Opening: Singapore Repertory The Grand Eunuch 2003 Forbidden City: A Portrait of Theatre [SRT] Stephen Dexter (Featured) An Empress (Musical) Sampek Engtay: An Original The Theatre Practice The Narrator 2003 N. Riantiarno Musical (Lead) Chang & Eng: Concert in the Action Theatre 2000 Park Ekachai Uekrongtham Ensemble (Concert/Musical) The First 42 Theatre Festivals: Action Theatre Chan Chee Keong 2000 Jennifer Hubbard Gay, Married or Dead! (Lead) The First 42 Theatre Festivals: Action Theatre Man #2 2000 Ekachai Uekrongtham Viva! Viagra!! [Original Cast] (Supporting) The First 42 Theatre Festivals: Pte. Lim Hou Siow 2000 Action Theatre Jennifer Hubbard The Paper Chase (Lead) The First 42 Theatre Festivals: Action Theatre Seng 2000 Sandy Philips Storm in the Curry Pot (Supporting Lead) The First 42 Theatre Festivals: Action Theatre Old Seng 2000 Sandy Philips The Shelter (Lead) Chang & Eng: The Musical Action Theatre 1999 Ekachai Uekrongtham Dr Anderson [1999 revival] (Musical) William Shakespeare’s A Stritch & Fred Production Theseus & Oberon 1999 Midsummer Night’s Dream House Bryce Rolands (Lead) (Play) The Happy Prince- A New Dramaplus Arts 1999 Karen Mykytyn The Mayor (Supporting) Musical The Selfish Giant- A New Dramaplus Art 1999 Karen Mykytyn Performer Musical Perth Theatre Trusts Aida: Verdi’s Grand Opera The Messenger 1999 Entertainment Hugh Haliday Spectacular (Opera) (Understudy) Television Appearance Year Title Production Company 2018 Body & Soul Season 6 MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd Television Presenting Year Title Production Company 2020 Ch5 - SCOOP Pilots Hoods Inc Productions Pte Ltd Television Actor Year Title Production Company Director Role Ch 5 - Us Daily Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte 2019 Tan Jih Cherng (Mockumentary) Ltd Frankie Johnson 2019 Toggle - Love By Number Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd (Supporting) 2019 Toggle - True Lies - 大话精 WaWa Pictures Pte Ltd Huang Fen Fei 唐总 Hoods Inc Productions Pte Esan Sivalingam 2018 OKTO - Mount Emily Edgar Ltd WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS - THE Jack Neo 2018 STORY OF WANG LEI Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd 阿荣 梁智强 路邊歌王 MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte 2018 Body & Soul Season 6 Ltd Babies on Board MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte 2018 卢燕金 & 陈稖元 振强 新生 Ltd 2017 Kiut Miut Ideafact3 Pte Ltd Chi Wei ROJAK Desmond 2016 Verite Productions (Comedy/Sitcom) (Supporting/Recurring) The Queen [复仇女王] 炳强 Bing Qiang 2016 WaWa Pictures Pte Ltd (Drama) (Featured) Crescendo [起飞] 西门 Simon 2015 WaWa Pictures Pte Ltd (Drama) (Featured) Star & Crescent [星月传奇] Tomoyuki Yamashita 2015 Ochre Pictures & Starhub TV Neo Lay Har (TV Mini Series) (Featured) The Journey 3: Our Homeland Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte 阿笑 Ah Xiao 2015 [信约 3 之我们的家园] Ltd (Featured) (Drama) Bossaboys Pietro/Coach 2015 Papahan Films Pte Ltd (Comedy/Drama) (Lead) Mata Mata Season 1 Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Dr Png (Drama) Ltd (Guest) The Pupil Season 2 Film Formations Dr Rosario 2011 Lee Thean Jean (Drama) (Guest Cameo) Roughcuts Pte Ltd Singapore Shakes: Generosity Ang 2011 Productions Sam Loh (Drama) (Lead) Singapore Shakes: Ah Long Of Roughcuts Pte Ltds The Master/Shi Fu Gaurav Sharma Merchant Road (TV) Productions (Guest) Project Pilot Sitting In Pictures & Ah Beng Sam Loh (Comedy) Mediacorp Televsion (Lead) Rouge: The King & I Mtv & Mega Media The Bartender Cheah Chee Kong Cheek (Drama) (Cameo) Shivers Season 1 (TV) Cameo 1994 Masters of the Seas (TV) Cameo Film Year Title Production Company Director Role Number One 2019 MM2 Entertainment Pte Ltd 王國燊 Yi Da Li (Italy) 男兒王 The Faith of Anna Waters Indonesian Chinese 2016 Boku Films Pte Ltd (Feature) Doctor WACHEEW: Kung Fu Slick Rick 2015 Kitchen Weiyu Films Pte Ltd (Supporting) (Telemovie) The Circle House The Great Bong 2014 Ochre Pictures Pte Ltd (Telemovie) (Supporting) Christina and the Randy Ang & Raihan Teck 2011 Runaways ElectricSheep Films Pte. Ltds. Halim (Supporting) (Musical Telemovie) Mediacorp Raintree Pictures One Last Dance (茶舞) Bei 阿鼻 (Singapore), Ming Productions Max Makowski (Feature) (Featured) (Hongkong) & The Film Bund (China) Stage to Screen: Traveling Sitting In Pictures & Mediacorp The Melodramatic Sam Loh Light (Telemovie) Televsion Actor (Guest) Joe
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