Jeffrey Xu
Jeffrey Xu (born 3 October 1988) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.[1]
Jeffrey Xu | |||||||
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| Born | Jeffrey Xu Ming Jie 3 October 1988 Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||
| Years active | 2011-present | ||||||
| Agent | The Celebrity Agency | ||||||
| Awards | Star Awards: | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 徐鸣杰 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Origin | China | ||||||
| Associated acts | 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill | ||||||
Career
Xu studied performing major at Shanghai Film Art Academy[2] before being discovered through the tenth season of Star Search in 2010, in which he emerged winner.
He made his first drama appearance in Devotion, in which he played an autistic child, which gave him a nomination for Best Newcomer during the Star Awards 2012.
In Star Awards 2013 & Star Awards 2017, Jeffrey gain a nomination for Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor for respective dramas.
In 2013, Jeffrey clinched the "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" award at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for his role in Marry Me.[3]
In 2015, Xu is involved in more dramas like Crescendo, Sealed with a Kiss, The Journey: Our Homeland , Tiger Mum & Life Is Beautiful has wrapped up a long form drama, Life - Fear Not.
In Star Awards 2016, Xu gained his first award called Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes.
In 2017, Xu has been involved in a few dramas which are Have a Little Faith & Mightiest Mother-in-Law. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary with Chen Liping and Xiang Yun, which was first broadcast on October 2, 2017. In 2018, Xu have been involved in 2 Toggle series drama called Love at Cavenagh Bridge & Blue Tick.
Xu has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2016 respectively.
In December 2020, Xu, along with other Mediacorp artistes, were under investigation by MND for alleged breach of COVID-19 measures at Xu's birthday celebration.[4]
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Young & Fabulous 最佳伙扮 | Chen Jun 陈俊 | |
| 2018 | Republic Of Food | Zhang Yimao | |
| 2018 | Oh! Squints III | Yang Daorong 杨道荣 | |
| TBA | Fat Hope 超磅名模 |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Let's Play Love PK爱情 | Nicholas | ||
| Devotion 阿娣 | Zheng Yimin 郑逸民 | |||
| Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 | Huang Fuyuan 黄福圆 | |||
| 2012 | Poetic Justice 微笑正义 | Paul | ||
| 2013 | Marry Me 我要嫁出去 | Dave Xu 徐晓东 | ||
| The Recruit Diaries 阿兵新传 | Chen Jiexi 陈杰熙 | |||
| Gonna Make It 小小传奇 | Ah Hui 阿辉 | |||
| 2014 | Scrum! 冲锋 | Xiao Yizhan 萧一展 | ||
| Three Wishes 三个愿望 | Volunteer Lin 林义工 | |||
| 2015 | Life Is Beautiful 初一的心愿 | Lin Zhongken 林忠恳 | ||
| Tiger Mum 虎妈来了 | Zhang Guoqiang 张国强 | |||
| The Journey: Our Homeland 信约:我们的家园 | Hong Rui 洪锐 | |||
| Sealed with a Kiss 吻我吧，住家男 | Xu Zhicheng 徐志成 | |||
| Crescendo 起飞 | Xu Wenjie 徐文杰 | |||
| Life - Fear Not 人生无所畏 | Try Toh | |||
| 2016 | Don't Worry, Be Healthy 家有一保 | Handsome Guy 帅哥 | ||
| The Queen 复仇女王 | Liu Zhenyang 刘振阳 | |||
| Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安 | Lu Xiaoqiang 鹿小强 | |||
| The Dream Job 绝世好工 | He Jiazheng 何家政 | |||
| 2017 | Mightiest Mother-in-Law 最强岳母 | Chen Jian 陈健 | ||
| Have A Little Faith 相信我 | Zhou Jiannan 周建南 | |||
| Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 | Xu Tao 徐涛 | |||
| 2018 | Love at Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定 | Zhu Jiangchun 朱将纯 | ||
| Blue Tick 已读不回 | Zhou Daowen 周稻文 | |||
| Magic Chef 料理人生 | Zhang Youming 张友名 | |||
| 2019 | Playground 游乐场 | Guo Nanyou 郭男友 | ||
| My One In A Million 我的万里挑一 | Kent Ye Jianxian 叶见贤 | |||
| I'm Madam 我是女官 | Hulk Tan 陈哲展 | |||
| 2020 | A Quest to Heal 我的女侠罗明依 | Duke Gong 龚王爷 | ||
| City Rhapsody 都市狂想曲 | ||||
| The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Huang Tianbao 黄天宝 | 2020 remake of The Little Nonya | ||
| 2021 | My Mini-Me & Me 很久以后的未来 | Wu Shixiong 吴世雄 | ||
| Watch Out ! Alexius 小心啊！谢宇航 | Chen Junfeng 陈俊峰 | |||
| A Whole World Difference 都市狂想 | Piggy | |||
| The Heartland Hero 邻里帮 | Lin Shuhao 林书豪 | |||
| The Takedown 肃战肃绝 | Lin Jinxiong 林金雄 | |||
| 2022 | Sisters Stand Tall 快跑吧，丽娇 | Shen Jianming 沈建明 |
TV hosting
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 我的小小发明 | |
| 2012 | Super IQ IQ超人 | |
| Body SOS 小毛病大问题 | Resident host | |
| Style Check-in 潮人攻略 | ||
| Japan Eats 日本美食通 | ||
| Weekend Getaway 周末自由行 | ||
| 2013 | Style: Check-In 2! 潮人攻略2 | |
| Heritage Hunters 知新小玩家 | ||
| Style: Check-In 3! 潮人攻略3 | ||
| 2014 | Shoot It 2 哪里出问题2 | |
| Body SOS 3 小毛病大问题3 | Resident guest | |
| Love Travels | ||
| Property SOS 3 小房子大投资 | Resident guest |
Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
Honours and awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2010 | Star Search (Season 10) | Champion | China | Won |
| 2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Newcomer | Devotion (as Zheng Yimin) |
Nominated |
| 2013 | Asian Television Awards 2013 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Marry Me (as Xu Xiaodong Dave) |
Won |
| 2014 | Asian Television Awards 2014 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Gonna Make It (as Ah Hui) |
Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Scrum! (as Xiao Yi Zhan) |
Nominated | ||
| 20th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Marry Me (as Xu Xiaodong Dave) |
Nominated | |
| 2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Toggle Outstanding Duke Award | N/A | Nominated |
| 2016 | 22nd Star Awards Ceremony | Toggle Most Beloved Celebrity BFF Award (with Ian Fang) | N/A | Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Won | ||
| 2017 | 23rd Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Peace & Prosperity (as Lu Xiaoqiang) |
Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | 24th Star Awards Ceremony | Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award | N/A | Nominated |
| Best Theme Song | Life Less Ordinary 《小人物向前冲》 |
Nominated | ||
| 2021 | 26th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Top 30 |
| 2022 | 27th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | The Takedown (as Lin Jinxiong) |
Won |
| Most Hated Villain | Nominated |
References
- "Aloysius Pang starts business with older brother- Toggle". Toggle. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- "Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰, Artistes". MediaCorp Advertising. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- "Award Winning Antics: 18th Asian Television Awards". The New Paper. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "MND investigating alleged breach of Covid-19 measures at actor Jeffrey Xu's birthday celebration". TheStraitsTimes. Retrieved 23 December 2020.