Herman Keh (born 14 May 1996) is a Singaporean actor and host known for coming in second place in Star Search 2019 and for his roles in the television series I Want To Be A Towkay, Mind Jumper and Healing Heroes. He is also known for hosting the infotainment show Curious City.[2]

Herman Keh
Born (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28)
Alma materLASALLE College of the Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • TikTok personality
  • model
  • dancer
Years active2019−present
Musical career
Member ofHST
Modeling information
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorDark Brown[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese郭坤耀
Simplified Chinese郭坤耀
Hanyu PinyinGuō Kūnyào

Early life

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After completing his studies at a local junior college, Keh attended the LASALLE College of the Arts and graduated in 2020 with a Diploma in Dance.[3][4][5][6]

Career

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He came in second place on Star Search in 2019, where he was complimented by Hong Kong star Carina Lau for “stealing the spotlight from everyone else”.[3][7][8]

In 2020, he starred in the television series Mind Jumper, playing a genius hacker.[3] He starred in the dialect drama series I Want To Be A Towkay in 2021.[9] In 2022, he starred in the long-form medical drama series Healing Heroes.[10][11][12]

In 2021, Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency announced Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten as the team members of a new group named "HST".[13][14]

Keh was signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management til 2022.[7] He is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 356.5K followers and 8.1 million "likes" to date.[15][16][17]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 All Around You Han Fengjie
2020 Jungle Survivor
Mind Jumper Xiao Wangzi
2021 I Want To Be A Towkay Wang Yu
Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting Tony S1. Ep.4–5
The Heartland Hero Guest
The Peculiar Pawnbroker
2022 Healing Heroes Pan Youxiao
I'm Actor Ah De
2023 I Do, Do I? Kris [18]

TV Hosting

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2021 Just Swipe Lah
Curious City
2022 Cyclepedia
Star Awards Backstage Live
Jiak Kan Tang
2023 Fake It Till You Make It
Curious City 2
Makan On Wheels
Foodie Trio

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Of A Different Breed Boon Short film [19]

Discography

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Compilation albums

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Year English title Mandarin title Ref
2021 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 [20]
2022 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2021 Star Awards Best Newcomer Interns' Survivor Guide Nominated [21]
2022 Star Awards Most Attention Seeking New-Gen Host Curious City Won [22]
Favourite Onscreen Partners (variety) Nominated
2023 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars Nominated [23]
MYPICK! Favourite CP Healing Heroes Nominated
Chan Brothers My Star Guide Award Nominated
2024 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars Nominated [24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "NOW Model Management :: Male". 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "郭坤耀 新人上岗". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time". CNA Lifestyle.
  4. ^ "In conversation with: Herman Keh on taking the path less trodden | LASALLE College of the Arts". www.lasalle.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Herman Keh - School of Dance & Theatre | The LASALLE Show". tls2020.lasalle.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Star Search First Runner-up Herman Keh Wants To Be "Singapore's First Mr Bean"". TODAY. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ^ "新星心路 《才华2019》三甲回望来时路 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ^ 陈秋如, 文 (28 August 2023). "《亲家、冤家做头家》演员几时要退休?李南星、陈罗密欧等各有算盘". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle.
  10. ^ "Why did Herman Keh's TikTok video get a whopping 14.5m views?". AsiaOne. 7 June 2022.
  11. ^ Auto, Hermes (28 August 2022). "Actor Herman Keh faces a hurdle for his first on-screen kiss for Healing Heroes | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
  12. ^ "郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg.
  13. ^ "新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"!". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  14. ^ "本地才华男团HST成军 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Herman Keh". Mediacorp. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  16. ^ "10本地艺人TikTok"掀起波澜" 视频有何看头? | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  17. ^ "自拍自导线上大秀才艺 郭坤耀视频破百万点击率". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  18. ^ "离开新传媒后首部主演剧 陈凤玲搭档Jason Godfrey饰演异国情侣". 9 July 2024.
  19. ^ 潘, 雪忆 (27 September 2023). "参演获奖本地导演执导微电影 郭坤耀表现可圈可点". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Herman Keh". Deezer. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Romeo Tan Wins Best Actor, Felicia Chin Wins Best Actress And Our Other Star Awards 2021 Predictions". TODAY. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Star Awards 2022 round-up: Who won what". mothership.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  23. ^ "List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees". 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  24. ^ Taylor, Mike (31 March 2018). "The top 10 most popular SV-POW! posts". doi:10.59350/zhjb1-6qt24. Retrieved 21 March 2024. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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