Zhang Zetong (born Teoh Ze Tong on 22 January 1993) is a Malaysian actor and host based in Singapore. He is the winner of Star Search 2019. He won the Best Newcomer and Best Supporting Actor awards in the Star Awards 2021 and 2024 for his roles in A Jungle Survivor and All That Glitters respectively.
Zhang Zetong | |
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| Born | Teoh Ze Tong 22 January 1993 Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
| Education | Anglo-Chinese Junior College |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Agent | The Celebrity Agency[1] |
| Awards | Best Newcomer – Star Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actor – Star Awards 2024 |
| Chinese name | |
| Simplified Chinese | 张哲通 |
Early life
editZhang attended Anglo-Chinese Junior College and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Business Administration.
He previously worked at online marketplace platform Carousell[2] 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 [him] to take a detour here because [he is] sure all the dots will connect in the future."
Career
editZhang participated in Star Search 2019 of Mediacorp and won the contest as the champion. He was signed on by The Celebrity Agency (TCA) of Mediacorp after winning the contest. His debut work was All Around You as the lead actor.[3] Zhang won his first award, Best Newcomer Award at Star Awards 2021, for his role in the drama, A Jungle Survivor.[4]
In 2019, Zhang participated in Mediacorp Star Search and chose Christopher Lee as mentor. He eventually won the contest as the 1st-place winner and champion.[5]
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 Mediacorp Channel 8 drama A Jungle Survivor.[6] 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 Mediacorp Channel 5 drama Slow Dancing as Kaden Leung.[7] 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 Star Awards 2021.
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 Zheng Geping. 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 Star Awards 2022. 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[8] 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 Star Awards 2023.
In 2024, he played the role of Liu Langhan, a person from the future year of 2060 in the Chinese New Year drama Once Upon A New Year's Eve and Cheng Changfeng in the parasports drama Hope Afloat.[8]
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | All Around You (回路网) | Chen Shiyang | ||
| A Jungle Survivor (森林生存记) | Zhong Jianting | |||
| 2021 | Slow Dancing | Kaden Leung | ||
| Key Witness (关键证人) | Nick Zhu Jingxiang | |||
| The Take Down (肃战肃绝) | Lin Jincheng | |||
| 2022 | You Can Be An Angel 4 (你也可以是天使 4) | Mei Yishi | ||
| First of April (愚人计划) | Zhang Zhendong | |||
| Jason | ||||
| Aden | ||||
| Healing Heroes (医生不是神) | Zhong Haonan | |||
| 2023 | Last Madame: Sisters of the Night | Ah Tou | ||
| All That Glitters (金色大道) | Richard Mo | |||
| 2024 | Once Upon a New Year's Eve (那一年的除夕夜) | Liu Langhan | ||
| Hope Afloat (浴水重生） | Cheng Changfeng |
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[9] |
Variety show hosting
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Aus-some Getaway (与你澳游) | Co-hosted with Christopher Lee, Sheryl Ang |
Discography
editCompilation albums
edit| Year | Album title | Song title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MediaCorp's Lunar New Year Album The Year of Ox Happy MooMoo (福满牛年MOOMOO乐) |
New Year Arrived (新年到) |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | A Jungle Survivor (as Zhong Jianting) |
Won | |
| 2022 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Key Witness (as Nick Zhu Jingxiang) |
Nominated | |
| Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award | — | Nominated | |||
| Most Attention Seeking New-Gen Host | JustSwipeLah | Nominated | [10] | ||
| 2023 | Star Awards | Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars | — | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | All That Glitters (as Richard Mo) | Won | |
| Most Hated Villain | Won | ||||
| Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars | — | Top 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Mediacorp's The Celebrity Agency (TCA)". Mediacorp. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Chin, Ashley (10 August 2023). "My Perfect Weekend with actor Zhang Zetong". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "All Around You 回路网". Mediacorp. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Star Awards 2021: The Complete List of Winners". Mediacorp. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Teoh Ze Tong crowned Star Search winner". Mediacorp. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记". Mediacorp. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Slow Dancing". Mediacorp. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Zhang Zetong, 31, Wants To Travel To The Future To See How His Life & The World End". 8days. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "入行以来接最难演的戏 戚玉武怕败在新作 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Star Awards 2022: Chantalle Ng and Xu Bin nominated for Favourite CP, Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed". AsiaOne. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
External links
edit- Zhang Zetong at IMDb
