Thomas Ong Thian Chai (born 1 February 1969) is a Singaporean actor, television host and businessman.

Thomas Ong
Ong at the Star Awards 2017
Born (1969-02-01) 1 February 1969 (age 55)
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materNgee Ann Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television host
  • businessman
  • former flight steward
Years active1994−present
Chinese name
Chinese王沺裁
Hanyu PinyinWáng Tiáncái

Career

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Ong was a flight steward with Singapore Airlines before entering the entertainment industry. He joined the newly formed Television Corporation of Singapore in 1994 and made his debut in Dr Justice. He won the Top 5 and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award thrice in the 1990s.

He left and returned to MediaCorp several times to concentrate on other projects. More recently he returned to MediaCorp for the fourth time and signed a three-year contract in early 2012.[1]

In January 2020, Ong announced his retirement from the entertainment industry.[2]

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2020Super Dad 男神不败Xu Wei Hao 许伟豪
2019–presentKinSteven Loh
201829th February 2月29日 明天见Ye Zhengfang 叶正方
You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使3Lin Bin 林彬Cameo
2017Life Less OrdinaryQi Hongzhe 齐宏哲Cameo
Mightiest Mother-in-Law
Three Little WishesZhao Yaozong 赵耀宗
2016You Can Be An Angel 2Lin Bin 林彬
Fire UpZhuang Yingxiong 庄英雄
House of FortuneQian Renjie 钱仁杰
2014Three WishesZhao Yaozong 赵耀宗
Entangled 日落洞Yu Guangwei 于光威
The CaregiversYang Haotian 杨浩天
2013Marry Me 我要嫁出去Bill
C.L.I.F. 2Zhou Zhiheng 周志恆
2012Pillow TalkZhang Qiuyu 张秋宇
2011Bountiful BlessingsTong Dafeng 童大风
Secrets for SaleStanley Chen 陈亮安
2010The Illusionist 魔幻視界James Lee 李世彦
2009Perfect Cut 2Dr. Alex Tan 陈毅杰
2008Perfect Cut
Our Rice HouseFan Yihang 范一航
2007MetamorphosisHu Xicun 胡希存


2006Family MattersGao Ming 高明
2005Love Concierge 爱的掌门人Qian Jiekuan 钱杰宽
Beautiful IllusionsZhou Jiansheng 周健生
2004Oh Dad! 偶像爸爸Li Weimin 李为民
2000Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 陆小凤之决战前后Hua Manlou 花满楼
1999Coup de Scorpion 天蝎行动Wang Chong Guang 王重光
Are You My Brother? 错体双宝Chang Le 常乐
1997Love in a Foreign City 富贵双城Yu Guotian 余国添
Living By Night 都是夜归人Shen Shaotang 沈绍棠
1996The Unbroken CycleZhang Hai & Zhou Xinghuan 张海 & 周星寰
Wild Orchids 再见萤光兰Zhu Ziqing 朱子青
Waves of Courage 逐浪青春Zhao Wei
赵威
Full House 不速之客Guo Jiaping 郭家平
  • Telemovie
1995The Dragons Five 飞龙五将Zhao Tianbao 赵天豹
The Last Rhythm 曲终魂断Li Yisheng 李怡生
Strange Encounters III 奇缘III 之《灶神》Gu Canglong 谷苍龙
1994Love at Last 真心男儿Huang Jiawei 黄家伟
Dr Justice 法医故事 之《红颜裁决》Police Officer Ye 叶警官

Awards and nominations

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YearCeremonyAwardNominated worksResult
19952nd Star Awards CeremonyBest NewcomerLove at LastNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 5
19963rd Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 5
19997th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
201016th Star Awards CeremonyFavourite Male CharacterPerfect Cut 2
(as Alex Tan)
Nominated
201319th Star Awards CeremonyBest ActorPillow Talk
(as Zhang Qiuyu)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
201521st Star Awards CeremonyBest ActorThree Wishes
(as Zhao Yaozong)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
201622nd Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
201723rd Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
201824th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10

References

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  1. ^ 郑秀珍重回电视圈 王沺裁续约3年 (in Chinese). xin.msn.com. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  2. ^ Thomas Ong Announces "Retirement": "You'll Know I've Run Out Of Money If I Return To Acting Again"
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