Tyler Ten

Tyler Ten
Born (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 30)
Singapore
Other nameDeng Weide
Education
Alma materSingapore Institute of Management
Occupations
  • Actor
  • TikTok personality
  • model
  • martial arts instructor
Years active2019−present
Musical career
Member ofHST
Modeling information
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄧偉德
Simplified Chinese邓伟德
Hanyu PinyinDèng Wěidé

Tyler Ten (born 19 March 1996) is a Singaporean actor, model and martial arts instructor.

Early life and education

Ten's father is an engineer and his mother helps out at a drinks stall. He has an older brother who works in the automotive industry.

Ten practised Muay Thai from a young age and won his first competition at age 14. He is also trained in bodybuilding and is a martial arts instructor. Before becoming an actor and model, Ten was also a waiter and did mascot jobs.

Ten studied at Jurongville Secondary School and then studied interior design at Singapore Polytechnic. He attended Singapore Institute of Management studying marketing while juggling acting commitments.

Career

Ten is also a model and was formerly signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management.

In 2019, Ten participated in Mediacorp Star Search in 2019, and was one of the top 12 finalists. He was cast in the Channel 8 drama series All Around You in the same year.

Ten had played minor roles in the television series Key Witness, Super Dad, Watch Out! Alexius, and Mister Flower.

In 2021, Ten scored his first leading role in the firefighting-themed drama series In Safe Hands. Shortly after in 2022, he went on to appear in more television series, including playing the role of an army officer in When Duty Calls 2 and a nurse in You Can Be An Angel 4 .

In 2023, Ten appeared in the drama series Strike Gold and played a social worker in Family Ties. He was also cast in the blockbuster series All That Glitters.

Ten, Herman Keh and Zhai Siming are members of the group "HST", formed by Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency in 2021.

Filmography

Ten has appeared in the following shows:

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 All Around You Calvin Ong
2020 Watch out! Alexius
A Quest to Heal Derrick
Interns' Survivor Guide
Mister Flower
Super Dad Tim
2021 In Safe Hands Jayden Chee
Key Witness
2022 When Duty Calls 2 Zeng Anqing
You Can Be An Angel 4 Fang Jinxiang
Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II Sean S2. Ep.3–4
2023 Strike Gold Ray
Family Ties Lin Jianan
All That Glitters Sudsakorn
I Do, Do I? Ma Jiabao
2024 Love on a Shoestring Chen Shi
Unforgivable
2025 Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Bai Ah Li

Discography

Compilation albums

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

Awards and nominations

Organisation YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Star Awards 2023Top 3 Most Popular Rising StarsN/aNominated
2024 Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars N/a Nominated
2025 Best Rising Star Unforgivable Won
Top 3 Most Popular Rising StarsN/aWon
Favourite CP I Do, Do I? Nominated
2026 Best Supporting Actor Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Won
Top 3 Most Popular Rising StarsN/aWon
Favourite CP Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Nominated
  1. ↑ Shared with Ferlyn Wong
  2. ↑ Shared with Tasha Low

References

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