Andrew Seow Yi Min | |||||||
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| Born | 1977 Singapore | ||||||
| Occupation | Ex Model and Actor | ||||||
| Years active | 1996 - 2007 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蕭乙銘 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 萧乙铭 | ||||||
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Andrew Seow (Chinese: 萧乙铭; pinyin: Xiāo Yǐmíng) is a Singaporean actor, celebrity, model and media personality.
Seow was a model in Singapore and Asia before becoming an actor on local television. He is best known for his role as the fiery tempered eldest son in the family drama series, Growing Up on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 and okto, earning him the Best Newcomer in the annual Asian Television Awards in 1996.[1][2] Seow has also starred in numerous Chinese dramas on Channel 8, garnering several nominations in the annual Star Awards.
Seow left Mediacorp in 2007 and set up a call centre company with his friend, Andy Low. The company closed down after one and a half year. He currently runs an online business selling paintings and antiques.[1]
Education
Seow studied at Catholic High School and St. Patrick's School. He earned an Advanced Diploma in fashion design, jewellery design and merchandising from LaSalle College.
Career
Seow was talent-spotted by a Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) producer in 1996 and subsequently joined TCS. Alongside Thomas Ong and Raymond Yong as part of the Five Dragons, Seow was groomed by the television studio.[2]
Filmography
Drama
- 1995
- Sparks Of Life 生命火花
- The Dragons Five 飞龙五将
- 1996
- Unbroken Cycle 解连环
- Growing Up season I 成长岁月I
- Triple Nine season I
- 1997
- Growing Up season II 成长岁月II
- 1998
- Growing Up season III 成长岁月III
- 1999
- Growing Up season IV 成长岁月IV
- Shiver - Last Train
- Shiver – Animal
- Shiver - Human Equation
- Shiver - Baby Darryl
- Shiver - Bleeding Man
- Dreamers - Wheels
- Triple Nine season II
- 2000
- Growing Up season V 成长岁月V
- 2001
- Growing Up season VI 成长岁月VI
- The Hotel 大酒店
- 2003
- Love is very Beautiful 美丽家庭
- 2004
- Man at Forty 跑吧，男人[2]
- Spice Siblings 辣兄辣妹
- A Child's Hope II 孩有明天 II
- The Ties That Bind 家财万贯
- 2005
- Zero to Hero 阴差阳错
- A New Life 有福
- 2006
- The Undisclosed 迷云二十天
Sitcom
- 1999
- Can I Help You
- 2001
- My Genie 我爱精灵
- 2003
- My Genie 2 我爱精灵 II
Theatre
- 2002
- Close: In Your Face by The Necessary Stage
Awards
- 1996
- Best Newcomer in a Drama Series at Asian Television Awards '96 (Growing Up)
- 1997
- First runner-up for Best Actor in Asian Television Awards '97 (Triple Nine)
- 2004
- Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards 2004 (Man at Forty)[2]
References
- ^ a b "Life after Growing Up: What happened to the cast who played the Tay siblings". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Andrew Seow helps HIV-positive friend".