Nick Shen Explained

Nick Shen
Birth Date:26 August 1976
Birth Place:Singapore
Nationality:Singaporean
Education:St. Thomas Secondary School
Father:Sim Soo Guan
Mother:Tan Bock King[1]
Awards:Star Search 1999 : Singapore Male Champion
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Name1:Stage name
T:沈煒竣
S:沈炜竣
P:Shěn Wěijùn
Also Known As:Birth name
T2:沈偉峻
S2:沈伟峻
P2:Shěn Wěijùn

Nick Shen (born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor, businessman and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2012. In 2011, Shen started the company Tok Tok Chiang Wayang to promote Chinese opera in Singapore.

Early life

Shen has a younger brother.

He attended St. Thomas Secondary School and had pursued a Diploma in Mass Communication at the Management Development Institute of Singapore.

Career

Shen joined MediaCorp after winning the local edition of Star Search Singapore in 1999.[2] Besides acting he has written and performed his own songs, some of which were used for MediaCorp drama theme songs. He left MediaCorp in early 2012[3] and has since been working on the promotion of Chinese opera in Singapore.[4] Shen is the global winner for Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World and JCI Cultural Achievement Honoure Award in 2014.[5]

Shen has appeared as a guest radio DJ on MediaCorp Capital 95.8FM. He is also a faculty member of the Singapore Media Academy where he lectures in the Diploma in Acting course.[6]

Since April 2013, Shen began performing the Chinese art of bian lian. He is the first actor in Singapore to master the art, where he was trained by Chinese bian lian master Li Shuimin for two years.[6]

Personal life

Shen shared on social media that he had a severe case of shingles which began developing symptoms in July 2023, which in turn led to a diagnosis of Bell's palsy.[7] He was hospitalised for the illnesses for five days in September 2023.[8] [9]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Mr OK (OK先生) Xiaodong
My Grandpa (公公,你的名字好难叫) Fang Zhenhua
S.N.A.G. (新好男人)
2000 Right Frequency II
The Stratagem (世纪攻略)
2001 Beyond the Axis of Truth Zhuge Fei
Three Women and a Half Jeffrey
Growing Up Meng
The Reunion San Wan
The Hotel Huang Dajun
2002First Touch Wee Teck Meng
Kopi-O II Hong Jinbao
2003 First Touch II Wee Teck Meng
My Love, My Home (同一屋檐下)
Always on My Mind 无炎的爱
Lobang King
A Toast of Love David Pan Weiwen
2004An Ode to LifeZhang Ruiming
2005 Beautiful Illusions
Beyond the aXis of Truth II Zhuge Fei
A Promise for Tomorrow Tang Weihong
2006 CID Fly
Family Matters Shi Baobao
I Not Stupid Too Hao Letian
2007 Like Father, Like Daughter Coconut / Ah Gui
Metamorphosis Zhang Shaoqi
2008 Taste of Love
Sun Jiaqing
2009Perfect Cut II
2010 The Pupil DPP Lawrence Khoo
The Illusionist (魔幻视界) James's father (young)
New Beginnings Zhen Xiong
The Family Court Wu Baoming
2011 In Time with You Woody
2017 Legal Eagles Zhou Xiongwei
Eat Already? 3 Ken
2018118 Reunion (118大团圆) George
Doppelganger – Prequel (入侵者- 前传) Billy
Say Cheese Pan Heping
2019 Walk with Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里) Prof Dong
2020 Gwee Boon [10]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Casuarina Cove Short film
2009 Tanjong Rhu Kelvin Short film
2012 Filial Haven Rick Short film
Ah Boys to Men
My Ghost Partner
2013 Red Numbers
Time No Enough
2016 Zi Char Telemovie
Mother Short film

Discography

Compilation albums

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result
1999My Grandpa
2001 Three Women and A Half
2002The Reunion
2004 Always on My Mind
2007 Like Father, Like Daughter

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Mother Benefitted from Palliative Care by Singapore Hospice Council . Giving.sg . 19 September 2023.
  2. News: 才华横溢出新秀狮城之星出笼 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020809043823/http://stars.zaobao.com.sg/localstar/pages/star120499.html . . 12 April 1999 . Chinese . 9 August 2002 . unfit .
  3. News: Nick Shen doing well after leaving MediaCorp. Yahoo! News. 16 July 2012.
  4. News: Lee. Jocelyn. Nick Shen was caned for pursuing Chinese opera. The New Paper. Singapore. 12 November 2014. 26 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105155430/http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/nick-shen-was-caned-pursuing-chinese-opera?page=0%2C1. 5 January 2016. dead.
  5. News: Celebrity eats: Nick Shen on his daily eats. AsiaOne. 23 November 2014.
  6. Web site: NICK SHEN 沈炜竣 . TOK TOK CHIANG . 19 September 2023 . en.
  7. News: 患带状疱疹后首次公开表演 沈炜竣康复进度良好 联合早报 . 2 October 2023 . www.zaobao.com.sg . zh-Hans.
  8. Web site: 'The pain is beyond description': Actor Nick Shen shares his experience battling shingles . AsiaOne . 25 September 2023 . en . 24 September 2023.
  9. Web site: 患带状疱疹"像被火烧"右脸瘫 沈炜竣:康复后会打疫苗 早报 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 25 September 2023 . zh-Hans.
  10. Web site: "My Doctor Says I Can't Return To Acting… Unless I Play A Stroke Victim": Ex Mediacorp Actor Nick Shen On Getting Shingles And Then Bell’s Palsy . 8days . 2 October 2023 . en.