About Dai Xiangyu
Born 1984. Dai Xiangyu is a Chinese actor, model and television actor.
Dai Xiangyu (born Dai Yangtian on 27 December 1984) is a Chinese actor and model formerly based in Singapore. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2013.
Career Dai was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province in 1984. He did some modeling in Japan and Shanghai. While in Shanghai he was talent-spotted by MediaCorp and moved to Singapore to sign the contract. His big break came in 2008 when he played Yamamoto Yousuke, a Japanese photographer, in the blockbuster series The Little Nyonya and earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Star Awards. This role was supposed to go to Elvin Ng who was injured just before filming.
Dai acted the first time with Elvin Ng in Together and second time in No Limits. Dai acted his first antagonist role in Breakout. This is the third time Dai acted with Elvin Ng. Then, 8 Days touted them as the male version of Zoe Tay and Fann Wong. They appeared together in several cover page of 8 Days and I magazine.
In 2011, Dai moved back to Shanghai, China and film a co-production drama Precious. He played Ling Zhi Chu in Precious. Qi Yuwu replaced him, who was originally selected to play the role of Mo Li Guang, as the male lead in the drama series A Song to Remember.
In 2012, Dai acted in Poetic Justice.
In 2014, Dai signed on with Chinese artiste management agency Mango Entertainment. He successfully became a Singapore PR in 2014 but lost the status in 2021 after he failed to renew his Re-Entry Permit in time.
Dai married actress Chen Zihan in Beijing on 19 May 2016.
Filmography
Television series
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work ResultRef 2009 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor The Little Nyonya Best Newcomer 2010 Star Awards Best Actor Together Male Media Darling Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2013 Star Awards Best Actor Poetic Justice Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
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Who is Dai Xiangyu?
Chinese actor and model
When was Dai Xiangyu born?
Dai Xiangyu was born on 27 December 1984 in People's Republic of China.
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Dai Xiangyu is an actor, model and television actor.
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Dai Xiangyu is Chinese.
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