Dai Xiangyu (Chinese: 戴向宇; pinyin: Dài Xiàngyǔ; Wade–Giles: Tai4 Hsiang4 Yü3), previously known as Dai Yangtian (simplified Chinese: 戴阳天; traditional Chinese: 戴陽天; pinyin: Dài Yángtiān; Wade–Giles: Tai4 Yang2 T'ien1), is a Chinese actor and model formerly based in Singapore. He was a prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2013.
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| Born | 戴阳天 (pinyin: Dài Yángtiān) (1984-12-27) 27 December 1984 (age 37) | ||||||
| Occupation | Actor, model | ||||||
| Years active | 2007-present | ||||||
| Spouse | Chen Zihan | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 戴向宇 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 戴向宇 | ||||||
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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.[1]
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[2] and film a co-production drama Precious. He played Ling Zhi Chu in Precious.[3] 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.[2]
As of 29 July 2013, Dai officially changed his name from Dai Yangtian to Dai Xiangyu.[4] After his departure, Romeo Tan replaced him, who was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong, as the male lead in the drama series Sudden.
In 2019, he did the remake of Singapore’s most successful TV drama series ever, reprising the same role that shot him to fame in The Little Nyonya with casts Xiang Yun & Jeffrey Xu.
In 2009, Dai applied for Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) status but failed due to his academic certificates and birth certificate are not translated to English.[5] 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.[5]
Dai married actress Chen Zihan at Beijing on 19 May 2016.[6]
| Year | Work | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2008 | Taste of Love | Fang Youfang 方佑芳 | ||
| The Little Nyonya | Yamamoto Yousuke 山本洋介 | [1] | ||
| 2009 | Table of Glory | He Jiajun 贺家军 | ||
| Together | Lin Xiaobei 林小杯 | |||
| 2010 | Carlsberg Telemovie Showcase 皇帽瑞狮喜迎虎电视电影系列 | Tiancai 天才 | ||
| No Limits | Wang Yule 王宇乐 | |||
| Breakout | Yang Zhenfeng 杨振锋 | |||
| 2011 | Precious 千金 | Ling Zhichu 凌之初 | ||
| 2012 | The Quarters | Bai Jinhai 白金海 | ||
| Poetic Justice | Fang Zhengye 方正业 | [7] | ||
| 2014 | Pearl Earrings | [8] | ||
| 2015 | Singles Villa | [9] | ||
| The Girl Wearing Tassel Earrings | [9] | |||
| 2016 | Demon Girl 半妖倾城 | Duan Shaoqin | ||
| 2016-2017 | Demon Girl 2 半妖倾城2 | |||
| 2020 | Eternal Love of Dream | Nie Chuyin | ||
| 2020 | New Little Nyonya 新。小娘惹 | Yamamoto Yousuke 山本洋介 | ||
| 2022 | Rising Lady 她们的名字 | Zhang Wei Chen 张伟辰 |
| Year | Work | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2007 | Making Love 美克拉 | |||
| 2011 | The Ultimate Winner 赢家 | |||
| X3 Trouble | 1st friend | |||
| 2014 | Midnight Hair | |||
| 2016 | Lost in the Pacific | Pilot | [10] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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| 2009 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Little Nyonya (as Yamamoto Yousuke) | Nominated | |
| Best Newcomer | — | Won | |||
| 2010 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Together (as Lin Xiaobei) | Nominated | |
| Male Media Darling | — | Won | |||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | [11] | ||
| 2011 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2012 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2013 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Poetic Justice (as Fang Zhengye) | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | |||
| 2014 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 |
Star Award for Best Newcomer | |
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