Nathaniel "Nat" Ho (Chinese: 鹤天赐; pinyin: Hè Tiāncì, born 23 August 1984) is a Singaporean actor and singer.
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Nathaniel Ho | |||||||
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Born | (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 38) Singapore | ||||||
Occupation | Actor, singer, model | ||||||
Awards | Most Promising Artiste award (2004) Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 鹤天赐 | ||||||
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Website | http://natho.net |
Ho was originally one of the Top 30 contestants in the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. He was also awarded the 'Most Promising Artiste' in 2004, by the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company. One of his first acting roles was in the Channel 5 drama Shooting Stars. Following that, Nat was given the lead role in a local feature film, Smell of Rain.
While pursuing his diploma in Mass Communications, Ho dabbled in modeling after he was discovered by a modeling agent. His portfolio included clients like M1, Lipton Tea, KFC, Marina Square Shopping Centre and Tiger Balm.
He also did freelance work as a backup dancer for a few commercial jobs, which included Indian International Film Academy Awards'04 and Miss Singapore Universe'06 to name a few. During his modelling period, he also did freelance acting, and landed his first ever acting gig, in the independent Mandarin feature film, Smell of Rain (雨之味).
The following year, he was signed on with MediaCorp and cast in his first Chinese language drama series Honour and Passion which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at that Star Awards 2007.
Ho left MediaCorp in 2010 to focus on his music career. He stated that music was his real passion and that he actually "never wanted to be an actor. [All this] came as a bonus".[1] He released his first album Unleashed in April 2012[2] and an accompanying music video featuring actresses Dawn Yeoh and Le Yao and blogger Xiaxue.[3]
In 2013, Ho announced that he would be moving to Taiwan to further his music career, after signing a nine-year music contract.[4]
In 2020, Ho left for Los Angeles to study music production for personal growth. This lasted for a year that allows Ho to focus on songwriting and production.[5] In August 2022, Ho again announced he would be moving to South Korea to further his music career in the K-Pop market. He has also signed up for Korean language classes with Yonsei University. [6]
Ho attended the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), and was a member of the school's award-winning choir for 4 years, and completed his A Levels at Anglo-Chinese Junior College.
Year | Work | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2005 | Shooting Stars | Ethan | ||
2006 | Dream Chasers 梦。拼图 | |||
Life Story | ||||
2007 | My Dear Kins 亲本家人 | |||
Honour and Passion 宝家卫国 | Poh Mun Kok 宝文国 | |||
Stories of Love, The Anthology 2 | ||||
Metamorphosis 破茧而出 | Wen Pin Liang | Cameo | ||
The Golden Path 黄金路 | David | Cameo | ||
2008 | En Bloc | Jude Lim | ||
La Femme 绝对佳人 | Fang Baoguo 方宝国 | |||
The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Jonathan Li Xiuwen 李修文 | Cameo | ||
2009 | The A-Go-Go Princess 穿越阿哥哥 | |||
The Dream Catchers 未来不是梦 | Lin Jiajie 林佳杰 | |||
Polo Boys | Koh Boon Keong | |||
Together 当我们同在一起 | Louis | Cameo | ||
2010 | Priceless Wonder 游戏人生 | Lin Cailai 林财来 | ||
With You 我在你左右 | Zhang Huan 张寰 | |||
2012 | Code of Law (Season 1) | Steven | Guest | |
Of Love & Hidden Charms | Ming | |||
2014 | Soup of Life 砂煲肉骨茶 | 阿PAUL, 吴明智 | ||
2015–2018 | Tanglin | Jay Lim Jun Kai |
Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
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2016 | One of These Days | MICappella |
Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
2007 | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated |
2010 | Favourite Male Character | The Dream Catchers | Won |
Star Awards for Favourite Male Character award | |
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General | |
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