Chen Tian Wen
Born: 1963-05-28 in Singapore
Known For: Acting
Biography
Chen was educated at the now defunct Serangoon Garden Secondary Technical School. He joined the SBC after completing the 5th artiste drama training class and made his debut in 1984. He holds a black belt in taekwondo and his martial arts background led him to being cast in many wuxia dramas in the 1990s and as characters with fight scenes in other drama series. He is also a member of the Singapore Celebrity Soccer Team. The Straits Times remarked that Chen's "much-praised understated turn" in the Cannes Film Festival award-winning Ilo Ilo put him in the spotlight once again. Chen hit the headlines again when two parody music videos he starred in, went viral. The first, titled "Unbelievable", was 'lauded' for the nonsensical line 'I so stunned like vegetable' (sic), drawing the attention of TIME, while the second, "Sandcastle in My Heart", in which Irene Ang also starred in, did not become as popular as the previous one. Both videos are a parody of popular Chinese MVs in the 1970s, particularly the work of Singaporean singer Huang Ching Yuan.
Filmography
2025
2022
- Sunny Side up as Chan Wing Fye
2020
- My Guardian Angels as Ye Jin Quan
2018
- VIC as Security Guard
- Mind Matters as Loke Liang Sheng
2017
- Take 2 as Di Tie
- Life Less Ordinary as Curry Puff
2016
- Lulu the Movie as Brad Pit
2015
- Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen as Mr. Jin / Aloysius's Father
- Mr. Unbelievable as Eric Kwek Hock Seng
2014
- Wayang Boy
- The Lion Men as Master He
- The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown as Master He
2013
- Ilo Ilo as Lim Beng Teck
- Ah Boys To Men 2 as Mr. Jin / Aloysius's Father
2012
- Ah Boys To Men as Mr. Jin / Aloysius's Father
2011
- It's a Great, Great World! as Bellboy
2010
- New Beginnings as Chen Cong Ming
2007
- One Last Dance as Pui
2004
- Man at Forty as Wang Shao Qi
2000
- The Legendary Swordsman as Tian Boguang
1991
- The Last Swordsman as Liu Sheng Ci Lang