Chen Tian Wen

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.

Most Known For

The Legendary Swordsman

as Tian Boguang

Sunny Side up

as Chan Wing Fye

New Beginnings

as Chen Cong Ming

Life Less Ordinary

as Curry Puff

My Guardian Angels

as Ye Jin Quan

VIC

as Security Guard

Mind Matters

as Loke Liang Sheng

Ilo Ilo

as Lim Beng Teck

Man at Forty

as Wang Shao Qi

The Last Swordsman

as Liu Sheng Ci Lang

One Last Dance

as Pui

Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen

as Mr. Jin / Aloysius's Father

Ah Boys To Men

as Mr. Jin / Aloysius's Father

Lulu the Movie

as Brad Pit

Kopitiam Days

It's a Great, Great World!

as Bellboy

Mr. Unbelievable

as Eric Kwek Hock Seng

Wayang Boy

Ah Boys To Men 2

as Mr. Jin / Aloysius's Father

The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown

as Master He