Jeffrey Xu | |||||
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Chinese name | 徐鸣杰 | ||||
Pinyin | Xú Míngjié (Mandarin) | ||||
Birth name | Xu Ming Jie | ||||
Origin | China | ||||
Born |
Shanghai, China |
October 3, 1988 ||||
Other name(s) | Chui Ming Git 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill Jieshiweiming (Fan Club) |
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Occupation | Actor | ||||
Years active | 2011-present | ||||
Partner(s) | Felicia Chin | ||||
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Jeffrey Xu (born October 3, 1988), is a Chinese actor and MediaCorp artiste based in Singapore.He is one of the 8 Dukes with Zhang Zhenhuan, Aloysius Pang, Shane Pow, Desmond Tan, Xu Bin, Ian Fang & Romeo Tan.
Xu studied performing major at Shanghai Film Art Academy before being discovered through the tenth season of Star Search in 2010, in which he emerged winner.
He made his first drama appearance in Devotion, in which he played an autistic child, which gave him a nomination for Best Newcomer during the Star Awards 2012.
In 2013, Jeffrey clinched the "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" award at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for his role in The Day It Rained On Our Parade which consisted only four episodes. He and Aileen Tan (who won "Best Supporting Actress") were the only two MediaCorp artistes to clinch ATA awards in 2013.