Edwin Goh
Birth date25 July 1994 (age 32)
EducationHoly Innocents' High School
Alma materLASALLE College of the Arts
Birth placeSingapore
OccupationActor · businessman
Years active2009-present
AwardsFull list
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Edwin Goh (born 25 July 1994) is a Singaporean actor. [1]

Early life

Goh was a student of Holy Innocents' High School and LASALLE College of the Arts.[citation needed]

Career

Goh was nominated for Favourite Male Character. He gained his first nomination for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes & Most Popular Regional Artiste Award . In 2013, he was nominated for Best Newcomer. In 2015, Goh went for National Service for the Singapore Armed Forces after filming The Dream Makers II. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at Star Awards 2016.

Goh made his acting debut at the age of 15 in MediaCorp Channel 5's drama Fighting Spiders in 2009. He shot to fame after starring as the estranged and rebellious teenage son of Li Nanxing's character in the crime drama On the Fringe 2011.[1]

In 2018, he completed his National Service for the Singapore Armed Forces and came back to act A Million Dollar Dream, Fifty & Fabulous & You Can Be An Angel 3 and also a toggle original series Close Your Eyes. [2]

In 2019, Goh acted in a long form drama Old is Gold and The Good Fight. In 2020, he acted in My Guardian Angels.

In 2021, he acted in My Star Bride and The Peculiar Pawnbroker and earned a nomination for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes.

In 2022, Goh played two roles in the drama Home Again as Ye Jiankang and Ye Kangle and in When Duty Calls 2 as Wu Guanyan.

In 2023, Goh played the role of Liu Guanghui in the drama Strike Gold.

Ventures

In 2023, Goh and actress Rachel Wan launched the brand Unravel & which sells their own handcrafted crocheted collection of hats and bags. They have also conducted crocheting workshops under the brand name.[3]

Personal life

On 7 September 2022, Goh was on his way home from a bar near Golden Mile area in the early morning when he was stopped along Aljunied Road by the traffic police. He was later arrested for drink driving after failing a breathalyser test. He was subsequently fined $6,500 and disqualified from driving for three years.[4][5][6]

Since July 2023, Goh and his girlfriend Rachel Wan have been based in Sydney, Australia, where both are on a one-year work and holiday visa.[7]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009Fighting SpidersSoon Lee[8]
2011On the Fringe 2011Yao Zhiyong
2012Jump!Chen Xi
Don't Stop Believin'Cai Wensheng
2013Gonna Make ItLi Feilong
2014C.L.I.F. 3Young Wei Lantian
The CaregiversWei Lun
2015The Dream Makers IIEddy Xu
2016C.L.I.F. 4Young Wei Lantian
2018A Million Dollar DreamZhang Yizheng
Fifty & Fabulous (五零高手)Ye Yunfeng
Close Your Eyes (闭上眼就看不见)Liao ZhiyuanToggle Original Series
You Can Be An Angel 3 (你也可以是天使 3)Yuan Kai
2019Soul Connection (爱在一百米)Delivery Man
Old Is Gold (老友万岁)Han Xiangrong
The IntruderThomas
Meet The MPRobert
The Good Fight (致胜出击)Yan Yifeng
2020My Guardian AngelsFeng Kaiwei
2021My Star BrideZhong Shimin
The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师)Teenage Cheng Huoqiang
2022Home Again (多年后的全家福)Ye Jiankang
Ye Kangle
When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2)Wu Guangyan
2023Strike GoldLiu Guanghui
All That GlittersArthur Thng

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010Love CutsHoward Chan
2012ImperfectHe Jianhao
2013Judgement DayLiu Mingkai
2019Old Is Gold: The Bliss Keeper (老友万岁之守护幸福)Han XiangrongTelemovie
2022My Star Bride - Hi, Mai Phương ThảoZhong ShiminTelemovie

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin title
2012MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12新传媒群星金龙接财神
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef
2011红苹果 in Ch8 Facebook Poll
2012Elle Awards 12Breakout Star of the Year
Star AwardsFavourite Male CharacterOn The Fringe (as Yao Zhiyong)
2013Star AwardsBest NewcomerDon't Stop Believin' (as Cai Wensheng)
2014Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)[9]
2016Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorThe Dream Makers II (as Eddy Xu)
Fame Awards 2016Best Actor In A Supporting Role
2021Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
2023Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes

References

  1. ^ Tan, Kee Yun (22 June 2015). "We've lots of catching up to do". The New Paper. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Edwin Goh 吴劲威". Singapore Post. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Celeb couple Edwin Goh and Rachel Wan launch business selling crocheted items". AsiaOne. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Celebs Who Have Committed Traffic Offences". 8days. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Actor Edwin Goh fined $6,500 for drink driving | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Local actor Edwin Goh fined S$6,500 for drink driving, banned from driving for 3 years". CNA. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Not dying, but not fully living: S'pore actors Edwin Goh & Rachel Wan on why they moved to Sydney". mothership.sg. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Fighting Spiders 斗蜘蛛". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. ^ 钟, 雁龄 (6 March 2014). "《红星》「区域最受欢迎艺人」 范文芳 刘子绚 没合约 出局！". Shin Min Daily News. pp. 10/11.