Andrew Seow

In this Chinese name, the family name is Seow.

Andrew Seow
Born	1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1] Singapore
Other names	Xiao Yiming
Education	St. Patrick's School Catholic High School
Alma mater	LaSalle College
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	1995−2007
Musical career
Formerly of	The Dragons Five
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蕭乙銘
Simplified Chinese	萧乙铭
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāo Yǐmíng

Andrew Seow (born 1969 or 1970)^[1] is a Singaporean former actor and model.

Early life

Seow studied at St. Patrick's School and Catholic High School. He earned an Advanced Diploma in fashion design, jewellery design and merchandising from Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts.

Career

Seow was a model in Singapore and in other parts of Asia before becoming an actor on local television. He is best known for his role as the fiery tempered eldest son Gary Tay in the long-running drama series Growing Up on MediaCorp TV Channel 5, a role which earned him the Best Newcomer in the annual Asian Television Awards in 1996.^[2][3] Seow has also starred in numerous Chinese-language dramas on Channel 8, garnering nominations in the annual Star Awards.

Seow was talent-spotted by a Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) producer in 1996 and subsequently joined TCS. In the mid-90s, Seow, Jason Oh, Thomas Ong, Raymond Yong and Henry Tee formed the boy group The Dragons Five, which was named after the Channel 8 series of the same title.^[3]

Since 2010, Seow has been a Senior Curator with Tsu Ho Gallery which specializes in fine art, antiques and jewellery.^[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Work	Role	Notes	Ref
1995	Sparks Of Life 生命火花
	The Dragons Five 飞龙五将			[1]
1996	Unbroken Cycle 解连环
1996-1997	Triple Nine		2 seasons
1996-2001	Growing Up	Gary Tay	6 seasons	[3]
1999	Shiver
	Dreamers (Wheels)
	Can I Help You		Sitcom
2001	The Hotel
	My Genie 我爱精灵
2003	Love Is Beautiful 美丽家庭
	My Genie 2 我爱精灵 II
2004	Man at Forty	Tang Tang		[3]
	Spice Siblings
	A Child's Hope II
	The Ties That Bind 家财万贯
2005	My Lucky Charm
	Zero to Hero
	A New Life
2006	The Undisclosed

Theatre

• Close: In Your Face by The Necessary Stage (2002)

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1996	Asian Television Awards	Best Newcomer in a Drama Series	Growing Up (as Gary Tay)	Won	[3]
2004	Star Awards 2004	Best Supporting Actor	Man at Forty (as Tang Tang)	Won	[3]

References

1. "Everyone Went Gaga Over This Local '90's 'Boyband' That Doesn't Even Sing". 8 Days. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
2. Ng, Gwendolyn (12 February 2015). "Life after Growing Up: What happened to the cast who played the Tay siblings". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. "Andrew Seow helps HIV-positive friend". AsiaOne.
4. "Andrew Seow". Retrieved 18 September 2023 – via LinkedIn.