Roax Tan

Roax Tan
Roax Tan
Born	Tan Teong Sik; February 1987 (Age 34); Butterworth, Penang
Nationality	Malaysia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006 - Present

Actor

Roax Tan Teong Sik (simplified Chinese: 陈忠实 ; pinyin: Chen ZhongShi) [born 2nd February, 1987] is a Malaysian actor. He is the recipient of accolades such as Asli Drama Award , Short & Sweet and some other nomination.

In 1998, he made his theatre debut in the primary school he went, SRJK(C) Li Hwa, and triggered him to pursuit his dream as an actor.

In 2011, Tan made his television debut on Malaysia first hokkien dialect TV drama, Home. He started to get recognition after join the long-running sitcom Oh My English . Tan held a Drama & Visuals diploma from New Era University College with in 2008, soon after, he was a recurring guest on several theatre and musical shows including Prince Siddartha The Musical and I Have A Date With Spring (Dama Asia version)

In 2013, beside working as an actor, he also working as a part time radio announcer in the top radio station in Malaysia,MY FM.

On stage, Tan starred in the Kuala Lumpur Performing Art Centre (KLPAC) award winning play by Joe Hasham, Mark Beau De Silva such as The Joy of Solitude, Big Head and Potato Head, Paper Crane the Musical. He also starred in award winning director,Deric Gan play The Ring Of Nibelung in 2018 which he played 3 roles in the play and won him a Best Actor Award from Asli Drama Award.

Tan is currently resides in Tokyo , Japan.

Early Life & Education

Roax Tan Teong Sik was born in Butterworth,Penang to Too Guek Yuo and Tan Choi Hin. His father, an entrepreneur of TCH Group which is pioneer of duck breeding in Malaysia. Roax Tan has 4 sisters, and a brother. Tan credits his own parents for being understanding and supportive when they knew his dream as an actor. He is a distant cousin to Malaysia singer AhNiu.

Tan was raised in Butterworth,Penang and attended Chung Ling High School Butterworth.he was a member of his school Drama Society and also participated in Malaysia Red Cresent Society .He won Best Director for the drama competition North Malaysia High School Drama Competition before he graduated from high school.

Before Tan studied in New Era University College, his parents suggested him to get a Bachelor of Business Degree in Sydney Australia which he had refused.

Tan could speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay Language, Japanese Language, Cantonese and Hokkien.

Career

Tan started his career as stage actor since 11 years old. He had participated in many productions including classic such as William Shakespeare’s Macbeth ,Richard Wagner'sDer Ring des Nibelungen . His television debut came in 2012, on the Astro TVIQ , he played as See Yew Soon in the long run sitcom Oh My English which he started to get recognition in Malaysia. Tan had the opportunity to play a role in Malaysia first Hokkien dialect TV Drama, Home by Astro Hua Hee Dai.

In 2012, he played as See Yew Soon in the long run sitcom Oh My English! (2)(3) produced by Red Communications and aired on Astro TVIQ and started to get recognition in Malaysia. Staring along with Zain Saidin, Adibah Noor, Aaron Aziz, Tiz Zaqyah, Carmen Soo and other celebrities.

Tan had worked as part time radio announcer in MY FM by Astro Radio from 2013-2015.

He also worked as an event/TV host for Toyota ,Air Asia and many others. He was a co-host with Maria Cordero in her TV cooking show by TVB Jade and Astro Wah Lai Toi in 2020.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Dark Sun		Mockumentary
2011	Mars VS Venus (Season 1)	Roax Tan	Guest Star appearance
2011	Home	Tua Tao (Big Head)	32 episodes
2011	Love Stage		Television Film
2012	Oh My English (Season 1)	See Yew Soon	20 episodes
2013	Oh My English (Season 2)	See Yew Soon	20 episodes
2013	Oh My Ganu	See Yew Soon	Television Film
2013	Meletup	Roax Tan	Guest Star appearance
2014	Oh My English Hello America	See Yew Soon	Television Film
2014	Oh My English (Season 3)	See Yew Soon	23 episodes
2014	Siti Aisha		Television Film
2015	Oh My English (Season 4 - Class of 2015)	See Yew Soon	20 episodes
2016	Oh My Ganu 2	See Yew Soon	Television Film
2016	Oh My English (Season 5 - After School)	See Yew Soon	13 episodes
2016	Oh My English (Road To Jogja - Part 1)	See Yew Soon	Television Film
2016	Oh My English (Road To Jogja - Part 2)	See Yew Soon	Television Film
2017	Oh My English (Season 6 - Level Up)	See Yew Soon	recurring
2017	Disney Channel Mickey Mouse Club	Roax Tan	Guest Star appearance
2017	All Under One Roof		25 episodes

TV Host

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Air Asia Travel	Host
2020	Maria's Auspicious Menuseason 4	co-Host	6 episodes

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Human...!	Director	Won Best Director
2007	Macbeth	Macbeth
2010	Big Head & Potato Head	Big Head	Won Best Actor
2011	I'm Not My Pimples	The Aunt
2011	Nocturnal Animals
2011	The Joy Of Solitude	Charles	Won Best Actor
2012	Paper House	Jin
2012	The God Mother	The Thief / The Detective
2013	Our Sister's Son	Ren
2013	Laugh Chinese Style	Ensemble play
2014	Laugh Chinese Styleseason	Ensemble play
2018	The Ring Of Nibelungs	Hagen/Loki/Alberich	Won Best Actor

Musical

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Prince Siddhartha the Musical	pañca bhiksavah
2009	I Have A Date With Spring	Ensemble	Kuala Lumpur & Perth
2010	Glitz & Glamour	the Man
2012	Paper Crane	Ah Kit
2015	I Have A Date With Spring	Tony	restage

Awards

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	North Malaysia High School Drama Competition	Director	won Best Director
2006	Theatre Sport Competition		won Gold Award
2008	7th Asli Drama Award	Macbeth	nomination Best New Actor
2011	8th Asli Drama Award	Big Head & Potato Head	won Best Actor
2011	Short & Sweet	Joy of Solitude	won Best Actor
2019	16th Asli Drama Award	The Ring Nibelungs	won Best Actor

References

External Links

Roax Tan on Facebook
Roax Tan on Instagram