Introduction
Jeffrey Xu (born October 3, 1988), is a Chinese actor based in Singapore and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.
Career
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 Star Awards 2013 & Star Awards 2017, Jeffrey gain a nomination for Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor for respective dramas.
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.
In 2015, Xu is involved in more dramas like Crescendo, Sealed with a Kiss, The Journey: Our Homeland , Tiger Mum & Life Is Beautiful has wrapped up a long form drama, Life - Fear Not.
In Star Awards 2016, Xu gained his first award called Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes.
In 2017, Xu has been involved in a few dramas which are Have a Little Faith & Mightiest Mother-in-Law. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary with Chen Liping and Xiang Yun, which was first broadcast on October 2, 2017. In 2018, Xu have been involved in 2 Toggle series drama called Love at Cavenagh Bridge & Blue Tick.
Xu has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2016 respectively.
Personal life
In 2016, it was revealed that Xu and Felicia Chin, a Mediacorp actress is dating.
Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
Accolades
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Star Search (Season 10) | Champion | China | Won |
| 2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Newcomer | Devotion (as Zheng Yimin) |
Nominated |
| 2013 | Asian Television Awards 2013 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Marry Me (as Xu Xiaodong Dave) |
Won |
| 2014 | Asian Television Awards 2014 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Gonna Make It (as Ah Hui) |
Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Scrum! (as Huang Zhaonan) |
Nominated | ||
| 20th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Marry Me (as Xu Xiaodong Dave) |
Nominated | |
| 2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | Toggle Outstanding Duke Award | N/A | Nominated |
| 2016 | 22nd Star Awards Ceremony | Toggle Most Beloved Celebrity BFF Award (with Ian Fang) | N/A | Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Won | ||
| 2017 | 23rd Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Peace & Prosperity (as Lu Xiaoqiang) |
Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | N/A | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | 24th Star Awards Ceremony | Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award | N/A | Nominated |
| Best Theme Song | Life Less Ordinary 《小人物向前冲》 |
Nominated |