Jeffrey Xu

Biography

Jeffrey was discovered in the All-Asian Star Search ’10, Singapore’s bi-annual regional talent search. His acting left a lasting impression on everyone’s minds and Jeffrey walked away as the All-Asian Star Search ’10 Champion. Jeffrey studied in one of Shanghai’s renowned acting school before joining Star Search in 2010. His debut performance was in the Chinese drama “Devotion” as an autistic child. The versatile actor found himself portraying different roles. He was convincing both as the evil antagonist and your guy-next-door role. This, coupled with Jeffrey’s determination and willingness to learn has put him in good stead and allow for his immense potential to shine through. Jeffrey became heavily engaged in variety hosting and acting since 2012. Jeffrey won his first acting award in 2013 at the 18th Asian Television Awards for “Best Actor in a Supporting role” for his performance as a nurse in “Marry Me”. This is his first nomination and first win. Although winning an award at a regional platform has given Jeffrey some pressure to continue to up his game, he has continued to do well in acting and hosting. He was again nominated twice in the 19th Asian Television Awards for his role in “Gonna make it” and “Scrum”. Ever ready to take on new challenges, Jeffrey has dived into the movie and musical industry in 2016 debuting as a cosplay player in local movie Young and Fabulous and he took on a baddie role in the remake of The Little Nyonya drama, China version.