Edwin Goh

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Edwin Goh (born 25 July 1994) is a Singaporean actor. [1]

Born (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 31)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • businessman
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Edwin Goh
Born (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 31)
EducationHoly Innocents' High School
Alma materLASALLE College of the Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • businessman
Years active2009-present
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳勁威
Simplified Chinese吴劲威
Hanyu PinyinWú Jìnwēi
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Early life

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

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Fighting Spiders Soon Lee [8]
2011 On the Fringe 2011Yao Zhiyong
2012 Jump!Chen Xi
Don't Stop Believin'Cai Wensheng
2013 Gonna Make ItLi Feilong
2014 C.L.I.F. 3Young Wei Lantian
The CaregiversWei Lun
2015 The Dream Makers IIEddy Xu
2016 C.L.I.F. 4Young Wei Lantian
2018 A Million Dollar DreamZhang Yizheng
Fifty & Fabulous (五零高手)Ye Yunfeng
Close Your Eyes (闭上眼就看不见)Liao Zhiyuan

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You Can Be An Angel 3 (你也可以是天使 3)Yuan Kai
2019 Soul Connection (爱在一百米)Delivery Man
Old Is Gold (老友万岁)Han Xiangrong
The IntruderThomas
Meet The MP Robert
The Good Fight (致胜出击)Yan Yifeng
2020 My Guardian AngelsFeng Kaiwei
2021 My Star BrideZhong Shimin
The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师)Teenage Cheng Huoqiang
2022 Home Again (多年后的全家福)Ye Jiankang
Ye Kangle
When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2)Wu Guangyan
2023 Strike GoldLiu Guanghui
All That GlittersArthur Thng
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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Love Cuts Howard Chan
2012 ImperfectHe Jianhao
2013 Judgement DayLiu Mingkai
2019 Old Is Gold: The Bliss Keeper (老友万岁之守护幸福) Han Xiangrong Telemovie
2022 My Star Bride - Hi, Mai Phương Thảo Zhong Shimin Telemovie
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Discography

Compilation albums

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Year English title Mandarin 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
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Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
2011N/a红苹果 in Ch8 Facebook PollN/aWon
2012Elle Awards 12Breakout Star of the YearN/aWon
Star Awards Favourite Male Character On The Fringe (as Yao Zhiyong) Nominated
2013 Star Awards Best Newcomer Don't Stop Believin' (as Cai Wensheng) Nominated
2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes N/a Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)N/aNominated [9]
2016 Star Awards Best Supporting Actor The Dream Makers II (as Eddy Xu) Nominated
Fame Awards 2016 Best Actor In A Supporting Role Nominated
2021Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/aNominated
2023Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/aNominated
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