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Jeffrey Xu Mingjie (born 3 October 1988) is a Chinese actor and host based in Singapore.[1]
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Jeffrey Xu | |
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 Xu at the Star Awards 2017 | |
| Born | 3 October 1988 Shanghai, China |
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| Years active | 2011−present |
| Agent | The Celebrity Agency |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 徐鳴傑 |
| Simplified Chinese | 徐鸣杰 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xú Míngjié |
Xu studied performing major at Shanghai Film Art Academy[2] 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 Marry Me.[3]
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 won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award in 2016.
In December 2020, Xu, along with other Mediacorp artistes, were under investigation by MND for alleged breach of COVID-19 measures at Xu's birthday celebration.[4]
In Star Awards 2022, Xu won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lin Jinxiong in The Takedown.[5]
In Star Awards 2023, Xu won the Most Hated Villain award in the MYPICK! awards category for his role in Dark Angels as Gu Wangming[6] but did not win the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award.
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On 22 October 2022, Xu married former Mediacorp artiste, Felicia Chin.[7] They had been dating since 2015.[8]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Young & Fabulous | Chen Jun | ||
| 2018 | Republic of Food | Zhang Yimao | ||
| 2024 | Fat Hope |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Let's Play Love | Nicholas | ||
| Devotion | Zheng Yimin | |||
| Bountiful Blessings | Huang Fuyuan | |||
| 2012 | Poetic Justice | Paul | ||
| 2013 | Marry Me (我要嫁出去) | Dave Xu | ||
| The Recruit Diaries (阿兵新传) | Chen Jiexi | |||
| Gonna Make It | Ah Hui | |||
| 2014 | Scrum! (冲锋) | Xiao Yizhan | ||
| Three Wishes | Volunteer Lin | |||
| 2015 | Life Is Beautiful | Lin Zhongken | ||
| Tiger Mum | Zhang Guoqiang | |||
| The Journey: Our Homeland | Hong Rui | |||
| Sealed with a Kiss | Xu Zhicheng | |||
| Crescendo | Xu Wenjie | |||
| Life - Fear Not | Try Toh | |||
| 2016 | Don't Worry, Be Healthy | Handsome Guy | ||
| The Queen | Liu Zhenyang | |||
| Peace & Prosperity | Lu Xiaoqiang | |||
| The Dream Job | He Jiazheng | |||
| 2017 | Mightiest Mother-in-Law | Chen Jian | ||
| Have A Little Faith | Zhou Jiannan | |||
| Life Less Ordinary | Xu Tao | |||
| 2018 | Love at Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) | Zhu Jiangchun | ||
| Blue Tick (已读不回) | Zhou Daowen | |||
| Magic Chef (料理人生) | Zhang Youming | |||
| 2019 | Playground (游乐场) | Guo Nanyou | ||
| My One In A Million (我的万里挑一) | Kent Ye Jianxian | |||
| I'm Madam (我是女官) | Hulk Tan | |||
| 2020 | A Quest to Heal | Duke Gong | ||
| The Little Nyonya | Huang Tianbao | 2020 remake of The Little Nonya | ||
| 2021 | My Mini-Me & Me (很久以后的未来) | Wu Shixiong | ||
| Watch Out ! Alexius (小心啊！谢宇航) | Chen Junfeng | |||
| A Whole World Difference (都市狂想) | Piggy | |||
| The Heartland Hero | Lin Shuhao | |||
| The Takedown (肃战肃绝) | Lin Jinxiong | |||
| 2022 | Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧，丽娇) | Shen Jianming | ||
| Healing Hands (医生不是神) | Addy King | |||
| Dark Angel (黑天使) | Gu Wangming | |||
| 2023 | Strike Gold | Jarrell Ke Nan | ||
| Family Ties | Chen Zhengguo | |||
| My One and Only | Bowen |
TV hosting
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 我的小小发明 | ||
| 2012 | Super IQ IQ超人 | ||
| Body SOS 小毛病大问题 | Resident host | ||
| Style Check-in 潮人攻略 | |||
| Japan Eats 日本美食通 | |||
| Weekend Getaway 周末自由行 | |||
| 2013 | Style: Check-In 2! 潮人攻略2 | ||
| Heritage Hunters 知新小玩家 | |||
| Style: Check-In 3! 潮人攻略3 | |||
| 2014 | Shoot It 2 哪里出问题2 | ||
| Body SOS 3 小毛病大问题3 | Resident guest | ||
| Love Travels | |||
| Property SOS 3 小房子大投资 | Resident guest |
Compilation albums
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 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 |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | Devotion (as Zheng Yimin) | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Asian Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Marry Me (as Xu Xiaodong Dave) | Won | |
| 2014 | Asian Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Gonna Make It (as Ah Hui) | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Scrum! (as Xiao Yi Zhan) | Nominated | |||
| Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Marry Me (as Xu Xiaodong Dave) | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Star Awards | Toggle Outstanding Duke Award | — | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Toggle Most Beloved Celebrity BFF Award (with Ian Fang) | — | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won | |||
| 2017 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Peace & Prosperity (as Lu Xiaoqiang) | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Star Awards | Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste Award | — | Nominated | |
| Best Theme Song | Life Less Ordinary | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Takedown (as Lin Jinxiong) | Won | [5] |
| Most Hated Villain | Nominated | [9] | |||
| Asian Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | [5] | ||
| 2023 | Star Awards | Most Hated Villain | Dark Angels (as Gu Wangming) | Won | [6] |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |||
| ContentAsia Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a TV Programme/Series Made in Asia | Strike Gold (as Ke Nan) | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2024 | Star Awards | Most Hated Villain | Strike Gold (as Ke Nan) | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |||
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