Xavier Ong

Xavier Ong
Background information
Chinese name 王勝宇 (traditional)
Chinese name 王胜宇 (simplified)
Pinyin Wáng ShèngYŭ (Mandarin)
Origin Hokkien
Born (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994
Singapore Singapore
Occupation Actor, model
Parents Wang Yuqing
Website http://www.xavierong.com

Xavier Ong (Chinese: 王勝宇 / 王胜宇; pinyin: Wang Sheng Yu, born 20 April 1994) is a Singaporean actor.

Early life

Ong was born on 20 April 1994 in Singapore. Step son of Singapore actor Wang Yuqing. He attended Outram Secondary School but failed to graduate due to the widely controversial incident in 2010 while he was taking the national 'O' Level examinations.[1]

Career

Early career

Ong's career began soon after he was signed on for guest roles on several local television programs. After a single episode stint on the documentary-drama Crimewatch, he made cameo appearances on several other documentary-drama series. Ong rose to fame with his role as "Alex" in local television drama Don't Stop Believin' (TV series) after which he went on to make more appearances in local television programs and further branched out into film and movies before he was enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces in late 2012.

2012-2015: Gushcloud Influencer

After achieving mild success with his early work, Ong was enlisted into the army and he wasn't allowed to further appear in Television or Film for the period of his service. In late 2012, Ong signed on to work with influencer marketing agency Gushcloud where he started getting engaged in Social Media Campaigns[2] Ong was involved in several online disputes involving Xiaxue and other Gushcloud Influencers. Ong stepped out to apologise for his mistake after receiving lots of backlash following the incident.[3] Ong is said to have terminated his contract with Gushcloud in 2015.

2015-Present: Taiwan

In 2015 after Ong finished serving the nation, he left Gushcloud and ventured into the Taiwan entertainment scene where he made frequent appearances on variety shows but returned to Singapore in late 2015. Ong ended up filming several other television dramas in Singapore with the last being C.L.I.F. 4 and has since returned to Taiwan to further his career. Ong is contracted to Model and Artiste agency, Persona Fashion Media in Taiwan.

Ong's is currently filming 2017 Chinese New Year movie, The Fortune Handbook alongside the "big brothers" of Singapore - Christopher Lee, Li Nan Xing, Mark Lee and Vivian Lai.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Fortune Handbook

财神爷

2013 That Girl in Pinafore

我的朋友,我的同学,我爱过的一切

James Main Villain. Gang leader who liked May (played by Julie Tan)
2012 Imperfect (film)

我们都不完美

Alex Main Villain. Son of triad gang leader Guodong (played by Liu Kai-chi)
2012 Dance Dance Dragon

龙众舞

Cameo Appearance "shen@heaven.com"

TV Series

Year Title Role Notes
2016 C.L.I.F. 4
警徽天职4
Zen
  • Cameo Appearance 客串
2016 The Dream Job
绝世好工
Taka
2016 Life - Fear Not
人生无所畏
Ah Cong
阿聪
2013 C.L.I.F. 2
警徽天职2
Xiao Jiahao
萧家豪
  • Cameo Appearance 客串
2012 It Takes Two
对对碰
David
2012 Don't Stop Believin'
我们等你
Alex
  • Main villain of the drama

Documentary-Drama/ Web-Drama

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Art of Love Webisode 3-4
2012 In Cold Blood Episode 11
2012 Confession of a Crime 2 Episode 5
2011 Crimewatch (Singaporean TV series) Pontak Episode 9

Variety Shows

Year Title Notes
2015 校花來了 Taiwan 年代MUCH38台

References

  1. , Teen regrets tweeting 'O' Level exam paper.
  2. , Influencers hold court.
  3. migration (2015-03-18). "Gushcloud bloggers apologise for negative Singtel marketing campaign". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
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