Tyler Ten

Singaporean actor (born 1996)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Ten.

Tyler Ten

Born|  (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 29)

Singapore

Other names| Deng Weide
Education|

* Jurongville Secondary School
* Singapore Polytechnic

Alma mater| Singapore Institute of Management
Occupations|

* Actor
* TikTok personality
* model
* martial arts instructor

Years active| 2019−present
Musical career
Member of| HST

Musical artist

Modeling information
Height| 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Hair color| Black[1]
Eye color| Black[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 鄧偉德
Simplified Chinese| 邓伟德
Hanyu Pinyin| Dèng Wěidé

Tyler Ten (born 19 March 1996)[2] is a Singaporean actor, model and martial arts instructor.

## Early and personal life

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Ten's father is an engineer and his mother helps out at a drinks stall. He has an older brother who works in the automotive industry.[3]

Ten practised Muay Thai from a young age and won his first competition at age 14. He is also trained in bodybuilding and is a martial arts instructor. Before becoming an actor and model, Ten was also a waiter and did mascot jobs.[4]

He was educated at Jurongville Secondary School and he studied interior design at Singapore Polytechnic.[5] He attended Singapore Institute of Management studying marketing while juggling acting commitments at Mediacorp, playing minor roles in the television series Key Witness, Super Dad, Watch Out! Alexius, and Mister Flower.[3][6]

## Career

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Ten is also a model and was formerly signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management.[3]

He participated in Mediacorp Star Search in 2019, and came in as one of the top 12 finalists. He was cast in the Channel 8 drama series All Around You in the same year.[3]

In 2021, Ten scored his first leading role in the firefighting-themed drama series In Safe Hands.[7] Shortly after in 2022, he went on to appear in more television series, including playing the role of an army officer in When Duty Calls 2 and a nurse in You Can Be An Angel 4 .[4][8][9]

In 2023, Ten appeared in the drama series Strike Gold and played a social worker in Family Ties. He was also cast in the blockbuster series All That Glitters.[10]

Ten, Herman Keh and Zhai Siming are members of the group "HST", formed by Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency in 2021.[11][12]

He is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 81.8K followers and 754.8K "likes" to date.

## Filmography

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Ten has appeared in the following shows:[13][14][15]

### Television series

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2019  | All Around You | Calvin Ong  |  |
2020  | Watch out! Alexius |  |  |
A Quest to Heal | Derrick  |  |
Interns' Survivor Guide |  |  |
Mister Flower |  |  |
Super Dad | Tim  |  |
2021  | In Safe Hands | Jayden Chee  |  |
Key Witness |  |  |
2022  | When Duty Calls 2 | Zeng Anqing  |  |
You Can Be An Angel 4 | Fang Jinxiang  |  |
Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II | Sean  | S2. Ep.3–4  |
2023  | Strike Gold | Ray  |  |
Family Ties | Lin Jianan  |  |
All That Glitters | Sudsakorn  |  |
I Do, Do I? | Ma Jiabao  |  |
2024  | Love on a Shoestring | Chen Shi  |  | [16]
2025  | Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story (小娘惹之翡翠山)  | Bai Ah Li  |  | [17]

## Discography

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### Compilation albums

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Year  | English title  | Mandarin title  | Ref

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2021 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 | 新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 | [18]
2022 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 | 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

## Awards and nominations

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Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref

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2023 | Star Awards | Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars | — | Nominated | [19]
2024 | — | Nominated  | [20]
2025 | — | Won  | [21]
2025 | Star Awards | Best Rising Star | Unforgivable (不可饶恕的罪恶) | Won |

## References

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1. ^ a b c "NOW Model Management :: Male". 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
2. ^ "Tyler Ten gave out care packages to the elderly in Ang Mo Kio for his 27th birthday, was surprised the old folks could recognise him". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. ^ a b c d "Mediacorp Actor Tyler Ten Took Muay Thai Lessons As A Teenager So That People Would Stop Bullying Him". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
4. ^ a b "Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time". CNA Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
5. ^ "Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before". TODAY. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
6. ^ "Star Search Finalist Tyler Ten Says Playing A Villian [sic] Is "Out Of [His] Comfort Zone"". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
7. ^ "Netizens Are Thirsting Over Tyler Ten's Firefighter Character In Upcoming Drama In Safe Hands". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
8. ^ "Mediacorp Hunk Tyler Ten Is "Honoured" To Be Known As A Thirst Trap; But Says He Would Never Go Up To A Girl On The Streets To Ask For Her Number". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
9. ^ "邓伟德拒绝被定型". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 - 最时尚中文杂志. 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
10. ^ "Wayne Lai Gives Acting Lessons To Mediacorp Stars; Praises Hong Ling And Tyler Ten". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
11. ^ "新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
12. ^ "本地才华男团HST成军 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
13. ^ "Tyler Ten - Mediacorp". 1 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
14. ^ "Tyler Ten". mewatch. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
15. ^ "Tyler Ten邓伟德". mewatch. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
16. ^ "New office romcom to hit screens in 2024 from maiden collaboration between Mediacorp and TVBS". Mediacorp. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
17. ^ "Star-studded The Little Nyonya spin-off in the works with Tasha Low, Zoe Tay, Chantalle Ng, Shaun Chen and many more". Channel News Asia. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
18. ^ "Tyler Ten". Deezer. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
19. ^ "List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees". 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
20. ^ "Taiwanese Host Matilda Tao, Korean Actor Kim Jae Hoon Among 94 Nominees Vying To Be Star Awards 2024 Most Popular Artistes". 8days. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
21. ^ Ang, Benson (6 July 2025). "Star Awards 2025: Christopher Lee wins big, including Special Achievement Award and Best Actor". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

## External links

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* Tyler Ten at IMDb
* Tyler Ten on Instagram
* Tyler Ten on TikTok

*[Ref.]: Reference(s)