Portrait of Desmond Tan

Acting

Desmond Tan

Career

Active from 2009 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2020 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
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Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Crime Drama 4
  • Singaporean Drama 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Mystery 2
  • Dark & Gritty 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Justice 2
  • Complex Narrative 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
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Upcoming

1 title
The Leftovers
The Leftovers

TV show

2020s

10 titles
Pace
Pace (2026)

as Malcolm

Keep It Down
Keep It Down (2026)

TV show · as Lam Weikang

Devil Behind the Gate
Devil Behind the Gate (2025)

TV show · as Yuan Yingcai / Yuan Yingjie

Moments
Moments (2024)

TV show · as Zhan Hefang

All That Glitters
All That Glitters (2023)

TV show · as Lin Musen / Liu Mu

Home Again
Home Again (2022)

TV show

Key Witness
Key Witness (2021)

TV show · as Chen Zhi-Ming

Falling Into You
Falling Into You (2020)

TV show · as Chen Tian-Lin

All Around You
All Around You (2020)

TV show · as Huo Junhao

CTRL
CTRL (2020)

TV show

2010s

16 titles
All is Well
All is Well (2019)

TV show · as Wu Pin Rui

Derek: The Movie
Derek: The Movie (2019)

as Derek

The Big Day
The Big Day (2018)

as Nuo Yan

VIC
VIC (2018)

TV show

When Duty Calls
When Duty Calls (2017)

TV show · as Lu Junguang

The Truth Seekers
The Truth Seekers (2016)

TV show · as Hong Jun Yan

1400
1400 (2015)

as Rain

Second Chance
Second Chance (2015)

TV show · as Li Dashan

Against the Tide
Against the Tide (2014)

TV show · as Zhou Jianfeng

The Journey: A Voyage
The Journey: A Voyage (2013)

TV show · as Hong Shi

Code of Law
Code of Law (2012)

TV show · as Derek Ho Zhi Zhong

A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (2011)

TV show · as Luo Xiao Xiao

2000s

2 titles
Little Note
Little Note (2009)

as Son - adult

Beach.Ball.Babes
Beach.Ball.Babes (2008)

TV show · as Ben