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Adam Chen
Adam Chen
Born	24 June 1976 (age 48); Singapore
Other names	Zhan Jinquan
Education	The Chinese High School; Hwa Chong Junior College;
Alma mater	National University of Singapore
Occupations	Actor; host; businessman;
Years active	2001–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	詹金泉
Simplified Chinese	詹金泉
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhān Jīnquán

Adam Chen (born 24 June 1976) is a Singaporean actor, host and businessman.

Early life

Chen was educated at The Chinese High School^[1] and Hwa Chong Junior College. Whilst a civil engineering student at the National University of Singapore he did some modelling and joined Route to Glamour, a talent show organised by SPH MediaWorks. He was offered a contract and joined MediaWorks after graduating.^[2]

Career

Before going into acting, Chen worked as a model for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore.

In 2001, Chen participated in the Chinese talent competition, Route to Glamour, by SPH MediaWorks' Channel U.^[3] He was then signed by SPH Mediaworks to be an artiste for Channel U.

In 2003, Chen extended his contract with SPH Mediaworks for one year and then in 2004, extended for another three years.^[3]

He earned himself a role in the Singapore-Hong Kong co-produced TV series Yummy Yummy in 2005, before proceeding to work together with other famous actors such as Nicholas Tse, Dicky Cheung and Li Yapeng in TV series jointly produced by Singapore and other countries.

When SPH MediaWorks closed in 2005, he was transferred to MediaCorp, which SPH had merged with. Chen has also acted in English language TV dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 5.

Ventures

In 2002, Chen and his friends set up a merchandising company.^[2]

In 2009, Chen opened two Japanese burger restaurants, R Burger, in the town area.^[2]^[4] The chain closed in 2013.^[5] He also owns Three Kings Kitchen, a duck and chicken rice stall with three outlets.^[2]

In 2013, Chen and his friends spent $500,000 to open Park Cafe at Holland Village, Singapore.^[6] Chen also has a yakitori restaurant, Birders, and a donburi restaurant, Ebisu Bowls.^[7] All three food outlets have since shuttered.^[8] He later opened a Japanese izakaya, Ikki Izakaya, at Metropolis of Star Vista, One-north.^[7]

He is also the owner of bar chain, Five, which has four outlets and also a bistro, Golden, located in arthouse cinema, The Projector, at Golden Mile Tower.^[5]^[7]

In 2023, Chen opened a rooftop café, Sunset on 11 (abbreviated as Soll), at the 11th-floor of Louis Kienne Serviced Residences at Havelock Road.^[8]

Beside the food and beverage business, Chen also owns Japanese watch boutique, Maker’s Watch Knot, in Tiong Bahru.^[2]^[7]

Personal life

Chen grew up in the Havelock Road neighbourhood and currently still resides in the area.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	18 Grams of Love

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2001	Making Headlines
2001	Touched
2002	Cash Is King	Qi Guanghui
	Wonderful Life – Fantasy
	Wonderful Life – Pass It Forward
	Feel 100%
2003	Back to Basics
2004	Project J
	100% Feel
	OK, No Problem
	Be Somebody
	Zero
2005	Green Pals	Wen Huasheng
	Yummy Yummy – Food for Life	Rambo
	Lifeline	Pang Choon Kiat
2006	The Shining Star	Ah B
	Yours Always	Zeng Letian
	Life Story
	An Enchanted Life	Xiao Fei
	House of Joy
	The Proud Twins	Murong Zhong
	The Royal Swordsmen	Lin Xiaoquan
2007	Let It Shine	Lin Haifeng	^[9]
	Lifeline 2	Pang Choon Kiat
	The Heroic Swordsman
	Metamorphosis	Ke Mingde
	Maggie and Me 2
2008	Just in Singapore	Ma Zhigang
	Love Blossoms	Guo Zipeng
	Love Blossoms II	Guo Zipeng
2009	Welcome Home, My Love	Ken
	Your Hand In Mine	Roland
	Daddy at Home	Chen Jinfeng	^[2]
2010	Happy Family	Zhen Yingxian
	The Score	David Zhang	^[4]
	Breakout	Alex
2011	C.L.I.F.	Lim Boon Loong
2011	Bountiful Blessings	Morning
2012	Rescue 995	Bryan
	Unriddle 2	Wu Zhiyun
	The Enchanted	Yongsheng
	Poetic Justice	Benny
2013	The Enchanted	Hu Yong Cheng	^[6]
2013	Gonna Make It!	Ice
2015	Tanglin	Adam Tong
2019	Hello From The Other Side - Its Time (阴错阳差 — 时辰到)	Wu Guohui
2020	A Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)	Eddie
2021	The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师)	Coby
2022	Healing Heroes (医生不是神)	Huang Qinsheng
2023	Oppa, Saranghae!	Lawrence
	Cash on Delivery	Juncong's father
	The Sky is Still Blue	Jack

Variety shows

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2001	Route To Glamour (新卧虎藏龙)	Contestant
2003	Live Unlimited (综艺无界线)
2004	Mission Possible (地球无界限)		^[3]
2005	Planet Shakers (自游疯)
2005	Man O Man (男人帮)
2006	On the Beat! (都是新发现)
	Mighty Race at Frasers Centrepoint Malls
	Lifewise
2008	U Are The One (唯我独尊)
2008	Icons on Wheels
2010	Taiwan – My Taste Paradise (食分不一样)
2010	Let's Party With Food (食福满人间)	Guest appearance

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2006	Star Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Shining Star (as Ah B)	Nominated

References

^ "我的老师最难忘". Lianhe Zaobao. 31 August 2011. pp. 22–23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Actor Adam Chen aims to retire by 40". Channel News Asia. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c 陈, 韵红 (23 February 2004). "优频道小生詹金泉续约3年，加薪20%". Shin Min Daily News. p. 13.
^ ^a ^b 郑, 净友 (23 September 2010). "詹金泉享受平淡恋情". My Paper. pp. B14.
^ ^a ^b Migration (26 April 2015). "The hit and miss of celebrity restaurants | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "詹金泉年底约满未定去留". Shin Min Daily News. 2 August 2013. p. 19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Adam Chen's F&B Biz Drops By 90%, But He's Still Opening A New Eatery This Circuit Breaker". 8 Days. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Adam Chen Opens Scenic Hotel Rooftop Cafe With Free Pool Access For Diners". 8days. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ 卓, 燕翎 (4 January 2007). "勤练泰拳詹金泉变动作酷男". Shin Min Daily News. p. 12.