Nat Ho

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ho.
Nat Ho
Born
Nathaniel Ho Wei Ci

(1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 40)
Other namesHe Weici
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • businessman
Years active2004–present
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals
Stage name
Traditional Chinese鶴天賜
Simplified Chinese鹤天赐
Hanyu PinyinHè Tiāncì
Birth name
Traditional Chinese何維賜
Simplified Chinese何维赐[1]
Hanyu PinyinHé Wéicì
Korean name
Hangul
내트
Revised RomanizationNaeteu
McCune–ReischauerNaet'ŭ

Nat Ho (born Nathaniel Ho Wei Ci; 23 August 1984) is a Singaporean actor, singer, songwriter and businessman.

Early life

Ho is of Hakka descent. He attended Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.[2]

Career

Ho was one of the top 30 contestants during the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. His first major acting role was in the Channel 5 drama Shooting Stars, which featured other Singapore Idol contestants.[citation needed]

The following year, Ho signed a contract with MediaCorp, and was cast in his first Chinese language drama series Honour and Passion which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2007.[citation needed]

Ho left MediaCorp in 2010 to focus on his music career.[3] He stated that music was his real passion and that he actually "never wanted to be an actor. [All this] came as a bonus".[4] He self-released his debut album Unleashed in April 2012.[5]

In 2013, Ho moved to Taiwan to further his music career, after signing a nine-year music contract.[6] He subsequently returned to Singapore after his recording company disbanded.

In 2020, Ho moved to Los Angeles to study music production at Icon Collective, a private music school.[7] He returned to Singapore in 2022.

In August 2022, Ho moved again to South Korea to further his music career. He also signed up for Korean language classes at Yonsei University as a full-time student.[8]

Ventures

He used to own bento stall Love Bento, franchised Taiwanese bubble tea stall Bobii Frutii and Thai cheese toast shop Say Chiizu.[9]

He is currently running an online keto diet business, which was started in Singapore. He is also a partner in The Jock Shop, a local men’s underwear store.[9]

He set up a private limited company called Seraph Media to help with his cash flow and CPF.[2]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2005 Shooting Stars Ethan
2006 Dream Chasers (梦。拼图)
Life Story
2007 My Dear Kins (亲本家人)
Honour and Passion Poh Mun Kok
Stories of Love, The Anthology 2
Metamorphosis Wen Pin Liang Cameo
The Golden Path David Cameo
2008 En Bloc Jude Lim
La Femme Fang Baoguo
The Little Nyonya Jonathan Li Xiuwen Cameo
2009 The A-Go-Go Princess (穿越阿哥哥)
The Dream Catchers Lin Jiajie
Polo Boys Koh Boon Keong
Together Louis Cameo
2010 Priceless Wonder Lin Cailai
With You Zhang Huan
2012 Code of Law (Season 1) Steven Guest
Of Love & Hidden Charms Ming
2014 Soup of Life Paul/ Wu Mingzhi
2015–2018 Tanglin Jay Lim Jun Kai

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Smell of Rain (雨之味)
2008 Heng Or Huat (天降运财)
2009 Autumn in March
2011 Already Famous

Variety show appearances

  • 2006
    • Wish Upon A Star
  • 2007
    • Crimewatch
    • Hey Gorgeous
    • President Star Charity 2007
    • The Cancer Charity Show 2007 (癌过有晴天)
    • Star Awards 2007
    • Let's Party with Food V (食福满人间V)
    • The Mission 4 (创业无敌手4)
  • 2009
    • Okto Live – 3 Feb 2009
    • Hey Gorgeous! Finals 2009 (校花校草网上追赶跑) – 7 March 2009
    • Go Live! (综艺Go Live!) – 27 Apr 2009
    • Result is All (美就是一切) – 22 August 2009

Radio hosting

  • YES 933 夜玩场 – 15 April 2010 to 14 May 2010 (9–11pm, every Thursday and Friday; co-host with Lin Peifen)

Variety and reality show hosting

  • 2008
    • National Science Challenge 2008
  • 2009
    • National Science Challenge 2009
    • Food Hometown 2 (美食寻根 2)
    • Celebrate 2010
  • 2010
    • Go! YOG (艺起青奥) – 25 March 2010
    • Okto Minute of Fame – June to Sept 2010

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Notes
2016 "One of These Days" MICappella

Discography

Singles

  • 2006
    • "December Stars"
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
    • Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation (群星贺岁福牛迎瑞年) - "新年到"

Songwriting credits

  • "With You" (2023)[9]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2007 Star Awards 2007 Best Newcomer — Nominated
2010 Star Awards 2010 Favourite Male Character The Dream Catchers Won

References

  1. ^ "艺人换名改运！". 优1周 - UWeekly. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "10 Money Tips From F&B Towkay & Actor Nat Ho, Who Earns A "Decent" Income". 8days. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Singapore Celebrities Left Mediacorp". Yahoo Life. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ "A Nat-ural Exit". xin.msn.com. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Nat Ho's deepest desire gets Unleashed". Channel News Asia. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Singer Nat Ho: Goodbye Singapore, hello Taiwan".
  7. ^ "Why Nathaniel Ho went back to school at 35".
  8. ^ "Nat Ho is dropping a new song about seizing the day – oh, and he's also moving to South Korea".
  9. ^ a b c "Nat Ho, Who Spends $3K A Month Living In Korea, Is Not Worried About "Running Out Of Money" While Pursuing Music-Making Dream". 8days. Retrieved 26 August 2023.