# Dai Xiangyu

Dai Xiangyu (born Dai Yangtian on 27 December 1984) is a Chinese actor and model formerly based in Singapore. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2013.

## Career

Dai was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province in 1984. He did some modeling in Japan and Shanghai. While in Shanghai he was talent-spotted by MediaCorp and moved to Singapore to sign the contract. His big break came in 2008 when he played Yamamoto Yousuke, a Japanese photographer, in the blockbuster series The Little Nyonya and earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Star Awards. This role was supposed to go to Elvin Ng who was injured just before filming.
Dai acted the first time with Elvin Ng in Together and second time in No Limits. Dai acted his first antagonist role in Breakout. This is the third time Dai acted with Elvin Ng. Then, 8 Days touted them as the male version of Zoe Tay and Fann Wong. They appeared together in several cover page of 8 Days and I magazine.
In 2011, Dai moved back to Shanghai, China and film a co-production drama Precious. He played Ling Zhi Chu in Precious. Qi Yuwu replaced him, who was originally selected to play the role of Mo Li Guang, as the male lead in the drama series A Song to Remember.
In 2012, Dai acted in Poetic Justice.
In 2014, Dai signed on with Chinese artiste management agency Mango Entertainment.
As of 29 July 2013, Dai officially changed his name from Dai Yangtian to Dai Xiangyu. After his departure from Mediacorp, Romeo Tan replaced him, who was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong, as the male lead in the drama series Sudden.
In 2019, he did the remake of Singapore’s most successful TV drama series ever, reprising the same role that shot him to fame in The Little Nyonya with Xiang Yun and Jeffrey Xu.

## Personal life

In 2009, Dai applied for Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) status but failed as his academic certificates and birth certificate were not translated to English. He successfully became a Singapore PR in 2014 but lost the status in 2021 after he failed to renew his Re-Entry Permit in time.
Dai married actress Chen Zihan in Beijing on 19 May 2016.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Taste of Love | Fang Youfang | |
| 2008 | The Little Nyonya | Yamamoto Yousuke | |
| 2009 | Table of Glory | He Jiajun | |
| 2009 | Together | Lin Xiaobei | |
| 2010 | Carlsberg Telemovie Showcase (皇帽瑞狮喜迎虎电视电影系列) | Tiancai | |
| 2010 | No Limits | Wang Yule | |
| 2010 | Breakout | Yang Zhenfeng | |
| 2011 | Precious (千金) | Ling Zhichu | Remake of The Little Nyonya |
| 2012 | The Quarters | Bai Jinhai | |
| 2012 | Poetic Justice | Fang Zhengye | |
| 2014 | Pearl Earrings | | |
| 2015 | Singles Villa | | |
| 2015 | The Girl Wearing Tassel Earrings | | |
| 2016 | Demon Girl (半妖倾城) | Duan Shaoqin | |
| 2016-2017 | Demon Girl 2 (半妖倾城2) | Duan Shaoqin | |
| 2020 | Eternal Love of Dream | Nie Chuyin | |
| 2020 | The New Little Nyonya (新。小娘惹) | Yamamoto Yousuke | China Version of The Little Nyonya, in which he reprises his role either |
| 2022 | Rising Lady (她们的名字) | Zhang Weichen | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | Making Love (美克拉) | |
| 2011 | The Ultimate Winner | Sky |
| 2011 | X3 Trouble | 1st friend |
| 2014 | Midnight Hair | |
| 2016 | Lost in the Pacific | Pilot |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Little Nyonya (as Yamamoto Yousuke) | Nominated |
| 2009 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | — | Won |
| 2010 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Together (as Lin Xiaobei) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Star Awards | Male Media Darling | — | Won |
| 2010 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| 2011 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2012 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2013 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Poetic Justice (as Fang Zhengye) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| 2014 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |