# Bernard Tan (actor)

Bernard Tan Thuan Tjer (born in 1962 or 1963) is a Singaporean actor and insurance dealer. He has starred in the television series Bond of Love (1994), Silk and Romance (1995), A Romance in Shanghai (1996), The Other Parent (1997) and Point of Entry (2010−2014).

## Career

Tan was one of the 12 finalists of the 2nd Star Search Singapore competition in 1990, but withdrew before the finals and was replaced by another contestant Liang Yayu. Three years later after meeting a SBC producer, Tan took a three-month sabbatical leave from his ad agency and modelling job and made his acting debut in Bond of Love (1994), appearing opposite Aileen Tan and Lin Meijiao. He became a full-time actor in November 1994.
He has been a Great Eastern Life insurance dealer since 2009.

## Personal life

Tan attended Catholic High School where he was primary and secondary school classmates with actor Edmund Chen.
At a press conference for the Urofair 2012 Asia Pacific Congress of Urological Diseases, Tan spoke about suffering from testosterone deficiency (TD), revealing that the condition has caused him to constantly feel fatigued and unable to concentrate on "even simple, routine tasks".

## Filmography

Tan has appeared in the following programmes and films:

### Television series

* Bond of Love (1994)
* Silk and Romance (1995)
* Project B (1995)
* The Golden Pillow (1995)
* Tales of the Third Kind (1996; season 3)
* A Romance in Shanghai (1996)
* Creative Edge (1996)
* My Destiny With You (1996)
* My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives (1997)
* From The Medical Files (1997)
* The Other Parent (1997)
* Not The Facts (1997)
* Legend of The Crow (1998)
* Season of Love (1998)
* The New Adventures of Wisely (1998)
* Lost Soul (1999)
* The Story Of Nao Nao (1999; children drama)
* Knotty Liaison (2000)
* Dare To Strike (2000)
* My Home Affairs (2000)
* The Voices Within (2000)
* Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (2000; season 3)
* As You Like It (2000)
* In Pursuit of Peace (2001)
* Making Headlines (2001)
* Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story (2003)
* Together Whenever (2003)
* Touched (2003)
* OK, No Problem (2003)
* 7th Month (2004; anthology series)
* Zero (2004)
* Love Concierge (2005)
* Echoes Of Time (2005)
* Honour and Passion (2007)
* Perfect Cut (2008)
* The Beautiful Scent (2008)
* Beach.Ball.Babes (2008)
* Red Thread (2009)
* Daddy at Home (2009)
* The Illusionist (2010)
* The Pupil (2010)
* Point of Entry (2010−2014)
* C.L.I.F. (2011)
* The Oath (2011)
* Unriddle 2 (2012)
* Show Hand (2012)
* Serangoon Road (2013)
* Koji Cooks (2014)
* Busy Body (2014)
* Fiends and Foes (2014; episode 3: "Union Wars")
* Mata Mata (2014; season 2)
* Verdict (2015)
* Blissful Living (2015)
* Accidental Agents (2015)
* Jump Class (2015)
* Second Chance (2015)
* The Queen (2016)
* My Teacher Is a Thug (2017)
* Life Less Ordinary (2017−2018)
* Gifted (2018)
* Say Cheese (2018)
* Till We Meet Again (2018)
* 20 Days (2018)
* You Can Be An Angel (2018; season 3)
* Fried Rice Paradise (2019)
* Daybreak (2019)
* Cheerific (2019)
* Kin: Matthew’s Story (2019)
* Meet the MP (2019; season 2)
* Happy Prince (2020)
* Loving You (2020)
* My Guardian Angels (2020)
* Khloe (2020)
* Titoudao: Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star (2020)
* The Cutting Edge (2021)
* The Ferryman: Legends Of Nanyang (2021)
* CTRL (2021)
* Mind Jumper (2021)
* Genie in a Cup (2022)
* Home Is Where the Heart Is (2022)
* Summer Wind (2022)
* Soul Detective (2022)
* Titoudao: Dawn of a New Stage (2023)
* Silent Walls (2023)
* Shero (2023)
* Till the End (2023)

### Film

* Hong Kong 1997 (1991; short film)
* Challenge of Truth (1994; telemovie)
* Fatal Memory (1995; telemovie)
* To Madam With Love (1997; telemovie)
* We Are Family (2006)
* Truth Be Told (2007)
* Autumn in March (2009)
* Recipe (2013; telemovie)
* Emily (2013; short film)
* Meeting the Giant (2014)
* Going Home (2014; short film)
* Gone Case (2014; telemovie)
* Young & Fabulous (2016)

### Web series

* The Underdogs (2021; Viddsee original series)

### Show hosting

* Mission Impossible (2004)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
| 1995 | Star Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | Bond of Love | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | |