# Zhai Siming

Zhai Siming (born 5 November 1996) is a Chinese actor, model and TikTok personality based in Singapore. He is the finalist of Star Search 2019.

## Life and career

Born in Hebei, China, and the only child of a single-parent family, Zhai moved to Singapore with his mother, at the age of seven. Zhai's mother has since relocated to Maryland, U.S. for her beauty business, when he was 19. She had initially planned for Zhai to join her after he completed his studies in Singapore, but his participation in the Star Search 2019 competition changed the plans.
Growing up attending local schools, Zhai has been a basketball enthusiast since he was young. At the age of 17, while studying in Secondary 5 at Orchid Park Secondary School, he successfully auditioned for a role in the 2014 basketball film Meeting the Giant, which was directed by Tay Ping Hui and produced by Zhu Houren.
At 1.87m tall, Zhai is formerly a part-time model and an engineering student at Temasek Polytechnic. He began modelling after he was scouted for Hey Gorgeous (Season 3) in 2015. Zhai has also acted in many small part roles on television and worked numerous part-time jobs, including selling ice cream door-to-door, waiting for jobs at banquets, and working in retail, prior to joining Star Search in 2019, where he was one of the top 12 contestants at the finals. In an interview, Zhai named Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng as one of his "biggest inspirations" as he admired Peng's determination and passion in his numerous action movies.
In 2021, Zhai, Herman Keh, and Tyler Ten were teamed up as the group "HST" by Mediacorp's artiste management arm, The Celebrity Agency. The trio were previously signed to the same modelling agency and had known each other before joining the Star Search competition.
Zhai is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 115K followers and 1.3 million "likes" to date.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | The Dream Makers II | | |
| 2018 | A Lonely Fish (寂寞鱼。听见) | Jayden | |
| 2018 | Say Cheese | Brandon | |
| 2018 | Close your Eyes (闭上眼睛看不见) | | |
| 2019 | Muay Thai Girl | | |
| 2019 | All Around You (回路网) | Zack Lee | |
| 2020 | Super Dad (男神不败) | Beck | |
| 2021 | The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师) | Hao Haoren | |
| 2021 | Key Witness (关键证人) | Quan Shengxian | |
| 2021 | CTRL | Huang Yiming | |
| 2021 | The Heartland Hero | Kim Woo Min | Guest appearance |
| 2021 | Soul Old Yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂) | Wei | |
| 2022 | Healing Heroes (医生不是神) | Kelun | |
| 2022 | Soul Doctor (灵医) | Benson | |
| 2022 | First of April (愚人计划) | | |
| 2022 | Genie in a Cup (哇到宝) | Ma Yingwei | |
| 2022 | Love at First Bite (遇见你真香) | Zi Xuan | |
| 2023 | Fix My Life | Weng Jianhao | |
| 2023 | My One and Only | Ma Zhongyi | |
| TBA | Hungry Souls (味尽缘) | | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Meeting the Giant | Jiangyi | |

### Variety show

| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Notes |
| 2021 | #JustSwipeLah | 刷一刷 | Co-host |

## Discography
### Compilation albums

| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Ref |
| 2021 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 | 新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 | |
| 2022 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 | 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐 | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2015 | — | — | Hey! Gorgeous | Top 20 |
| 2022 | Asian Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Genie in a Cup | Nominated |
| 2023 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2024 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |