# Edward Barber (actor)

Edward John Abellera Barber (born July 15, 2000) is a Filipino-British actor and host who came to prominence in 2016, after joining the reality television series Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7, where he placed fourth.
Barber started his film career by playing the lead role in the romantic comedy Loving in Tandem (2017). He also played supporting roles in Seven Sundays (2017), Da One That Ghost Away (2018), and Fantastica (2018). He also starred in the drama television series Hiwaga ng Kambat (2019). In addition to acting, Barber ventured into the music industry with his debut studio album #E0806.

## Early life

Edward John Abellera Barber was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on July 15, 2000, to British-German entrepreneur Kevin and Filipina mother Cathy (née Abellera). He has an older sister.
Barber attended the European School, Karlsruhe in Germany where he discovered his interest for acting by joining the school's extra-curricular activities. Barber placed his education on hold when he joined Pinoy Big Brother.

## Career

Barber was sixteen when he was asked to audition online for Pinoy Big Brother after staff from The Filipino Channel took a photo of him in a Dolce Amore event in Germany. He succeeded in joining and was later introduced as the first contestant of the show. Barber was later announced as a semi-finalist on the show and had to temporarily exit due to the program's format. Meanwhile, Barber, together with the other semi-finalists, Maymay Entrata, and Kisses Delavin, took part in an online reality series called Follow the Lucky 3 Teens, which follows their journey after momentarily exiting the house. The show's finale was held on March 5, 2017 at the Alonte Sports Arena where he was declared as one of the runners-up, with Entrata winning the competition.
In September 2017 Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber, popularly known with their loveteam "MayWard", played the lead roles for their debut film, Loving in Tandem, which was released nationwide on September 13, 2017. Right after, he got a cameo role in the box office hit film Seven Sundays.
He joined Maymay to make a teleserye debut on the television series La Luna Sangre.

## Other ventures
### Philanthropy

ELM Tree Foundation, a charity organization founded by Barber, his sister Laura, and Entrata, was formally launched on December 19, 2017. It takes its name from the initials of their name.

### Endorsement

Fresh from Pinoy Big Brother house, he together with on-screen partner Maymay Entrata joined McDonald's family as the newest endorsers of the new Creamy McFreeze. They also became one of the newest endorsers for Bench (Philippine clothing brand). MayWard joined the launching of Ariel Philippines’ new product, the NEW Ariel with Downy Perfume on May 18, 2017, with the #ArielWhatAFeeling trending nationwide.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Loving in Tandem | Prince Lucas "Luke" Oliver | |
| 2017 | Seven Sundays | Gian Smith | Cameo |
| 2018 | Da One That Ghost Away | Chire | |
| 2018 | First Love | Simon | |
| 2018 | Fantastica | Junjun | |
| 2021 | Princess DayaReese | Caleb | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Network |
| 2016 | Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 | Himself | Contestant | ABS-CBN |
| 2017–2018 | La Luna Sangre | Collin Domingo | | ABS-CBN |
| 2018 | Wansapanataym | Vincent | Episode: "Ikaw Ang GHOSTo Ko"; 10 episodes | ABS-CBN |
| 2018 | ASAP TLC (True Love Connection) | Ben Pineda | Television special | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | Ipaglaban Mo! | Jake | Villain Role | ABS-CBN |
| 2019–2020 | Myx | Himself | Video jockey | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | Hiwaga ng Kambat | Francisco "Iking" Castro | | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Gab Sta. Ana | Episode: "Sunflower" | ABS-CBN |
| 2023 | The ABS-CBN Ball 2023 | Himself / Host | |

### Digital

| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
| 2017 | Follow the Lucky Three Teens | Himself | ABS-CBN Mobile |
| 2017 | Squad Goals | Himself | ABS-CBN Mobile |
| 2018 | ASAP Chillout | Himself (host) | ABS-CBN Online |
| 2018–present | iWant ASAP | Himself (host) | iWant |

### Book

| Year | Title | Role | Publishing House | Ref. |
| 2017 | He's My Oppastar! | Red | ABS-CBN Publishing | |
| 2018 | Lost Souls | Himself | ABS-CBN Publishing | |

## Discography
### Album

| Title | Album details | Tracks | Certifications |
| #E0806 | Released: April 28, 2019 Label: Star Music Formats: Digital download, streaming | 1. BMG 2. Please Stay 3. Meant To Be 4. No One Else 5. 'Di Makatulog 6. BMG - Minus One 7. Please Stay - Minus One 8. Meant To Be - Minus One 9. No One Else - Minus One 10. 'Di Makatulog - Minus One | — |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Please Stay" | 2018 | #E0806 |
| "BMG" | 2018 | #E0806 |
| "No One Else" | 2019 | #E0806 |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| ASAP Pop Teen Choice | 2016 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Best Pop Love Teens | Won |
| ASAP Pop Teen Choice | 2017 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Best Pop Love Teens | Won |
| ComGuild Academe's Choice Awards | 2018 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Advertisers' Most Admired Love Team | Won |
| Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards | 2019 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Most Promising Loveteam for Movies | Won |
| LionhearTV RAWR Awards | 2017 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Love Team of the Year | Won |
| LionhearTV RAWR Awards | 2018 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Love Team of the Year | Won |
| MOR Pinoy Music Awards | 2017 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| MOR Pinoy Music Awards | 2017 | "Baliw" (with Maymay Entrata) | Best Collaboration | Won |
| MOR Pinoy Music Awards | 2019 | "BMG" | LSS Hit of the Year | Nominated |
| Myx Music Awards | 2018 | Edward Barber | Myx Celebrity VJ of the Year | Won |
| Push Awards | 2017 | Edward Barber | Push New Comer | Won |
| Push Awards | 2017 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Push Group/Tandem of the Year | Won |
| Push Awards | 2019 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Push Group/Tandem of the Year | Won |
| Push Awards | 2020 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Push Young Love of the Year | Won |
| PMPC Star Awards for Movies | 2019 | Fantastica (with Maymay Entrata) | Movie Love Team of the Year | Nominated |
| PMPC Star Awards for Television | 2019 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | German Moreno Power Tandem Award | Won |
| RTU Kidlat Sinaya Awards | 2019 | Edward Barber | Male Celebrity Endorser of the Year | Won |
| RTU Kidlat Sinaya Awards | 2019 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Loveteam of the Year | Won |
| Star Cinema Awards | 2017 | Edward Barber | Ultimate Fresh Male Face | Won |
| Star Cinema Awards | 2017 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Ultimate Love Out Loud Pair | Won |
| Star Cinema Awards | 2017 | Edward Barber (with Maymay Entrata) | Ultimate Breakthrough Love Team | Nominated |
* ↑ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
* ↑ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.