Chase Tang

Chia-Hao Tang (born August 24, 1988), professionally known as Chase Tang, is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor, mental health advocate, and philanthropist, based in Toronto, Canada. He appears as a supervillain in the upcoming Netflix superhero series, Jupiter's Legacy. He is also a former Nova Scotia AAA hockey player. 
== Early life and education ==
Tang was born to an entrepreneur father, Fortune Tang, and a stay at home mother, Shu Wei Chen, in Taipei, Taiwan. He has two elder brothers. In 1994, Tang's family immigrated to Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada. He grew up in Bedford and Upper Tantallon, playing hockey, and was a player for the Halifax MacDonald's Hockey Midget Triple 'A' league for two years.
Tang attended Sir John A. Macdonald High School. After spending eleven years of his life in Nova Scotia, he left for Ontario to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Guelph.
In late 2015, Tang struggled with deteriorating mental health. To mitigate the recurring mental issues, he left his corporate job in Toronto in the spring of 2016 to follow his long-time interest, modeling and acting. He began his first acting class in May 2016, and in August 2018, Tang joined Actra.
== Career ==
Tang's acting career began in 2017 with uncredited roles. His debut professional acting started with a POM juice commercial. Since then, he has worked in several short films and TV series. His movie, View, earned him a trip to the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2020, Tang became the global spokesman of Presotea, a bubble tea brand in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an ambassador for TITIKA Active Couture.
Tang appears in the HBO TV series, Run.
==== Activism ====
Tang utilizes his celebrity platform to raise mental health awareness. He talked on mental health for The Asian Mental Health Collective, and was featured in the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) "World Is In Our Hands" campaign, a UN's Act Now initiative for climate change awareness.
== Awards and recognition ==
Tang was placed second on the top 10 rising Asian actors in Hollywood by Internet Movie Database.
== Filmography ==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Ref
Actor 	Actor 	Actor 	Actor
2020 	Jupiter's Legacy (TV series) 	Episode #1.2 – Baryon 	
2019 	Slasher (TV Series) 	Episode: 6am to 9am – Sexy Young Man (uncredited)	
2018 	Time, Space & Lee (Short) 	Cody 	
2018/II 	View (Short) 	Zong 	
2018 	Scariest Night of My Life (TV Series documentary)	Her Own Strength + Fright Or Flight – Christoper	
2017 	See No Evil (TV Series documentary) 	Watch Me Disappear (2017) – Reporter 	
2017 	Kim's Convenience (TV Series) 	Uncredited 	
2017 	Suits (TV Series) 	Uncredited 	
2017 	Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (TV Series)	Vampire 	
2016 	Designated Survivor (TV Series) 	Background performer uncredited 	
Producer	Producer 	Producer 	Producer
2017/II 	The Filmmaker (Documentary) 	Producer 	
Self 	Self 	Self 	Self
2017/II 	The Filmmaker (Documentary) 	Chad / John 	
==In the media==
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==References==
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* Chase Tang - IMDb
* Chase Tang on vimeo
* Chase Tang gives up the millions annual salary and goes to Hollywood
* About Chase Tang: Taiwanese born - Canadian Actor
* Chase Tang: Age, Wiki, Photos, Biography | FilmiFeed
* As Netflix debut nears, Bedford actor Chase Tang makes the most of career momentum
Category:1988 births
Category:Canadian actors
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