{{Short description|Taiwanese-Canadian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Chase Tang | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-Hans-CN|唐嘉壕}}}} | image = Chase_Tang.jpg | caption = Tang in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = August 24, 1988 | birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan | alma_mater = University of Guelph (BComm) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2017–present }} '''Chia-Hao Tang'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=d’Entremont|first=Yvette|date=2019-10-29|title=Chase Tang on being a Netflix supervillain and joining the UN climate awareness campaign|url=https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/10/29/chase-tang-on-being-a-netflix-supervillain-and-joining-the-un-climate-awareness-campaign.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Toronto Star|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030120434/https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/10/29/chase-tang-on-being-a-netflix-supervillain-and-joining-the-un-climate-awareness-campaign.html |archive-date=2019-10-30 }}</ref> ({{zh|c=唐嘉壕|poj=Tn̂g Ka-hô}}; born August 24, 1988<ref>[https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/198101/chia-hao-tang EliteProspects]</ref>), professionally known as '''Chase Tang''', is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Halifax actor lands role on Netflix superhero show|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5943165/chase-tang-netflix-jupiters-legacy-nova-scotia/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Global News|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922144919/https://globalnews.ca/news/5943165/chase-tang-netflix-jupiters-legacy-nova-scotia/|url-status=live}}</ref> After completing a degree in commerce from the University of Guelph, Tang gave up a corporate career and instead sought out training as an actor. Tang made his professional debut on television in 2017. Tang has participated in mental health awareness and climate change campaigns, including the UN Environment Programme's "World Is In Our Hands" campaign.
== Early life and education == Tang was born in Taipei, Taiwan.<ref name=":7">{{cite news |last1=O'Flanagan |first1=Rob |title=U of G Has a "Supervillian" Grad |url=https://porticomagazine.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillian-grad/ |access-date=October 27, 2020 |work=Portico |date=September 2019 |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929042609/https://www.porticomagazine.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillian-grad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has two elder brothers. In 1992, Tang's family immigrated to Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada.<ref name=ref1>{{cite news |url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-will-be-netflixs-newest-supervillain-347158/ |title=Bedford-raised actor will be Netflix's newest supervillain |last1=Cooke |first1=Stephen |work=thechronicleherald.ca |access-date=September 29, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He grew up in Bedford and Upper Tantallon playing hockey,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 2, 2019|title=N.S. actor Chase Tang happy to be part of new wave of diversity in Hollywood|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/chase-tang-netflix-jupiters-legacy-halifax-1.5268039|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903010546/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/chase-tang-netflix-jupiters-legacy-halifax-1.5268039 |archive-date=2019-09-03 |access-date=|website=CBC News}}</ref> including time spent as a Nova Scotia AAA hockey player.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Cooke|first=Stephen|date=January 3, 2020|title=As Netflix debut nears, Bedford actor Chase Tang makes the most of career momentum|work=The Chronicle Herald|url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/as-netflix-debut-nears-bedford-actor-chase-tang-makes-the-most-of-career-momentum-393882/|archive-date=September 24, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924154835/https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/as-netflix-debut-nears-bedford-actor-chase-tang-makes-the-most-of-career-momentum-393882/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tang attended Sir John A. Macdonald High School.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 12, 2020|title=Tantallon's Chia-Hao Tang Part of UN Climate Change Campaign|page=15|work=The Masthead News|url=https://www.themastheadnews.ca/images/Issues/2020/2020_02_12.pdf|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223151825/https://www.themastheadnews.ca/images/Issues/2020/2020_02_12.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Guelph in 2016, majoring in marketing management.<ref name=":7" />
After struggling to gain momentum in his corporate career, Tang decided to change direction and become an actor.<ref name=":0" /> He completed his first acting class in 2016, continuing to take regular classes and coaching,<ref name=":8">{{cite news |last1=Levi |first1=Joel |title="A Day in the Life" with Toronto Actor Chase Tang |url=https://torontoguardian.com/2020/07/toronto-actor-chase-tang/ |access-date=October 27, 2020 |work=Toronto Guardian |date=July 29, 2020}}</ref> and in 2017 he made his first film appearances.<ref name=":0" /> In August 2018 Tang joined ACTRA.<ref name=":8" />
== Career == Tang's debut in professional acting started with a POM Wonderful commercial, followed by an uncredited role in ''Designated Survivor''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Robins|first=Mark|date=2019-11-20|title=From Bedford to Netflix and the world environmental stage, Chase Tang's star continues to rise|url=https://www.halifaxpresents.com/film/from-bedford-to-netflix-and-the-world-environmental-stage-chase-tangs-star-continues-to-rise/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Halifax Presents|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012024039/https://www.halifaxpresents.com/film/from-bedford-to-netflix-and-the-world-environmental-stage-chase-tangs-star-continues-to-rise/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, he has worked in several short films and TV series.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=O'Flannagan|first=Rob|date=2019-09-18|title=U of G Has a "Supervillian" Grad -|url=https://porticomagazine.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillian-grad/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-08|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929042609/https://www.porticomagazine.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillian-grad/ |archive-date=2019-09-29 }}</ref> His movie ''View'' was viewed at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} In 2019, Tang filmed a scene for the pilot episode of ''Run''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cooke|first=Stephen|date=August 30, 2019|title=Bedford-raised actor will be Netflix's newest supervillain|work=The Chronicle Herald|url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-will-be-netflixs-newest-supervillain-347158/|archive-date=April 10, 2021|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410110305/https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-will-be-netflixs-newest-supervillain-347158/|url-status=live}}</ref> In his first major role, Tang was cast as supervillain Baryon in the Netflix series ''Jupiter's Legacy''.<ref name=":0" /> He is an ambassador for TITIKA Active Couture. Tang is also the global spokesperson for Taiwanese refreshment brand Presotea.
=== Activism === Tang has used his celebrity status to raise mental health awareness,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=December 9, 2019|title=Actor Chase Tang|url=https://globalnews.ca/video/6271909/actor-chase-tang/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Global News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001173209/https://globalnews.ca/video/6271909/actor-chase-tang |archive-date=2020-10-01 }}</ref> and has taken on speaking engagements.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ng|first=Kelly|date=4 June 2020|title=Asian Actors Speak Up on Mental Health Amidst Covid-19 Anxieties|url=https://www.asianmhc.org/advancing-asian-mental-health/asian-actors-speak-up-on-mental-health|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109022658/https://www.asianmhc.org/advancing-asian-mental-health/asian-actors-speak-up-on-mental-health |archive-date=2021-01-09 |access-date=|website=Asian Mental Health Collective}}</ref>
He 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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 28, 2019|title=Bedford-raised actor Chase Tang part of UN climate campaign|work=The Chronicle Herald|url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-chase-tang-part-of-un-climate-campaign-369018/|archive-date=September 26, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926213520/https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-chase-tang-part-of-un-climate-campaign-369018/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Tang endorsed Mitzie Hunter for mayor of Toronto during the 2023 mayoral by-election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endorsements |url=https://www.mitzieformayor.ca/endorsements |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.mitzieformayor.ca |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511051447/https://www.mitzieformayor.ca/endorsements |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Ref |- | colspan="4" | '''Actor''' |- |2019 |Slasher (TV Series) |Episode: 6am to 9am – Sexy Young Man (uncredited) |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8259624/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218051028/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8259624/ |archive-date=2017-02-18 |access-date=|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-21|title=Netflix Summer Preview: 'Stranger Things,' 'What/If,' 'Designated Survivor' and More|url=https://decider.com/2019/05/21/netflix-summer-shows-stranger-things-what-if-designated-survivor-dark/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Decider|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009085416/https://decider.com/2019/05/21/netflix-summer-shows-stranger-things-what-if-designated-survivor-dark/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2018 |Time, Space & Lee (Short) |Cody | rowspan="3" |<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> |- |2018/II |View (Short) |Zong |- |2018 |Scariest Night of My Life (TV Series documentary) |Her Own Strength + Fright Or Flight – Christoper |- | rowspan="4" |2017 |See No Evil (TV Series documentary) |Watch Me Disappear (2017) – Reporter |<ref name=":3" /> |- |Kim's Convenience (TV Series) |Uncredited |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Schmidt|first=Joe|date=October 14, 2019|title=Jupiter's Legacy's Villainous Star Chase Tang Wants to Break Down Barriers|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/chase-tang-jupiters-legacy-baryon-interview/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-08|website=TV Shows|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718005458/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/chase-tang-jupiters-legacy-baryon-interview/ |archive-date=2020-07-18 }}</ref> |- |Suits (TV Series) |Uncredited | |- |Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (TV Series) |Vampire | |- |2016 |Designated Survivor (TV Series) |Background performer uncredited |<ref name=":5" /> |- | colspan="4" | '''Producer''' |- |2017/II |The Filmmaker (Documentary) |Producer |<ref name=":3" /> |- | colspan="4" | '''Self''' |- |2017/II |The Filmmaker (Documentary) |Chad / John |<ref name=":3" /> |}
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== External links == *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8259624/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t73 Chase Tang] on IMDb *{{icehockeystats|elite=198101}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Chase}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Taipei Category:Taiwanese emigrants to Canada Category:People from Bedford, Nova Scotia Category:Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia Category:Canadian male television actors Category:Canadian male film actors Category:Canadian male actors of Chinese descent Category:Canadian male actors of Taiwanese descent Category:21st-century Canadian male actors Category:21st-century Taiwanese male actors