{{short description|Canadian singer, rapper and actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Evan Ma | image = | alt = | caption = Evan Ma in 2016. | birth_name = Ma Zhenhuan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|2}} | birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Evan | occupation = {{flatlist| *Actor *singer *rapper}} | years_active = 2014–present | height = 185 cm | agent = Comic International Productions | education = University of British Columbia (BA) | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Evan Ma''' ({{lang-zh|c=馬振桓|poj=Má Chín-hoân}}, born November 2, 1992) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor, singer and rapper. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband SpeXial from 2014 to 2021.<ref name="sx">{{cite web|url=http://www.nextmag.com.tw/breaking-news/entertainment/20140526/3830068|title=SpeXial終極訓練腳抽筋 四人變七人|website=Nextmag|date=May 26, 2014|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402001503/http://www.nextmag.com.tw/breaking-news/entertainment/20140526/3830068|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Biography== Ma Zhenhuan was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 2, 1992. His parents emigrated to Vancouver, Canada, when he was two and a half years old. In 2012, he won the Sunshine Nation contest.<ref name="nation">{{cite web|url=http://ssn14.am1470.com/news_detail.php?i=1880|title=Sunshine Nation Champion Evan Ma has finally made his music debut|website=Sunshine Nation 2014|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820205412/http://ssn14.am1470.com/news_detail.php?i=1880|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, he moved to Taipei after being recruited by the agency Comic International Productions, where he began to work as a musician.<ref name="nation"/>
On May 26, 2014, he joined the Taiwanese boy band SpeXial alongside two other new members.<ref name="sx"/> He debuted in SpeXial under its English name of "Evan" on June 5, during the press conference of the group's second album, ''Break It Down''. In the group he is one of the lead vocalists and rappers.
In August 2014, Ma returned to Canada in order to finish his studies at the University of British Columbia, where he graduated from the finance department. Due to this, he was absent during the recording and release of the band's first extended play, ''Love Killah'', which was released on February 4, 2015. He rejoined SpeXial on May 31, 2015, during the Hito Music Awards ceremony.<ref name="sx6">{{cite web|url=http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1334798|title=hito流行音樂獎開獎 SpeXial囊括2團體大獎|website=ent.ltn|date=May 9, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601220215/http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1334798|url-status=live}}</ref> As an actor, he is best known for his roles in web series like ''Moon River'', ''The Ultimate Ranger'', ''Men with Sword'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/16/0728/11/BT2DSK4L000333J5.html|title=张惠妹班底倾力打造 熊梓淇献身《刺客列传》|date=July 28, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2018|website=ent.163|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024724/http://ent.163.com/16/0728/11/BT2DSK4L000333J5.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''K.O.3an Guo'' and ''K.O. Re:Call''.
== Filmography == === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2014 | ''The X-Dormitory'' | Fighter | Guest (episode 40) |- | 2015 | ''Moon River'' | Feng Jianche | Co-protagonist |- | 2018 | ''Right Time to Right Person'' | Wen Cheng | |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2014 | ''Hold: Live in Love'' | Young Man | Guest (episode 9) |- | 2015 | ''Happy Together'' | Wang Chengwen | Episodes 6, 14 y 15 |- | 2016 | ''The Ultimate Ranger'' | Tong Yingjie (Jerry) | Co-protagonist |- | 2016 | ''Men with Sword'' | Jian Bin | Recurrent role (episodes 2–5, 8–9, 11–15, 19–27) |- | 2017 | ''K.O.3an Guo'' | Zhao Yun | Main |- | 2018 | ''KO One Re-call'' | Lan Siluo | Main |}
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== External links == * [https://www.weibo.com/spexialevan?is_hot=1 Official web site]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Evan}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Taiwanese male television actors Category:21st-century Taiwanese male actors Category:21st-century Taiwanese male singers Category:Taiwanese pop singers Category:Taiwanese idols