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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Evan_Ma > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Evan_Ma.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Ma > Source revision: 1343023727 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Taipei), Taiwan | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Evan | occupation = {{flatlist| *Actor *singer *[rapper](/source/rapper)}} | years_active = 2014–present | height = 185 cm | agent = Comic International Productions | education = [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts)) | 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](/source/SpeXial) from 2014 to 2021.{{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}} ==Biography== Ma Zhenhuan was born in [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), on November 2, 1992. His parents emigrated to [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), Canada, when he was two and a half years old. In 2012, he won the Sunshine Nation contest.{{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}} In 2013, he moved to Taipei after being recruited by the agency Comic International Productions, where he began to work as a musician. On May 26, 2014, he joined the Taiwanese boy band [SpeXial](/source/SpeXial) alongside two other new members. 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](/source/Break_It_Down_(album))''. 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](/source/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](/source/Love_Killah)'', which was released on February 4, 2015. He rejoined SpeXial on May 31, 2015, during the Hito Music Awards ceremony.{{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}} As an actor, he is best known for his roles in web series like ''Moon River'', ''The Ultimate Ranger'', ''[Men with Sword](/source/Men_with_Sword)'',{{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}} ''[K.O.3an Guo](/source/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](/source/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](/source/KO_One_Re-call)'' | Lan Siluo | Main |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.weibo.com/spexialevan?is_hot=1 Official web site] {{Authority control}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Evan Ma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Ma) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Ma?action=history)). 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