{{Short description|Singaporean actor and host (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{family name hatnote|Keh|lang=Chinese}}
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'''Herman Keh''' (born 14 May 1996) is a Singaporean actor and host known for coming in second place in ''Star Search 2019'' and for his roles in the television series ''I Want To Be A Towkay'', ''Mind Jumper'' and ''Healing Heroes''. He is also known for hosting the infotainment show ''Curious City''.<ref>{{cite web |title=郭坤耀 新人上岗 |url=https://entlife.8world.com/people/herman-keh-1223461 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=zh-SG |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414042113/https://entlife.8world.com/people/herman-keh-1223461 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Early life== After completing his studies at a local junior college, Keh attended the LASALLE College of the Arts and graduated in 2020 with a Diploma in Dance.<ref name="Seah"/><ref>{{cite web |title=In conversation with: Herman Keh on taking the path less trodden {{!}} LASALLE College of the Arts |url=https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/features/conversation-herman-keh-taking-path-less-trodden |website=www.lasalle.edu.sg |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Herman Keh - School of Dance & Theatre {{!}} The LASALLE Show |url=https://tls2020.lasalle.edu.sg/school-of-dance-theatre/diploma-in-dance/herman-keh |website=tls2020.lasalle.edu.sg |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20221110-1331710 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=zh-Hans}}</ref>
==Career== He came in second place on ''Star Search'' in 2019, where he was complimented by Hong Kong star Carina Lau for “stealing the spotlight from everyone else”.<ref name="Seah">{{Cite web|url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/star-search-mediacorp-actors-herman-keh-tyler-ten-zhai-siming-286286|title=Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time|website=CNA Lifestyle}}</ref><ref name="MrBean">{{cite web |title=Star Search First Runner-up Herman Keh Wants To Be "Singapore's First Mr Bean" |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/star-search-first-runner-herman-keh-wants-be-singapores-first-mr |website=TODAY |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=新星心路 《才华2019》三甲回望来时路 {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/lifestyle/feature/story20210407-1137550 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=zh-Hans}}</ref>
In 2020, he starred in the television series ''Mind Jumper'', playing a genius hacker.<ref name="Seah"/> He starred in the dialect drama series ''I Want To Be A Towkay'' in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/i-want-to-be-a-towkay-set-visit-1678591|title=《亲家、冤家做头家》演员几时要退休？李南星、陈罗密欧等各有算盘|first=文|last=陈秋如|website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle|date=28 August 2023 }}</ref> In 2022, he starred in the long-form medical drama series ''Healing Heroes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/why-did-herman-kehs-tiktok-video-get-whopping-145m-views-kiki-lim|title=Why did Herman Keh's TikTok video get a whopping 14.5m views?|date=7 June 2022|website=AsiaOne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actor-herman-keh-faces-a-hurdle-for-his-first-on-screen-kiss-for-healing-heroes|title=Actor Herman Keh faces a hurdle for his first on-screen kiss for Healing Heroes | The Straits Times|first=Hermes|last=Auto|date=28 August 2022|website=www.straitstimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20221110-1331710|title=郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 | 早报|website=www.zaobao.com.sg}}</ref>
In 2021, Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency announced Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten as the team members of a new group named "HST".<ref>{{cite web |title=新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"！ |url=https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/herman-keh-zhai-simin-tyler-ten-form-new-boy-group-hst-1645956 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-SG |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061407/https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/herman-keh-zhai-simin-tyler-ten-form-new-boy-group-hst-1645956 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=本地才华男团HST成军 {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20211116-1213928 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-Hans}}</ref>
Keh was signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management til 2022.<ref name="MrBean"/> He is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 356.5K followers and 8.1 million "likes" to date.<ref name="Mediacorp">{{cite web |title=Herman Keh |url=https://www.mediacorp.sg/business/tca/male-celebs/herman-keh-12357682 |website=Mediacorp |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10本地艺人TikTok"掀起波澜" 视频有何看头？ {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20221231-1348667 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=zh-Hans}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=自拍自导线上大秀才艺 郭坤耀视频破百万点击率 |url=https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/herman-keh-1145451 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=zh-SG |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414042113/https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/herman-keh-1145451 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television series=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"|2019 |''All Around You'' |Han Fengjie | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|2020 |''Jungle Survivor'' | | | |- |''Mind Jumper'' |Xiao Wangzi | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="4"|2021 |''I Want To Be A Towkay'' |Wang Yu | | |- |''Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting'' |Tony |S1. Ep.4–5 | |- |''The Heartland Hero'' | |Guest | |- |''The Peculiar Pawnbroker'' | | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|2022 |''Healing Heroes'' |Pan Youxiao | | |- |''I'm Actor Ah De'' | | | |- ! scope="row"|2023 |''I Do, Do I?'' |Kris | |<ref>{{cite web | url=https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/felicia-chin-new-drama-i-do-do-i-2197151 | title=离开新传媒后首部主演剧 陈凤玲搭档Jason Godfrey饰演异国情侣 | date=9 July 2024 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2025 | ''Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story'' (小娘惹之翡翠山) | Zhang Yaoguang | | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/little-nyonya-spin-emerald-hill-mediacorp-tasha-low-zoe-tay-384141|title=Star-studded The Little Nyonya spin-off in the works with Tasha Low, Zoe Tay, Chantalle Ng, Shaun Chen and many more|publisher=Channel News Asia|date=February 1, 2024|accessdate=March 22, 2025}}</ref> |}
===TV Hosting=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|2021 |''Just Swipe Lah'' | | |- |''Curious City'' | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"|2022 |''Cyclepedia'' | | |- |''Star Awards Backstage Live'' | | |- |''Jiak Kan Tang'' | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="4"|2023 |''Fake It Till You Make It'' | | |- |''Curious City 2'' | | |- |''Makan On Wheels'' | | |- |''Foodie Trio'' | | |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"|2023 |''Of A Different Breed'' |Boon |Short film |<ref>{{cite web |last1=潘 |first1=雪忆 |title=参演获奖本地导演执导微电影 郭坤耀表现可圈可点 |url=https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/herman-keh-short-film-2252286 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=27 September 2023 |language=zh-SG |date=27 September 2023}}</ref> |}
== Discography == === Compilation albums === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! English title ! Mandarin title ! class="unsortable" | Ref |- | 2021 || ''MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21'' || 新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐 ||rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=Herman Keh |url=https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/118420952 |website=Deezer |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref> |- | 2022 || ''MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22'' || 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐 |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result !! class="unsortable" |Ref |- |2021 || Star Awards || Best Newcomer || ''Interns' Survivor Guide'' ||{{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Romeo Tan Wins Best Actor, Felicia Chin Wins Best Actress And Our Other Star Awards 2021 Predictions |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/romeo-tan-wins-best-actor-felicia-chin-wins-best-actress-and-our |website=TODAY |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2022 || rowspan=2|Star Awards || Most Attention Seeking New-Gen Host || rowspan=2|''Curious City'' ||{{won}} ||rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Awards 2022 round-up: Who won what |url=https://mothership.sg/2022/04/star-awards-2022-summary/ |website=mothership.sg |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> |- | Favourite Onscreen Partners (variety) ||{{nom}} |- |rowspan=3|2023 || rowspan=3|Star Awards || Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars ||{{n/a}} ||{{nom}} ||rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees |url=https://www.mediacorp.sg/starawards/winners |access-date=14 April 2023 |date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414030210/https://www.mediacorp.sg/starawards/winners |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> |- | MYPICK! Favourite CP || ''Healing Heroes'' ||{{nom}} |- | Chan Brothers My Star Guide Award || {{n/a}} ||{{nom}} |- | 2024 || Star Awards || Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars || {{N/A}} || {{nom}} || |- | rowspan="2" |2025 | rowspan="2" |Star Awards |Best Rising Star |''House Everything'' (season 3)|| {{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Bryan |date=20 May 2025 |title=Nominees For Star Awards 2025 & How You Can Win A BYD Car By Voting |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/star-awards-2025-nominees-win-byd-car-voting-843681 |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=8days |language=en}}</ref> |- |Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars|| {{N/A}} || {{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Bryan |date=21 May 2025 |title=Who are the 165 hopefuls vying for the popularity awards at Star Awards 2025? |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/nominees-popularity-awards-star-awards-465331 |access-date=2025-07-21 |work=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|11556642}} * {{Instagram|iamhermankeh}} * {{TikTok|iamhermankeh}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keh, Herman}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Singaporean male television actors Category:21st-century Singaporean male actors Category:Singaporean TikTokers Category:Singaporean male models Category:Lasalle College of the Arts alumni Category:Singaporean male dancers Category:Singaporean television presenters Category:Singaporean male film actors