{{Short description|Chinese actor and model (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{family name hatnote|Zhai|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person | name = Zhai Siming | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|11|5}} | birth_place = Hebei, China | education = {{ubl|Orchid Park Secondary School|Temasek Polytechnic}} | spouse = | children = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model|TikTok personality}} | other_names = | years_active = 2014−present | module3 = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue | t = 翟思銘 | s = 翟思铭 | p = Zhái Sīmíng }} | module2 = {{Infobox model|child= yes | height = | haircolor = Black | eyecolor = Black }} | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = temporary | label = | current_member_of = HST }} }}
'''Zhai Siming''' (born 5 November 1996) is a Chinese actor, model and TikTok personality based in Singapore. He is the finalist of Star Search 2019.<ref name="today2019">{{cite web |title=Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/here-are-star-search-2019-finalists-youve-never-seen-them |website=TODAY |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411120008/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/here-are-star-search-2019-finalists-youve-never-seen-them |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Life and career == Born in Hebei, China, and the only child of a single-parent family, Zhai moved to Singapore with his mother, at the age of seven. Zhai's mother has since relocated to Maryland, U.S. for her beauty business, when he was 19.<ref>{{cite web |title=因冠病整年没见到家人 曾晓晴、翟思铭、萧歆霓：好想家！ |url=https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/gini-chang-zhai-si-ming-seow-sin-nee-covid-19-1351301 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-SG |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411062919/https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/gini-chang-zhai-si-ming-seow-sin-nee-covid-19-1351301 |url-status=live }}</ref> She had initially planned for Zhai to join her after he completed his studies in Singapore, but his participation in the Star Search 2019 competition changed the plans.<ref name="start"/>
Growing up attending local schools, Zhai has been a basketball enthusiast since he was young.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} At the age of 17, while studying in Secondary 5 at Orchid Park Secondary School,<ref name="today2019" /> he successfully auditioned for a role in the 2014 basketball film ''Meeting the Giant'', which was directed by Tay Ping Hui and produced by Zhu Houren.<ref name="start">{{cite web |title=Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/star-search-mediacorp-actors-herman-keh-tyler-ten-zhai-siming-286286 |website=CNA Lifestyle |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519101028/https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/star-search-mediacorp-actors-herman-keh-tyler-ten-zhai-siming-286286 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="才华"24强首次受访 本地新秀最被动 {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20190723-974748 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh-Hans |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411063453/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20190723-974748 |url-status=live }}</ref>
At 1.87m tall, Zhai is formerly a part-time model and an engineering student at Temasek Polytechnic.<ref name="today2019" /> He began modelling after he was scouted for ''Hey Gorgeous'' (Season 3) in 2015. Zhai has also acted in many small part roles on television and worked numerous part-time jobs, including selling ice cream door-to-door, waiting for jobs at banquets, and working in retail, prior to joining ''Star Search'' in 2019, where he was one of the top 12 contestants at the finals.<ref name="today2019" /> In an interview, Zhai named Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng as one of his "biggest inspirations" as he admired Peng's determination and passion in his numerous action movies.<ref name="start"/>
In 2021, Zhai, Herman Keh, and Tyler Ten were teamed up as the group "HST" by Mediacorp's artiste management arm, The Celebrity Agency. The trio were previously signed to the same modelling agency and had known each other before joining the ''Star Search'' competition.<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=live }}</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 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061406/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20211116-1213928 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Zhai is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 115K followers and 1.3 million "likes" to date.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zhai Siming |url=https://www.mediacorp.sg/business/tca/male-celebs/zhai-siming--12357690 |website=Mediacorp |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061416/https://www.mediacorp.sg/business/tca/male-celebs/zhai-siming--12357690 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Television series === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" |Ref |- | 2015 || ''The Dream Makers II''|| || | |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 || ''A Lonely Fish'' (寂寞鱼。听见)|| Jayden || | |- | ''Say Cheese''|| Brandon || | |- | ''Close your Eyes'' (闭上眼睛看不见)|| || | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''Muay Thai Girl''|| || | |- | ''All Around You'' (回路网)|| Zack Lee || | |- | 2020 || ''Super Dad'' (男神不败)|| Beck || | |- | rowspan="5" | 2021 || ''The Peculiar Pawnbroker'' (人心鉴定师)||Hao Haoren || |<ref>{{cite web |title=The Peculiar Pawnbroker - mewatch |url=https://www.mewatch.sg/season/The-Peculiar-Pawnbroker-253720 |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061408/https://www.mewatch.sg/season/The-Peculiar-Pawnbroker-253720 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Key Witness'' (关键证人)|| Quan Shengxian || | |- | ''CTRL''|| Huang Yiming || | |- | ''The Heartland Hero''|| Kim Woo Min||Guest appearance | |- | ''Soul Old Yet So Young'' (心里住着老灵魂)||Wei || | |- | rowspan="5" | 2022 || ''Healing Heroes'' (医生不是神)|| Kelun|| | |- | ''Soul Doctor'' (灵医)|| Benson|| | |- | ''First of April'' (愚人计划)|| || | |- | ''Genie in a Cup'' (哇到宝)|| Ma Yingwei|| | |- | ''Love at First Bite'' (遇见你真香)|| Zi Xuan|| | |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''Fix My Life''||Weng Jianhao || | |- | ''My One and Only'' ||Ma Zhongyi || |<ref>{{cite web |title=翟思铭勤操肌 欲练出彭于晏身材 {{!}} 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230316-1373226 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |language=zh-Hans |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061407/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230316-1373226 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | {{TBA}} || ''Hungry Souls'' (味尽缘)|| || | |}
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2014 || ''Meeting the Giant'' || Jiangyi|| |}
=== Variety show === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! English title ! Mandarin title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2021 || ''#JustSwipeLah'' ||刷一刷|| Co-host |}
== 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=Zhai Siming |url=https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/118421022 |website=Deezer |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061406/https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/118421022 |url-status=live }}</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 |- |2015 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} || Hey! Gorgeous || Top 20 || |- |2022 || |Asian Television Awards|| Best Actor in a Supporting Role || ''Genie in a Cup'' ||{{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Zhai Siming is nominated as Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 27th Asian Television Awards - Singapore News |url=https://theindependent.sg/zhai-siming-is-nominated-as-best-actor-in-a-supporting-role-at-the-27th-asian-television-awards/ |website=The Independent Singapore News |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411061406/https://theindependent.sg/zhai-siming-is-nominated-as-best-actor-in-a-supporting-role-at-the-27th-asian-television-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2023 || Star Awards|| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes || {{n/a}} ||{{nom}} ||rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Here are the stars now leading in votes for Star Awards 2023 Popularity Awards |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/here-are-stars-now-leading-votes-star-awards-2023-popularity-awards-2144246 |website=TODAY |language=en |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720044143/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/here-are-stars-now-leading-votes-star-awards-2023-popularity-awards-2144246 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2024 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{n/a}} | {{nom}} |- | 2025 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{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 == * [https://weibo.cn/p/1005057464378422 Zhai Siming] on Weibo(in Chinese) * {{Instagram|zhaisiming}} * {{TikTok|zhaisimingcanfly_}} * {{IMDb name|11556645}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhai, Siming}} Category:1996 births Category:Chinese emigrants to Singapore Category:Living people Category:Singaporean male television actors Category:Singaporean male film actors Category:Chinese male television actors Category:Chinese male film actors Category:Male actors from Hebei Category:21st-century Singaporean male actors Category:21st-century Chinese male actors Category:Singaporean TikTokers Category:Chinese TikTokers Category:Singaporean male models Category:Chinese male models