Nat Ho

Nathaniel Ho (Chinese: 鹤天赐; pinyin: Hè Tiāncì, born 23 August 1984) is a Singaporean actor and singer.

Nat Ho
Born (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984
Singapore
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, model
AwardsMost Promising Artiste award (2004) Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鹤天赐
Websitehttp://natho.net

Career

Ho was originally one of the Top 30 contestants in the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. He was also awarded the 'Most Promising Artiste' in 2004, by the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company. One of his first acting roles was in the Channel 5 drama Shooting Stars. Following that, Nat was given the lead role in a local feature film, Smell of Rain.

While pursuing his diploma in Mass Communications, Ho dabbled in modeling after he was discovered by a modeling agent. His portfolio included clients like M1, Lipton Tea, KFC, Marina Square Shopping Centre and Tiger Balm.

He also did freelance work as a backup dancer for a few commercial jobs, which included Indian International Film Academy Awards'04 and Miss Singapore Universe'06 to name a few. During his modelling period, he also did freelance acting, and landed his first ever acting gig, in the independent Mandarin feature film, Smell of Rain (雨之味).

The following year, he was signed on with MediaCorp and cast in his first Chinese language drama series Honour and Passion which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at that Star Awards 2007.

Ho left MediaCorp in 2010 to focus on his music career. He stated that music was his real passion and that he actually "never wanted to be an actor. [All this] came as a bonus".[1] He released his first album Unleashed in April 2012[2] and an accompanying music video featuring actresses Dawn Yeoh and Le Yao and blogger Xiaxue.[3]

In 2013, Ho announced that he would be moving to Taiwan to further his music career, after signing a nine-year music contract.[4]

In 2020, Ho left for Los Angeles to study music production for personal growth. This lasted for a year that allows Ho to focus on songwriting and production.[5] In August 2022, Ho again announced he would be moving to South Korea to further his music career in the K-Pop market. He has also signed up for Korean language classes with Yonsei University. [6]

Personal life

Ho attended the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), and was a member of the school's award-winning choir for 4 years, and completed his A Levels at Anglo-Chinese Junior College.

Filmography

Television
YearWorkRoleNotes Ref
2005Shooting StarsEthan
2006Dream Chasers 梦。拼图
Life Story
2007My Dear Kins 亲本家人
Honour and Passion 宝家卫国Poh Mun Kok 宝文国
Stories of Love, The Anthology 2
Metamorphosis 破茧而出Wen Pin LiangCameo
The Golden Path 黄金路DavidCameo
2008En BlocJude Lim
La Femme 绝对佳人Fang Baoguo 方宝国
The Little Nyonya 小娘惹Jonathan Li Xiuwen 李修文Cameo
2009The A-Go-Go Princess 穿越阿哥哥
The Dream Catchers 未来不是梦Lin Jiajie 林佳杰
Polo BoysKoh Boon Keong
Together 当我们同在一起LouisCameo
2010Priceless Wonder 游戏人生Lin Cailai 林财来
With You 我在你左右Zhang Huan
张寰
2012Code of Law (Season 1)StevenGuest
Of Love & Hidden CharmsMing
2014Soup of Life 砂煲肉骨茶阿PAUL, 吴明智
2015–2018TanglinJay Lim Jun Kai

Film

Variety shows (appearing as a guest)
  • 2006
    • Wish Upon A Star
  • 2007
    • Crime Watch
    • Hey Gorgeous! 《校花校草追赶跑》
    • President Star Charity 2007 《总统星光慈善2007》
    • The Cancer Charity Show 2007 《癌过有晴天》
    • Star Awards 2007
    • Let's Party with Food V 《食福满人间V》
    • The Mission 4 《创业无敌手4》
  • 2009
    • Okto Live – 3 Feb 2009
    • Hey Gorgeous! Finals 2009 《校花校草网上追赶跑》 – 7 March 09
    • Go Live! 《综艺Go Live!》 – 27 Apr 09
    • Result is All 《美就是一切》 – 22 August 2009

Radio interview
  • 2010
    • 93.3FM – (Co-Host with Pei Fen on 夜玩场) – 15 April 2010 to 14 May 2010 (9 – 11pm, every Thursday and Friday)

TV hosting
  • 2008
    • National Science Challenge 2008
  • 2009
    • National Science Challenge 2009
    • Food Hometown 2 《美食寻根 2》
    • Celebrate 2010
  • 2010
    • Go! YOG 艺起青奥 – 25 March 2010
    • Okto minute of fame – June to Sept 2010

Album/MTV
  • 2006
    • December Stars
  • 2007
    • Sang sub-theme song for Mediacorp Ch 8 《百万宝》
    • Sing- The Best Drama 《剧欣卉集》 – Theme song for Mediacorp Ch 8 《凡间新仙人》 – 《完美的爱情》
    • December Stars 2 Compilation – Last Christmas
  • 2008
    • Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation 《群星贺岁 – 金鼠庆团圆》 –　《恭喜大家过新年》
    • NDP 2008 Theme Song – MTV
  • 2009
    • Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation 《群星贺岁 – 福牛迎瑞年》 – 《新年到》

Advertisement/TV commercial
  • 2004
    • M1 Print Ad Campaign
  • 2005
    • Lipton Tea TVC (Vietnam)
    • Franklin Templeton TVC
    • Tiger Balm Print Ad + TVC
    • Canon Pixma Print Ad
    • KFC Fish Ole Burger TVC
    • Catalog Magazine (L’Oreal)
    • M1 Print Ad Campaign
    • Marina Square TVC
  • 2007
    • Speak Mandarin
    • Crocodile Print Ad (Spring/Summer Collection)
  • 2008
  • 2009
    • Artiste MBlog
    • Channel 5 advertisement on Saving Gaia
    • Channel 5's Christmas Bonanza 21009
    • Bossini TVC
  • 2010

Music video appearances
Year Song Artist Notes
2016One of These DaysMICappella

Accolades
Star Awards – Acting Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResult
2007Best Newcomer—Nominated
2010Favourite Male CharacterThe Dream CatchersWon

Endorsements
  • 2007
    • Crocodile
  • 2008
    • Crocodile
    • Audio Technica
    • Nivea Men

References
  1. "A Nat-ural Exit". xin.msn.com. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. "Nat Ho's deepest desire gets Unleashed". Channel News Asia. 17 April 2012.
  3. "Nat Ho: the pop star". TODAY Online. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
  4. "Singer Nat Ho: Goodbye Singapore, hello Taiwan".
  5. "Why Nathaniel Ho went back to school at 35".
  6. "Nat Ho is dropping a new song about seizing the day – oh, and he's also moving to South Korea".
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