Terence Cao

Terence Cao
Chinese name 曹國輝 (traditional)
Chinese name 曹国辉 (simplified)
Pinyin Cáo Guóhuī (Mandarin)
Born (1967-10-06) 6 October 1967
Singapore Singapore
Occupation Actor
Years active 1990–present
Ancestry Chinese

Terence Cao Guohui (born 6 October 1967) is a Singaporean television actor and a contracted artiste under MediaCorp.

Biography

Cao studied at Anglo-Chinese School for both his primary and secondary education.[1] Cao used to be a flight attendant and joined Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (later MediaCorp) in 1989 after completing the 9th drama training course. Apart from acting in several Channel 8 television drama series, Cao has also performed the theme songs for some of the series he starred in and has also acted in some television films.

Cao has also been featured as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in the annual Star Awards in 1994, 1998,1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2005. In 2011, he clinched the Best Supporting Actor in the Star Awards 2011.

Personal life

In November 2012, it was reported in the local media that Cao had an alleged affair with a Shanghainese lady in 2010. The woman went on to bear his child in China and flew to Singapore to look for him. After a DNA test, the rumours were confirmed: Cao is the biological father of the then 20-month-old girl.[2]

Filmography

TV series

Year Drama Role Notes
1990 Imperial Intrigue Zhou Wenyan
Sweet Dreams Jin Zhongheng
1991 Fatal Endearment Xin Guang
The Other Woman Liu Haofan
The Legend of a Beauty
The Future is Mine Jin Zhengyang
1992 A Time to Dance Shen Huodong 沈霍东
My Buddies Zhang Weiliang
Between Friends
Ride the Waves Simon
1993 The Young and the Restless Lin Guobiao
Switch Wu Chunxi
1994 Web of Deceit Luo Yunfei
The Challenger Lin Yongjie
The Legendary White Snake Xu Shilin
1995 Coffee or Tea Hua Kang
Lady Investigators - The Tenant Zhang Guohui
Deep in the Night Chen Dali
War Roses Cai Zhijie
1996 Triad Justice Yang Shaolin
The Prime Years He Weisheng
1997 Longing Peng Zhixian
Courage of Fire Chen Hanqiang
Sword and Honour Jin Ming
Crimes and Tribulations Shanghai Zai
1998 Stand by Me Du Hansheng
Living in Geylang Yang Keming
1999 Bright Future Wenguang
God of Fortune Jinbao Tianzun
S.N.A.G.
Stepping Out Chen Xia
2000 Four Walls and a Ceiling Shen Litai
Angel's Dream Shen Jianbang
The Voices Within Xu Daming
2001 The Challenge Xiao Tianxing
Through Thick and Thin Mingwei
The Hotel Johnny Ma
The Reunion Chen Guanjun Nominated – Star Awards 2002 Best Actor
2002 Innocently Guilty Shuwen
Oh Carol! Henry Toh Channel 5 production
Blueprint - The Bra Shop
2003 Love is Beautiful Huang Letian
Sun, Moon, Star
Always on my Mind
Lobang King Terence/William Guest appearance
2004 An Ode to Life Ou Qiming
The Ties that Bind Xu Chuanfeng
2005 You Are the One An Zhengxi
Portrait of Home Lin Dahai
Portrait of Home II
2006 Family Matters Zheng Weilun
Women of Times Du Zhongxian
Love at 0 °C Hu Guojun
2007 Switched! Anxiang
Metamorphosis Di Lun
Making Miracles Wen Jieren
2008 Love Blossoms Yu Wenhao
Love Blossoms II
By My Side Zixin / Zijian
2009 Baby Bonus Simon
The Ultimatum He Chaoqun
My School Daze Tan Xiangfeng
2010 The Best Things in Life
五福到 		Song Daming
宋达铭
The Score
无花果 		Su Nancheng
俗南城
  • Supporting Role 男配角
2011 Prosperity
喜事年年		 Tao Jinhan
套劲韩
The In-Laws
麻婆斗妇 		Bai Zijun
白子鋆
  • Pairs up with May Phua
  • Supporting Role 男配角
Devotion
阿娣 		Xie Zhi'an
谢梽安
  • Pairs up with Zoe Tay
  • Supporting Role 男配角
2012 Double Bonus
双喜报喜 		Jin Junjie
金竣杰
  • Pairs up with Zoe Tay
  • 1/2 of the Male Lead 两大男主角之一
2013 Break Free
曙光 		Jin Yongcheng
金勇诚
  • 1/4 of the Male Lead 四大男主角之一
The Journey: A Voyage
信约：唐山到南洋 		Zhang Guangda
张广达
2014 Soup of Life
砂煲肉骨茶 		Xu Haisheng (Ah Hai)
许海生 (阿海)
  • Pairs up with Ann Kok
  • 1/2 of the Male Lead 两大男主角之一
The Caregivers
MISSY 先生 		Lin Jiaming
林家明
  • Pairs up with Tong Bing Yu
  • 1/2 of the Male Lead 两大男主角之一
C.L.I.F. 3
警徽天职3 		Yang Zhongzheng
杨忠正
2015 Good Luck 百岁大吉 Lin Shijie
林世杰
Mind Game 心迷 Li Zhenbang
李振邦
  • Supporting Role 男配角
2016 Beyond Words
爱要怎么说 		Liang Lekun
梁乐昆
  • Pairs up with Tong Bing Yu
  • 1/2 of the Male Lead 两大男主角之一
Peace & Prosperity
富贵平安 		He Sheng
何笙
  • Supporting Role 男配角
  • 170-ep long running drama
C.L.I.F. 4
警徽天职4 		Yang Zhongzheng
杨忠正
Hero
大英雄 		Xie Xian
谢贤
  • Cameo Appearance 客串
2017 The Lead
第一主角 		Guo Liwei
郭立威
My Teacher Is a Thug
爱.不迟疑
  • Supporting Role 男配角
While We Are Young
Z 时代 		Bai Jinshun
白金顺
  • Pairs up with Zoe Tay
  • 2nd Male Lead 第二男主角

Accolades

The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result
1994 Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes N/A Won
1995 Best Actor The Challenger Nominated
1995 Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes N/A Nominated
1996 Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes N/A Nominated
1998 Best Actor Stand By Me Nominated
1999 Best Actor Stepping Out Nominated
2000 Best Actor Four Walls and a Ceiling Nominated
2002 Best Actor The Reunion Nominated
2011 Best Supporting Actor The Best Things in Life Won
2014 Best Actor The Journey: A Voyage Nominated

Star Awards - Popularity Awards

Year Award Result
1997 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
1998 Won
1999 Won
2000 Won
2001 Won
2002 Nominated
2003 Won
2004 Won
2005 Won
2006 Nominated
2007 Nominated
2010 Nominated
2011 Nominated
2012 Nominated
2013 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2017 Top 24

References

  1. ↑ "School Daze cast troop back to the classrooms". Channel News Asia. 30 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Terence Cao is the biological father of 20-month-old daughter". xinmsn. 29 November 2012.
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