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Edward Chen

ActorSingerTaiwanese

BIOGRAPHY

Edward Chen, born Chen Shih Cheng in Taichung, is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He transferred between several schools, including Hua Gang Arts School and the landscape architecture department of Tunghai University, before enrolling in the Department of Performing Arts at Hsing Wu University in September 2017. He first appeared on a Taiwanese variety programme in October 2015, and gained wider attention in 2017 through the web series Red Balloon and the film Youth. In 2020 he played Chang Jia Han in the feature film Your Name Engraved Herein, a role that brought him Best New Performer nominations at the Golden Horse Awards and the Taipei Film Awards, and he recorded a version of the film’s title song, which won Best Original Film Song at the 57th Golden Horse Awards for its writers. He is managed by HIM International Music and released the album Almost Human in 2023. Later credits include The Post-Truth World, Lesson in Love, Snowy Night Timeless Love and The First Frost.

PROFILE DETAILS

Native Name
陳昊森
Real Name
陳世承 (Chen Shih Cheng)
Born
(Age 30)
Birthplace
Taichung, Taiwan
Gender
Male
Western Zodiac
Leo ♌
Profession
ActorSinger
Nationality
Taiwanese
Debut
2017 · Red Balloon (2017)
Agency / Label
HIM International Music (華研國際音樂)
Years Active
2017 to present
Languages
Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, English
Skills
Singing, acting

FILMOGRAPHY: FILMS (1)

Your Name Engraved Herein poster
Your Name Engraved Herein
2020
Main Role

MUSIC CAREER

Edward Chen signed a recording contract with HIM International Music in 2020 after director Chu Yu-ning recommended him to the label. His first release was 刻在我心底的名字, the theme song of Your Name Engraved Herein, issued as a single in November 2020.

He joined the HIM Family single Moonlight in the City in 2021 and released the singles Hidden Pain in 2022 and Aloof in 2023. His debut album Almost Human followed on 9 November 2023 with eleven tracks, nine originals plus two film theme songs. He began formal vocal lessons and guitar practice after his first film success, and he has said he applies the emotional technique of acting when he records vocals.

Record Label
HIM International Music 華研國際音樂
Apple Music (Solo)
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PERSONAL LIFE

Hobbies
listening to music, singing, collecting albums, playing guitar
Musical Instruments
guitar
Favorite Music
Mandopop. As a child he collected albums by 動力火車, 5566, 周杰倫, 蔡依林 and 王力宏, and he became a fan of 林宥嘉 and 蕭敬騰 after watching the singing contest show 超級星光大道.
Personality
genuine, unpretentious, self deprecating, direct

FUN FACTS

  • He competed in ultimate frisbee before becoming an actor.
  • He speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien and English.
  • He held his first solo fan meeting in August 2024.
  • He briefly studied landscape architecture at Tunghai University before switching to performing arts.
  • He was born in Taichung on 2 August 1996 and his birth name was 陳世丞.
  • His first prominent role was in the web drama 紅色氣球 (Red Balloon).
  • Almost Human carries eleven tracks, nine originals plus two film theme songs.
  • He was nominated for Best New Performer at both the Golden Horse Awards and the Taipei Film Awards for Your Name Engraved Herein.

TRIVIA

  • He was born Chen Shih Cheng and uses Chen Hao Sen as his stage name.
  • He studied in the Department of Performing Arts at Hsing Wu University from September 2017.
  • He first appeared on television on the Taiwanese variety programme 綜藝大熱門 in October 2015.
  • He performed a version of the title song of Your Name Engraved Herein, which won Best Original Film Song at the 57th Golden Horse Awards for its songwriters.
  • He released the album Almost Human in 2023.
  • He became a brand ambassador for LOEWE in Taiwan in March 2024.
  • He graduated from the performing arts department of Hsing Wu University of Science and Technology.
  • Director 瞿友寧 recommended him to HIM International Music, which signed him in 2020 with the aim of developing him across film, music and television.
  • His mother rewarded good exam results by taking him to record shops to buy CDs, which started his album collection.
  • He sang a short a cappella passage in Your Name Engraved Herein, which is what first prompted audience interest in him releasing music.
  • He took lessons with a professional vocal coach and began practising guitar after that film.
  • Named as a mentor or teacher in published interviews: Chu Yu-ning 瞿友寧.

DREAMS & ASPIRATIONS

He has said his wish since childhood was to change the world and to be seen and understood, and that he hopes to be recognised as an excellent actor while continuing to grow as a singer. He has also said he would like to share a stage with 林宥嘉.

NOTABLE AWARDS

2020, Golden Horse Awards, Best New Performer, Nominated
2020, Taipei Film Awards, Best New Performer, Nominated

EDUCATION

Hsing Wu University, Department of Performing Arts

CAREER AT A GLANCE

Edward Chen holds one record in this catalogue: one leading role.

It dates from 2020.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many times did Edward Chen change course before performing arts?

Several. He moved between schools including Hua Gang Arts School and the landscape architecture department of Tunghai University before enrolling in the Department of Performing Arts at Hsing Wu University in September 2017. His first television appearance had already happened by then, on a variety programme in October 2015.

What turned an actor into a recording artist?

A short a cappella passage in Your Name Engraved Herein. It is what first prompted audience interest in him releasing music. The director Chu Yu-ning 瞿友寧 then recommended him to HIM International Music, which signed him in 2020 with the aim of developing him across film, music and television.

What is on the album Almost Human?

Eleven tracks, nine of them original and two film theme songs. It arrived on 9 November 2023, after the singles 刻在我心底的名字 in November 2020, the HIM Family release Moonlight in the City in 2021, Hidden Pain in 2022 and Aloof in 2023.

Did he win anything for Your Name Engraved Herein?

He was nominated twice and won neither, for Best New Performer at both the Golden Horse Awards and the Taipei Film Awards in 2020. The film’s title song, of which he recorded a version, did take Best Original Film Song at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, but that prize belongs to its writers.

How did he learn to sing?

After the fact, and deliberately. He took lessons with a professional vocal coach and began practising guitar only once the film had made a music career possible, and he has said he applies the emotional technique of acting when he records vocals.

Where did his record collection start?

With exam results. His mother rewarded good marks by taking him to record shops to buy CDs, and collecting albums is still listed among his interests, alongside listening to music, singing and playing the guitar.

What has he done outside film and music?

He became a brand ambassador for LOEWE in Taiwan in March 2024 and held his first solo fan meeting in August of the same year. Before acting he competed in ultimate frisbee, and he speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien and English.

Written and verified by Renkaze · Last updated 19 September 2026

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Sources

6 sources

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  1. Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Chen_(actor)
  2. Wikipedia zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E6%98%8A%E6%A3%AE
  3. Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Name_Engraved_Herein
  4. TAIWANCINEMA taiwancinema.bamid.gov.tw/Staff/StaffContent/?Con...
  5. HIM him.com.tw/artistscon1.php?mid=88
  6. MUSIC-TW music-tw.line.me/magazine/1206

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