Herman Keh

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.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Keh.
Herman Keh
Born (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996
Singapore
Alma materLASALLE College of the Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • TikTok personality
  • model
  • dancer
Years active2019−present
Musical career
Member ofHST
Modeling information
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorDark Brown[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese郭坤耀
Simplified Chinese郭坤耀
Hanyu PinyinGuō Kūnyào

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.[3][4][5][6]

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”.[3][7][8]

In 2020, he starred in the television series Mind Jumper, playing a genius hacker.[3] He starred in the dialect drama series I Want To Be A Towkay in 2021.[9] In 2022, he starred in the long-form medical drama series Healing Heroes.[10][11][12]

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".[13][14]

Keh was signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management til 2022.[7] He is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 356.5K followers and 8.1 million "likes" to date.[15][16][17]

Filmography

Television series

Variety show host
  • Just Swipe Lah (2021)
  • Curious City (2021)
  • Cyclepedia (2022)
  • Star Awards Backstage Live (2022)
  • Jiak Kan Tang (2022)
  • Fake It Till You Make It (2023)
  • Curious City 2 (2023)
  • Makan On Wheels (2023)

Film
  • Of A Different Breed (2023; short film)[18]

Discography

Compilation albums
Year English title Mandarin title Ref
2021MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21新传媒群星福满牛年Moo Moo 乐[19]
2022MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2021Star Awards 2021Best NewcomerInterns' Survivor GuideNominated[20]
2022Star Awards 2022Most Attention Seeking New-Gen HostCurious CityWon[21]
Favourite Onscreen Partners (variety)Nominated
2023Star Awards 2023Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars—Nominated[22]
MYPICK! Favourite CPHealing HeroesNominated
Chan Brothers My Star Guide Award—Nominated

References
  1. "NOW Model Management :: Male". 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "郭坤耀 新人上岗". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. "Meet Herman Keh, Zhai Siming and Tyler Ten: Star Search's new celeb trio is ready for the big time". CNA Lifestyle.
  4. "In conversation with: Herman Keh on taking the path less trodden | LASALLE College of the Arts". www.lasalle.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. "Herman Keh - School of Dance & Theatre | The LASALLE Show". tls2020.lasalle.edu.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. "郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. "Star Search First Runner-up Herman Keh Wants To Be "Singapore's First Mr Bean"". TODAY. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. "新星心路 《才华2019》三甲回望来时路 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. 陈秋如, 文 (28 August 2023). "《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". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle.
  10. "Why did Herman Keh's TikTok video get a whopping 14.5m views?". AsiaOne. 7 June 2022.
  11. Auto, Hermes (28 August 2022). "Actor Herman Keh faces a hurdle for his first on-screen kiss for Healing Heroes | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
  12. "郭坤耀找陈汉玮尬舞被拒 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg.
  13. "新传媒3帅组"男团" 请叫他们"HST"！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  14. "本地才华男团HST成军 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. "Herman Keh". Mediacorp. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  16. "10本地艺人TikTok"掀起波澜" 视频有何看头？ | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  17. "自拍自导线上大秀才艺 郭坤耀视频破百万点击率". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  18. 潘, 雪忆 (27 September 2023). "参演获奖本地导演执导微电影 郭坤耀表现可圈可点". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  19. "Herman Keh". Deezer. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  20. "Romeo Tan Wins Best Actor, Felicia Chin Wins Best Actress And Our Other Star Awards 2021 Predictions". TODAY. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  21. "Star Awards 2022 round-up: Who won what". mothership.sg. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  22. "List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees". 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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