Nick Shen

Nick Shen (born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor, businessman and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2012. In 2011, Shen started the company Tok Tok Chiang Wayang to promote Chinese opera in Singapore.

Early life
Shen has a younger brother.

He attended St. Thomas Secondary School and had pursued a Diploma in Mass Communication at the Management Development Institute of Singapore.

Career
Shen joined MediaCorp after winning the local edition of Star Search Singapore in 1999. Besides acting he has written and performed his own songs, some of which were used for MediaCorp drama theme songs. He left MediaCorp in early 2012 and has since been working on the promotion of Chinese opera in Singapore. Shen is the global winner for Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World and JCI Cultural Achievement Honoure Award in 2014.

Shen has appeared as a guest radio DJ on MediaCorp Capital 95.8FM. He is also a faculty member of the Singapore Media Academy where he lectures in the Diploma in Acting course.

Since April 2013, Shen began performing the Chinese art of bian lian. He is the first actor in Singapore to master the art, where he was trained by Chinese bian lian master Li Shuimin for two years.

Personal life
Shen shared on social media that he had a severe case of shingles which began developing symptoms in July 2023, which in turn led to a diagnosis of Bell's palsy. He was hospitalised for the illnesses for five days in September 2023.

Compilation albums

 * Sing Singapore 2002 (2002)
 * MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album (2003)
 * MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album (2004)
 * MediaCorp Music Christmas Album December Stars 2 (2007)

Theatre

 * The Glass Menagerie (2002)
 * Revelation (2003)
 * Opening The Doors Of Your Heart (2005)
 * Snakes & Lovers (2006)
 * Passage Of Time (2007)
 * Own Time Own Target (2008)
 * Beautiful Dreams (2009)
 * Expectations! (2010)
 * Don’t Forget To Say Good Bye (2011)
 * Water Repentance (2013)