Ah boy to man: On screen, this actor has gone from kid to bully to soldier

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Without realising it, you might have seen Gary Tan grow up before your eyes on local TV. Making his debut at the age of five in The Champion (a Singapore-Taiwan swimming drama starring Jeanette Aw, Fiona Xie and Johnny Yan), the freelance actor has gone on to do noteworthy bit parts (often as a bully with a bad attitude) in...

Gary's character has an altercation with veteran actors Zhu Houren and Kym Ng in Reach For The Skies.

We speak to the 24-year-old about how he got started, a sleep paralysis condition, and his own meaningful NS experience serving in the Singapore Armed Forces Counselling Centre.It started when I was around four or five years old. My mother wanted my brother, sister and me to have an enriching childhood, so she sent all of us to an acting course [conducted by Mediacorp]. After completing that course, we got approached by a producer.

Back then, I coped with it by leaving the lights on before I went to sleep. I never sought treatment for it, and it slowly fizzled out. It only happens once in a while, like when I sleep very late.

 

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