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{{Infobox person
| name               = Chia-Hao Tang
| image              = Chase_Tang.jpg
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = August 24, 1988
| birth_place        = [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
| occupation         = Actor, producer
| years_active       = 2017–present
| website            = https://www.chasetang.com/
}}

'''Chia-Hao Tang'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.themastheadnews.ca/images/Issues/2020/2020_02_12.pdf|title=Tantallon’s Chia-Hao Tang Part of UN Climate Change Campaign|publisher=The Masthead News|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref> is a [[Taiwanese Canadians|Taiwanese-Canadian]] actor based in Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/chase-tang-netflix-jupiters-legacy-halifax-1.5268039|title=N.S. actor Chase Tang happy to be part of new wave of diversity in Hollywood|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=September 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5943165/chase-tang-netflix-jupiters-legacy-nova-scotia/|title=Halifax actor lands role on Netflix superhero show - Halifax {{!}} Globalnews.ca|date=September 24, 2019|work=globalnews.ca|accessdate=September 29, 2019|language=en}}</ref> Chase Tang has acted mostly in TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.narcity.com/entertainment/ca/netflixs-jupiters-legacy-just-added-an-up-and-coming-canadian-actor|title=Netflix Just Cast A Canadian To Star Alongside Josh Duhamel In A New Superhero Series|website=narcity.com|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, it was announced that Tang joined the cast of an upcoming [[Netflix]] series called ''[[Jupiter's Legacy]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/hometown-actor-lands-netflix-series-gig-1660612|title=Hometown actor lands Netflix series gig|work=HalifaxToday.ca|accessdate=September 29, 2019|language=en}}</ref><ref name=ref1>{{cite news |url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-will-be-netflixs-newest-supervillain-347158/ |title=Bedford-raised actor will be Netflix’s newest supervillain |last1=Cooke |first1=Stephen |w(contracted; show full) boys, his mother Shu Wei Chen was a stay at home mom & his father an entrepreneur. Chase played hockey for two years with the Halifax MacDonald’s Hockey Midget Triple ‘A’ league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsandmoore.com/chase-chia-hao-tangs-story-of-hockey-and-depression/|title=Chase (Chia-Hao) Tang's story of hockey and depression|date=2019-10-01|website=Sports and Moore|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> He attained his Bachelor's degree in Business from the 
[[University of Guelph]], Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.uoguelph.ca/improvelife/chase-tang|title=Chase Tang, B.Comm. '16 {{!}} Alumni {{!}} University of Guelph|website=alumni.uoguelph.ca|publisher=University of Guelph|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillain-grad/|title=U of G Has a "Supervillain" Grad|date=2019-09-18|website=U of G News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/9603595-university-of-guelph-grad-lands-netflix-supervillian-role/|title=University of Guelph grad lands Netflix supervillian role|date=2019-09-18|website=GuelphMercury.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Chase was a successful corporate executive before deciding to leave it behind so he can follow his passion for the movie industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/hometown-actor-lands-netflix-series-gig-1660612|title=Hometown actor lands Netflix series gig|website=HalifaxToday.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref> Chase did not attend theatre school & step into his first ever acting class only in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ebosscanada.com/spotlight-on-chase-tang/|title=SPOTLIGHT ON CHASE TANG|last=Canada|first=eBOSS|date=2020-01-09|website=eBOSS Canada|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forwardfashiontoronto.com/interview-chase-tang/|title=Interview With Fast-rising Asian Canadian Actor and Hollywood Star Chase Tang|website=FORWARD|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

== Career ==
Tang's acting career began in 2017, with uncredited parts in the TV-series ''Designated Survivor''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.halifaxpresents.com/film/from-bedford-to-netflix-and-the-world-environmental-stage-chase-tangs-star-continues-to-rise/|title=From Bedford to Netflix and the world environmental stage, Chase Tang’s star continues to rise|last=Robins|first=Mark|date=2019-11-20|website=Halifax Presents|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref>, ''Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments', 'Suits'' and ''Kim's Convenience''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/10/14/chase-tang-jupiters-legacy-baryon-interview/|title=Jupiter's Legacy's Villainous Star Chase Tang Wants to Break Down Barriers|website=TV Shows|language=en|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref>. He has also appeared in the short films [[Time, Space and Lee]] and [[View]] that earned him a trip to the 2018 [[Cannes Film Festival]].  His first professional acting was in a POM juice commercial. In 2019 Chase appeared in horror drama ''Slasher''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2019/05/21/netflix-summer-shows-stranger-things-what-if-designated-survivor-dark/|title=Netflix Summer Preview: ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘What/If,’ ‘Designated Survivor’ and More|date=2019-05-21|website=Decider|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> In 2020 Tang appeared in HBO's ''Run''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertainmentnews247.com/tv-series/run-tv-series-2020-release-date-cast-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-hbo-tv-series/|title=Run TV Series (2020): Release Date, Cast and Everything you need to know about HBO TV Series|last=Wikinews1999|date=2020-04-10|website=Entertainment News 247|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Tang signed an exclusive endorsement contract with Taiwanese based organization Presotea Global to be their Global Wide Spokesperson. As part of this role, Tang will shoot a commercial campaign in Taiwan and his photos will be used in all 400 of Presotea’s global locations, as well as on the brand’s cups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.presotea.com.tw/news_02.php?id=148|title=鮮茶道Presotea-全球茶飲連鎖加盟品牌|website=www.presotea.com.tw|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref>

== Activist ==
(contracted; show full)*[https://twitter.com/chasetangactor Chase Tang]g on [[Twitter]]
*[https://www.facebook.com/people/Chase-Tang/100014211037536 Chase Tang] on [[Facebook]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy2F6CuoknL_nfm--qzULiA Chase Tang] on [[YouTube]]

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[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Taiwanese actors]]