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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/
}}

(contracted; show full)s://www.porticomagazine.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillian-grad/|title=U of G Has a "Supervillian" Grad|date=September 18, 2019|website=Portico Magazine|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref> In 1992 Tang's family migrated to [[Canada]], where he was raised in Bedford, Nova Scotia.<ref name="ref1" /> He is the youngest of 3 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’'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=2019-10-01October 1, 2019|website=Sports and Moore|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> He attained his Bbachelor'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=2019-09-18September 18, 2019|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=2019-09-18September 18, 2019|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=2020-01-09January 9, 2020|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=2019-11-20November 20, 2019|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=2019-05-21May 21, 2019|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=2020-04-1April 10, 2020|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 ==
Chase Tang is using his celebrity platform to help those living with mental illness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/video/6271909/actor-chase-tang/|title=Actor Chase Tang {{!}} Watch News Videos Online|website=Global News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> In October 2019, the Taiwanese Canadian actor posed with a globe for “"The World is in Our Hands",” a United Nations initiative to raise awareness about climate change. Other entertainers participating include Joaquin Phoenix, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas and Susan Sarandon, among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asamnews.com/2019/12/16/actor-chase-tang-joins-un-campaign-to-combat-climate-change/|title=Actor Chase Tang joins UN campaign to combat climate change|date=2019-12-16December 16, 2019|website=AsAm News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbanhfx.com/halifax-born-actor-chase-tang-featured-in-un-campaign-alongside-joaquin-phoenix/16/|title=Halifax born Actor Chase Tang Featured in UN Campaign Alongside Joaquin Phoenix|last=Grant|first=John|date=2020-01-16January 16, 2020|website=Urban Halifax|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-chase-tang-part-of-un-climate-campaign-369018/|title=Bedford-raised actor Chase Tang part of UN climate campaign {{!}} The Chronicle Herald|last=Herald|first=The Chronicle|website=www.thechronicleherald.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== TV series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|2017
|''Scariest Night of My Life''
|Christoper
|TV Series
|-
|2017
|Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
|Vampire
|TV Series
|-
|2017
|Suits
|Uncredited
|TV Series
|-
|2017
|Kim's Convenience
|Uncredited
|TV Series
|-
|2019
|''Slasher: Solstice''
|Sexy Young Man
|TV Series
|-
|2020
|''Jupiter's Legacy''
|Baryon
|TV Series
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Other websites ==
* {{IMDb name|8259624}}
* {{Official website|https://www.chasetang.com/}}
*  [https://www.instagram.com/chasetangofficial/ Chase Tang] on [[Instagram]]
*  [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]]