Nat Ho (born Nathaniel Ho Wei Ci; 23 August 1984) is a Singaporean actor, singer, songwriter and businessman.

Early life

Ho is of Hakka descent. He attended Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.

Career

Ho was one of the top 30 contestants during the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. His first major acting role was in the Channel 5 drama Shooting Stars, which featured other Singapore Idol contestants. The following year, Ho signed a contract with MediaCorp, and was cast in his first Chinese language drama series Honour and Passion which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2007. Ho left MediaCorp in 2010 to focus on his music career. He stated that music was his real passion and that he actually "never wanted to be an actor. [All this] came as a bonus". He self-released his debut album Unleashed in April 2012. In 2013, Ho moved to Taiwan to further his music career, after signing a nine-year music contract. He subsequently returned to Singapore after his recording company disbanded. In 2020, Ho moved to Los Angeles to study music production at Icon Collective, a private music school. He returned to Singapore in 2022. In August 2022, Ho moved again to South Korea to further his music career. He also signed up for Korean language classes at Yonsei University as a full-time student.

Ventures

He used to own bento stall Love Bento, franchised Taiwanese bubble tea stall Bobii Frutii and Thai cheese toast shop Say Chiizu. He is currently running an online keto diet business, which was started in Singapore. He is also a partner in The Jock Shop, a local men’s underwear store. He set up a private limited company called Seraph Media to help with his cash flow and CPF.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show appearances

Radio hosting

Variety and reality show hosting

Music video appearances

Discography

Singles

Songwriting credits

Awards and nominations