Ian Fang

Fang was born in Shanghai, China. His parents divorced when he was four. He had been brought up by his grandmother before his mother moved him to Singapore in 2002. ==Career==

Fang made his acting debut in police drama C.L.I.F. in 2011, playing a rich kid who lands himself in trouble after single-handedly masterminding a series of bombings. He was also a production assistant for the medical drama The Oath produced by Wawa Pictures for Mediacorp. In 2012, Fang made his debut in the film Imperfect. The same year, he also starred in Show Hand alongside Christopher Lee and ''Don't Stop Believin'''. In 2013, Fang was awarded the Best Newcomer award at Star Awards 2013. He also hosted his first travelogue My Working Holiday where he visited different countries to work in exchange for food and lodging, which earned him a nomination for the Best Info-Ed Host at Star Awards 20. In 2014, Fang starred as a lead role in Channel U, Served H.O.T.. In the same year, he was given a role in basketball-themed movie Meeting the Giant, directed by Tay Ping Hui. In 2016, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards 2016 as Chen Hao Wei in Tiger Mum which won Best Drama in 2016. He also made his debut as a rap artist and released his first single, "1st Attempt", featuring vocals from Sylvester Sim. In 2017, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards as Lin Zi Jie in The Dream Job. He also release his second single "Still me" featuring Desmond Ng. In 2018, Fang was nominated as the Best Supporting Actor in Star Awards as Shuai Ge in Till We Meet Again. Fang had won two Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2015 and 2017 respectively. On 27 April 2023, Fang announced he would not renew his contract with Mediacorp when it ended on 30 April. After leaving Mediacorp, Fang worked as an acting teacher at a child modelling school. ==Personal life==

Since moving to Singapore, he went by a simplified Chinese form of Fang Weijie () and had debuted with this name. In 2022, he revealed that his birth name is Fang Weijie () and would be using his birth name henceforth. In 2015, Fang became a permanent resident of Singapore. In 2019, a series of explicit text messages between actress Carrie Wong and Fang was leaked, suggesting a sexual affair between the two. The leaked texts also contained criticism towards fellow actor Lawrence Wong. In 2025, Fang was charged for sexually penetrating a 15-year-old minor on numerous occasions in 2024. He was also charged with obstruction of justice and harassment involving the same minor. He was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment and began serving his sentence on 16 June 2025. On 5 February 2026, following his sentencing, Fang's permanent residency in Singapore was revoked; he will be deported and barred from re-entering Singapore following the conclusion of his sentence. ==Filmography==

Film Television series Variety show hosting ==Discography==

Singles ==Awards and nominations==