Darren Lim (born 30 September 1972) is a

Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religious origins, with the city-state itself being a multi-racial, multi-cultural, m ...

actor and television host, who was a full-time

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artiste from 1997 to 2016.

Career

Lim began his career as a singer. He signed with a Hong Kong record company and was sent to Hong Kong for musical training. While in Hong Kong, Lim acted in ''Bad Boys In Wonderland'' (坏孩子俱乐部) as the male lead. British film director

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went to Hong Kong to look for an Asian male actor for a role in ''The Pillow Book'' which Lim auditioned thrice for the role. Greenaway was satisfied with Lim and offered the role to Lim. However as the film required Lim to be naked on the screen, his talent agency rejected the role as they were worried that exposure would hurt his future career. Lim also acted in a small role in '. Returning to Singapore, Lim eventually joined

Television Corporation of Singapore Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. ...

in the mid-1990s as a TV host. Lim joined

SPH MediaWorks SPH MediaWorks Ltd. () was a free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore that operated two television channels: Channel U and Channel i, as well as two radio stations: UFM 1003 and WKRZ 91.3FM. It merged with the city-state's ...

in 2000 and was transferred back to Mediacorp when both companies merged in 2005. Since rejoining Mediacorp, his profile rose considerably and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor several times, most notably for his role in ''

The Little Nyonya ''The Little Nyonya'' ( zh, c= ) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Eelyn Kok, Ng Hui and Xiang Yun as the main casts of the series. The stor ...

''. Lim left Mediacorp in May 2012 after some 20 years in showbiz to work at his father's business and spend more time with his family. He has since returned to acting, but in a freelance capacity.

Personal life

Lim left school at the age of 15. Lim met fellow artiste

Evelyn Tan Evelyn Tan Yuit Yin (born 7 October 1974) is a Singaporean actress, host, educator and former singer. Tan was ranked by local media as the 'Fifth Ah Jie' for being the fifth most prominent actress in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainmen ...

in 1998, during the TV remake of Beauty World for the President's Star Charity Show, with Tan as the protagonist and Lim as her love interest. Lim and Tan subsequently dated and married in 2004. The couple has four children.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Selected variety show

Theatre

Discography

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

Profile
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