Darren Lim (born 30 September 1972) is a

Singaporean Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Ind ...

actor and television host, who was a full-time

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

artiste from 1997 to 2016.

Career

Having left school at age 15, Lim began his career as a singer before joining the

Television Corporation of Singapore Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

's predecessor, in the mid-1990s. He 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. It merged with the city-state's long-established broadcasting company, Mediacorp, in 2004. ...

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, Dai Xiangyu, Lin Meijiao, Pan Lingling, Cynthia Koh, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Desmond Sim, Eelyn K ...

''. 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 married fellow artiste

Evelyn Tan Evelyn Tan () is a Singaporean actress and former singer. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1997 to 2005. Career Tan joined Star Search Singapore in 1997 after university and was offered a contract by Television Corporation ...

in 2004. Lim left the entertainment industry to help his brother with his business and spend more time with his family. The couple has four children named Kristen, Jairus, Way, and Elliot.

Filmography

Television series

Film

* ''A Wonderful World'' (奇异旅程只真心爱生命饰新加坡便警) * ''Bad Boys In Wonderland'' (坏孩子俱乐部 1995) * ''Telemovie'' * ''Tapioca Porridge'' (English)

Selected variety show

Theatre

* ''Beauty World'' (美丽新世界; 1998)

Discography

* 阳光系列专辑

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Profile
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