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Lim Kay Tong

Lim Kay Tong (born 1954) is a Singaporean film, television and stage actor. Notably, he played supporting roles in films including Shanghai Surprise (1986) and Brokedown Palace (1999), and series like Noble House (1988), and was the lead actor in Growing Up (1996–2001), Perth (2004), and The Old Man And His Car (2025). Lim has been called "Singapore's finest actor", "Singapore's best-known actor", and Singapore's answer to thespians Ian McKellen and Alec Guinness.
Lim is a co-founder and former board member of TheatreWorks. He played founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1965, a film that was shot to celebrate Singapore's Golden Jubilee.