1982: Singapore Drama Festival Best Actor Award 2010: Asian Television Award Best Drama Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2015: Asian Television Award Best Supporting Actor 2021: Pesta Perdana Best Actor in a Leading Role (Drama Special/Anthology)
Chinese name
Chinese
林祺堂
Hanyu Pinyin
Lín Qí-táng
Hokkien POJ
Lîm Kî-tông
Lim Kay Tong (born 10 July 1954) is a Singaporean film, television and stage actor. Notably, he starred opposite Sean Penn in Shanghai Surprise (1986), Pierce Brosnan in Noble House (1988), and Claire Danes in Brokedown Palace (1999), and was the lead actor in Growing Up (1996–2001) and Perth (2004). Lim has been called "Singapore's finest actor", "Singapore's best-known actor", and Singapore's answer to thespians Ian McKellen and Alec Guinness.[1][2][3]
Lim is a co-founder and 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.[4]
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LimKayTong (born 10 July 1954) is a Singaporean film, television and stage actor. Notably, he starred opposite Sean Penn in Shanghai Surprise (1986)...
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