Douglas Lim (born 11 October 1977, Chinese: 林有信) is a Malaysian actor, comedian, television presenter, and emcee. He is well known for his involvement in local television, theatre, film, and comedy.
Career Lim appeared in Kopitiam, where he sang the sitcom's theme song, Empty Decorations, with Chelsia Ng. In the series, he played a barber shop owner named Steven. His performance in Kopitiam earned him a nomination for Best Actor (Comedy) at the Asian Television Awards.
Lim is part of a local Chinese comedy titled Homecoming, which aired on Astro Wah Lai Toi. He starred in several TV commercials, including Petronas, TM, Nestlé, Sime Darby, Maybank, HSBC, and UEM. In addition to being a stand-up comedian, he is also an emcee for corporate events.
He acted in the historical film 1957: Hati Malaya, directed by Shuhaimi Baba, in which Lim played the role of an MCA member. On 15 January 2008, Lim produced and hosted the Malaysiantalents.com program for the broadcast on the web portal gua.com.my.
In 2009, Lim founded the Chinese Comedian Association of Malaysia. Lim is also a theater performer; in March 2011, he performed the musical show Lat Kampung Boy: Sebuah Muzikal (Lat [the] Village Boy: A Musical), staged at the Istana Budaya from 16 March to 3 April 2011. He played Frankie, a childhood friend of the cartoonist Lat. The show also starred Awie, Jalil Hamid, Rahim Razali, and Atilia Haron.
He is a guest voice actor in the 2013 animated film Bola Kampung: The Movie, produced by Animasia Studio, an adaptation of the animated series Bola Kampung. Other actors who have guest voice roles include Afdlin Shauki, Aznil Nawawi, Aizat Amdan, Deanna Yusoff, and Marsha Milan Londoh.
From 6 to 18 November 2013, Lim was part of the special theater award actor for Malaysian national football legend Mokhtar Dahari, Supermokh Sebuah Muzikal, staged at the Istana Budaya.Michael Chiang (3 November 2013). Rhythm of the game in ‘SuperMokh’ Star2. Achieved on 24 February 2014.
Two years later, Lim shared the stage with Afdlin Shauki, the Bocey comedian trio, and Harith Iskander in a Lawak Ke Der staging at the Pang gung Sari, Istana Budaya. Lim played the role of Jackie in the movie Soulmate Hingga Jannah, directed by Abdul Razak Mohaideen, which aired on 16 February 2017.
From February to April 2019, Lim was one of the actors involved in the Spanar Jaya X sitcom that aired on TV3. Directed by Ahmad Idham (original cast of Spanar Jaya), the sitcom also starred Ben Amir, Uqasha Senrose, and Sangeeta Krishnasamy.
He was one of the lead cast members for the live-action theater of Ola Bola: The Musical, which ran from 18 February to 3 March 2019 at the Istana Budaya. The cast included Luqman Hafidz, Iedil Putra, Hafeez Mikail, Tony Eusoff, and Nabila Huda.
Lim was also one of the co-starring cast of Kopitiam: Double Shot, which aired on Viu on 28 November 2019. It is the latest version of the Kopitiam sitcom. During the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, Lim's popularity soared due to his satirical spoofs of popular political leaders and topics of the day.
In 2026, Lim was included on Global South World’s list of the “Top 25 Most Influential Comedians on Instagram in Southeast Asia”.
Personal life Lim has been married to Natasha Fernz since 12 May 2007.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 O.C.J. Operasi Cegah Jenayah Irwan friend's 2002 Day After Tomorrow 2007 1957: Hati Malaya Ang Lee / MCA Member2009 Los dan Faun Madre'D My Spy Taiko2013 Bola Kampung: The Movie Szeto Voice actor Tanda Putera Leslie Cheah 2017 Soulmate Hingga Jannah Jackie2021 Arwah Pak Mat Lif & AJK Ah Chai Chomel John Rumah Madu Ku Berhantu Mr. Wong 2023 Polis Evo 3 Inspector Dell2024 The Experts Ah Teck Harimau Malaya: The Untold Journey Lionel Baik Punya Ah Long Fortune Teller Don Dukun Aloysius
Theater Year Title 2007 P.Ramlee The Musical 2011 Lat Kampung Boy Sebuah Muzikal 2012 Lawak Ke Der?2013 Cuci The Musical Broken Bridges Supermokh Sebuah Muzikal 2018 Ola Bola: The Musical 2019 Ola Bola The Musical: Restaging
Telemovie Year Title Role TV channel 2017 Lari Hantu Lari Himself Astro Citra
Television Year Title Role TV channel 1997–2003 Kopitiam Steven NTV7 2002 Each Other TV3 2003 Homecoming Astro Wah Lai Toi 2004 Living with Lydia MediaCorp Channel 5 2007 Let's Breakfast 2 TV 2 2008 Malaysiantalents.com Gua.com.my 2012 SME: Small Mission Enterprise NTV7 2016 Komediri Astro Warna2017 Gegar Lawak 10 Things We Loved About Malaysians History Asia 2018 Arena Panggang Astro Warna2019 Spanar Jaya X Henley TV 3 Kopitiam: Double Shot Steven Viu 2021 Budak Intern Billy TV9 2022 One Cent Thief Inspector Lim Astro Ria
Radiography
Radio Date Title Station 30 July 2021– 30 December 2022 Douglas Lim & Juanita in the Morning Fly FM
Discography +Single Year Song title Artist 2022 "ADUH" SonaOne
References
External links Official website