Xian Lim

Alexander Xian Lim-Uy is an American actor based in the Philippines who is best known for his work in television and film. Currently an exclusive actor with GMA Network and GMA Pictures, he first achieved widespread prominence through his leading roles in television series such as My Binondo Girl and Ina, Kapatid, Anak, as well as feature films including The Reunion, Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?, Bride for Rent, The Story of Us, and Everything About Her.

Lim was born on July 12, 1989, in San Francisco, California. Six months after his birth, his family relocated to Manila, Philippines. Following his parents' separation when he was ten years old, he moved with his mother to Daly City, California. Raised by his mother, a former model turned piano teacher, Lim learned to play several musical instruments, including the piano, trombone, saxophone, and guitar, and joined a symphonic band before graduating high school at age 18. He briefly studied psychology at Skyline College in San Bruno, California, before returning to the Philippines to attend the University of the East in Manila as a basketball varsity scholar, though he did not compete in the UAAP due to residency rules. Before completing his college degree, he began modeling and acting.

Lim started his entertainment career as a contract artist for Star Magic from 2008 to 2017. After taking minor roles, he gained a supporting role in the television series Katorse in 2009. In 2010, he appeared in the drama series Rubi as Luis Navarro and guest-starred on various programs, including 100 Days to Heaven, Showtime, and Maalaala Mo Kaya. Following a special appearance in Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin in 2011, Lim secured his first major lead role opposite Kim Chiu in the romantic-comedy drama My Binondo Girl, which earned high national television ratings.

In early 2012, Lim signed a three-picture deal with Star Cinema, starring in My Cactus Heart and the ensemble youth film The Reunion, while also returning to primetime television in Ina, Kapatid, Anak. That same year, he released his debut studio album, So It's You, which attained Gold Record status. He continued to achieve significant box-office success alongside Kim Chiu in Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo? in 2013 and Bride for Rent in 2014. His subsequent acting credits include providing a voice-over for the Filipino release of Paddington, as well as roles in All You Need Is Pag-ibig, Everything About Her, and Sin Island.

In addition to acting, Lim has frequently hosted major televised pageants, including annual broadcasts of Binibining Pilipinas starting in 2012 and Miss Grand International in Vietnam in 2017. He launched his career as a director with the feature film Tabon at Cinemalaya 2019, later directing an episode of Wish Ko Lang in 2022 and his first commercial feature film, Hello, Universe!, in 2023. He also played amateur basketball for Mandaluyong El Tigre in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League during the 2018–2019 season.

Lim signed with Viva Artists Agency in January 2018 and later signed an exclusive contract with GMA Network in 2021, officially joining the network in 2022. Outside of entertainment, he has engaged in relief work for typhoon victims and joined PETA's Free Mali campaign. In his personal life, Lim dated Kim Chiu from 2012 until their separation in December 2023, and later entered a relationship with Iris Lee. In 2025, he earned his private pilot licence and epaulette from Topflite Academy in Pasay.