Simon Yam
Biography
Simon Yam Tat-Wah (Chinese: 任達華) was born 19 March, 1955, is a veteran Hong Kong-based actor and film producer. He started off as a supermodel before becoming an actor in the mid 1970s. He then signed with the Hong Kong television network TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of television series prior to "apply his trades" in the film industry in 1987. His elder brother is Yam Tak-wing, a retired former Deputy Commissioner of Hong Kong Police
In 1989, he starred in the Japanese-Hong Kong co-production of Fainaru Faito - Saigo no Ichigeki (1989). This was the first of its kind in which English was spoken throughout the entire film. In 1992, Yam gained critical acclaim for his role as the maniacal Judge in the crime film Hap do Ko Fei (1992), where he faced off in a bloody battle against Chow Yun-Fat's character. In 1993, he starred as "Dhalsim" in the action-comedy film Chiu Kap Hok Hau Ba Wong (1993), a parody of Street Fighter directed by Jing Wong. In 1996, Yam began his role as Chiang Tin-Sung, the leader of the Hung Hing triads in the first three installments of the Goo Wak Chai: Yan Joi Gong Woo (1996) film series.
In 2000, Yam starred as Cheung-sun, the progenitor of all vampires, in the television series Ngo Wo Geun See Yau Gor Yue Wui II (2000), produced by ATV. In 2003, Yam made his Hollywood film debut in Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life (2003) as Shaolin crime lord.
Yam received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival hits and box offices such as Chik Loh Goh Yeung (1992), Saat Po Long (2005), Hak Se Wooi (2005), Hak Se Wui: Yi Woo Wai Kwai (2006), Fong Juk (2006), Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life (2003), Dodookdeul (2012).
In 2019 in the city of Zhongshan, during a China promotional event, Simon Yam was assaulted by an attacker who stabbed him in the chest and slashed his arms. The security guards arrested the attacker and Simon Yam was taken to the hospital until he made a full recovery.
Known For
Acting
1998
asOfficer Chan
2003
asChen Lo
2008
asKei
2009
asCorpse Collector
1990
asLuke / Lok
2007
asLee Bo Sam
2003
asSgt. Mike Ho
2004
asAsst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong
2008
asLin Ho Tung
2009
asLord Godless
2001
asAlbert Lee
1992
asJudge
2005
asDetective Chan
2003
asPoon
2010
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2010
asFunky
1993
asChing Fung
1992
asLam Gor Yu
2006
asBoss Fay
2021
asZhang Zhengyi
1989
asRyu Tenmei
2004
asSun Quan
2004
asSelf
2023
asTsang
2008
asZhou Qing Quan
2007
asTsim Kin-Yip
2006
asLam Lok
2010
asZhou Qing Quan
2007
asCapt. Wong Man Chin / Dog Head
2004
asOfficer Cheung Tit-Man
2008
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2002
asBen
1990
asJimmy Li
1999
asFrank
1994
asGay Bus Passenger
2010
asMr. Law
1996
asBoss Chiang Tin-Sung
1996
asChiang Tin-Sung
2009
asSam
2005
asLok
2005
asCommander Hon Sun
2009
asGeorge Fung
2009
asLee Sum
2011
asZhang Jian
1998
asKen
2010
asCommander Chow
2013
asSuperintendent Wong
2022
asXiao Jianfeng
1988
asInspector Michael Wong
2008
asSgt Lee Wing Sam
2008
asSgt Lee Wing Sam
2022
asBoss Cheong
2008
asSam
2009
asSam
2012
asInspector George Lam Ching-chung
1989
asTat-Hwa
1988
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2023
asSuen Ban
1991
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1999
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1998
asCheung Chi Ho
2002
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2003
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2023
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1995
asMa Liu-Luk
2005
asChance
2012
asYi Sheng
2000
asN.T. On
2018
asAir Defense Comander
2013
asLao Sheng
1996
asYe Kuan
1977
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1977
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1978
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1979
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1988
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1979
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1982
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1981
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2001
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2012
asSimon
2012
asMaster Hai
1994
asChan Yiu-Hing
1998
asWan Chi Gui / Giant Wan
1996
asWalkie Pi
1996
asTsui Chin-Tung
1988
asWah
1991
asJohn Lam
1990
asDick
2013
asKwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
1993
asFred Suen
1990
asLi Pang
1993
asCheung Wai-Lun
2000
asKa Chu
1991
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1976
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1993
asChen Ren
2015
asDoctor Cai - Cai Chun'an
2011
asLi Zhenmu
2022
asMA Man Chiu (Superintendent)
2013
asLao Hu
2013
asLam Kwok Kuen
2014
asWong Man-Fat
2013
asTiger
2014
asDau
2012
asChen
1996
asBoss Chiang Tin-Sung
2013
asSelf
2001
asDr. Tong
1994
asBenny
2024
asJoseph Fan
2011
asChen Zhihui
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1982
asLousy Wong
1995
asLok Man Hwa
2014
asYuanlong
1991
asBrian
1993
asTso Tat Wah
2013
asSuspect (cameo)
1993
asSam Mok
2023
asDugu
1992
asSimon Lung
1998
asChan Hung / Dante Aquino
2004
asSupt Charles Cheung Chi Shing
1989
asOfficer Hui Tat Ming
2012
asLeonard
1994
asLam Cho Wen
1992
asTinam
1993
asFa Chin
2008
asCop
1989
asYan Yu-Yiang
2023
asChung Kam Ming
1995
asKo Tin Lap
1989
asCheung Kai-Wah
1996
asLee Yuen Lung
1995
asLui Jan-Ying
1992
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1992
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1993
asSing
1992
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1993
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1995
asJohn Yam Ka-Wah
1992
asLiu Kit/Cunning Tiger
1990
asJeffrey
1993
asChan Wai
1991
asGigolo
2024
asBai Bin
2015
asKam Ho Yin
2015
asChan Kwok-Wah
1995
asMichael
1981
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2015
asChow Tai Po
2015
asWong
1994
asKwong
1979
asMovie Actor
1975
asChen's Clan (uncredited)
2015
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2025
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2015
asKing Sum
2015
asQiu Guitang
2015
asLi Zhenghua
2016
asGu Mingshan
1980
asAh Shek
2009
asGeneral Fang Tian
1999
asTang Fung
1989
asRay Ban
1991
asLion
1990
asDr. Lawrence Chu
1987
asKar Ho Tsuen
1993
asSuper Sword
1988
asWayne Lau
1995
asDik Hak / Dick
1991
asFu Hon Hua
2016
asThe Landlord / Chang Jiajun
1989
asPeter
1990
asChung
1986
asMr Chang
2017
asScarface
asZhou Weijie
as
2024
as孔万山 / Kong Wanshan
1993
asAu Ping Keung
1988
asChow Tak-Kan / Chow Man-Heng
1983
as
1996
asMagic Lamp
1994
asSelf (uncredited)
1991
asYam Sai Sung
2017
asXuelie
2017
asWallace
2000
asTed Chan
2017
asMach Ren
2018
asYuan Lung
1995
asSelf
2017
asBoss Qin
2016
asFei Xin
1991
asHan
2018
asSimon Leung
2001
asSelf
2018
as曾广文
1990
asDavid Lee Kwok-wai
1989
as
1989
as
2002
asYeung Kwan
2018
as
1994
asCheung Chi-Wing
2018
asNewspaper Editor Alfred
1989
asTimothy Hui
1993
asTang Sau
1988
asChing
1993
asPao
1993
asChing Kit
1992
asJack Cheung
1995
asYung Siu Wing/Brother Siu
1993
as
1989
asPoliceman
1991
asSam
2018
asLu Hong
1996
asOfficer Ko
1979
asHun Hua
1991
asKwanty
2001
as
2019
asLiu
1998
as
2019
as
2019
asLi Bao Ting
2019
asLi Qiang
1995
as
2000
asJohn Paul
1992
asTommy
2018
asSelf (archive footage)
1987
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1991
as
2019
asWatchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
2011
as
2000
asLeon
1992
as
2000
asSimon
2000
asHui
2005
as
1995
as
1989
as约翰
1984
asDirector Tong
1986
asMickey Lee
2010
asDr. Gu Zhensheng
2022
asOld Man (segment "Astray")
1995
asAn Di
2023
asBill Yeung
2023
asK.K. Zeng
2013
asFang Youwei
2021
asSr. Asst. Commissioner Lok Chi-fai
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2010
asSandwich Bar Customer
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1980
as1976
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1990
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asDon Elephant
asXie A Rong
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asMu Chuan
asChu Xing
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as耶律齊
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as白老大
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as将臣
as原随云
as赵嘉良
asas赵嘉良
as罗毅
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asLiang Dingwen
as秦少游
as洛华
as锺迪奇
asChiu Siu-tong
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asLin Guoqiang
as莫千军
asas杜永发
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as白老大
asYan Fengliang
asProduction
2008
as2023
asCrew
Directing
2013
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