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
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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
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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
as
2010
asSandwich Bar Customer
as
1980
as
1976
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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谭升
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as程逸风
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as韓彬
as耶律齊
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as刘彦昌
as
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asChing Yat Fung
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asXiao Hai Sheng
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as張翠山
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as乾隆帝
as白老大
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as将臣
as原随云
as赵嘉良
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as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
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as杜永发
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as白老大
asYan Fengliang
asProduction

2008
as
2023
asCrew
Directing

2013
as