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Lam Suet
Known for: ActingLam Suet (Chinese: 林雪, born on 8 July 1964) was born in Tianjin and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squandered and Lam had to work various odd jobs to make a living. In the mid‑eighties he got found work on movie sets through the help of friends. He performed many different roles, from lighting and props to stage manager and set and script supervisor. Lam gradually developed an interest in acting and, by his own account, pestered various directors until they relented and gave him tiny roles. There are two pivotal people in Lam's acting career. The first is Stephen Chow, who befriended him in his early days as a crew member and cast him in films such as The God of Cookery (1996) and Kung Fu Hustle. The second person is director Johnnie To. Lam has appeared in over 80 films since 1996 and at least 20 of those have been directed or produced by To. Known for his weight and size, his roles are often those of a bumbling secondary character who provides comic relief amid the intense nature of To's films. He is perhaps best known for his various supporting roles in To's films, notably as the bumbling taxi driver Yip in the award‑winning film Breaking News (2004). The most notable To–Lam collaborations include The Mission, which earned Lam Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, and PTU. Lam was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in PTU. He has also had memorable roles in movies like Wu Yen (2001), as the effeminate prime minister, and in Diva — Ah Hey (2003), in which he played Charlene Choi's loving and supportive father. Lam has been married for almost a decade; his wife is 10 years his junior and is from the same hometown.
Filmography 91
Kung Fu Hustle
+7
as Axe Gang Vice General 
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
as Wild Cat's Thug / Warden Sugiyama's body double 
The Dragnet
as Chen Fu Sheng 
Fulltime Killer
as Fat Ice 
Shinjuku Incident
as Old Ghost 
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
as Chicken Devil 
Election 2
as Big Head 
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
+1
as Zhao Liren 
Saving Mr. Wu
+6
as Mr. Su 
Iceman
+5
as Dang Wing-Gan 
Drug War
+4
as Fatso 
Running Out of Time
as Suet 
The Lychee Road
as He Qiguang 
Exiled
as Fat 
Lamb Game
as Feibo 
Dynasty Warriors
as Dong Zhuo 
Election
as Big Head 
The Mission
as James 
Dog Bite Dog
as Fat Lam 
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
as Brother Big 
Vengeance
as Tsui 
Love on Delivery
as Garbage Man 
Breaking News
as Yip 
Mad Detective
as Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality 
The Storm Warriors
as Piggy King 
Million Dollar Crocodile
as Big-Mouth Zhao 
Triad Wars
+1
as Wong Shu Chor / Fat Ball 
Out of the Dark
as Eatery Assistant 
Accident
as Fatty 
PTU
as Sgt. Lo Sa 
Invisible Target
as Loan Shark Cheng 
The Invincible Dragon
+5
as Uncle 
Lost in Hong Kong
+6
as Triad Boss 
A Better Tomorrow
as Ha Ge 
The Rookies
+5
as Chief Chao 
The Longest Nite
as Cafe Owner's Assistant 
Needing You...
as Martin 
Bad Blood
as Peter Wong 
Three
+3
as Fatty 
Trivisa
as Boss Fong 
I Did It My Way
+6
as Yuen Muk Yu 
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
as John 
Legendary Assassin
+3
as Fat Wing 
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
as May's Father 
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
as Robber 
Running Out of Time 2
as Ken 
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
as John 
Iceman: The Time Traveler
+5
as Deng Yungen 
Vampire Hunters
as Kung 
Turn Left, Turn Right
as Restaurant Owner 
Vulgaria
as Wah-tao 
Undercover Punch and Gun
+2
as Bob 
Triple Tap
as Mr Fong 
Fatal Contact
as Soo 
You Shoot, I Shoot
as Fatty 
But Always
as Uncle Ji 
Agent Mr. Chan
as Mr. Ma 
One Nite in Mongkok
as Liu 
Eye in the Sky
as Ng Tung / Fatman 
Golden Boy
as Lam Fung Chun 
The Trough
as Bo The Nine Fingers 
Love for All Seasons
as Fatty 
Goodbye, Mr. Cool
as Kong 
Jiang Hu
as Fat Policeman Outside Toilet 
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
as Fat Lo 
Triangle
as Fat Bo 
Robbery
as Convenience Store Boss 
Divergence
as Mou Wai Bun 
Gong Tau
as Officer 'Brother' Sum 
Boundless
as Self 
Love on a Diet
as Bun Man 
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
as Sarge 
Imprisoned II: There is No Escape from Fate
as White Head 
Always Be with You
as Jamie's Uncle 
Love Contractually
as Ye's father 
All's Well End's Well Too 2010
as His Excellency Wu Fa Da 
The Story of My Son
as Catering Service Man 
Lifeline
as Arsonist (uncredited) 
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission
as Cheung Man Po 
The Midnight After
as Suet 
All's Well, Ends Well
as Construction Worker 
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
as Master Chef 
A Lifetime Treasure
as Rainy Cloud 
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
as Fat Tong / Sgt Lam Tong 
Tactical Unit - Partners
as Sarge 
Tactical Unit - The Code
as Tong 
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
as Deputy Mayor Cheung Ho-Tin