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Simon Yam
Known for: ActingSimon 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.
Filmography 95
Contract Killer
+3
as Officer Chan Kwan 
The Thunder
as Zhao Jialiang 
Ip Man
+2
as Zhou Qing Quan 
Air Strike
+7
as Air Defense Comander 
Wake of Death
+3
as Sun Quan 
Future Cops
as Sing 
Man of Tai Chi
+1
as Superintendent Wong 
The Dragnet
as Xie A Rong 
Naked Killer
as Tinam 
Operation Red Sea
+2
as Newspaper Editor Alfred 
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
+5
as Chan Kwok-Wah 
Fulltime Killer
as Albert Lee 
SPL: Kill Zone
as Detective Chan Kwok Chung 
Raging Fire
+4
as SACP Lok 
Cold Eyes
as Man in Suit 
Bullet in the Head
as Luke / Lok 
The Thieves
+3
as Chen 
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
+1
as Mach Ren 
Election 2
as Lam Lok 
倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版)
as 张翠山 
Bodyguards and Assassins
as General Fang Tian 
Iceman
+5
as Yuanlong 
Exiled
as Boss Fay 
Full Contact
as Judge 
Young and Dangerous
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung 
Election
as Lok 
The Mission
as Frank 
Young and Dangerous 3
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung 
As the Light Goes Out
as Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to 
Young and Dangerous 2
as Chiang Tin-Sung 
Vengeance
as George Fung 
Raped by an Angel
as Tso Tat Wah 
Breaking News
as Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong 
The Storm Warriors
as Lord Godless 
The Goldfinger
as K.K. Zeng 
Triad Wars
+1
as Lin Ho Tung 
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Zhang Jian 
Bloodfight
+1
as Ryu Tenmei 
PTU
as Sgt. Mike Ho 
My People, My Country
+1
as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home") 
The Comeback
as Uncle Hua 
東方茱麗葉
as Chu Xing 
Legend of the Naga Pearls
+4
as Xuelie 
Dr. Lamb
as Lam Gor Yu 
Bad Blood
as Funky 
Drunken Master III
as Gay Bus Passenger 
Escape from the Outland
as Zhou Weijie 
The Legend of Speed
as Tang Fung 
I Did It My Way
+6
as Chung Kam Ming 
Black Cat
as Brian 
Black Ransom
as Insp. Mann Cheung 
Echoes of the Rainbow
as Mr. Law 
The Tenants Downstairs
as The Landlord / Chang Jiajun 
Ip Man 2
+5
as Zhou Qing Quan 
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
as Ben 
Iceman: The Time Traveler
+5
as Yuan Lung 
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
as Li Qiang 
Two Thumbs Up
as Chow Tai Po 
Dragon Squad
as Commander Hon Sun 
The Blood Bond
as Commander Chow 
Eye in the Sky
as Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head 
Man on the Edge
as Boss Cheong 
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited) 
The Great Pretenders
as Yam Sai Sung 
Return Engagement
as Li Pang 
Wild City
as Wong 
Little Q
as Li Bao Ting 
7 Assassins
as Lao Hu 
The Suspect
as Chan Hung / Dante Aquino 
Fireflies in the Sun
as Zhang Zhengyi 
Gun n' Rose
as Simon Lung 
Triangle
as Lee Bo Sam 
Tiger Cage
as Inspector Michael Wong 
King of Robbery
as Ye Kuan 
Nightfall
as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung 
Run and Kill
as Ching Fung 
Under Current
as Yeung To 
A Light Never Goes Out
as Bill Yeung 
Mob Sister
+4
as Chance 
Boundless
as Self 
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam 
Cyber Heist
as Suen Ban 
The Man's Secret
+1
as Dugu 
The Midnight After
as Wong Man-Fat 
Phantom of the Theatre
as Gu Mingshan 
Sea Wolves
as John Lam 
Fatal Termination
as Jimmy Li 
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
as Sam 
Tactical Unit - Partners
as Sam 
Tactical Unit - The Code
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam