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Simon Yam
Known for: ActingSimon Yam blev født 19. marts 1955, også kendt som Yam Tat-wah, er en veteran Hong Kong-baseret skuespiller og filmproducent. Han startede som supermodel, før han blev skuespiller i midten af 1970'erne. Derefter skrev han under med Hongkong-tv-netværket TVB, hvor han medvirkede og medvirkede i en række tv-serier, før han "anvendte sine fag" i filmindustrien i 1987. Hans ældre bror er Yam Tak-wing, en pensioneret tidligere vicekommissær fra Hong Kongs politi. I 1989 medvirkede han i den japansk-Hongkongske co-produktion af Fainaru faito - Saigo no ichigeki (1989). Dette var den første af sin slags, hvor der blev talt engelsk gennem hele filmen. I 1992 fik Yam kritikerros for sin rolle som den maniske dommer i krimifilmen Hap do Ko Fei (1992), hvor han stod i en blodig kamp mod Chow Yun-Fats karakter. I 1993 spillede han hovedrollen som "Dhalsim" i action-komediefilmen Chiu kap hok hau ba wong (1993), en parodi på Street Fighter instrueret af Jing Wong. I 1996 begyndte Yam sin rolle som Chiang Tin-Sung, lederen af Hung Hing-triaderne i de første tre dele af filmserien Goo wak chai: Yan joi gong woo (1996). I 2000 spillede Yam hovedrollen som Cheung-sun, alle vampyrers stamfader, i tv-serien Ngo wo geun see yau gor yue wui II (2000), produceret af ATV. I 2003 fik Yam sin Hollywood-filmdebut i Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life (2003) som Shaolin-krimiherre. Yam modtog international anerkendelse for sine præstationer i internationale filmfestivalhits og billetkontorer som 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: Livets vugge (2003), Dodookdeul (2012). I 2019 i byen Zhongshan blev Simon Yam under en reklamebegivenhed i Kina overfaldet af en angriber, der stak ham i brystet og huggede hans arme. Sikkerhedsvagterne anholdt angriberen, og Simon Yam blev bragt til hospitalet, indtil han kom sig helt.
Filmography 95
Contract Killer
as Officer Chan Kwan 
The Thunder
as Zhao Jialiang 
IP Man
as Zhou Qing Quan 
Air Strike
+2
as Air Defense Comander 
Wake of Death
+4
as Sun Quan 
Future Cops
as Sing 
Man of Tai Chi
+2
as Superintendent Wong 
The Dragnet
as Xie A Rong 
Naked Killer
as Tinam 
Operation Red Sea
+1
as Newspaper Editor Alfred 
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
as Chan Kwok-Wah 
Fulltime Killer
as Albert Lee 
SPL: Get Ready to Die Hard
as Detective Chan Kwok Chung 
Raging Fire
as SACP Lok 
Cold eyes
as Man in Suit 
Bullet in the Head
+2
as Luke / Lok 
The Thieves
as Chen 
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
+4
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
as Yuanlong 
Exiled
as Boss Fay 
東方茱麗葉
as Chu Xing 
Young and Dangerous
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung 
Full Contact
as Judge 
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
as Lin Ho Tung 
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Zhang Jian 
PTU
as Sgt. Mike Ho 
My People, My Country
as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home") 
The Comeback
as Uncle Hua 
Bloodfight
as Ryu Tenmei 
Legend of the Naga Pearls
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
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 
Wild City
as Wong 
IP Man 2
as Zhou Qing Quan 
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
as Ben 
Fatal Termination
as Jimmy Li 
Iceman: The Time Traveler
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 
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 
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 
The Blood Bond
as Commander Chow 
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
as Chance 
Boundless
as Self 
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam 
Cyber Heist
as Suen Ban 
The Man's Secret
as Dugu 
The Midnight After
as Wong Man-Fat 
Phantom of the Theatre
as Gu Mingshan 
Sea Wolves
as John Lam 
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
as Sam 
Tactical Unit - Partners
as Sam 
Tactical Unit - The Code
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam