Simon Yam

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-19 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, China

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 19...

Acting

1998

Contract Killer

as Officer Chan

2008

Sparrow

as Kei

2009

Sasori

as Corpse Collector

1990

Bullet in the Head

as Luke / Lok

2007

Triangle

as Lee Bo Sam

2003

PTU

as Sgt. Mike Ho

2004

Breaking News

as Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong

2008

Triad Wars

as Lin Ho Tung

2009

The Storm Warriors

as Lord Godless

2001

Fulltime Killer

as Albert Lee

1992

Full Contact

as Judge

2005

SPL: Kill Zone

as Detective Chan Kwok Chung

2010

Bad Blood

as Funky

1993

Run and Kill

as Ching Fung

1992

Dr. Lamb

as Lam Gor Yu

2006

Exiled

as Boss Fay

2021

Fireflies in the Sun

as Zhang Zhengyi

1989

Bloodfight

as Ryu Tenmei

2004

Wake of Death

as Sun Quan

2023

Death Notice

as Tsang

2008

Ip Man

as Zhou Qing Quan

2007

Exodus

as Tsim Kin-Yip

2006

Triad Election

as Lam Lok

2010

Ip Man 2

as Zhou Qing Quan

2007

Eye in the Sky

as Capt. Wong Man Chin / Dog Head

2004

Moving Targets

as Officer Cheung Tit-Man

1990

1999

The Mission

as Frank

1994

Drunken Master III

as Gay Bus Passenger

2010

1996

Young and Dangerous

as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung

1996

Young and Dangerous 2

as Chiang Tin-Sung

2005

Election

as Lok

2005

Dragon Squad

as Commander Hon Sun

2009

Vengeance

as George Fung

2009

Night and Fog

as Lee Sum

2010

The Blood Bond

as Commander Chow

2013

Man of Tai Chi

as Superintendent Wong

2022

Man's Creed

as Xiao Jianfeng

1988

Tiger Cage

as Inspector Michael Wong

2008

Tactical Unit - The Code

as Sgt Lee Wing Sam

2008

Tactical Unit - No Way Out

as Sgt Lee Wing Sam

2022

Man on the Edge

as Boss Cheong

2012

Nightfall

as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung

1989

2023

Cyber Heist

as Suen Ban

1998

Operation Billionaire

as Cheung Chi Ho

1995

Dragon Killer

as Ma Liu-Luk

2005

Mob Sister

as Chance

2012

Design of Death

as Yi Sheng

2000

Juliet in Love

as N.T. On

2018

Air Strike

as Air Defense Comander

2013

1996

King of Robbery

as Ye Kuan

2012

2012

Ripples of Desire

as Master Hai

1998

Casino

as Wan Chi Gui / Giant Wan

1996

Street Angels

as Walkie Pi

1996

All of a Sudden

as Tsui Chin-Tung

1988

2013

Tales from the Dark 1

as Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")

1990

1993

The Killer's Love

as Cheung Wai-Lun

2000

Cold War

as Ka Chu

2015

Detective Gui

as Doctor Cai - Cai Chun'an

2011

Coming Back

as Li Zhenmu

2022

A Murder Erased

as MA Man Chiu (Superintendent)

2013

7 Assassins

as Lao Hu

2013

The Constable

as Lam Kwok Kuen

2014

The Midnight After

as Wong Man-Fat

2013

Control

as Tiger

2012

1996

Young and Dangerous 3

as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung

2013

Boundless

as Self

2001

Midnight Fly

as Dr. Tong

1994

Crossings

as Benny

2024

Deliverance

as Joseph Fan

1982

He Lives by Night

as Lousy Wong

1995

Man Wanted

as Lok Man Hwa

2014

Iceman

as Yuanlong

1991

Black Cat

as Brian

1993

Raped by an Angel

as Tso Tat Wah

2013

Cold Eyes

as Suspect (cameo)

1993

First Shot

as Sam Mok

2023

1992

Gun n' Rose

as Simon Lung

1998

The Suspect

as Chan Hung / Dante Aquino

2004

Explosive City

as Supt Charles Cheung Chi Shing

1989

Live Hard

as Officer Hui Tat Ming

2012

Cross

as Leonard

1994

Awakening

as Lam Cho Wen

1992

Naked Killer

as Tinam

1993

Guns & Roses

as Fa Chin

2008

1989

Final Run

as Yan Yu-Yiang

2023

I Did It My Way

as Chung Kam Ming

1995

Legendary Couple

as Ko Tin Lap

1989

Framed

as Cheung Kai-Wah

1996

Scarred Memory

as Lee Yuen Lung

1995

Police Confidential

as Lui Jan-Ying

1993

1995

Twist

as John Yam Ka-Wah

1990

1991

The Banquet

as Gigolo

1992

Powerful Four

as Liu Kit/Cunning Tiger

2024

Break War

as Bai Bin

2015

Sara

as Kam Ho Yin

2015

1995

Ghostly Bus

as Michael

2015

Two Thumbs Up

as Chow Tai Po

2015

Wild City

as Wong

1979

1975

The Spiritual Boxer

as Chen's Clan (uncredited)

2015

12 Golden Ducks

as King Sum

2015

Lovers & Movies

as Qiu Guitang

2015

Magic Card

as Li Zhenghua

2016

1980

2009

Bodyguards and Assassins

as General Fang Tian

1999

1989

Chinese Cop Out

as Ray Ban

1990

Doctor's Heart

as Dr. Lawrence Chu

1987

The Big Brother

as Kar Ho Tsuen

1993

Holy Weapon

as Super Sword

1988

Women's Prison

as Wayne Lau

1995

Passion 1995

as Dik Hak / Dick

1991

The Queen of Gamble

as Fu Hon Hua

2016

The Tenants Downstairs

as The Landlord / Chang Jiajun

1989

Four Loves

as Peter

1990

Queen's High

as Chung

1986

Goodbye Mammie

as Mr Chang

2017

Mrs K

as Scarface

2024

My Grand Father

as 孔万山 / Kong Wanshan

1993

The Final Judgement

as Au Ping Keung

1988

Mistaken Identity

as Chow Tak-Kan / Chow Man-Heng

1996

To Be No. 1

as Magic Lamp

1994

Cinema of Vengeance

as Self (uncredited)

1991

The Great Pretenders

as Yam Sai Sung

2017

2000

Deathnet.Com

as Ted Chan

2017

S.M.A.R.T. Chase

as Mach Ren

2017

Eternal Wave

as Boss Qin

2016

1991

2018

A Beautiful Moment

as Simon Leung

2018

A or B

as 曾广文

1990

Hong Kong Gigolo

as David Lee Kwok-wai

2002

Partners

as Yeung Kwan

1994

The True Hero

as Cheung Chi-Wing

2018

Operation Red Sea

as Newspaper Editor Alfred

1989

Mr. Coconut

as Timothy Hui

1993

Insanity

as Tang Sau

1992

Gigolo and Whore II

as Jack Cheung

1993

1995

Love, Guns and Glass

as Yung Siu Wing/Brother Siu

2018

1996

Bloody Friday

as Officer Ko

1979

Law Don

as Hun Hua

1991

The Plot

as Kwanty

2019

Little Q

as Li Bao Ting

2000

Man Wanted 3

as John Paul

1992

2019

My People, My Country

as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")

2000

1989

The Wild Ones

as 约翰

1984

The Devil’s Box

as Director Tong

1986

2010

Midnight Beating

as Dr. Gu Zhensheng

2022

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

as Old Man (segment "Astray")

1995

2023

2023

The Goldfinger

as K.K. Zeng

2013

A Chilling Cosplay

as Fang Youwei

2021

Raging Fire

as Sr. Asst. Commissioner Lok Chi-fai

2010

All About Love

as Sandwich Bar Customer

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Never a Thief

as Don Elephant

Production

2008

Ocean Flame

as Producer

2013

2023

The Comeback

as Producer

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