Name
Simon Yam
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1955-03-19 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
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
Contract Killer
(280 Votes)
7.145
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted kil...
Relase Date : 3 Apr, 1998
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
(4,658 Votes)
5.763
Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft m...
Relase Date : 21 Jul, 2003
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Naked Killer
(97 Votes)
6.005
A young woman is trained by a professional assassin to become her partner in crime....
Relase Date : 3 Dec, 1992
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The Thieves
(344 Votes)
6.759
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace f...
Relase Date : 25 Jul, 2012
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Wake of Death
(283 Votes)
6.1
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsib...
Relase Date : 28 Dec, 2004
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Man of Tai Chi
(1,030 Votes)
6.107
In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunit...
Relase Date : 4 Jul, 2013
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1998 Contract Killer as Officer Chan Kwan
- 2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as Chen Lo
- 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
- 2003 Looking for Mr. Perfect as Poon
- 2010 Black Ransom as Insp. Mann Cheung
- 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
- 2004 Crossings: John Woo as Self
- 2023 Death Notice as Tsang
- 2008 Ip Man as Zhou Qing Quan
- 2007 Exodus as Tsim Kin-Yip
- 2006 Election 2 as Lam Lok
- 2010 Ip Man 2 as Zhou Qing Quan
- 2007 Eye in the Sky as Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head
- 2004 Moving Targets as Officer Cheung Tit-Man
- 2008 Ballistic as Sun
- 2002 My Left Eye Sees Ghosts as Ben
- 1990 Fatal Termination as Jimmy Li
- 1999 The Mission as Frank
- 1994 Drunken Master III as Gay Bus Passenger
- 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow as Mr. Law
- 1996 Young and Dangerous as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
- 1996 Young and Dangerous 2 as Chiang Tin-Sung
- 2009 Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms as Sam
- 2005 Election as Lok
- 2005 Dragon Squad as Commander Hon Sun
- 2009 Vengeance as George Fung
- 2009 Night and Fog as Lee Sum
- 2011 Beginning of the Great Revival as Zhang Jian
- 1998 Expect the Unexpected as Ken
- 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
- 2008 Tactical Unit - Human Nature as Sam
- 2009 Tactical Unit - Partners as Sam
- 2012 Nightfall as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung
- 1989 Burning Ambition as Hwa
- 1988 The Digger The Suona Player
- 2023 Cyber Heist as Suen Ban
- 1991 The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
- 1999 Night Club as Manager Cheung
- 1998 Operation Billionaire as Cheung Chi Ho
- 2002 The Prisoner
- 2003 Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
- 2023 The Comeback as Uncle Hua
- 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 Games of Clouds and Rain as Lao Sheng
- 1996 King of Robbery as Ye Kuan
- 1977 Hot Blood
- 1977 Fortune Hunter's Plot
- 1978 The Sausage Chase
- 1979 Crazy Hustlers
- 1988 The Green Trees
- 1979 One Way Only
- 1982 Green Killer
- 1981 The Informer
- 2001 Silence Story
- 2012 Passion Island as Simon
- 2012 Ripples of Desire as Master Hai
- 1994 The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai as Chan Yiu-Hing
- 1998 Casino as Wan Chi Gui / Giant Wan
- 1996 Street Angels as Walkie Pi
- 1996 All of a Sudden as Tsui Chin-Tung
- 1988 Burning Snow as Wah
- 1991 Sea Wolves as John Lam
- 1990 The Cyprus Tigers as Dick
- 2013 Tales from the Dark 1 as Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
- 1993 Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You as Fred Suen
- 1990 Return Engagement as Li Pang
- 1993 The Killer's Love as Cheung Wai-Lun
- 2000 Cold War as Ka Chu
- 1991 Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher as Lee Tak Yan
- 1976 CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
- 1993 The Black Panther Warriors as Chen Ren
- 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
- 2014 As the Light Goes Out as Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to
- 2012 The Thieves as Chen
- 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
- 2011 The Man Behind the Courtyard House as Chen Zhihui
- 2025 Under Current as Yeung To
- 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 Man in Suit
- 1993 The First Shot as Sam Mok
- 2023 The Man's Secret as Dugu
- 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 Ocean Flame as Cop
- 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
- 1992 Cash on Delivery as Simon Yip
- 1992 Hard To Kill
- 1993 Future Cops as Sing
- 1992 Once Upon a Time a Hero in China as Leung Foon
- 1993 Rose Rose I Love You as Micky
- 1995 Twist as John Yam Ka-Wah
- 1992 Powerful Four as Liu Kit
- 1990 Killer's Romance as Jeffrey
- 1993 A Day Without Policemen as Chan Wai
- 1991 The Banquet as Gigolo
- 2024 Break War as Bai Bin
- 2014 Sara as Kam Ho Yin
- 2015 SPL 2: A Time for Consequences as Chan Kwok-Wah
- 1995 Ghostly Bus as Michael
- 1981 Twins of Kung Fu
- 2015 Two Thumbs Up as Chow Tai Po
- 2015 Wild City as Wong
- 1994 Crystal Fortune Run as Kwong
- 1979 The Wickedness in Poverty as Movie Actor
- 1975 The Spiritual Boxer as Chen's Clan (uncredited)
- 2015 Ulterior Motive
- 2025 Little Red Sweet as Cheung Hing
- 2015 12 Golden Ducks as King Sum
- 2015 Lovers & Movies as Qiu Guitang
- 2015 Magic Card as Li Zhenghua
- 2016 Phantom of the Theatre as Gu Mingshan
- 1980 House of the Lute as Ah Shek
- 2009 Bodyguards and Assassins as General Fang Tian
- 1999 The Legend of Speed as Tang Fung
- 1989 Chinese Cop Out as Ray Ban
- 1991 Mission of Condor as Lion
- 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
- 2025 Escape from the Outland as Zhou Weijie
- Soon Brush Up My Sisters Collection
- 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
- 1983 Mission to Kill
- 1996 To Be No. 1 as Magic Lamp
- 1994 Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited)
- 1991 The Great Pretenders as Yam Sai Sung
- 2017 Legend of the Naga Pearls as Xuelie
- 2017 Colour of the Game as Wallace
- 2000 Deathnet.Com as Ted Chan
- 2017 S.M.A.R.T. Chase as Mach Ren
- 2018 Iceman: The Time Traveler as Yuan Lung
- 1995 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 as Self
- 2017 Eternal Wave as Boss Qin
- 2016 Inside or Outside as Fei Xin
- 1991 Bullet for Hire as Han
- 2018 A Beautiful Moment as Simon Leung
- 2001 Hong Kong Superstars as Self
- 2018 A or B as 曾广文
- 1990 Hong Kong Gigolo as David Lee Kwok-wai
- 1989 Big Man Little Affair as Lo's Boss
- 1989 Lucky Stars
- 2002 Partners as Yeung Kwan
- 2018 House of the Rising Sons as Kin's father
- 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
- 1988 Human Sentiment Law as Ching
- 1993 The Prince of Portland Street as Pao
- 1993 Love Among the Triad as Ching Kit
- 1992 Gigolo and Whore II as Jack Cheung
- 1995 Love, Guns and Glass as Yung Siu Wing/Brother Siu
- 1993 The Incorruptible as Cheng Wah
- 1989 Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Policeman
- 1991 Gigolo and Whore as Sam
- 2018 Justice in Northwest as Lu Hong
- 1996 Bloody Friday as Officer Ko
- 1979 Law Don as Hun Hua
- 1991 The Plot as Kwanty
- 2001 Final Romance as Jean父
- 2019 Change of Gangster as Liu
- 1998 Trust Me U Die as Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah
- 2019 The Human Comedy as Ba Ye
- 2019 Little Q as Li Bao Ting
- 2019 Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch as Li Qiang
- 1995 Farewell My Dearest as Daai Jan Wa
- 2000 Man Wanted 3 as John Paul
- 1992 The Night Rider as Tommy
- 1987 Osmanthus Alley
- 1991 Deadly Deal
- 2019 My People, My Country as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
- 2011 Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
- 2000 Model from Hell as Leon
- 1992 Friday Gigolo as Donald
- 2000 Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell as Simon
- 2000 To Where He Belongs as Hui
- 2005 The Unusual Youth as Supt.
- 1995 Because of Lies as Gau Man Lung
- 1989 The Wild Ones as 约翰
- 1984 The Devil’s Box as Director Tong
- 1986 Tongs: A Chinatown Story as Mickey Lee
- 2010 Midnight Beating as Dr. Gu Zhensheng
- 2022 Septet: The Story of Hong Kong as Old Man (segment "Astray")
- 1995 Pointed Triangle as An Di
- 2023 A Light Never Goes Out as Bill Yeung
- 2023 The Goldfinger as K.K. Zeng
- 2013 A Chilling Cosplay as Fang Youwei
- 2021 Raging Fire as SACP Lok
- 2026 Mastermind
- 2010 All About Love as Sandwich Bar Customer
- Soon The Conjurer And The Kid
- 1980 The Informer
- 1976 CID: Two Teddy Girls
- 1990 Shadow of China as Po Kok
- 2025 Never a Thief as Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan
- 2017 Father and Son as OK哥
- 2026 West by Northwest
- 1988 Operation Foxhunt
- Soon 引路人
- 2026 Odium Zero
- Soon Going Home
- 2021 The Dragnet ( 38 episodes ) as Xie A Rong
- 1979 The Good The Bad The Ugly ( 80 episodes )
- 2006 東方茱麗葉 ( 17 episodes ) as Chu Xing
- 1980 The Brothers ( 75 episodes ) as 石永熹
- 1984 The Clones ( 20 episodes )
- 1984 The Smiling Proud Wanderer ( 30 episodes )
- 1989 The Reincarnated of Wai ( 19 episodes )
- 1985 The Reincarnated Princess ( 34 episodes )
- 1984 It Takes All Kinds ( 20 episodes )
- 1980 The Shell Game ( 45 episodes ) as 谭升
- 1976 C.I.D.(Series 2) ( 13 episodes )
- 1991 Hong Kong Criminal Archives ( 12 episodes )
- 1987 Fate Takes A Hand ( 18 episodes )
- 1979 This Land Is Mine ( 65 episodes )
- 1993 Who's the Winner III ( 30 episodes ) as 程逸风
- 1979 Over the Rainbow ( 85 episodes )
- 1974 Chinese Folklore ( 10 episodes )
- 1984 Police Cadet ( 40 episodes ) as 韓彬
- 1983 The Return of the Condor Heroes ( 50 episodes ) as 耶律齊
- 1978 Disco Fever ( 8 episodes )
- 1981 Road to Success ( 20 episodes )
- 1984 Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember ( 20 episodes )
- 1987 Beastly Beings ( 10 episodes )
- 1979 The Cheap Detective ( 12 episodes )
- 1987 Born to Be a King ( 18 episodes )
- 1988 Behind Silk Curtains ( 5 episodes )
- 1981 The Three Musketeers ( 15 episodes )
- 1979 Mitsubish Series ( 15 episodes )
- 1984 The Least Likely To Succeed ( 10 episodes )
- 1986 The Lamp Lore ( 27 episodes ) as 刘彦昌
- 1981 Brothers Four ( 20 episodes )
- 1979 The Landlord ( 12 episodes )
- 1980 The Adventurers ( 45 episodes )
- 1991 Who's The Winner ( 82 episodes ) as Ching Yat Fung
- 1991 暴雨燃燒 ( 35 episodes ) as 柴单
- 2017 Magic City ( 50 episodes ) as Xiao Hai Sheng
- 1985 Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady ( 25 episodes )
- 1986 The Twin Heirs ( 20 episodes )
- 1986 New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre ( 40 episodes ) as 張翠山
- 1978 第一次 ( 8 episodes )
- 1987 The Legend of the Book and Sword ( 30 episodes ) as 乾隆帝
- 2018 The Great Adventurer Wesley ( 12 episodes ) as 白老大
- 1988 A Friend In Need ( 20 episodes )
- 1976 CiD ( 14 episodes )
- 1982 The Checkmate ( 15 episodes )
- 1984 The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung ( 40 episodes ) as 原随云
- 2019 The Thunder ( 48 episodes ) as Zhao Jialiang
- 2002 壮志雄心 ( 20 episodes ) as 罗毅
- 2021 Night in the Greater Bay ( 2 episodes )
- 2019 Macau Family ( 32 episodes ) as Liang Dingwen
- 1981 Three Stooges Go Undercover ( 5 episodes ) as 秦少游
- 1977 A House is Not a Home ( 110 episodes ) as 洛华
- 1988 The Under-Cover Story ( 20 episodes ) as 钟迪奇
- 2025 Homeland Guardian ( 24 episodes ) as Chiu Siu-tong
- 1982 Destiny ( 65 episodes )
- 1983 Angels And Devils ( 20 episodes )
- 1985 The Pitfall ( 20 episodes )
- 1982 The Legend of the Unknowns ( 20 episodes )
- 1989 War Of The Dragon ( 20 episodes )
- 1990 Heaven's Retribution ( 30 episodes )
- 2000 Legend ( 70 episodes )
- 2025 Hanging Mirrors ( 18 episodes ) as Lin Guoqiang
- 1998 绝地苍狼 ( 38 episodes ) as 莫千军
- Soon ICAC Investigators 1996 ( 0 episode )
- Soon ICAC Investigators 1996 ( 5 episodes ) as 杜永发
- 1985 遊龍戲鳳 ( 5 episodes )
- 2018 冒险王卫斯理之支离人 ( 12 episodes ) as 白老大
- Soon The Awakening ( 1 episode ) as Yan Fengliang
- 1968 Look Back at TVB Anniversary Awards Over the Years ( 5 episodes )
- 2017 七十二层奇楼 ( 12 episodes )
- 2025 Tencent Video All Star Night 2025 ( 6 episodes )
- 1980 Bang Bang 咁嘅声 ( 1 episode )
- 1984 笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版) ( 30 episodes ) as 刘正风
- 1987 書劍恩仇録 (數碼修復版) ( 28 episodes ) as 乾隆
- 1986 倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版) ( 40 episodes ) as 张翠山
- 1984 楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇 (數碼修復版) ( 40 episodes ) as 原随云
- 1978 国际刑警 ( 11 episodes )
- 1985 吕四娘(数码修复版) ( 25 episodes ) as 年斌
- 1998 天下有情 ( 13 episodes )
