Simon Yam
Acting
Born: March 19, 1955 (age 71) · Hong Kong, China
Highest Rated
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
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
Ip Man
2008
Ip Man 2
2010
Man of Tai Chi
2013
Operation Red Sea
2018
Bodyguards and Assassins
2009
Cold Eyes
2013
SPL: Kill Zone
2005
The Thieves
2012
Bullet in the Head
1990
Raging Fire
2021
Election
2005
Photos (6)
Movies (251)
SPL: Kill Zone
Detective Chan Kwok Chung
Naked Killer
Tinam
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Chen Lo
Operation Red Sea
Newspaper Editor Alfred
The Mission
Frank
Bullet in the Head
Luke / Lok
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
Chan Kwok-Wah
The Thieves
Chen
Cold Eyes
Man in Suit
Raging Fire
SACP Lok
Exiled
Boss Fay
Ip Man
Zhou Qing Quan
Contract Killer
Officer Chan Kwan
Wake of Death
Sun Quan
Young and Dangerous
Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
Fred Suen
Man of Tai Chi
Superintendent Wong
All of a Sudden
Tsui Chin-Tung
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Policeman
Election 2
Lam Lok
Bodyguards and Assassins
General Fang Tian
My People, My Country
Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
Young and Dangerous 2
Chiang Tin-Sung
Election
Lok
Air Strike
Air Defense Comander
Young and Dangerous 3
Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Vengeance
George Fung
PTU
Sgt. Mike Ho
The Goldfinger
K.K. Zeng
Breaking News
Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong
Triad Wars
Lin Ho Tung
Raped by an Angel
Tso Tat Wah
Escape from the Outland
Zhou Weijie
Future Cops
Sing
The Tenants Downstairs
The Landlord / Chang Jiajun
I Did It My Way
Chung Kam Ming
Dr. Lamb
Lam Gor Yu
Cash on Delivery
Simon Yip
Bloodfight
Ryu Tenmei
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
Mach Ren
Bad Blood
Funky
Full Contact
Judge
Drunken Master III
Gay Bus Passenger
Operation Billionaire
Cheung Chi Ho
Legend of the Naga Pearls
Xuelie
The Comeback
2023
The Storm Warriors
Lord Godless
Twist
John Yam Ka-Wah
Street Angels
Walkie Pi
Iceman
Yuanlong
Black Cat
Brian
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
Li Qiang
Wild City
Wong
Under Current
Yeung To
Dragon Squad
Commander Hon Sun
Death Notice
Tsang
The Legend of Speed
Tang Fung
Operation Foxhunt
1988
The Great Pretenders
Yam Sai Sung
The Banquet
Gigolo
Eye in the Sky
Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head
Women's Prison
Wayne Lau
Fulltime Killer
Albert Lee
Cyber Heist
Suen Ban
Awakening
Lam Cho Wen
Tiger Cage
Inspector Michael Wong
The Killer's Love
Cheung Wai-Lun
Friday Gigolo
Donald
Triangle
Lee Bo Sam
Ocean Flame
Cop
Man on the Edge
Boss Cheong
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Ben
Expect the Unexpected
Ken
Burning Snow
Wah
Trust Me U Die
Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah
Sara
Kam Ho Yin
The Midnight After
Wong Man-Fat
Never a Thief
Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan
Queen's High
Chung
Casino
Wan Chi Gui / Giant Wan
Nightfall
Inspector George Lam Ching-chung
Run and Kill
Ching Fung
The Blood Bond
Commander Chow
Tales from the Dark 1
Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
As the Light Goes Out
Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to
Gigolo and Whore
Sam
Gun n' Rose
Simon Lung
Sasori
Corpse Collector
7 Assassins
Lao Hu
Beginning of the Great Revival
Zhang Jian
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Sam
Fortune Hunter's Plot
1977
Sparrow
Kei
12 Golden Ducks
King Sum
Mr. Coconut
Timothy Hui
Two Thumbs Up
Chow Tai Po
Bloody Friday
Officer Ko
Little Q
Li Bao Ting
Echoes of the Rainbow
Mr. Law
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Old Man (segment "Astray")
Fireflies in the Sun
Zhang Zhengyi
The Black Panther Warriors
Chen Ren
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Sgt Lee Wing Sam
The True Hero
Cheung Chi-Wing
Moving Targets
Officer Cheung Tit-Man
Ulterior Motive
2015
Scarred Memory
Lee Yuen Lung
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Yuan Lung
He Lives by Night
Lousy Wong
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
Chan Yiu-Hing
Hong Kong Gigolo
David Lee Kwok-wai
Design of Death
Yi Sheng
Ripples of Desire
Master Hai
Eternal Wave
Boss Qin
Twins of Kung Fu
1981
Return Engagement
Li Pang
Phantom of the Theatre
Gu Mingshan
A Day Without Policemen
Chan Wai
The Wild Ones
约翰
Goodbye Mammie
Mr Chang
King of Robbery
Ye Kuan
Break War
Bai Bin
Bullet for Hire
Han
Holy Weapon
Super Sword
Shadow of China
Po Kok
Mrs K
Scarface
Legendary Couple
Ko Tin Lap
Love Among the Triad
Ching Kit
Burning Ambition
Hwa
The Informer
1980
The Man's Secret
Dugu
Rose Rose I Love You
Micky
The Queen of Gamble
Fu Hon Hua
Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell
Simon
Crossings
Benny
Gigolo and Whore II
Jack Cheung
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Poon
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
Leung Foon
Cross
Leonard
Colour of the Game
Wallace
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
Lee Tak Yan
Change of Gangster
Liu
Mission of Condor
Lion
Night and Fog
Lee Sum
The Suspect
Chan Hung / Dante Aquino
Juliet in Love
N.T. On
The Spiritual Boxer
Chen's Clan (uncredited)
A Light Never Goes Out
Bill Yeung
The Incorruptible
Cheng Wah
Mistaken Identity
Chow Tak-Kan / Chow Man-Heng
Final Run
Yan Yu-Yiang
Deadly Deal
1991
Doctor's Heart
Dr. Lawrence Chu
Model from Hell
Leon
Passion 1995
Dik Hak / Dick
Sea Wolves
John Lam
The Man Behind the Courtyard House
Chen Zhihui
Black Ransom
Insp. Mann Cheung
The Informer
1981
The Big Brother
Kar Ho Tsuen
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2011
Coming Back
Li Zhenmu
Exodus
Tsim Kin-Yip
Little Red Sweet
Cheung Hing
Framed
Cheung Kai-Wah
A or B
曾广文
Father and Son
OK哥
Insanity
Tang Sau
The Prince of Portland Street
Pao
Control
Tiger
Man's Creed
Xiao Jianfeng
Four Loves
Peter
Games of Clouds and Rain
Lao Sheng
Dragon Killer
Ma Liu-Luk
Ballistic
Sun
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Sam
To Be No. 1
Magic Lamp
A Beautiful Moment
Simon Leung
Love, Guns and Glass
Yung Siu Wing/Brother Siu
Detective Gui
Doctor Cai - Cai Chun'an
Tactical Unit - The Code
Sgt Lee Wing Sam
The Unusual Youth
Supt.
Live Hard
Officer Hui Tat Ming
Inside or Outside
Fei Xin
The Night Rider
Tommy
The First Shot
Sam Mok
Lucky Stars
1989
A Murder Erased
MA Man Chiu (Superintendent)
The Human Comedy
Ba Ye
Guns & Roses
Fa Chin
Man Wanted
Lok Man Hwa
Hard To Kill
1992
The Plot
Kwanty
All About Love
Sandwich Bar Customer
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
Mickey Lee
Ip Man 2
Zhou Qing Quan
Deliverance
Joseph Fan
House of the Lute
Ah Shek
The Final Judgement
Au Ping Keung
The Constable
Lam Kwok Kuen
Tactical Unit - Partners
Sam
Fatal Termination
Jimmy Li
Mob Sister
Chance
Mission to Kill
1983
Police Confidential
Lui Jan-Ying
Man Wanted 3
John Paul
A Chilling Cosplay
Fang Youwei
My Grand Father
孔万山 / Kong Wanshan
Because of Lies
Gau Man Lung
House of the Rising Sons
Kin's father
Law Don
Hun Hua
The Cyprus Tigers
Dick
Lovers & Movies
Qiu Guitang
Powerful Four
Liu Kit
West by Northwest
2026
Passion Island
Simon
Green Killer
1982
Deathnet.Com
Ted Chan
Crystal Fortune Run
Kwong
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003
The Wickedness in Poverty
Movie Actor
Killer's Romance
Jeffrey
Hot Blood
1977
The Devil’s Box
Director Tong
Partners
Yeung Kwan
Ghostly Bus
Michael
Justice in Northwest
Lu Hong
Explosive City
Supt Charles Cheung Chi Shing
Magic Card
Li Zhenghua
The Prisoner
2002
Night Club
Manager Cheung
Farewell My Dearest
Daai Jan Wa
The Sausage Chase
1978
Cold War
Ka Chu
The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
1991
To Where He Belongs
Hui
Pointed Triangle
An Di
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976
Midnight Beating
Dr. Gu Zhensheng
The Digger The Suona Player
1988
Osmanthus Alley
1987
Chinese Cop Out
Ray Ban
Final Romance
Jean父
Midnight Fly
Dr. Tong
Silence Story
2001
Big Man Little Affair
Lo's Boss
Human Sentiment Law
Ching
One Way Only
1979
Odium Zero
2026
The Green Trees
1988
Crazy Hustlers
1979
TV Shows (74)
Police Cadet
韓彬 · 40 eps
Who's The Winner
Ching Yat Fung · 82 eps
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
5 eps
Chinese Folklore
10 eps
Tencent Video All Star Night 2025
6 eps
The Return of the Condor Heroes
耶律齊 · 50 eps
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
張翠山 · 40 eps
The Brothers
石永熹 · 75 eps
Who's the Winner III
程逸风 · 30 eps
The Shell Game
谭升 · 45 eps
A House is Not a Home
洛华 · 110 eps
Night in the Greater Bay
2 eps
倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版)
张翠山 · 40 eps
The Thunder
Zhao Jialiang · 48 eps
Homeland Guardian
Chiu Siu-tong · 24 eps
The Adventurers
45 eps
The Great Adventurer Wesley
白老大 · 12 eps
The Good The Bad The Ugly
80 eps
This Land Is Mine
65 eps
My Date with a Vampire II
将臣 · 43 eps
The Legend of the Book and Sword
乾隆帝 · 30 eps
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
30 eps
Fate Takes A Hand
18 eps
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
刘正风 · 30 eps
The Legend of the Unknowns
20 eps
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
20 eps
楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇 (數碼修復版)
原随云 · 40 eps
Heaven's Retribution
30 eps
Hanging Mirrors
Lin Guoqiang · 18 eps
The Dragnet
Xie A Rong · 38 eps
Over the Rainbow
85 eps
Road to Success
20 eps
War Of The Dragon
20 eps
Legend
70 eps
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
原随云 · 40 eps
Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
25 eps
Brothers Four
20 eps
The Lamp Lore
刘彦昌 · 27 eps
Born to Be a King
18 eps
七十二层奇楼
12 eps
The Under-Cover Story
钟迪奇 · 20 eps
東方茱麗葉
Chu Xing · 17 eps
Destiny
65 eps
The Reincarnated of Wai
19 eps
The Three Musketeers
15 eps
The Clones
20 eps
The Twin Heirs
20 eps
Angels And Devils
20 eps
Macau Family
Liang Dingwen · 32 eps
A Friend In Need
20 eps
暴雨燃燒
柴单 · 35 eps
Hong Kong Criminal Archives
12 eps
The Reincarnated Princess
34 eps
Magic City
Xiao Hai Sheng · 50 eps
It Takes All Kinds
20 eps
The Cheap Detective
12 eps
Mitsubish Series
15 eps
Beastly Beings
10 eps
壮志雄心
罗毅 · 20 eps
Behind Silk Curtains
5 eps
The Least Likely To Succeed
10 eps
CiD
14 eps
Three Stooges Go Undercover
秦少游 · 5 eps
書劍恩仇録 (數碼修復版)
乾隆 · 28 eps
The Checkmate
15 eps
冒险王卫斯理之支离人
白老大 · 12 eps
C.I.D.(Series 2)
13 eps
Disco Fever
8 eps
The Pitfall
20 eps
绝地苍狼
莫千军 · 38 eps
国际刑警
11 eps
The Landlord
12 eps
遊龍戲鳳
5 eps
Bang Bang 咁嘅声
1 eps
