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 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.
Acting (251 movies)
Contract Killer
1998
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
Sparrow
2008
Sasori
2009
Bullet in the Head
1990
Triangle
2007
PTU
2003
Breaking News
2004
Triad Wars
2008
The Storm Warriors
2009
Fulltime Killer
2001
Full Contact
1992
SPL: Kill Zone
2005
Looking for Mr. Perfect
2003
Black Ransom
2010
Bad Blood
2010
Run and Kill
1993
Dr. Lamb
1992
Exiled
2006
Fireflies in the Sun
2021
Bloodfight
1989
Wake of Death
2004
Death Notice
2023
Ip Man
2008
Exodus
2007
Election 2
2006
Ip Man 2
2010
Eye in the Sky
2007
Moving Targets
2004
Ballistic
2008
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Fatal Termination
1990
The Mission
1999
Drunken Master III
1994
Echoes of the Rainbow
2010
Young and Dangerous
1996
Young and Dangerous 2
1996
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
2009
Election
2005
Dragon Squad
2005
Vengeance
2009
Night and Fog
2009
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
Expect the Unexpected
1998
The Blood Bond
2010
Man of Tai Chi
2013
Man's Creed
2022
Tiger Cage
1988
Tactical Unit - The Code
2008
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
2008
Man on the Edge
2022
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
2008
Tactical Unit - Partners
2009
Nightfall
2012
Burning Ambition
1989
The Digger The Suona Player
1988
Cyber Heist
2023
The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
1991
Night Club
1999
Operation Billionaire
1998
The Prisoner
2002
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003
The Comeback
2023
Dragon Killer
1995
Mob Sister
2005
Design of Death
2012
Juliet in Love
2000
Air Strike
2018
Games of Clouds and Rain
2013
King of Robbery
1996
Hot Blood
1977
Fortune Hunter's Plot
1977
The Sausage Chase
1978
Crazy Hustlers
1979
The Green Trees
1988
One Way Only
1979
Green Killer
1982
The Informer
1981
Silence Story
2001
Passion Island
2012
Ripples of Desire
2012
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
1994
Casino
1998
Street Angels
1996
All of a Sudden
1996
Burning Snow
1988
Sea Wolves
1991
The Cyprus Tigers
1990
Tales from the Dark 1
2013
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
1993
Return Engagement
1990
The Killer's Love
1993
Cold War
2000
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
1991
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976
The Black Panther Warriors
1993
Detective Gui
2015
Coming Back
2011
A Murder Erased
2022
7 Assassins
2013
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Flame | 2008 | Producer |
| The Comeback | 2023 | Producer |
| Never a Thief | 2025 | Executive Producer |