Actor
Simon Yam
March 19, 1955 · Hong Kong, China
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.
Notable work
5.8Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
as Chen Lo
7.8Ip Man (2008)
as Zhou Qing Quan
7.5Ip Man 2 (2010)
as Zhou Qing Quan
6.1Man of Tai Chi (2013)
as Superintendent Wong
7.4Operation Red Sea (2018)
as Newspaper Editor Alfred
6.8Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
as General Fang Tian
7.5Cold Eyes (2013)
as Man in Suit
6.9SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
as Detective Chan Kwok Chung
6.7The Thieves (2012)
as Chen
7.6Bullet in the Head (1990)
as Luke / Lok
7.1Raging Fire (2021)
as SACP Lok
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