Simon Yam
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.
338 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 338
Police Cadet
1984
A House is Not a Home
1977
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
1986
The Shell Game
1980
The Legend of the Book and Sword
1987
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
Chinese Folklore
1974
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1983
Who's The Winner
1991
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
The Brothers
1980
ICAC Investigators 1996
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All of a Sudden
1996
Naked Killer
1992
Over the Rainbow
1979
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
This Land Is Mine
1979
The Adventurers
1980
The Mission
1999
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
The Thunder
2019
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
1984
Who's the Winner III
1993
Young and Dangerous
1996
The Reincarnated of Wai
1989
Brothers Four
1981
Operation Red Sea
2018
The Under-Cover Story
1988
Tencent Video All Star Night 2025
2025
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
The Great Adventurer Wesley
2018
My Date with a Vampire II
2000
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
1984
The Cheap Detective
1979
Homeland Guardian
2025
Angels And Devils
1983
Raging Fire
2021
The Dragnet
2021
The Legend of the Unknowns
1982
The Clones
1984
Destiny
1982
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
2015
Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
1985
Bullet in the Head
1990
SPL: Kill Zone
2005
Young and Dangerous 3
1996
War Of The Dragon
1989
Ip Man
2008
Heaven's Retribution
1990
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
Election
2005
Born to Be a King
1987
The Twin Heirs
1986
The Three Musketeers
1981
第一次
1978
The Thieves
2012
Future Cops
1993
Wake of Death
2004
Night and Fog
2009
Cold Eyes
2013
Escape from the Outland
2025
Contract Killer
1998
Full Contact
1992
Election 2
2006
The Lamp Lore
1986
Street Angels
1996
Legend
2000
Young and Dangerous 2
1996
The Legend of Speed
1999
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
1993
A Friend In Need
1988
Road to Success
1981
Raped by an Angel
1993
The Comeback
2023
Dr. Lamb
1992
Bodyguards and Assassins
2009
The Banquet
1991
Disco Fever
1978
Hanging Mirrors
2025
The Least Likely To Succeed
1984
The Reincarnated Princess
1985
Beastly Beings
1987
Cash on Delivery
1992
Vengeance
2009
The Goldfinger
2023
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
暴雨燃燒
1991
Triad Wars
2008
My People, My Country
2019
Man of Tai Chi
2013
Exiled
2006
壮志雄心
2002
Macau Family
2019
Bad Blood
2010
Wild City
2015
Dragon Squad
2005
Black Cat
1991
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
2019
7 Assassins
2013
Iceman
2014
The Pitfall
1985
Run and Kill
1993
Air Strike
2018
Magic City
2017
PTU
2003
Eye in the Sky
2007
The Storm Warriors
2009
It Takes All Kinds
1984
As the Light Goes Out
2014
Three Stooges Go Undercover
1981
Nightfall
2012
Under Current
2025
Echoes of the Rainbow
2010
Sasori
2009
Twist
1995
Mission of Condor
1991
The Checkmate
1982
The Tenants Downstairs
2016
冒险王卫斯理之支离人
2018
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
12 Golden Ducks
2015
Tiger Cage
1988
I Did It My Way
2023
Breaking News
2004
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
1995
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Triangle
2007
The Man Behind the Courtyard House
2011
The Great Pretenders
1991
Black Ransom
2010
Sara
2014
The Awakening
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Tactical Unit - No Way Out
2008
東方茱麗葉
2006
Hong Kong Criminal Archives
1991
Ocean Flame
2008
遊龍戲鳳
1985
Trust Me U Die
1998
Bloodfight
1989
Fireflies in the Sun
2021
倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版)
1986
Awakening
1994
Tales from the Dark 1
2013
Legend of the Naga Pearls
2017
CiD
1976
Colour of the Game
2017
Burning Snow
1988
Drunken Master III
1994
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
Mr. Coconut
1989
Sparrow
2008
Friday Gigolo
1992
Women's Prison
1988
Expect the Unexpected
1998
Two Thumbs Up
2015
Holy Weapon
1993
Fulltime Killer
2001
Death Notice
2023
Legendary Couple
1995
Cyber Heist
2023
A Beautiful Moment
2018
Man on the Edge
2022
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
1994
Casino
1998
Burning Ambition
1989
To Be No. 1
1996
The Spiritual Boxer
1975
Scarred Memory
1996
A Murder Erased
2022
Gun n' Rose
1992
Tactical Unit - The Code
2008
Eternal Wave
2017
The Wild Ones
1989
Tactical Unit - Partners
2009
Never a Thief
2025
绝地苍狼
1998
Iceman: The Time Traveler
2018
Little Q
2019
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
2008
Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell
2000
Control
2013
The Constable
2013
Final Run
1989
The Landlord
1979
The First Shot
1993
The Midnight After
2014
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
2009
A Day Without Policemen
1993
Killer's Romance
1990
Explosive City
2004
七十二层奇楼
2017
Sea Wolves
1991
Design of Death
2012
Four Loves
1989
Final Romance
2001
The Night Rider
1992
All About Love
2010
Ripples of Desire
2012
The Queen of Gamble
1991
Mitsubish Series
1979
He Lives by Night
1982
A Light Never Goes Out
2023
Boundless
2013
A Chilling Cosplay
2013
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
2017
Return Engagement
1990
Fatal Termination
1990
The Informer
1980
Change of Gangster
2019
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
Exodus
2007
Gigolo and Whore
1991
The Suspect
1998
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
Doctor's Heart
1990
Framed
1989
Ballistic
2008
The Final Judgement
1993
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
1991
House of the Lute
1980
Live Hard
1989
Ghostly Bus
1995
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
1992
Coming Back
2011
Bullet for Hire
1991
Lovers & Movies
2015
Queen's High
1990
Man Wanted 3
2000
The Blood Bond
2010
The Black Panther Warriors
1993
The Man's Secret
2023
Rose Rose I Love You
1993
Love Among the Triad
1993
Operation Billionaire
1998
Phantom of the Theatre
2016
The Conjurer And The Kid
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Mob Sister
2005
Gigolo and Whore II
1992
楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇 (數碼修復版)
1984
Hot Blood
1977
A or B
2018
Little Red Sweet
2025
The True Hero
1994
Love, Guns and Glass
1995
Chinese Cop Out
1989
Cross
2012
The Human Comedy
2019
Deliverance
2024
Deadly Deal
1991
The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
1991
Inside or Outside
2016
House of the Rising Sons
2018
Bloody Friday
1996
Green Killer
1982
Break War
2024
Ip Man 2
2010
Father and Son
2017
Passion Island
2012
Model from Hell
2000
The Incorruptible
1993
Insanity
1993
Detective Gui
2015
Moving Targets
2004
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
Games of Clouds and Rain
2013
Mastermind
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Magic Card
2015
Man Wanted
1995
Passion 1995
1995
Mistaken Identity
1988
Hong Kong Gigolo
1990
King of Robbery
1996
The Plot
1991
書劍恩仇録 (數碼修復版)
1987
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2011
The Prince of Portland Street
1993
Powerful Four
1992
To Where He Belongs
2000
Osmanthus Alley
1987
The Unusual Youth
2005
The Cyprus Tigers
1990
The Killer's Love
1993
Midnight Beating
2010
Juliet in Love
2000
Night Club
1999
My Grand Father
2024
Guns & Roses
1993
Pointed Triangle
1995
Man's Creed
2022
Mrs K
2017
Lucky Stars
1989
Ulterior Motive
2015
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
1986
Justice in Northwest
2018
Cold War
2000
The Prisoner
2002
Looking for Mr. Perfect
2003
The Informer
1981
The Big Brother
1987
Because of Lies
1995
Deathnet.Com
2000
Shadow of China
1990
Twins of Kung Fu
1981
Partners
2002
Police Confidential
1995
Farewell My Dearest
1995
Crystal Fortune Run
1994
Dragon Killer
1995
Crazy Hustlers
1979
The Wickedness in Poverty
1979
The Sausage Chase
1978
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976
The Digger The Suona Player
1988
Hard To Kill
1992
Midnight Fly
2001
Big Man Little Affair
1989
The Devil’s Box
1984
Fortune Hunter's Plot
1977
Goodbye Mammie
1986
CID：兩飛女
1976
Crossings: John Woo
2004
Mission to Kill
1983
国际刑警
1978
Human Sentiment Law
1988
Crossings
1994
The Green Trees
1988
Law Don
1979
Bang Bang 咁嘅声
1980
One Way Only
1979
Silence Story
2001
West by Northwest
2026
引路人
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Operation Foxhunt
1988
Odium Zero
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Brush Up My Sisters Collection
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