Simon Yam
Acting • Born 1955-03-19
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.
Filmography
339 credits
Contract Killer
Movie • 1998
Officer Chan
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Movie • 2003
Chen Lo
Sparrow
Movie • 2008
Kei
Sasori
Movie • 2009
Corpse Collector
Bullet in the Head
Movie • 1990
Luke / Lok
Triangle
Movie • 2007
Lee Bo Sam
PTU
Movie • 2003
Sgt. Mike Ho
Breaking News
Movie • 2004
Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong
Triad Wars
Movie • 2008
Lin Ho Tung
The Storm Warriors
Movie • 2009
Lord Godless
Fulltime Killer
Movie • 2001
Albert Lee
Full Contact
Movie • 1992
Judge
SPL: Kill Zone
Movie • 2005
Detective Chan Kwok Chung
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Movie • 2003
Poon
Black Ransom
Movie • 2010
Insp. Mann Cheung
Bad Blood
Movie • 2010
Funky
Run and Kill
Movie • 1993
Ching Fung
Dr. Lamb
Movie • 1992
Lam Gor Yu
Exiled
Movie • 2006
Boss Fay
Fireflies in the Sun
Movie • 2021
Zhang Zhengyi
Bloodfight
Movie • 1989
Ryu Tenmei
Wake of Death
Movie • 2004
Sun Quan
Crossings: John Woo
Movie • 2004
Self
Death Notice
Movie • 2023
Tsang
Ip Man
Movie • 2008
Zhou Qing Quan
Exodus
Movie • 2007
Tsim Kin-Yip
Election 2
Movie • 2006
Lam Lok
Ip Man 2
Movie • 2010
Zhou Qing Quan
Eye in the Sky
Movie • 2007
Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head
Moving Targets
Movie • 2004
Officer Cheung Tit-Man
Ballistic
Movie • 2008
Sun
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Movie • 2002
Ben
Fatal Termination
Movie • 1990
Jimmy Li
The Mission
Movie • 1999
Frank
Drunken Master III
Movie • 1994
Gay Bus Passenger
Echoes of the Rainbow
Movie • 2010
Mr. Law
Young and Dangerous
Movie • 1996
Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Young and Dangerous 2
Movie • 1996
Chiang Tin-Sung
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Movie • 2009
Sam
Election
Movie • 2005
Lok
Dragon Squad
Movie • 2005
Commander Hon Sun
Vengeance
Movie • 2009
George Fung
Night and Fog
Movie • 2009
Lee Sum
Beginning of the Great Revival
Movie • 2011
Zhang Jian
Expect the Unexpected
Movie • 1998
Ken
The Blood Bond
Movie • 2010
Commander Chow
Man of Tai Chi
Movie • 2013
Superintendent Wong
Man's Creed
Movie • 2022
Xiao Jianfeng
Tiger Cage
Movie • 1988
Inspector Michael Wong
Tactical Unit - The Code
Movie • 2008
Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Movie • 2008
Sam
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Movie • 2008
Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Man on the Edge
Movie • 2022
Boss Cheong
Tactical Unit - Partners
Movie • 2009
Sam
Nightfall
Movie • 2012
Inspector George Lam Ching-chung
Burning Ambition
Movie • 1989
Hwa
Cyber Heist
Movie • 2023
Suen Ban
The Digger The Suona Player
Movie • 1988
The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
Movie • 1991
Night Club
Movie • 1999
Manager Cheung
Operation Billionaire
Movie • 1998
Cheung Chi Ho
The Prisoner
Movie • 2002
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
Movie • 2003
The Comeback
Movie • 2023
Dragon Killer
Movie • 1995
Ma Liu-Luk
Mob Sister
Movie • 2005
Chance
Design of Death
Movie • 2012
Yi Sheng
Juliet in Love
Movie • 2000
N.T. On
Air Strike
Movie • 2018
Air Defense Comander
Games of Clouds and Rain
Movie • 2013
Lao Sheng
King of Robbery
Movie • 1996
Ye Kuan
Hot Blood
Movie • 1977
Fortune Hunter's Plot
Movie • 1977
Green Killer
Movie • 1982
The Informer
Movie • 1981
The Sausage Chase
Movie • 1978
One Way Only
Movie • 1979
The Green Trees
Movie • 1988
Crazy Hustlers
Movie • 1979
Silence Story
Movie • 2001
Passion Island
Movie • 2012
Simon
Ripples of Desire
Movie • 2012
Master Hai
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
Movie • 1994
Chan Yiu-Hing
Casino
Movie • 1998
Wan Chi Gui / Giant Wan
Street Angels
Movie • 1996
Walkie Pi
All of a Sudden
Movie • 1996
Tsui Chin-Tung
Burning Snow
Movie • 1988
Wah
The Cyprus Tigers
Movie • 1990
Dick
Sea Wolves
Movie • 1991
John Lam
Tales from the Dark 1
Movie • 2013
Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
Movie • 1993
Fred Suen
Return Engagement
Movie • 1990
Li Pang
The Killer's Love
Movie • 1993
Cheung Wai-Lun
Cold War
Movie • 2000
Ka Chu
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
Movie • 1991
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
Movie • 1976
The Black Panther Warriors
Movie • 1993
Chen Ren
Detective Gui
Movie • 2015
Doctor Cai - Cai Chun'an
Coming Back
Movie • 2011
Li Zhenmu
A Murder Erased
Movie • 2022
MA Man Chiu (Superintendent)
7 Assassins
Movie • 2013
Lao Hu
The Constable
Movie • 2013
Lam Kwok Kuen
The Midnight After
Movie • 2014
Wong Man-Fat
Control
Movie • 2013
Tiger
As the Light Goes Out
Movie • 2014
Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to
The Thieves
Movie • 2012
Chen
Young and Dangerous 3
Movie • 1996
Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Boundless
Movie • 2013
Self
Midnight Fly
Movie • 2001
Dr. Tong
Crossings
Movie • 1994
Benny
Deliverance
Movie • 2024
Joseph Fan
The Man Behind the Courtyard House
Movie • 2011
Chen Zhihui
Under Current
Movie • 2025
Yeung To
He Lives by Night
Movie • 1982
Lousy Wong
Man Wanted
Movie • 1995
Lok Man Hwa
Iceman
Movie • 2014
Yuanlong
Black Cat
Movie • 1991
Brian
Raped by an Angel
Movie • 1993
Tso Tat Wah
Cold Eyes
Movie • 2013
Man in Suit
First Shot
Movie • 1993
Sam Mok
The Man's Secret
Movie • 2023
Dugu
Gun n' Rose
Movie • 1992
Simon Lung
The Suspect
Movie • 1998
Chan Hung / Dante Aquino
Explosive City
Movie • 2004
Supt Charles Cheung Chi Shing
Live Hard
Movie • 1989
Officer Hui Tat Ming
Cross
Movie • 2012
Leonard
Awakening
Movie • 1994
Lam Cho Wen
Naked Killer
Movie • 1992
Tinam
Guns & Roses
Movie • 1993
Fa Chin
Ocean Flame
Movie • 2008
Cop
Final Run
Movie • 1989
Yan Yu-Yiang
I Did It My Way
Movie • 2023
Chung Kam Ming
Legendary Couple
Movie • 1995
Ko Tin Lap
Framed
Movie • 1989
Cheung Kai-Wah
Scarred Memory
Movie • 1996
Lee Yuen Lung
Police Confidential
Movie • 1995
Lui Jan-Ying
Cash on Delivery
Movie • 1992
Simon Yip
Hard To Kill
Movie • 1992
Future Cops
Movie • 1993
Sing
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
Movie • 1992
Leung Foon
Rose Rose I Love You
Movie • 1993
Micky
Twist
Movie • 1995
John Yam Ka-Wah
Killer's Romance
Movie • 1990
Jeffrey
Powerful Four
Movie • 1992
Liu Kit
A Day Without Policemen
Movie • 1993
Chan Wai
The Banquet
Movie • 1991
Gigolo
Break War
Movie • 2024
Bai Bin
Sara
Movie • 2014
Kam Ho Yin
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
Movie • 2015
Chan Kwok-Wah
Ghostly Bus
Movie • 1995
Michael
Twins of Kung Fu
Movie • 1981
Two Thumbs Up
Movie • 2015
Chow Tai Po
Wild City
Movie • 2015
Wong
Crystal Fortune Run
Movie • 1994
Kwong
The Wickedness in Poverty
Movie • 1979
Movie Actor
The Spiritual Boxer
Movie • 1975
Chen's Clan (uncredited)
Ulterior Motive
Movie • 2015
Little Red Sweet
Movie • 2025
Cheung Hing
12 Golden Ducks
Movie • 2015
King Sum
Lovers & Movies
Movie • 2015
Qiu Guitang
Magic Card
Movie • 2015
Li Zhenghua
Phantom of the Theatre
Movie • 2016
Gu Mingshan
House of the Lute
Movie • 1980
Ah Shek
Bodyguards and Assassins
Movie • 2009
General Fang Tian
The Legend of Speed
Movie • 1999
Tang Fung
Chinese Cop Out
Movie • 1989
Ray Ban
Mission of Condor
Movie • 1991
Lion
Doctor's Heart
Movie • 1990
Dr. Lawrence Chu
The Big Brother
Movie • 1987
Kar Ho Tsuen
Holy Weapon
Movie • 1993
Super Sword
Women's Prison
Movie • 1988
Wayne Lau
Passion 1995
Movie • 1995
Dik Hak / Dick
The Queen of Gamble
Movie • 1991
Fu Hon Hua
The Tenants Downstairs
Movie • 2016
The Landlord / Chang Jiajun
Four Loves
Movie • 1989
Peter
Queen's High
Movie • 1990
Chung
Goodbye Mammie
Movie • 1986
Mr Chang
Mrs K
Movie • 2017
Scarface
Escape from the Outland
Movie • 2025
Zhou Weijie
Brush Up My Sisters Collection
Movie
My Grand Father
Movie • 2024
孔万山 / Kong Wanshan
The Final Judgement
Movie • 1993
Au Ping Keung
Mistaken Identity
Movie • 1988
Chow Tak-Kan / Chow Man-Heng
Mission to Kill
Movie • 1983
To Be No. 1
Movie • 1996
Magic Lamp
Cinema of Vengeance
Movie • 1994
Self (uncredited)
The Great Pretenders
Movie • 1991
Yam Sai Sung
Legend of the Naga Pearls
Movie • 2017
Xuelie
Colour of the Game
Movie • 2017
Wallace
Deathnet.Com
Movie • 2000
Ted Chan
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
Movie • 2017
Mach Ren
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Movie • 2018
Yuan Lung
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
Movie • 1995
Self
Eternal Wave
Movie • 2017
Boss Qin
Inside or Outside
Movie • 2016
Fei Xin
Bullet for Hire
Movie • 1991
Han
A Beautiful Moment
Movie • 2018
Simon Leung
Hong Kong Superstars
Movie • 2001
Self
A or B
Movie • 2018
曾广文
Hong Kong Gigolo
Movie • 1990
David Lee Kwok-wai
Lucky Stars
Movie • 1989
Big Man Little Affair
Movie • 1989
Lo's Boss
Partners
Movie • 2002
Yeung Kwan
House of the Rising Sons
Movie • 2018
Kin's father
The True Hero
Movie • 1994
Cheung Chi-Wing
Operation Red Sea
Movie • 2018
Newspaper Editor Alfred
Mr. Coconut
Movie • 1989
Timothy Hui
Insanity
Movie • 1993
Tang Sau
Human Sentiment Law
Movie • 1988
Ching
The Prince of Portland Street
Movie • 1993
Pao
Gigolo and Whore II
Movie • 1992
Jack Cheung
Love Among the Triad
Movie • 1993
Ching Kit
Love, Guns and Glass
Movie • 1995
Yung Siu Wing/Brother Siu
The Incorruptible
Movie • 1993
Cheng Wah
Gigolo and Whore
Movie • 1991
Sam
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Movie • 1989
Policeman
Justice in Northwest
Movie • 2018
Lu Hong
Bloody Friday
Movie • 1996
Officer Ko
Law Don
Movie • 1979
Hun Hua
The Plot
Movie • 1991
Kwanty
Final Romance
Movie • 2001
Jean父
Change of Gangster
Movie • 2019
Liu
The Human Comedy
Movie • 2019
Ba Ye
Trust Me U Die
Movie • 1998
Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah
Little Q
Movie • 2019
Li Bao Ting
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
Movie • 2019
Li Qiang
Farewell My Dearest
Movie • 1995
Daai Jan Wa
Man Wanted 3
Movie • 2000
John Paul
The Night Rider
Movie • 1992
Tommy
Osmanthus Alley
Movie • 1987
Deadly Deal
Movie • 1991
My People, My Country
Movie • 2019
Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
Movie • 2011
Model from Hell
Movie • 2000
Leon
Friday Gigolo
Movie • 1992
Donald
The Unusual Youth
Movie • 2005
Supt.
Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell
Movie • 2000
Simon
To Where He Belongs
Movie • 2000
Hui
Because of Lies
Movie • 1995
Gau Man Lung
The Wild Ones
Movie • 1989
约翰
The Devil’s Box
Movie • 1984
Director Tong
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
Movie • 1986
Mickey Lee
Midnight Beating
Movie • 2010
Dr. Gu Zhensheng
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Movie • 2022
Old Man (segment "Astray")
Pointed Triangle
Movie • 1995
An Di
A Light Never Goes Out
Movie • 2023
Bill Yeung
The Goldfinger
Movie • 2023
K.K. Zeng
A Chilling Cosplay
Movie • 2013
Fang Youwei
Raging Fire
Movie • 2021
SACP Lok
Mastermind
Movie
All About Love
Movie • 2010
Sandwich Bar Customer
The Conjurer And The Kid
Movie
The Informer
Movie • 1980
CID：兩飛女
Movie • 1976
Shadow of China
Movie • 1990
Po Kok
Never a Thief
Movie • 2025
Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan
Father and Son
Movie • 2017
OK哥
West by Northwest
Movie • 2026
Operation Foxhunt
Movie • 1988
引路人
Movie
The Dragnet
TV • 2021
Xie A Rong
The Good The Bad The Ugly
TV • 1979
The Dance of the Storm
TV • 2021
Mu Chuan
東方茱麗葉
TV • 2006
Chu Xing
The Brothers
TV • 1980
The Clones
TV • 1984
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
TV • 1984
The Reincarnated of Wai
TV • 1989
The Reincarnated Princess
TV • 1985
It Takes All Kinds
TV • 1984
The Shell Game
TV • 1980
谭升
Hong Kong Criminal Archives
TV • 1991
C.I.D.(Series 2)
TV • 1976
Fate Takes A Hand
TV • 1987
This Land Is Mine
TV • 1979
Who's the Winner III
TV • 1993
程逸风
Over the Rainbow
TV • 1979
Chinese Folklore
TV • 1974
Police Cadet
TV • 1984
韓彬
The Return of the Condor Heroes
TV • 1983
耶律齊
Disco Fever
TV • 1978
Road to Success
TV • 1981
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
TV • 1984
Beastly Beings
TV • 1987
The Cheap Detective
TV • 1979
Behind Silk Curtains
TV • 1988
Born to Be a King
TV • 1987
The Three Musketeers
TV • 1981
Mitsubish Series
TV • 1979
The Least Likely To Succeed
TV • 1984
The Lamp Lore
TV • 1986
刘彦昌
Brothers Four
TV • 1981
The Landlord
TV • 1979
The Adventurers
TV • 1980
Who's The Winner
TV • 1991
Ching Yat Fung
暴雨燃燒
TV • 1991
柴单
Magic City
TV • 2017
Xiao Hai Sheng
Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
TV • 1985
The Twin Heirs
TV • 1986
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
TV • 1986
張翠山
第一次
TV • 1978
The Legend of the Book and Sword
TV • 1987
乾隆帝
The Great Adventurer Wesley
TV • 2018
白老大
A Friend In Need
TV • 1988
CiD
TV • 1976
The Checkmate
TV • 1982
My Date with a Vampire II
TV • 2000
将臣
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
TV • 1984
原随云
The Thunder
TV • 2019
The Thunder
TV • 2019
Zhao Jialiang
壮志雄心
TV • 2002
罗毅
Night in the Greater Bay
TV • 2021
Macau Family
TV • 2019
Liang Dingwen
Three Stooges Go Undercover
TV • 1981
秦少游
A House is Not a Home
TV • 1977
洛华
The Under-Cover Story
TV • 1988
锺迪奇
Homeland Guardian
TV • 2025
Chiu Siu-tong
Destiny
TV • 1982
Angels And Devils
TV • 1983
The Pitfall
TV • 1985
The Legend of the Unknowns
TV • 1982
War Of The Dragon
TV • 1989
Heaven's Retribution
TV • 1990
Legend
TV • 2000
Hanging Mirrors
TV • 2025
Lin Guoqiang
绝地苍狼
TV • 1998
莫千军
ICAC Investigators 1996
TV
ICAC Investigators 1996
TV
杜永发
遊龍戲鳳
TV • 1985
冒险王卫斯理之支离人
TV • 2018
白老大
The Awakening
TV
Yan Fengliang
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
TV • 1968
七十二层奇楼
TV • 2017
Tencent Video All Star Night 2025
TV • 2025
Bang Bang 咁嘅声
TV • 1980
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
TV • 1984
刘正风
書劍恩仇録 (數碼修復版)
TV • 1987
乾隆
倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版)
TV • 1986
张翠山
楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇 (數碼修復版)
TV • 1984
原随云