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Simon Yam

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Simon Yam
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Simon Yam was born 19 March, 1955, also known as Yam Tat-wah, 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 Bloodfight (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 Full Contact (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 Future Cops (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 Young and Dangerous (1996) film series.

In 2000, Yam starred as Cheung-sun, the progenitor of all vampires, in the television series My Date with a Vampire II (2000), produced by ATV. In 2003, Yam made his Hollywood film debut in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - 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 Naked Killer (1992), Kill Zone (2005), Election (2005), Election 2 (2006), Exiled (2006), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), The Thieves (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.
BornMarch 19, 1955
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Known for

    Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
    5.5
    • Chen Lo
    • 2003
    PTU (2003)
    PTU
    7.0
    • Sergeant Mike Ho
    • 2003
    Election (2005)
    Election
    7.1
    • Lok
    • 2005
    Donnie Yen in Ip Man (2008)
    Ip Man
    8.0
    • Quan
    • 2008

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    Actor



    • Ji Dao
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Under Current
      • Post-production
    • Si Shi Qi
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Yong Wu zhi Di
      • Zhou Weijie
      • Post-production
    • Mastermind
      • In Production



    • Shou Cheng Zhe
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Hanging Mirrors (2025)
      Hanging Mirrors
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Lin Guo Qiang
      • 2025
    • Little Red Sweet (2024)
      Little Red Sweet
      5.8
      • 2024
    • Simon Yam in Wo de Ye Ye (2024)
      Wo de Ye Ye
      • Kong Wanshan
      • 2024
    • Break War (2024)
      Break War
      2.7
      • Bai Bin
      • 2024
    • Alex Fong, Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Simon Yam, Charlene Choi, and Carlos Chan in The Goldfinger (2023)
      The Goldfinger
      6.2
      • Tsang Kim Kiu
      • 2023
    • I did it my way
      I Did It My Way
      5.1
      • Chung Kam Ming
      • 2023
    • Simon Yam and Mengxue Zeng in The Man's Secret (2023)
      The Man's Secret
      7.2
      • Dugu
      • 2023
    • Death Notice: A Serial Killer Leaving Notes (2023)
      Death Notice: A Serial Killer Leaving Notes
      5.4
      • Officer Tsang
      • 2023
    • Andy On and Simon Yam in The Comeback (2023)
      The Comeback
      5.9
      • Uncle Hua
      • 2023
    • Cyber Heist (2023)
      Cyber Heist
      4.7
      • Ben Suen Ban
      • 2023
    • Deliverance (2022)
      Deliverance
      5.2
      • Joseph Fan
      • 2022
    • Sylvia Chang, Anastasia Tsang, and So-Man Tsoi in A Light Never Goes Out (2022)
      A Light Never Goes Out
      6.3
      • Bill
      • 2022
    • Back to Earth (2022)
      Back to Earth
      • Zheng Guo Hui
      • 2022
    • A Murder Erased (2022)
      A Murder Erased
      5.7
      • Ma Man Chiu (as Yam Tat Wah)
      • 2022

    Producer



    • Andy On and Simon Yam in The Comeback (2023)
      The Comeback
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Ocean Flame (2008)
      Ocean Flame
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2008

    Director



    • Simon Yam in Tales from the Dark 1 (2013)
      Tales from the Dark 1
      5.6
      • Director (segment "Stolen Goods")
      • 2013

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    Exiled
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    Trailer 1:41
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    Trailer
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    • Alternative names
      • Ren Dahua
    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • March 19, 1955
      • Hong Kong
    • Spouses
        Chi ChiNovember 1997 - present (1 child)
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      One of the few actors in HK who never got any problems with local triads. The main reason is because his brother is a highly decorated officer of the HK Police elite O.C.T.B. (Organized Crime & Triad Bureau).

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