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