Simon Yam
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- Name: Simon Yam
- Chinese: 任達華
- Birthdate: March 19, 1955
- Birthplace: Hong Kong
- Height: 180 cm
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Bio
The son of a former police officer of Shangdong heritage, his father was a Hong Kong Royal Police ship captain who was murdered by his colleague.
Yam's career began as a male supermodel, before he turned to acting in the mid 1970s. He then signed with TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of TV series prior to "apply his trades" in the movies in 1987. His elder brother is retired Deputy Commissioner of Hong Kong Police Yam Tak-Wing. In 1989, he starred in the Japanese-Hong Kong co-production of Final Fight | Bloodfight. This was the first of its kind in which English was spoken throughout the entire film. In 1993, Yam gained critical acclaim for his role as the maniacal Judge in Full Contact, where he faced off in a bloody battle against Yun-Fat Chow. In 1993, he starred as "Dhalsim" in Future Cops , Jing Wong's Hong Kong parody of Street Fighter. In 1996, Simon began his role as Chiang Tin-Sung, the leader of the Hung Hing triads in the first 3 installments of Young and Dangerous. In 2000, Yam starred as the king of vampires in ATV's television series My Date with a Vampire 2. In 2003, Yam made his American film debut with the action packed sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life as a henchman opposite Angelina Jolie. He is married to Qi Qi, an international model and a spokesperson for SKII; they have a daughter, Ella.
Filmography
2010 --
- Nightfall (HK Movie) | Dai Chui Bo (2012)
- The Thieves | Dodookdeul (2012) - Chen
- Coming Back (2011)
- The Man Behind the Courtyard House (2011)
- Midnight Beating (2010)
- Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
- Bad Blood | Mit moon (2010)
- Black Ransom | See piu fung wan (2010)
- Bodyguards and Assassins | Shi Yue Wei Cheng (2010)
2000-2009
- The Storm Warriors | Fung wan II (2009)
- Vengeance (2009)
- Night and Fog | Tin shui wai dik ye yu mo (2009)
- Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms | Kei tung bou deui: Tung pou(2009)
- Ip Man (2008)
- Ballistic (2008)
- Tactical Unit: No Way Out | Kei tung bou deui: Juet lou (2008)
- Tactical Unit: The Code | Kei tung bou deui: Ging lai (2008)
- Sasori (2008)
- Ocean Flame (2008)
- Fatal Move (2008)
- The Sparrow (2008)
- Exodus (2007) Husband
- Triangle | Tie saam gok (2007)
- Eye in the Sky Gun chung (2007) Sergeant Wong
- Exiled Fong juk (2006) Boss Fay
- Election 2 | Triad Election | Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai (2006)
- Daisy (2006)
- Dragon Heat Maang lung (2005) Commander Hon Sun
- S.P.L. S.P.L.: Sha po lang (2005) Det. Chan Kwok Chung
- Mob Sister Ah sou (2005) Chance
- The Unusual Youth Fei seung ching chun kei (2005)
- Election Hak se wui (2005) Lam Lok
- Explosive City Baau lit diy shut (2004) Chi-Shing Cheung
- Wake of Death (2004) Sun Quan
- Breaking News Daai si gin (2004) Asst. Commissioner C.K. Wong
- Moving Targets San jaat si hing (2004) Officer Cheung Tit-Man
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) Chen Lo
- Finding Mr. Perfect Kei fung dik sau (2003) Poon
- PTU: Into the Perilous Night PTU (2003) Sergeant Mike Ho
- Wo zuo yan jian dao gui Ngo joh aan gin diy gwai (2002) Ben
- Partners Wang hang ba diy (2002) Kwan Yeung
- Final Romance Yuen mong shu (2001)
- Fulltime Killer (2001) Albert Lee
- Midnight Fly (2001) Dr. Tong
- Horoscope II: The Woman from Hell (2000) Simon
- To Where He Belongs (2000)
- Model from Hell | Gui ming mo (2000)
1990-1999
- The Legend of Speed | Lit feng chin che 2 gik chuk chuen suet (1999) - Tang Fung
- The Mission | Cheung fo (1999) - Frank
- Night Club | Wuting (1999)
- Trust Me U Die | San giu cheung yee sang (1999) - Dr. Greg Fong
- Operation Billionaires | Geng tin daai chaak wong (1998) - Cheung Chi-Keung
- The Suspect | Jidu zhongfan (1998) - Chan Hung/Dante Aquino
- Expect the Unexpected | Fai seung dat yin (1998) - Ken
- Casino | Ho kong fung wan (1998)
- Hitman | Sat sau ji wong (1998) - Officer Chan Kwan
- Bloody Friday | Xie xing Friday (1996) - Officer Ko
- Young and Dangerous 3 | Gu huo zi 3: Zhi zhi shou zhe tian (1996) - Chiang Tin-Sung
- Young and Dangerous 2 | Goo waak jai 2: Ji maang lung gwoh gong (1996) - Chiang Tin-Sung
- Young and Dangerous | Gu huo zi: Zhi ren zai jiang hu (1996) - Chiang Tin-Sung
- Scarred Memory | Bao jie: Qing qing (1996) - Lee Yuen-Lung
- The King of Robbery | Han fei (1996) - Chan Sing
- Street Angels | Hong deng qu (1996) - Walkie Pi
- To Be No. 1 | Jin bang ti ming (1996) - Magic Lamp
- All of a Sudden | Jing bian (1996) - Tsui Chin-Tung
- Dragon Killer | Kuang qing sha shou (1995)
- Man Wanted | Wang Jiao de tian kong (1995) - Lok Man Hwa
- Love, Guns & Glass | Bo li qiang de ai (1995) - Yung Siu-Wing
- Farewell My Dearest | Gao bie you qing tian (1995)
- Ghostly Bus | Gui ba shi (1995) - Michael
- Because of Lies | Jiu wen long de huang yan (1995) - Lung
- Passion 1995 | Mao xian you xi (1995) - Dick Wong
- Legendary Couple | Wo shi yi ge zei (1995) - Ko Tin-Lap
- Twist | Zei wong (1995) - John Yam Ka-Wah
- Police Confidential | Zhen han xing chou wen (1995) - Lui Chun-Ying
- Drunken Master III | Jui kuen III (1994) - Gay Man on Bus
- Crossings | Cuo ai (1994) - Benny
- Crystal Fortune Run | Bao feng yan (1994) - Kwong
- The True Hero | Bao yu jiao yang (1994) - Cheung Chi-Wing
- Awakening | Gui mi xin qiao (1994) - Lam Cho-Wen
- The Devil's Box | Gui zhan (1994) - Tang
- Gigolo and Whore | Ji ya lian (1994) - Sam
- Gigolo and Whore II | Wu nan qing wei liao (1994) - Jack
- The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai | Zui sheng meng si zhi Wan Zi zhi (1994) - Chan Yiu-Hing
- A Day Without Policeman | Mou jing shi fen (1993) - Chan Wai
- Full Contact | Xia dao Gao Fei (1993) - Judge
- The Killer's Love | Leung sheung ching yuen (1993) - Cheung Wai-Lum
- Holy Weapon | Wu xia qi gong zhu (1993) - Super Sword
- Insanity | Chu mu jing xin (1993) - Tang Sau
- Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You | Dang bu zhu de feng qing (1993) - Fred Suen
- Love Among the Triad | Ai zai hei she hui de ri zi (1993)
- Prince of Portland Street | Bo Lan jie da shao (1993) - Pao
- Future Cops | Chao ji xue xiao ba wang (1993) - Ah-Sing / Dhalsim
- The Black Panther Warriors | Hei bao tian xia (1993) - Chen Ren
- The Incorruptible | Li Luo Fu qi an (1993) - Cheng Wah
- First Shot | Lim jing dai yat gik (1993) - Sam Mok
- Guns & Roses | Long kua si hai zhi zhi ming qing ren (1993)
- Rose Rose I Love You | Mei gui mei gui wo ai ni (1993) - Mr. Mickey
- Run and Kill | Woo sue (1993) - Ching Fung
- Raped by an Angel | Xiang Gang qi an: Zhi qiang jian (1993) - Tso Tat Wah
- Naked Killer | Chik loh go yeung (1992) - Tinam
- Dr. Lamb | Gou yeung yi sang (1992) - Lam Gor-Yu
- Once Upon a Time a Hero in China | Huang Fei Hong xiao zhuan (1992) - Leung Foon
- Gun n' Rose | Long teng si hai (1992) - Simon Lung
- Cash on Delivery | Yu ya gong wu (1992)
- The Night Rider | Che shen (1992) - Tommy
- Deadly Deal | Lie huo wei qing (1992)
- Friday Gigolo | Sing gei ng ji miu laam (1992) - Donald
- Hard to Kill | Zhi zun te jing (1992) - Cameo
- The Banquet (1991-Hong Kong) | Haomen yeyan (1991) - The Gigolo
- In the Line of Duty VII | Hai lang (1991) - John Lam
- Black Cat | Hei mao (1991) - Brian
- Once Upon a Time in China | Wong Fei Hung (1991)
- Angel Force | Tuk ying dong ngon (1991)
- Great Pretenders | Qian wang 1991 (1991)
- To Be Number One | Bo Hao (1991)
- Queen of Gamble | Biu je, nei woon ye! (1991) - Fun Hon-Hwa
- Queen of Gambler | Nu du shen (1991)
- Powerful Four | Si da tan zhang (1991) - Lui Kit
- Mission Kill | Tu ying dang an (1991)
- Bullet for Hire | Zi dan chu zu (1991) - Han
- Hong Kong Dance Man | Heung Gong mo naam (1990)
- Bullet in the Head | Die xue jie tou (1990) - Luke
- In the Line of Duty 5: Middle Man | Huang jia shi jie zhi: Zhong jian ren (1990) - Chung
- China Shadow | Shadow of China (1990) - Po Kok
- Fatal Termination | Chi se da feng bao (1990) - Jimmy Li
- The Cyprus Tigers | Dong fang lao hu (1990) - Ricky
- Doctor's Heart | Jiu ming xuan yan (1990) - Lawrence Chu
- Killer's Romance | Long man sha shou tze yo ren (1990) - Yo
- Hong Kong Corruptor | Zai zhan jiang hu (1990) - Li Pang
1980-1989
- Final Fight | Bloodfight (1989) - Ryu Tenmei
- Mr Canton and Lady Rose | Ji ji (1989) - Policeman
- Burning Ambition | Long zhi zheng ba (1989) - Tat-Hwa
- Final Run | Mu zhong wu ren (1989) - Yan Yu-Yiang
- Chinese Cop-Out | Sheng gang shuang long (1989)
- Mr. Coconut | Hap ga foon (1989) - Timothy Hui
- Framed | Cham dai ngok (1989) - Cheung Kai-Wah
- Big Man Little Affair | Daai naam yan siu chyun (1989)
- Four Loves | Sei tsingam (1989) - Peter
- Live Hard | Tie dan xiong feng (1989) - Hui Tat-Ming
- The Wild Ones | Wo wei cheng nian (1989) - John
- The Final Judgement | Zhi he cang shi zhi gong shen (1989) - Au Ping Keung
- Tiger Cage | Dak ging to lung (1988) - Michael Huang
- Burning Snow | Xue zai shao (1988)
- Women's Prison | Nu zi jian yu (1988) - Wayne Lau - Kelly's husband
- Mistaken Identity | Wu long zei ti shen (1988) - Chow Tak-Kan/Chow Man-Heng
- Osmanthus Alley | Gui hua xiang (1987)
- Number One Brother | Yat goh (1987)
- Tongs: A Chinatown Story | Tong hau goo si (1986) - Mickey Lee
- Goodbye Mama | Zai jian ma mi (1985)
- Green Killer | Leng xie gong fan (1983)
- He Lives by Night | Ye jing hun (1982) - Lousy Wong
- Twins of Kung Fu | Meng long fu xing (1981)
- The Informer | Gam sau ji (1980)
1970-1979
- Crazy Hustlers | Meng zai Sha mei miao zhen tan (1979)
- Law Don | Jia fa (1979)
- House of the Lute | Yu huo fen qin (1979)
Andy Says:
Jan 24 2012 7:42 pm
Simon Yam is The Greatest Asian Actor of all time.
Jerry Says:
Dec 16 2011 8:21 pm
Its hard to find someone like Him !! Asian Legend !!
Athaba Says:
Jun 17 2011 12:43 pm
What a hot guy.
I love him