Actor · Acting

Simon Yam

Born 1955-03-19

📍 Hong Kong, China

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 336

West by Northwest

Escape from the Outland

Tencent Video All Star Night 2025

as Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan

Homeland Guardian

as Chiu Siu-tong

Hanging Mirrors

as Lin Guoqiang

Little Red Sweet

My Grand Father

as 孔万山 / Kong Wanshan

I Did It My Way

as Chung Kam Ming

The Man's Secret

A Light Never Goes Out

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

as Old Man (segment "Astray")

A Murder Erased

as MA Man Chiu (Superintendent)

Man on the Edge

as Xiao Jianfeng

Fireflies in the Sun

as Zhang Zhengyi

Night in the Greater Bay

as Liang Dingwen

My People, My Country

as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")

Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch

as Zhao Jialiang

Change of Gangster

The Human Comedy

Iceman: The Time Traveler

as Air Defense Comander

House of the Rising Sons

as Kin's father

Justice in Northwest

The Great Adventurer Wesley

冒险王卫斯理之支离人

Operation Red Sea

as Newspaper Editor Alfred

A Beautiful Moment

S.M.A.R.T. Chase

Colour of the Game

Legend of the Naga Pearls

as Xiao Hai Sheng

七十二层奇楼

The Tenants Downstairs

as The Landlord / Chang Jiajun

Phantom of the Theatre

Inside or Outside

Ulterior Motive

as Doctor Cai - Cai Chun'an

SPL 2: A Time for Consequences

as Chan Kwok-Wah

Lovers & Movies

12 Golden Ducks

The Midnight After

as Wong Man-Fat

As the Light Goes Out

as Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to

as Lam Kwok Kuen

A Chilling Cosplay

Tales from the Dark 1

as Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")

as Superintendent Wong

Games of Clouds and Rain

Ripples of Desire

Design of Death

as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung

Beginning of the Great Revival

Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong

The Man Behind the Courtyard House

Midnight Beating

as Dr. Gu Zhensheng

as Sandwich Bar Customer

as Commander Chow

as Zhou Qing Quan

Echoes of the Rainbow

as Insp. Mann Cheung

Bodyguards and Assassins

as General Fang Tian

The Storm Warriors

as Lord Godless

as Corpse Collector

Tactical Unit - Partners

Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms

as Zhou Qing Quan

Tactical Unit - Human Nature

Tactical Unit - No Way Out

as Sgt Lee Wing Sam

Tactical Unit - The Code

as Sgt Lee Wing Sam

as Tsim Kin-Yip

as Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head

東方茱麗葉

as Detective Chan Kwok Chung

as Commander Hon Sun

The Unusual Youth

Crossings: John Woo

as Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong

as Officer Cheung Tit-Man

as Supt Charles Cheung Chi Shing

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

as Sgt. Mike Ho

Looking for Mr. Perfect

Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts

Fulltime Killer

Hong Kong Superstars

Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell

To Where He Belongs

Model from Hell

My Date with a Vampire II

The Legend of Speed

as Manager Cheung

Operation Billionaire

as Cheung Chi Ho

as Chan Hung / Dante Aquino

Expect the Unexpected

as Wan Chi Gui / Giant Wan

Contract Killer

as Officer Chan Kwan

as Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah

King of Robbery

Young and Dangerous 3

as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung

All of a Sudden

as Tsui Chin-Tung

Young and Dangerous 2

as Chiang Tin-Sung

Young and Dangerous

as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung

as Lee Yuen Lung

Police Confidential

as Lui Jan-Ying

Because of Lies

as Gau Man Lung

Legendary Couple

Love, Guns and Glass

as Yung Siu Wing/Brother Siu

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1

Farewell My Dearest

Pointed Triangle

as Dik Hak / Dick

as John Yam Ka-Wah

as Cheung Chi-Wing

The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai

as Chan Yiu-Hing

Drunken Master III

as Gay Bus Passenger

Crystal Fortune Run

Cinema of Vengeance

as Self (uncredited)

A Day Without Policemen

The Black Panther Warriors

Who's the Winner III

The Prince of Portland Street

The Final Judgement

as Au Ping Keung

The Killer's Love

as Cheung Wai-Lun

Raped by an Angel

The Incorruptible

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You

Rose Rose I Love You

Love Among the Triad

The Night Rider

Once Upon a Time a Hero in China

Cash on Delivery

Gigolo and Whore II

The Good, the Bad and the Bandit

Bullet for Hire

Who's The Winner

as Ching Yat Fung

Hong Kong Criminal Archives

Mission of Condor

Gigolo and Whore

The Great Pretenders

as Yam Sai Sung

The Queen of Gamble

Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher

Hong Kong Gigolo

as David Lee Kwok-wai

The Cyprus Tigers

Bullet in the Head

Heaven's Retribution

as Dr. Lawrence Chu

Killer's Romance

Shadow of China

Return Engagement

Fatal Termination

as Cheung Kai-Wah

Big Man Little Affair

War Of The Dragon

as Officer Hui Tat Ming

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

Burning Ambition

as Yan Yu-Yiang

Chinese Cop Out

The Reincarnated of Wai

Human Sentiment Law

Mistaken Identity

as Chow Tak-Kan / Chow Man-Heng

as Inspector Michael Wong

A Friend In Need

Behind Silk Curtains

The Under-Cover Story

The Digger The Suona Player

The Green Trees

Operation Foxhunt

The Legend of the Book and Sword

書劍恩仇録 (數碼修復版)

The Big Brother

as Kar Ho Tsuen

Fate Takes A Hand

Born to Be a King

Osmanthus Alley

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版)

Tongs: A Chinatown Story

The Reincarnated Princess

Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady

The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung

楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇 (數碼修復版)

Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember

The Least Likely To Succeed

It Takes All Kinds

The Devil’s Box

as Director Tong

The Smiling Proud Wanderer

笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)

The Return of the Condor Heroes

Angels And Devils

Mission to Kill

The Legend of the Unknowns

He Lives by Night

Three Stooges Go Undercover

The Three Musketeers

Road to Success

Twins of Kung Fu

The Adventurers

House of the Lute

Bang Bang 咁嘅声

This Land Is Mine

The Good The Bad The Ugly

Over the Rainbow

The Wickedness in Poverty

Mitsubish Series

The Cheap Detective

The Sausage Chase

Fortune Hunter's Plot

A House is Not a Home

C.I.D.(Series 2)

CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)

The Spiritual Boxer

as Chen's Clan (uncredited)

Chinese Folklore

Brush Up My Sisters Collection

歷年TVB台慶經典回顧

The Conjurer And The Kid

ICAC Investigators 1996

ICAC Investigators 1996

as Yan Fengliang