Simon Yam
Known for Acting · 338 credits
- Born
- 1955-03-19 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong, China
- Also known as
- Simon Yam Tat-Wah · Ren Da-Hua · Yam Tat-Wah · Ren Dahua · Nhậm Đạt Hoa · Simon Yam
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.
Known For
TV Shows (77)
Police Cadet
1984
as 韓彬
A House is Not a Home
1977
as 洛华
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
1986
as 張翠山
The Shell Game
1980
as 谭升
Chinese Folklore
1974
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
The Legend of the Book and Sword
1987
as 乾隆帝
ICAC Investigators 1996
as 杜永发
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
Who's The Winner
1991
as Ching Yat Fung
Over the Rainbow
1979
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1983
as 耶律齊
Who's the Winner III
1993
as 程逸风
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
This Land Is Mine
1979
The Reincarnated of Wai
1989
The Adventurers
1980
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
The Brothers
1980
Brothers Four
1981
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
1984
My Date with a Vampire II
2000
as 将臣
Legend
2000
The Thunder
2019
as Zhao Jialiang
The Under-Cover Story
1988
as 锺迪奇
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
1984
as 原随云
War Of The Dragon
1989
Destiny
1982
Tencent Video All Star Night 2025
2025
Heaven's Retribution
1990
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
Homeland Guardian
2025
as Chiu Siu-tong
The Cheap Detective
1979
The Dragnet
2021
as Xie A Rong
Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
1985
The Legend of the Unknowns
1982
The Twin Heirs
1986
The Clones
1984
Born to Be a King
1987
The Great Adventurer Wesley
2018
as 白老大
Angels And Devils
1983
The Three Musketeers
1981
The Lamp Lore
1986
as 刘彦昌
Road to Success
1981
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
第一次
1978
The Reincarnated Princess
1985
Disco Fever
1978
Hanging Mirrors
2025
as Lin Guoqiang
Macau Family
2019
as Liang Dingwen
A Friend In Need
1988
Magic City
2017
as Xiao Hai Sheng
壮志雄心
2002
as 罗毅
The Least Likely To Succeed
1984
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
Beastly Beings
1987
It Takes All Kinds
1984
暴雨燃燒
1991
as 柴单
The Pitfall
1985
冒险王卫斯理之支离人
2018
as 白老大
Movies (261)
All of a Sudden
1996
as Tsui Chin-Tung
Operation Red Sea
2018
as Newspaper Editor Alfred
Election
2005
as Lok
The Mission
1999
as Frank
Naked Killer
1992
as Tinam
Raging Fire
2021
as SACP Lok
Young and Dangerous
1996
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
2015
as Chan Kwok-Wah
Ip Man
2008
as Zhou Qing Quan
SPL: Kill Zone
2005
as Detective Chan Kwok Chung
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Chen Lo
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
as Policeman
Cold Eyes
2013
as Man in Suit
Vengeance
2009
as George Fung
The Thieves
2012
as Chen
Election 2
2006
as Lam Lok
Bullet in the Head
1990
as Luke / Lok
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
1993
as Fred Suen
Bodyguards and Assassins
2009
as General Fang Tian
Contract Killer
1998
as Officer Chan Kwan
Escape from the Outland
2025
as Zhou Weijie
Street Angels
1996
as Walkie Pi
Young and Dangerous 2
1996
as Chiang Tin-Sung
Young and Dangerous 3
1996
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Full Contact
1992
as Judge
Wake of Death
2004
as Sun Quan
Dr. Lamb
1992
as Lam Gor Yu
PTU
2003
as Sgt. Mike Ho
Raped by an Angel
1993
as Tso Tat Wah
Bad Blood
2010
as Funky
Air Strike
2018
as Air Defense Comander
Cash on Delivery
1992
as Simon Yip
The Banquet
1991
as Gigolo
The Legend of Speed
1999
as Tang Fung
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
as Old Man (segment "Astray")
Future Cops
1993
as Sing
Triad Wars
2008
as Lin Ho Tung
The Comeback
2023
Man of Tai Chi
2013
as Superintendent Wong
The Storm Warriors
2009
as Lord Godless
The Goldfinger
2023
as K.K. Zeng
Black Cat
1991
as Brian
Dragon Squad
2005
as Commander Hon Sun
Iceman
2014
as Yuanlong
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Zhang Jian
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
2019
as Li Qiang
My People, My Country
2019
as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
Twist
1995
as John Yam Ka-Wah
Run and Kill
1993
as Ching Fung
12 Golden Ducks
2015
as King Sum
Trust Me U Die
1998
as Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah
The Tenants Downstairs
2016
as The Landlord / Chang Jiajun
Exiled
2006
as Boss Fay
Legendary Couple
1995
as Ko Tin Lap
Drunken Master III
1994
as Gay Bus Passenger
Eye in the Sky
2007
as Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head
Little Red Sweet
2025
as Cheung Hing
Bloodfight
1989
as Ryu Tenmei
Awakening
1994
as Lam Cho Wen
Fulltime Killer
2001
as Albert Lee
Never a Thief
2025
as Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan
Wild City
2015
as Wong
Burning Snow
1988
as Wah
Tiger Cage
1988
as Inspector Michael Wong
The Man Behind the Courtyard House
2011
as Chen Zhihui
Echoes of the Rainbow
2010
as Mr. Law
I Did It My Way
2023
as Chung Kam Ming
The Great Pretenders
1991
as Yam Sai Sung
Man on the Edge
2022
as Boss Cheong
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
2017
as Mach Ren
Under Current
2025
as Yeung To
Operation Billionaire
1998
as Cheung Chi Ho
7 Assassins
2013
as Lao Hu
Control
2013
as Tiger
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
2008
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Nightfall
2012
as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung
As the Light Goes Out
2014
as Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to
Scarred Memory
1996
as Lee Yuen Lung
A Light Never Goes Out
2023
as Bill Yeung
Gigolo and Whore II
1992
as Jack Cheung
Tales from the Dark 1
2013
as Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
Death Notice
2023
as Tsang
Fireflies in the Sun
2021
as Zhang Zhengyi
Breaking News
2004
as Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong
Triangle
2007
as Lee Bo Sam
Sparrow
2008
as Kei
Sasori
2009
as Corpse Collector
Expect the Unexpected
1998
as Ken
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
as Ben
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
1995
as Self
Two Thumbs Up
2015
as Chow Tai Po
Legend of the Naga Pearls
2017
as Xuelie
Black Ransom
2010
as Insp. Mann Cheung
The Big Brother
1987
as Kar Ho Tsuen
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
1994
as Chan Yiu-Hing
Sara
2014
as Kam Ho Yin
Tactical Unit - The Code
2008
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Ocean Flame
2008
as Cop
Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell
2000
as Simon
Casino
1998
as Wan Chi Gui / Giant Wan
Cyber Heist
2023
as Suen Ban
Burning Ambition
1989
as Hwa
The Midnight After
2014
as Wong Man-Fat
To Be No. 1
1996
as Magic Lamp
Four Loves
1989
as Peter
Gun n' Rose
1992
as Simon Lung
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
1991
as Lee Tak Yan
The Wild Ones
1989
as 约翰
Colour of the Game
2017
as Wallace
A or B
2018
as 曾广文
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
2009
as Sam
Bloody Friday
1996
as Officer Ko
The Spiritual Boxer
1975
as Chen's Clan (uncredited)
Eternal Wave
2017
as Boss Qin
The Constable
2013
as Lam Kwok Kuen
Friday Gigolo
1992
as Donald
Mr. Coconut
1989
as Timothy Hui
Return Engagement
1990
as Li Pang
Sea Wolves
1991
as John Lam
Night and Fog
2009
as Lee Sum
About Simon Yam
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… With 338 credits spanning from 1968 to 2026, Simon Yam has appeared in 261 films and 77 TV shows.
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Most Popular Simon Yam Movies
- All of a Sudden (1996) — as Tsui Chin-Tung
- Operation Red Sea (2018) — as Newspaper Editor Alfred
- Election (2005) — as Lok
- The Mission (1999) — as Frank
- Naked Killer (1992) — as Tinam
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