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
The Shell Game
1980
as 谭升
Chinese Folklore
1974
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1983
as 耶律齊
Over the Rainbow
1979
Who's The Winner
1991
as Ching Yat Fung
Tencent Video All Star Night 2025
2025
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
1986
as 張翠山
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
Destiny
1982
Heaven's Retribution
1990
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
My Date with a Vampire II
2000
as 将臣
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
1984
ICAC Investigators 1996
as 杜永发
The Great Adventurer Wesley
2018
as 白老大
Legend
2000
The Brothers
1980
as 石永熹
War Of The Dragon
1989
The Thunder
2019
as Zhao Jialiang
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
1984
as 原随云
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
Homeland Guardian
2025
as Chiu Siu-tong
暴雨燃燒
1991
as 柴单
Magic City
2017
as Xiao Hai Sheng
The Twin Heirs
1986
Hanging Mirrors
2025
as Lin Guoqiang
The Reincarnated of Wai
1989
This Land Is Mine
1979
The Legend of the Book and Sword
1987
as 乾隆帝
The Dragnet
2021
as Xie A Rong
The Under-Cover Story
1988
as 钟迪奇
The Lamp Lore
1986
as 刘彦昌
Angels And Devils
1983
The Adventurers
1980
第一次
1978
Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
1985
Macau Family
2019
as Liang Dingwen
Who's the Winner III
1993
as 程逸风
壮志雄心
2002
as 罗毅
七十二层奇楼
2017
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
Hong Kong Criminal Archives
1991
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
It Takes All Kinds
1984
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
The Clones
1984
Brothers Four
1981
The Cheap Detective
1979
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 刘正风
Born to Be a King
1987
A Friend In Need
1988
The Legend of the Unknowns
1982
楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 原随云
Road to Success
1981
The Pitfall
1985
The Awakening
as Yan Fengliang
Beastly Beings
1987
東方茱麗葉
2006
as Chu Xing
Movies (261)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Chen Lo
Naked Killer
1992
as Tinam
Ip Man
2008
as Zhou Qing Quan
Operation Red Sea
2018
as Newspaper Editor Alfred
All of a Sudden
1996
as Tsui Chin-Tung
SPL: Kill Zone
2005
as Detective Chan Kwok Chung
Election 2
2006
as Lam Lok
The Thieves
2012
as Chen
Cash on Delivery
1992
as Simon Yip
Full Contact
1992
as Judge
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
1993
as Fred Suen
Man of Tai Chi
2013
as Superintendent Wong
Contract Killer
1998
as Officer Chan Kwan
Fortune Hunter's Plot
1977
Escape from the Outland
2025
as Zhou Weijie
Future Cops
1993
as Sing
Bullet in the Head
1990
as Luke / Lok
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
as Policeman
Young and Dangerous 2
1996
as Chiang Tin-Sung
Young and Dangerous
1996
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
2015
as Chan Kwok-Wah
Election
2005
as Lok
Operation Foxhunt
1988
Iceman
2014
as Yuanlong
Raped by an Angel
1993
as Tso Tat Wah
Cold Eyes
2013
as Man in Suit
My People, My Country
2019
as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
Exiled
2006
as Boss Fay
West by Northwest
2026
Young and Dangerous 3
1996
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Queen's High
1990
as Chung
Bodyguards and Assassins
2009
as General Fang Tian
Wake of Death
2004
as Sun Quan
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
2017
as Mach Ren
Street Angels
1996
as Walkie Pi
The Banquet
1991
as Gigolo
Vengeance
2009
as George Fung
Raging Fire
2021
as SACP Lok
Dr. Lamb
1992
as Lam Gor Yu
The Comeback
2023
The Legend of Speed
1999
as Tang Fung
Triad Wars
2008
as Lin Ho Tung
The Storm Warriors
2009
as Lord Godless
Bloodfight
1989
as Ryu Tenmei
Return Engagement
1990
as Li Pang
The Mission
1999
as Frank
Air Strike
2018
as Air Defense Comander
Never a Thief
2025
as Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan
The Killer's Love
1993
as Cheung Wai-Lun
Friday Gigolo
1992
as Donald
The Tenants Downstairs
2016
as The Landlord / Chang Jiajun
The Great Pretenders
1991
as Yam Sai Sung
Burning Snow
1988
as Wah
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Zhang Jian
Breaking News
2004
as Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong
The Goldfinger
2023
as K.K. Zeng
Drunken Master III
1994
as Gay Bus Passenger
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
2019
as Li Qiang
Trust Me U Die
1998
as Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah
Deadly Deal
1991
PTU
2003
as Sgt. Mike Ho
The True Hero
1994
as Cheung Chi-Wing
Bad Blood
2010
as Funky
Nightfall
2012
as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung
Gun n' Rose
1992
as Simon Lung
Dragon Squad
2005
as Commander Hon Sun
Black Cat
1991
as Brian
Legend of the Naga Pearls
2017
as Xuelie
Tiger Cage
1988
as Inspector Michael Wong
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
as Ben
The Prince of Portland Street
1993
as Pao
7 Assassins
2013
as Lao Hu
Run and Kill
1993
as Ching Fung
Fulltime Killer
2001
as Albert Lee
Expect the Unexpected
1998
as Ken
Under Current
2025
as Yeung To
Holy Weapon
1993
as Super Sword
Mr. Coconut
1989
as Timothy Hui
The Spiritual Boxer
1975
as Chen's Clan (uncredited)
Burning Ambition
1989
as Hwa
Sparrow
2008
as Kei
Moving Targets
2004
as Officer Cheung Tit-Man
Echoes of the Rainbow
2010
as Mr. Law
The Suspect
1998
as Chan Hung / Dante Aquino
Wild City
2015
as Wong
As the Light Goes Out
2014
as Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
as Self
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
1986
as Mickey Lee
Goodbye Mammie
1986
as Mr Chang
Crossings
1994
as Benny
He Lives by Night
1982
as Lousy Wong
Black Ransom
2010
as Insp. Mann Cheung
Ocean Flame
2008
as Cop
Looking for Mr. Perfect
2003
as Poon
Fireflies in the Sun
2021
as Zhang Zhengyi
Twist
1995
as John Yam Ka-Wah
Women's Prison
1988
as Wayne Lau
Law Don
1979
as Hun Hua
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
2008
as Sam
Tactical Unit - Partners
2009
as Sam
Eye in the Sky
2007
as Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
as Self (uncredited)
The Midnight After
2014
as Wong Man-Fat
Awakening
1994
as Lam Cho Wen
Doctor's Heart
1990
as Dr. Lawrence Chu
Tales from the Dark 1
2013
as Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
Night and Fog
2009
as Lee Sum
Break War
2024
as Bai Bin
Triangle
2007
as Lee Bo Sam
Shadow of China
1990
as Po Kok
Tactical Unit - The Code
2008
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Gigolo and Whore II
1992
as Jack Cheung
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2011
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
2009
as Sam
Eternal Wave
2017
as Boss Qin
Man on the Edge
2022
as Boss Cheong
All About Love
2010
as Sandwich Bar Customer
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
as Old Man (segment "Astray")
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
1994
as Chan Yiu-Hing
The Man Behind the Courtyard House
2011
as Chen Zhihui
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
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) — as Chen Lo
- Naked Killer (1992) — as Tinam
- Ip Man (2008) — as Zhou Qing Quan
- Operation Red Sea (2018) — as Newspaper Editor Alfred
- All of a Sudden (1996) — as Tsui Chin-Tung
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