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