Simon Yam

Simon Yam was born on Mar 19, 1955 in Hong Kong. Simon Yam's big-screen debut came with Ru ce directed by Kuen Yeung in 1977, strarring . Simon Yam is known for Games of Clouds & Rain directed by Benjamin de Lajarte, Simon Yam stars as Lao Sheng and Heling Li as Li Qin. Simon Yam has got 13 awards and 24 nominations so far. The most recent award Simon Yam achieved is Golden Eagle Awards, China. The upcoming new movie Simon Yam plays is Septet: The Story of Hong Kong which will be released on Jul 28, 2022.

Simon Yam was born 19 March, 1955, also known as Yam Tat-wah, 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 Full Contact (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 Young and Dangerous (Jeune et dangereux) (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 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Le berceau de la vie (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), S.P.L. (2005), Election (2005), Election 2 (2006), Exilé (2006), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Le berceau de la vie (2003), Les Braqueurs (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.