Simon Yam Tat-Wah 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.
Movies
Contract Killer
Officer Chan
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Chen Lo
Sparrow
Kei
Sasori
Corpse Collector
Bullet in the Head
Luke / Lok
Triangle
Lee Bo Sam
PTU
Sgt. Mike Ho
Breaking News
Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong
Triad Wars
Lin Ho Tung
The Storm Warriors
Lord Godless
Fulltime Killer
Albert Lee
Full Contact
Judge
SPL: Kill Zone
Detective Chan
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Poon
Black Ransom
Bad Blood
Funky
Run and Kill
Ching Fung
Dr. Lamb
Lam Gor-Yu
Exiled
Boss Fay
Fireflies in the Sun
Zhang Zhengyi
Bloodfight
Ryu Tenmei
Wake of Death
Sun Quan
Crossings: John Woo
Self
Death Notice
Tsang
Ip Man
Zhou Qing Quan
Exodus
Tsim Kin-Yip
Election 2
Lam Lok
Ip Man 2
Zhou Qing Quan
Eye in the Sky
Capt. Wong Man Chin / Dog Head
Moving Targets
Officer Cheung Tit-Man
Ballistic
孙学人
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Ben
Fatal Termination
Jimmy Li
The Mission
Frank
Drunken Master III
Gay Man on Bus
Echoes of the Rainbow
Mr. Law
Young and Dangerous
Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Young and Dangerous 2
Chiang Tin-Sung
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Sam
Election
Lam Lok
Dragon Squad
Commander Hon Sun
Vengeance
George Fung
Night and Fog
Lee Sum
Beginning of the Great Revival
Zhang Jian
Expect the Unexpected
Ken
The Blood Bond
Commander Chow
Man of Tai Chi
Superintendent Wong
Man's Creed
Xiao Jianfeng
Tiger Cage
Inspector Michael Wong
Tactical Unit - The Code
Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Sam
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Man on the Edge
Tactical Unit - Partners
Sam
Nightfall
Inspector George Lam Ching-chung
Burning Ambition
Tat-Hwa
Cyber Heist
Suen Ban
The Digger The Suona Player
The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
Night Club
Operation Billionaire
Cheung Chi-Ho
The Prisoner
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
The Comeback
Dragon Killer
Ma Liu-Luk
Mob Sister
Chance
Design of Death
Yi Sheng
Juliet in Love
N.T. On
Air Strike
Air Defense Comander
Games of Clouds and Rain
Lao Sheng
King of Robbery
Ye Kuan
Hot Blood
Fortune Hunter's Plot
Green Killer
The Informer
The Sausage Chase
One Way Only
The Green Trees
Crazy Hustlers
Silence Story
Passion Island
Simon
Ripples of Desire
Master Hai
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
Chan Yiu-Hing
Casino
Street Angels
Walkie Pi
All of a Sudden
Tsui Chin-Tung
Burning Snow
Wah
The Cyprus Tigers
Dick
In the Line of Duty 7: Sea Wolves
John Lam
Tales From The Dark 1
Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
Fred Suen
Return Engagement
Li Pang
The Killer's Love
Cheung Wai-Lun
Cold War
Ka Chu
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
CID: Two Teddy Girls
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
The Black Panther Warriors
Chen Ren
Detective Gui
Doctor Cai - Cai Chun'an
Coming Back
Li Zhenmu
A Murder Erased
MA Man Chiu (Superintendent)
7 Assassins
Lao Hu
The Constable
Lam Kwok Kuen
The Midnight After
Wong Man-Fat
Control
Tiger
As the Light Goes Out
Dau
The Thieves
Chen
Young and Dangerous 3
Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
Boundless
Self
Midnight Fly
Dr. Tong
Crossings
Benny
Deliverance
Joseph Fan
The Man Behind the Courtyard House
Chen Zhihui
Under Current
He Lives by Night
Lousy Wong
Man Wanted
Lok Man Hwa
Iceman
Yuanlong
Black Cat
Brian
Raped by an Angel
Tso Tat Wah
Cold Eyes
Suspect (cameo)
First Shot
Sam Mok
The Man's Secret
Dugu
Gun n' Rose
Simon Lung
The Suspect
Chan Hung / Dante Aquino
Explosive City
Supt Charles Cheung Chi Shing
Live Hard
Officer Hui Tat Ming
Cross
Leonard
Awakening
Lam Cho Wen
Naked Killer
Tinam
Guns & Roses
Fa Chin
Ocean Flame
Cop
Final Run
Yan Yu-Yiang
I Did It My Way
Chung Kam Ming
Legendary Couple
Ko Tin Lap
Framed
Cheung Kai-Wah
Scarred Memory
Lee Yuen Lung
Police Confidential
Lui Jan-Ying
Cash on Delivery
Hard To Kill
Future Cops
Ah-Sing
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
Rose Rose I Love You
Twist
John Yam Ka-Wah
Killer's Romance
Jeffrey
Powerful Four
Liu Kit/Cunning Tiger
A Day Without Policemen
Chan Wai
The Banquet
Gigolo
Break War
Bai Bin
Sara
Kam Ho Yin
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
Chan Kwok-Wah
Ghostly Bus
Michael
Twins of Kung Fu
Two Thumbs Up
Chow Tai-po
Wild City
Wong
Crystal Fortune Run
Kwong
The Wickedness in Poverty
Movie Actor
The Spiritual Boxer
Chen's Clan (uncredited)
Ulterior Motive
Little Red Sweet
12 Golden Ducks
King Sum
Lovers & Movies
Qiu Guitang
Magic Card
Li Zhenghua
Phantom of the Theatre
Gu Mingshan
House of the Lute
Ah Shek
Bodyguards and Assassins
General Fang Tian
The Legend of Speed
Tang Fung
Chinese Cop Out
Ray Ban
Mission of Condor
Lion
Doctor's Heart
Dr. Lawrence Chu
The Big Brother
Kar Ho Tsuen
Holy Weapon
Super Sword
Women's Prison
Wayne Lau
Passion 1995
Dik Hak / Dick
The Queen of Gamble
Fu Hon Hua
The Tenants Downstairs
The Landlord / Chang Jiajun
Four Loves
Peter
Queen's High
Chung
Goodbye Mammie
Mr Chang
Mrs K
Scarface
Escape From The Outland
Zhou Weijie
肉香
My Grand Father
孔万山 / Kong Wanshan
The Final Judgement
Au Ping Keung
Mistaken Identity
Chow Tak-Kan / Chow Man-Heng
Mission to Kill
To Be No. 1
Magic Lamp
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
The Great Pretenders
Yam Sai Sung
Legend of the Naga Pearls
Xuelie
Colour of the Game
Wallace
Deathnet.Com
Ted Chan
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
Mach Ren
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Yuan Lung
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
Self
Eternal Wave
秦老板
Inside or Outside
Fei Xin
Bullet for Hire
Han
A Beautiful Moment
Hong Kong Superstars
Self
A or B
曾广文
Hong Kong Gigolo
David Lee Kwok-wai
Lucky Stars
Big Man Little Affair
Partners
Kwan Yeung
House of the Rising Sons
The True Hero
Cheung Chi-Wing
Operation Red Sea
Newspaper Editor Alfred
Mr. Coconut
Timothy Hui
Insanity
Tang Sau
Human Sentiment Law
Ching
The Prince of Portland Street
Pao
Gigolo and Whore II
Jack Cheung
Love Among the Triad
Ching Kit
Love, Guns and Glass
The Incorruptible
Gigolo and Whore
Sam
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Policeman
Justice in Northwest
Lu Hong
Bloody Friday
Officer Ko
Law Don
Hun Hua
The Plot
Kwanty
Final Romance
Change of Gangster
Liu Ge
The Human Comedy
Trust Me U Die
Little Q
Li Bao Ting
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
Li Qiang
Farewell My Dearest
Man Wanted 3
The Night Rider
Tommy
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Osmanthus Alley
Deadly Deal
My People, My Country
Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
Model from Hell
Leon
Friday Gigolo
The Unusual Youth
Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell
Simon
To Where He Belongs
Hui
Because of Lies
The Wild Ones
约翰
The Devil’s Box
Director Tong
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
Mickey Lee
Midnight Beating
Dr. Gu Zhensheng
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Old Man (segment "Astray")
Pointed Triangle
An Di
A Light Never Goes Out
Bill Yeung
The Goldfinger
K.K. Zeng
A Chilling Cosplay
Fang Youwei
Raging Fire
Sr. Asst. Commissioner Lok Chi-fai
Hitman
Officer Chan Kwan
CID: Missing Girl
Mastermind
Shows
The Dragnet
Xie A Rong
The Good The Bad The Ugly
The Dance of the Storm
Mu Chuan
Tokyo Juliet
Chu Xing
The Brothers
The Clones
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
The Reincarnated of Wai
The Reincarnated Princess
It Takes All Kinds
The Shell Game
Hong Kong Criminal Archives
C.I.D.(Series 2)
Fate Takes A Hand
This Land Is Mine
Who's the Winner III
程逸风
Over the Rainbow
Chinese Folklore
Police Cadet
The Return of the Condor Heroes
耶律齊
Disco Fever
Road to Success
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
Beastly Beings
The Cheap Detective
Behind Silk Curtains
Born to Be a King
The Three Musketeers
Mitsubish Series
The Least Likely To Succeed
The Lamp Lore
刘彦昌
Brothers Four
The Landlord
The Adventurers
Who's The Winner
Ching Yat Fung
暴雨燃烧
Magic City
Xiao Hai Sheng
Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
The Twin Heirs
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
張翠山
第一次
The Legend of the Book and Sword
乾隆帝
The Great Adventurer Wesley
A Friend In Need
CiD
The Checkmate
My Date with a Vampire II
将臣
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
原随云
破冰行动(电视版)
赵嘉良
The Thunder
The Thunder
赵嘉良
壮志雄心
罗毅
Night in the Greater Bay
Macau Family
Liang Ding Wen
A Perfect Match
秦少游
A House Is Not a Home
洛华
The Under-Cover Story
锺迪奇
Homeland Guardian
Chiu Siu-tong
Destiny
Angels And Devils
The Pitfall
The Legend of the Unknowns
War Of The Dragon
Heaven's Retribution
Legend
悬镜
绝地苍狼
莫千军