Lam Suet (Chinese: 林雪, born on 8 July 1964) was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after all the money had been squandered and Lam had to work various odd jobs to make a living.
In the mid-eighties he got employment on movie sets through the help of friends. He has done different roles, from lighting and props to stage manager and set and script supervisor.
Lam gradually developed an interest in acting and by his own account, pestered various directors until they relented and gave him tiny roles. There are two pivotal persons in Lam's acting career. The first is Stephen Chow, who befriended him in his early days as a crew member and cast him in movies like The God of Cookery (1996) and Kung Fu Hustle.
The second person is director Johnnie To. Lam has been in over 80 films since 1996 and at least 20 of those have been directed or produced by To.
Known for his weight and size, his roles are often as a bumbling secondary character providing comic relief from the most intense nature of To's films. He is perhaps most famous for his various supporting roles in To's films, notably as the bumbling taxi driver Yip in the award winning film Breaking News (2004).
The most notable To-Lam collaborations include The Mission, which garnered Lam Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Award, and PTU. Lam was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor and took home the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in PTU. He has also had interesting roles in movies like Wu yen (2001), as the effeminate Prime Minister, and in Diva - Ah Hey (2003), in which he played Charlene Choi's loving and supportive father. Lam has been married for almost a decade. His wife is 10 years his junior and is from the same hometown.
Movies
Running Out of Time
Suet
Shinjuku Incident
Old Ghost
Sparrow
Lung
Sasori
Warden
Triangle
Fat Bo
Accident
Fatty
PTU
Sgt. Lo Sa
Triad Wars
Wong Shu Chor / Fat Ball
The Storm Warriors
Piggy King
Breaking News
Yip
Kung Fu Hustle
Axe Gang Vice General
Explosive City
Mendosa
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Bobby Chan
Vampire Hunters
Kung
Exiled
Fat
One Nite in Mongkok
Liu
Turn Left, Turn Right
Restaurant Owner
The Longest Nite
Cafe Owner's Assistant
Mad Detective
Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality
Dog Bite Dog
Fat Lam
Love on a Diet
Bun Man
Election 2
Big Head
All's Well End's Well Too 2010
His Excellency Wu Fa Da
Triple Tap
Mr Fong
Eye in the Sky
Ng Tung / Fatman
Moving Targets
Fat Seven
Running Out of Time 2
Ken
Love for All Seasons
Fatty
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
May's Father
Needing You...
Martin
U-Man
Skinny
The Mission
James
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission
Cheung Man Po
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
John
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Fat Lo
Gong Tau
Officer 'Brother' Sum
Election
Big Head
The Detective 2
Resort Massacre
Joey
The Stewardess
Fatty
Beach Spike
Water-Father
Turning Point 2
Kui Chuen
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Chicken
You Shoot, I Shoot
Fei Si
All's Well, Ends Well
Construction Worker
Tactical Unit - The Code
Tong
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Sarge
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Fat Tong / Sgt Lam Tong
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
Gui Fu
Fairy Tale Killer
Cheung Fai
Sleepless Fashion
Qin Feng
Drug War
Fatso
Linger
Yan's Roomate
Juliet in Love
Fat Pang
Million Dollar Crocodile
Big-Mouth Zhao
Tales From The Dark 1
Boss Lee (segment "Stolen Goods")
Love @ First Note
Lam Yu
The Blood Rules
The Constable
Ah Wai
Iceman
But Always
Sweet Summer Love
The Apostles
Motel Owner
A Hero Never Dies
Jack's Man
Goodbye, Mr. Cool
Kong
The Extreme Fox
The Great Magician
Li Feng Jen
The Midnight After
Suet
Invisible Target
Loan Shark Cheng
Cop on a Mission
Ho
The God of Cookery
Fat Snow
Divergence
Mou Wai-Bun
Vulgaria
Wah-tao
Infernal Mission
Shark Busters
Possessed
Reverend Henry Yeung
Better and Better
Diva: Ah Hey
Kam Hing Cheung
Simply Actors
Brother Pang
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
Master Chef
Forest of Death
Commissioner Wong
Robbery
Convenience store boss
Colour of the Loyalty
Saving Mr. Wu
Mr. Su
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Boss
45 Days Lover
Mr. Wong
My Name Is Nobody
Blind Detective
Lee Tak Shing
Crazy n' the City
Milk powder shoplifter
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
John
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Zhao Liren
Run Papa Run
Big Mouth
The Lucky Guy
Tall Wai's Man
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
Deputy mayor Cheung Ho-Tin
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
Brother Wai
Vengeance
Tsui
Help!!!
Dr. Andy
I'll Call You
Manny's father
Good Take!
Beauty and the 7 Beasts
Sonny
Three
Fatty
Fulltime Killer
Fat Ice
Perfect Education 3
The Miracle Box
UPS Delivery Man
My Romeo
Home Sweet Home
Lo Wai
Master Q 2001
Robber
Legendary Assassin
Fat Wing
Lifeline
Arsonist
Trivisa
Boss Fong
Intruder
Cleaning river entrance
2 Young
Ocean Flame
Stick
Good Times, Bed Times
Judge Chow
Love Contractually
Ye's father
Heart for Heaven
He Dachang
House of the Invisibles
Fatty Chow
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
Robber
He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law
Fatty King
1:99 Shorts
1)
Love Under the Sun
Himself
All About Love
Paramedic
Devil Face, Angel Heart
Kwan
Men Suddenly in Black
Sgt. Chan
Everyday is Valentine
Mr. Wu
The House That Never Dies II
军阀
Mr. Wai-Go
Colour of the Game
Slaughter
Happy Birthday
Orderly [cameo]
Always Be with You
Record Owner
Unemployed Emperor
Ser's Thug
Pay Back
My Dad Is a Jerk
Tourist with family photographed by Cheo
Boxer's Story
Uncle Keun
A Better Tomorrow
Ha Ge
Shining Moment
Yu Huihuan
Crazy Stupid Thief
cha er si
Fatal Contact
Soo
Agent Mr Chan
Mr Ma
A Busy Night
Wang Guoliang
A Gambler's Story
Landlord
Dancing Lion
shopkeeper
Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma!
Internet Cafe Boss
Dynasty Warriors
Dong Zhuo
Papa Loves You
Inspector Lee
Sound of Colors
Hoi Yeuk's father
The Jade and the Pearl
Tiger Chan
Where a Good Man Goes
Karl
Bad Blood
Peter Wong
Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny
Uncle Pui
The Cursed
Brother Awesome
The Trough
Bo The Nine Fingers
Hero of City
Sing Wah Chyun
A Home with a View
Butcher
The Trouble-Makers
Missbehavior
Waiter
A Lifetime Treasure
Rainy Cloud
Triad Underworld
Fat policeman outside toilet
My Dear Elephant
Undercover Punch and Gun
Bob
Wu Yen
Prime Minister
Ghost Office
Knife Lam
Tactical Unit - Partners
Sarge
Brothers
The Rookies
The Invincible Dragon
Uncle
Play with Strangers
Snow Yung
Kill Time
Zhang Hongmin
Chasing News
A Windfall Trap
Love on Delivery
Garbage Man
The Unusual Youth
La Historia Du Un Amor
Li Qingzhao
Mayday 3DNA
The True Love
Ke Teng
Womb Ghosts
Kwok Lok
Elixir of Love
Big Fish
Beauty on Duty
Fatty
2 Become 1
Police Officer
Loving You
Expect the Unexpected
Robber
Nightmares in Precinct 7
Sai Keung
Billion Coward
Police Chief
Good-for-Nothing Heros
The Island
Xue
The Loan Shark
Tien San
Where is the Money
Liu Hongtu
Electrical Girl
Kau
My Fair Dad
Du Changyong
That Mr. Zhou
Infernal Storm
He Tianze
Time
Chung
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Deng Yungen
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Doctor (segment "Conversation in Depth")
Dead End
Monkey King: Wushuang
Town of the Dragon
Third Brother
The Secret of the President
Indiana Five Stars
Xue Ye
Just Another Margin
The Second Face
Gao Xing
Live Hard
Chrysanthemum to the Beast
A Murder Erased
WAI
Rob N Roll
The Odd One Dies
Mahjong Den's Customer
Imprisoned: There Is No Escape From Fate
I Did It My Way
Yuen Muk Yu
Vampire Vs. Vampire
Brother Thug
The Marvellous Cook
Fist Power
Fatty
Mr. Zheng
Badges of Fury
Taxi Driver
72 Tenants of Prosperity
Mr Lam
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
Brother Big
Legend of the Brothers
Kwai
The Story of My Son
Catering Service Man
Out of the Dark
Eatery Assistant
Just Another Pandora's Box
O Sim
Proud and Confident
A Killer's Blues
Handsome Siblings
Whatever You Want
Killing Me Tenderly
Adventurous Treasure Island
The Movie Story
Bloody Friday
Gorgeous
The H.K. Triad
Sunshine Cops
Roaring Wheels
The Love Expert
Color of Pain
Every Dog Has His Date
Cop Unbowed
Maniacal Night
If U Care...
Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat
I Love Hong Kong 2011
Lost in Hong Kong
Just One Look
My Troublesome Buddy
MBA Partners
The Land with No Boundary
House No. 7
Twilight Garden
The Key to Destiny
A Wedding or a Funeral
Twinkle Stars
Bust Family
香老闆
Snow Falling From the Sky of June
Money Kills
Gold Fingers
Undying Heart
Ultra Reinforcement
Everything Is Nothing
Insistence
To Love or Not to Love
Gods Must Be Juicy
If You Cherishes Me
Graduation Journey
Happy Partners
Pathological Hunter
Fatal Heartbeat
Fake Partner
Mo Zhan
Tian Jiang Heng Cai
Tou Míng Qing Ren
Doctor No…
Chosen 2
Gods Must Be Juicy 2
Chosen 2
Chosen 2
Special Biological Research Sector
Special Biological Research Sector 2
Sha Shou Gong Si
Summer of Fire
King of Gambler 2016
72 Hours - Operation Gold
My Baby Shot Me Down
Mo Zhan 2
Mo Zhan 3
Mo Zhan 4
An Unposed Letter
To My Dearest Father
Poker King
The Fortune Buddies
I Love Hong Kong 2012
Ex Fighter
Break
A Wind Cold Town
Echoes of the Thunder
The Big Rescue
In Love With A Monster
Lamb Game
Feibo
Wonderful Friends
Gun Transit
Boundless
Self
Break War
夏日示爱
Goddess Era
意外
胖子
Shows
Happy Mitan
Long Ding Hai
Happy Hunter
The Dragnet
Hong Kong West Side Stories
Police Tactical Unit
ICAC Investigators 2009
Super Trio Returns
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