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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 19, 1955
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
- سایمون یام
- سیمون یام
- Саймон Ям
- Рен Да-Хуа
- Рен Дахуа
- Саймон Ям Тат-Ва
Simon Yam
2.2 Popularity
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
0.0
West by Northwest
2026
0.0
Zhou Weijie
Escape From The Outland
2025
0.0
2025腾讯视频星光大赏
2025
0.0
Yeung To
Under Current
2025
4.7
Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan
Never a Thief
2025
7.0
Chiu Siu-tong
Homeland Guardian
2025
7.5
Lin Guoqiang
Hanging Mirrors
2025
2.0
Cheung Hing
Little Red Sweet
2025
0.0
孔万山 / Kong Wanshan
My Grand Father
2024
2.0
Bai Bin
Break War
2024
Credits
West by Northwest
2026
0.0
Escape From The Outland
as Zhou Weijie
2025
0.0
2025腾讯视频星光大赏
2025
0.0
Under Current
as Yeung To
2025
0.0
Never a Thief
as Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan
2025
4.7
Homeland Guardian
as Chiu Siu-tong
2025
7.0
Hanging Mirrors
as Lin Guoqiang
2025
7.5
Little Red Sweet
as Cheung Hing
2025
2.0
My Grand Father
as 孔万山 / Kong Wanshan
2024
0.0
Break War
as Bai Bin
2024
2.0
Deliverance
as Joseph Fan
2024
3.6
The Goldfinger
as K.K. Zeng
2023
6.0
I Did It My Way
as Chung Kam Ming
2023
4.8
The Man's Secret
as Dugu
2023
5.3
Death Notice
as Tsang
2023
5.7
The Comeback
2023
4.8
A Light Never Goes Out
as Bill Yeung
2023
5.7
Cyber Heist
as Suen Ban
2023
5.1
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
as Old Man (segment "Astray")
2022
7.0
A Murder Erased
as MA Man Chiu (Superintendent)
2022
6.0
Man on the Edge
as Boss Cheong
2022
5.2
Man's Creed
as Xiao Jianfeng
2022
4.0
Fireflies in the Sun
as Zhang Zhengyi
2021
6.5
Night in the Greater Bay
2021
0.0
Raging Fire
as SACP Lok
2021
7.0
The Dance of the Storm
as Mu Chuan
2021
5.0
The Dragnet
as Xie A Rong
2021
5.5
Macau Family
as Liang Dingwen
2019
0.0
My People, My Country
as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")
2019
6.7
Little Q
as Li Bao Ting
2019
7.6
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
as Li Qiang
2019
6.0
The Thunder
2019
8.0
The Thunder
as 赵嘉良
2019
8.0
Change of Gangster
as Liu
2019
4.0
The Human Comedy
as Ba Ye
2019
5.0
Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Yuan Lung
2018
6.5
Air Strike
as Air Defense Comander
2018
5.1
House of the Rising Sons
as Kin's father
2018
0.0
A or B
as 曾广文
2018
6.2
Justice in Northwest
as Lu Hong
2018
0.0
The Great Adventurer Wesley
as 白老大
2018
8.0
冒险王卫斯理之支离人
as 白老大
2018
0.0
Operation Red Sea
as Newspaper Editor Alfred
2018
7.4
A Beautiful Moment
as Simon Leung
2018
7.1
Eternal Wave
as Boss Qin
2017
4.3
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
as Mach Ren
2017
4.9
Mrs K
as Scarface
2017
4.4
Colour of the Game
as Wallace
2017
6.2
Legend of the Naga Pearls
as Xuelie
2017
5.7
Father and Son
as OK哥
2017
5.3
Magic City
as Xiao Hai Sheng
2017
0.0
七十二层奇楼
2017
0.0
The Tenants Downstairs
as The Landlord / Chang Jiajun
2016
6.3
Phantom of the Theatre
as Gu Mingshan
2016
4.8
Inside or Outside
as Fei Xin
2016
4.5
Magic Card
as Li Zhenghua
2015
4.3
Ulterior Motive
2015
4.0
Detective Gui
as Doctor Cai - Cai Chun'an
2015
2.8
Wild City
as Wong
2015
5.7
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
as Chan Kwok-Wah
2015
6.9
Lovers & Movies
as Qiu Guitang
2015
5.0
Two Thumbs Up
as Chow Tai Po
2015
6.2
12 Golden Ducks
as King Sum
2015
4.6
Sara
as Kam Ho Yin
2014
6.4
Iceman
as Yuanlong
2014
5.5
The Midnight After
as Wong Man-Fat
2014
5.8
As the Light Goes Out
as Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to
2014
6.2
The Constable
as Lam Kwok Kuen
2013
4.5
Control
as Tiger
2013
5.4
Boundless
as Self
2013
7.5
A Chilling Cosplay
as Fang Youwei
2013
4.4
Tales from the Dark 1
as Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")
2013
5.6
Man of Tai Chi
as Superintendent Wong
2013
6.1
Cold Eyes
as Suspect
2013
7.5
7 Assassins
as Lao Hu
2013
5.1
Games of Clouds and Rain
as Lao Sheng
2013
5.7
Ripples of Desire
as Master Hai
2012
4.8
Cross
as Leonard
2012
5.0
Passion Island
as Simon
2012
4.5
The Thieves
as Chen
2012
6.7
Design of Death
as Yi Sheng
2012
7.0
Nightfall
as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung
2012
6.3
Coming Back
as Li Zhenmu
2011
6.0
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Zhang Jian
2011
4.6
Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong
2011
0.0
The Man Behind the Courtyard House
as Chen Zhihui
2011
5.9
Midnight Beating
as Dr. Gu Zhensheng
2010
1.0
All About Love
as Sandwich Bar Customer
2010
5.3
The Blood Bond
as Commander Chow
2010
2.3
Ip Man 2
as Zhou Qing Quan
2010
7.5
Echoes of the Rainbow
as Mr. Law
2010
7.5
Bad Blood
as Funky
2010
5.3
Black Ransom
as Insp. Mann Cheung
2010
5.9
Bodyguards and Assassins
as General Fang Tian
2009
6.8
The Storm Warriors
as Lord Godless
2009
6.1
Sasori
as Corpse Collector
2009
5.2
Tactical Unit - Partners
as Sam
2009
6.3
Vengeance
as George Fung
2009
6.6
Night and Fog
as Lee Sum
2009
7.2
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
as Sam
2009
6.3
Ip Man
as Zhou Qing Quan
2008
7.8
Ballistic
as Sun
2008
4.7
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
as Sam
2008
6.3
Sparrow
as Kei
2008
6.3
Ocean Flame
as Cop
2008
6.0
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam
2008
6.6
Tactical Unit - The Code
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam
2008
6.7
Triad Wars
as Lin Ho Tung
2008
6.1
Triangle
as Lee Bo Sam
2007
6.5
Exodus
as Tsim Kin-Yip
2007
5.7
Eye in the Sky
as Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head
2007
6.6
Exiled
as Boss Fay
2006
7.2
東方茱麗葉
as Chu Xing
2006
6.0
Election 2
as Lam Lok
2006
7.4
SPL: Kill Zone
as Detective Chan Kwok Chung
2005
6.9
Dragon Squad
as Commander Hon Sun
2005
5.7
Election
as Lok
2005
7.2
Mob Sister
as Chance
2005
4.6
The Unusual Youth
as Supt.
2005
3.0
Wake of Death
as Sun Quan
2004
6.0
Crossings: John Woo
as Self
2004
0.0
Breaking News
as Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong
2004
6.9
Moving Targets
as Officer Cheung Tit-Man
2004
6.0
Explosive City
as Supt Charles Cheung Chi Shing
2004
6.6
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Chen Lo
2003
5.8
PTU
as Sgt. Mike Ho
2003
6.9
Looking for Mr. Perfect
as Poon
2003
3.7
Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction
2003
0.0
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
as Ben
2002
6.1
Partners
as Yeung Kwan
2002
3.0
壮志雄心
as 罗毅
2002
0.0
The Prisoner
2002
0.0
Fulltime Killer
as Albert Lee
2001
6.8
Midnight Fly
as Dr. Tong
2001
7.7
Final Romance
as Jean父
2001
4.5
Hong Kong Superstars
as Self
2001
0.0
Silence Story
2001
0.0
Legend
2000
0.0
Deathnet.Com
as Ted Chan
2000
4.0
Cold War
as Ka Chu
2000
2.0
Man Wanted 3
as John Paul
2000
5.0
Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell
as Simon
2000
4.0
To Where He Belongs
as Hui
2000
0.0
Model from Hell
as Leon
2000
2.7
My Date with a Vampire II
as 将臣
2000
7.0
Juliet in Love
as N.T. On
2000
6.7
The Legend of Speed
as Tang Fung
1999
6.1
The Mission
as Frank
1999
7.5
Night Club
as Manager Cheung
1999
0.0
Operation Billionaire
as Cheung Chi Ho
1998
5.7
绝地苍狼
as 莫千军
1998
0.0
The Suspect
as Chan Hung / Dante Aquino
1998
6.2
Expect the Unexpected
as Ken
1998
6.4
Casino
as Wan Chi Gui / Giant Wan
1998
5.3
Contract Killer
as Officer Chan
1998
7.0
Trust Me U Die
as Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah
1998
3.7
King of Robbery
as Ye Kuan
1996
5.5
Bloody Friday
as Officer Ko
1996
6.0
To Be No. 1
as Magic Lamp
1996
6.8
Young and Dangerous 3
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
1996
6.4
All of a Sudden
as Tsui Chin-Tung
1996
5.7
Street Angels
as Walkie Pi
1996
5.5
Young and Dangerous 2
as Chiang Tin-Sung
1996
6.4
Young and Dangerous
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung
1996
6.5
Scarred Memory
as Lee Yuen Lung
1996
5.7
Dragon Killer
as Ma Liu-Luk
1995
4.5
Police Confidential
as Lui Jan-Ying
1995
0.0
Because of Lies
as Gau Man Lung
1995
0.0
Legendary Couple
as Ko Tin Lap
1995
6.2
Love, Guns and Glass
as Yung Siu Wing/Brother Siu
1995
0.0
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
as Self
1995
0.0
Farewell My Dearest
as Daai Jan Wa
1995
0.0
Ghostly Bus
as Michael
1995
4.5
Pointed Triangle
as An Di
1995
0.0
Man Wanted
as Lok Man Hwa
1995
6.0
Passion 1995
as Dik Hak / Dick
1995
3.0
Twist
as John Yam Ka-Wah
1995
5.4
The True Hero
as Cheung Chi-Wing
1994
6.0
Awakening
as Lam Cho Wen
1994
5.0
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
as Chan Yiu-Hing
1994
0.0
Drunken Master III
as Gay Bus Passenger
1994
5.8
Crossings
as Benny
1994
6.0
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
1994
5.4
Crystal Fortune Run
as Kwong
1994
0.0
A Day Without Policemen
as Chan Wai
1993
3.2
The Black Panther Warriors
as Chen Ren
1993
5.9
Who's the Winner III
as 程逸风
1993
0.0
The Prince of Portland Street
as Pao
1993
6.0
The Final Judgement
as Au Ping Keung
1993
5.5
Future Cops
as Sing
1993
6.1
Holy Weapon
as Super Sword
1993
6.2
The Killer's Love
as Cheung Wai-Lun
1993
5.0
Raped by an Angel
as Tso Tat Wah
1993
5.1
The Incorruptible
as Cheng Wah
1993
0.0
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
as Fred Suen
1993
5.7
Rose Rose I Love You
as Micky
1993
6.0
Love Among the Triad
as Ching Kit
1993
8.0
Insanity
as Tang Sau
1993
4.0
Run and Kill
as Ching Fung
1993
6.6
First Shot
as Sam Mok
1993
6.4
Guns & Roses
as Fa Chin
1993
5.0
The Night Rider
as Tommy
1992
4.5
Naked Killer
as Tinam
1992
6.0
Friday Gigolo
as Donald
1992
2.5
Dr. Lamb
as Lam Gor Yu
1992
5.3
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
as Leung Foon
1992
4.4
Full Contact
as Judge
1992
6.7
Gun n' Rose
as Simon Lung
1992
3.9
Cash on Delivery
as Simon Yip
1992
3.6
Gigolo and Whore II
as Jack Cheung
1992
7.8
Powerful Four
as Liu Kit/Cunning Tiger
1992
7.0
Hard To Kill
1992
3.7
The Banquet
as Gigolo
1991
5.3
The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
1991
0.0
Sea Wolves
as John Lam
1991
6.0
Bullet for Hire
as Han
1991
6.5
Who's The Winner
as Ching Yat Fung
1991
0.0
Black Cat
as Brian
1991
5.0
Hong Kong Criminal Archives
1991
0.0
暴雨燃燒
as 柴单
1991
0.0
Mission of Condor
as Lion
1991
4.3
Gigolo and Whore
as Sam
1991
0.0
The Great Pretenders
as Yam Sai Sung
1991
6.2
The Plot
as Kwanty
1991
5.0
The Queen of Gamble
as Fu Hon Hua
1991
4.6
Deadly Deal
1991
0.0
Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
1991
0.0
Hong Kong Gigolo
as David Lee Kwok-wai
1990
3.5
The Cyprus Tigers
as Dick
1990
6.0
Queen's High
as Chung
1990
6.1
Bullet in the Head
as Luke / Lok
1990
7.6
Heaven's Retribution
1990
0.0
Doctor's Heart
as Dr. Lawrence Chu
1990
8.0
Killer's Romance
as Jeffrey
1990
4.1
Shadow of China
as Po Kok
1990
7.0
Return Engagement
as Li Pang
1990
6.6
Fatal Termination
as Jimmy Li
1990
6.5
Lucky Stars
1989
0.0
Framed
as Cheung Kai-Wah
1989
7.0
Big Man Little Affair
as Lo's Boss
1989
0.0
War Of The Dragon
1989
0.0
Live Hard
as Officer Hui Tat Ming
1989
6.0
Bloodfight
as Ryu Tenmei
1989
5.8
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
as Policeman
1989
7.1
The Wild Ones
as 约翰
1989
8.0
Burning Ambition
as Hwa
1989
6.7
Final Run
as Yan Yu-Yiang
1989
4.0
Chinese Cop Out
as Ray Ban
1989
0.0
Four Loves
as Peter
1989
0.0
The Reincarnated of Wai
1989
0.0
Mr. Coconut
as Timothy Hui
1989
6.6
Human Sentiment Law
as Ching
1988
0.0
Mistaken Identity
as Chow Tak-Kan / Chow Man-Heng
1988
9.0
Women's Prison
as Wayne Lau
1988
5.0
Tiger Cage
as Inspector Michael Wong
1988
6.6
A Friend In Need
1988
0.0
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
10.0
Burning Snow
as Wah
1988
4.1
The Under-Cover Story
as 锺迪奇
1988
0.0
The Digger The Suona Player
1988
0.0
The Green Trees
1988
0.0
The Legend of the Book and Sword
as 乾隆帝
1987
0.0
The Big Brother
as Kar Ho Tsuen
1987
5.0
Beastly Beings
1987
0.0
Fate Takes A Hand
1987
0.0
Born to Be a King
1987
0.0
Osmanthus Alley
1987
6.2
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
as 張翠山
1986
10.0
Goodbye Mammie
as Mr Chang
1986
0.0
The Twin Heirs
1986
0.0
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
as Mickey Lee
1986
3.8
The Lamp Lore
as 刘彦昌
1986
0.0
The Reincarnated Princess
1985
8.0
遊龍戲鳳
1985
0.0
Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
1985
0.0
The Pitfall
1985
0.0
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
as 原随云
1984
8.5
Police Cadet
as 韓彬
1984
7.0
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
1984
0.0
The Least Likely To Succeed
1984
0.0
It Takes All Kinds
1984
0.0
The Devil’s Box
as Director Tong
1984
0.0
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
7.0
The Clones
1984
0.0
The Return of the Condor Heroes
as 耶律齊
1983
7.2
Angels And Devils
1983
0.0
Mission to Kill
1983
6.0
Destiny
1982
0.0
The Legend of the Unknowns
1982
0.0
He Lives by Night
as Lousy Wong
1982
7.2
The Checkmate
1982
0.0
Green Killer
1982
0.0
Three Stooges Go Undercover
as 秦少游
1981
0.0
Brothers Four
1981
0.0
The Three Musketeers
1981
0.0
Road to Success
1981
0.0
Twins of Kung Fu
1981
0.0
The Informer
1981
0.0
The Adventurers
1980
0.0
The Shell Game
as 谭升
1980
4.5
The Informer
1980
6.0
The Brothers
1980
0.0
House of the Lute
as Ah Shek
1980
2.0
This Land Is Mine
1979
0.0
The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979
9.0
Crazy Hustlers
1979
0.0
Over the Rainbow
1979
0.0
The Wickedness in Poverty
as Movie Actor
1979
0.0
Mitsubish Series
1979
0.0
One Way Only
1979
0.0
Law Don
as Hun Hua
1979
6.0
The Cheap Detective
1979
0.0
The Landlord
1979
0.0
The Sausage Chase
1978
0.0
Disco Fever
1978
0.0
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第一次
1978
0.0
Fortune Hunter's Plot
1977
0.0
Hot Blood
1977
0.0
A House is Not a Home
as 洛华
1977
0.0
C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976
0.0
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976
0.0
CiD
1976
0.0
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CID：兩飛女
1976
0.0
The Spiritual Boxer
as Chen's Clan (uncredited)
1975
6.7
Chinese Folklore
1974
0.0
歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968
0.0
Brush Up My Sisters Collection
N/A
Mastermind
N/A
0.0
The Conjurer And The Kid
N/A
0.0
ICAC Investigators 1996
N/A
0.0
ICAC Investigators 1996
as 杜永发
N/A
0.0
The Awakening
as Yan Fengliang
N/A
0.0