
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

A House is Not a Home
1977
as 洛华

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
1986
as 張翠山

The Shell Game
1980
as 谭升

Chinese Folklore
1974

歷年TVB台慶經典回顧
1968

ICAC Investigators 1996
as 杜永发

The Legend of the Book and Sword
1987
as 乾隆帝

The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984

Who's The Winner
1991
as Ching Yat Fung

The Return of the Condor Heroes
1983
as 耶律齊

Over the Rainbow
1979

This Land Is Mine
1979

The Brothers
1980

The Good The Bad The Ugly
1979

The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
1984
as 原随云

The Thunder
2019
as Zhao Jialiang

Tencent Video All Star Night 2025
2025

The Adventurers
1980

Destiny
1982

Night in the Greater Bay
2021

The Under-Cover Story
1988
as 锺迪奇

Brothers Four
1981

Legend
2000

Homeland Guardian
2025
as Chiu Siu-tong

The Legend of the Unknowns
1982

Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
1984

War Of The Dragon
1989

The Cheap Detective
1979

The Reincarnated of Wai
1989

The Great Adventurer Wesley
2018
as 白老大

Heaven's Retribution
1990

Lu Siniang: Legend of Ching Lady
1985

Born to Be a King
1987

Who's the Winner III
1993
as 程逸风

My Date with a Vampire II
2000
as 将臣

The Clones
1984

Fate Takes A Hand
1987

The Lamp Lore
1986
as 刘彦昌

Road to Success
1981

Angels And Devils
1983

The Three Musketeers
1981

A Friend In Need
1988

The Dragnet
2021
as Xie A Rong

Behind Silk Curtains
1988

Disco Fever
1978

The Twin Heirs
1986

Magic City
2017
as Xiao Hai Sheng

It Takes All Kinds
1984

倚天屠龍記 (數碼修復版)
1986
as 张翠山

The Least Likely To Succeed
1984

Hanging Mirrors
2025
as Lin Guoqiang

Macau Family
2019
as Liang Dingwen
第一次
1978

Hong Kong Criminal Archives
1991

Beastly Beings
1987

笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 刘正风

暴雨燃燒
1991
as 柴单

C.I.D.(Series 2)
1976

The Pitfall
1985
Movies (261)

All of a Sudden
1996
as Tsui Chin-Tung

Naked Killer
1992
as Tinam

Operation Red Sea
2018
as Newspaper Editor Alfred

Ip Man
2008
as Zhou Qing Quan

The Mission
1999
as Frank

SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
2015
as Chan Kwok-Wah

Election
2005
as Lok

Raging Fire
2021
as SACP Lok

The Thieves
2012
as Chen

SPL: Kill Zone
2005
as Detective Chan Kwok Chung

Cold Eyes
2013
as Man in Suit

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Chen Lo

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
1993
as Fred Suen

Escape from the Outland
2025
as Zhou Weijie

Young and Dangerous
1996
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung

Bodyguards and Assassins
2009
as General Fang Tian

Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
as Policeman

Bullet in the Head
1990
as Luke / Lok

Contract Killer
1998
as Officer Chan Kwan

Raped by an Angel
1993
as Tso Tat Wah

Street Angels
1996
as Walkie Pi

The Legend of Speed
1999
as Tang Fung

Vengeance
2009
as George Fung

Full Contact
1992
as Judge

Young and Dangerous 2
1996
as Chiang Tin-Sung

Cash on Delivery
1992
as Simon Yip

Air Strike
2018
as Air Defense Comander

Election 2
2006
as Lam Lok

Burning Snow
1988
as Wah

Young and Dangerous 3
1996
as Boss Chiang Tin-Sung

The Banquet
1991
as Gigolo

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
as Old Man (segment "Astray")

Bad Blood
2010
as Funky

Dr. Lamb
1992
as Lam Gor Yu

PTU
2003
as Sgt. Mike Ho

Triad Wars
2008
as Lin Ho Tung

Iceman
2014
as Yuanlong

The Comeback
2023

Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
2019
as Li Qiang

Future Cops
1993
as Sing

Trust Me U Die
1998
as Dr. Gred Fong Kin-Wah

Man of Tai Chi
2013
as Superintendent Wong

Drunken Master III
1994
as Gay Bus Passenger

The Tenants Downstairs
2016
as The Landlord / Chang Jiajun

Run and Kill
1993
as Ching Fung

Awakening
1994
as Lam Cho Wen

Wake of Death
2004
as Sun Quan

The Storm Warriors
2009
as Lord Godless

Horoscope II: The Woman From Hell
2000
as Simon

Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Zhang Jian

Exiled
2006
as Boss Fay

The Great Pretenders
1991
as Yam Sai Sung

Black Cat
1991
as Brian

12 Golden Ducks
2015
as King Sum

Eye in the Sky
2007
as Sergeant Wong Man-Chin / Dog Head

Under Current
2025
as Yeung To

Fulltime Killer
2001
as Albert Lee

Ocean Flame
2008
as Cop

Bloodfight
1989
as Ryu Tenmei

I Did It My Way
2023
as Chung Kam Ming

Dragon Squad
2005
as Commander Hon Sun

Little Red Sweet
2025
as Cheung Hing

Man on the Edge
2022
as Boss Cheong

Legendary Couple
1995
as Ko Tin Lap

The Goldfinger
2023
as K.K. Zeng

7 Assassins
2013
as Lao Hu

Black Ransom
2010
as Insp. Mann Cheung

My People, My Country
2019
as Watchmaker Wah (segment "The Going Home")

Twist
1995
as John Yam Ka-Wah

Never a Thief
2025
as Don Elephant / Zhou Taiyuan

Echoes of the Rainbow
2010
as Mr. Law

Fireflies in the Sun
2021
as Zhang Zhengyi

Wild City
2015
as Wong

Night and Fog
2009
as Lee Sum

As the Light Goes Out
2014
as Principal Fireman - Lee Pui-to

Tiger Cage
1988
as Inspector Michael Wong

Gigolo and Whore II
1992
as Jack Cheung

Cyber Heist
2023
as Suen Ban

S.M.A.R.T. Chase
2017
as Mach Ren

A Light Never Goes Out
2023
as Bill Yeung

Sara
2014
as Kam Ho Yin

Nightfall
2012
as Inspector George Lam Ching-chung

Breaking News
2004
as Asst. Cmdr. C. K. Wong

Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
2009
as Sam

Colour of the Game
2017
as Wallace

Tales from the Dark 1
2013
as Kwan (segment "Stolen Goods")

Holy Weapon
1993
as Super Sword

Sparrow
2008
as Kei

Legend of the Naga Pearls
2017
as Xuelie

The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
1994
as Chan Yiu-Hing

Deadly Deal
1991

Control
2013
as Tiger

Friday Gigolo
1992
as Donald

Two Thumbs Up
2015
as Chow Tai Po

The Man Behind the Courtyard House
2011
as Chen Zhihui

Tactical Unit - No Way Out
2008
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
1995
as Self

Scarred Memory
1996
as Lee Yuen Lung

Cinema of Vengeance
1994
as Self (uncredited)

Death Notice
2023
as Tsang

Love Among the Triad
1993
as Ching Kit

Expect the Unexpected
1998
as Ken

Women's Prison
1988
as Wayne Lau

To Be No. 1
1996
as Magic Lamp

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
as Ben

The Big Brother
1987
as Kar Ho Tsuen

Operation Billionaire
1998
as Cheung Chi Ho

Sasori
2009
as Corpse Collector

Hong Kong Criminal Archives - Female Butcher
1991
as Lee Tak Yan

Mr. Coconut
1989
as Timothy Hui

Return Engagement
1990
as Li Pang

Little Q
2019
as Li Bao Ting

Triangle
2007
as Lee Bo Sam

Gigolo and Whore
1991
as Sam

Explosive City
2004
as Supt Charles Cheung Chi Shing

Insanity
1993
as Tang Sau

A or B
2018
as 曾广文

House of the Rising Sons
2018
as Kin's father

The Spiritual Boxer
1975
as Chen's Clan (uncredited)

Tactical Unit - The Code
2008
as Sgt Lee Wing Sam
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
- All of a Sudden (1996) — as Tsui Chin-Tung
- Naked Killer (1992) — as Tinam
- Operation Red Sea (2018) — as Newspaper Editor Alfred
- Ip Man (2008) — as Zhou Qing Quan
- The Mission (1999) — as Frank
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