- Born: 1955 in Hong Kong
- Occupation: Actor, Director
- Active: '90s-2000s
- Major Genres: Action, Crime
- Career Highlights: Bullet in the Head, Exiled, Election
- First Major Screen Credit: Tongs: A Chinatown Story (1986)
Simon Yam
| Actor: Simon Yam |
| Filmography: Simon Yam |
| Wikipedia: Simon Yam |
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| Chinese name | 任達華 (Traditional) | |||||
| Chinese name | 任达华 (Simplified) | |||||
| Pinyin | Rén Dáhuá (Mandarin) | |||||
| Jyutping | Jam6 Daat6 Wa4 (Cantonese) | |||||
| Ancestry | Jinan, Shandong, China | |||||
| Born | March 19, 1955 Hong Kong |
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| Spouse(s) | Chi Chi (1997-) | |||||
| Children | Ella Yam | |||||
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Simon Yam Tat-Wah (simplified Chinese: 任达华; traditional Chinese: 任達華; pinyin: Rén Dáhuá), born March 19, 1955, is a Hong Kong actor and film producer.
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Background
The son of a former police officer of Shangdong heritage. His father was a Hong Kong Royal Police ship captain who was murdered by his colleague.[citation needed]
Yam's career began as a male supermodel, before he turned to acting in the mid 1970s. He then signed with TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of TV series prior to "apply his trades" in the movies in 1987. His elder brother is Deputy Commissioner of Police Yam Tak-Wing.
Career
In 1989, he starred in the Japanese-Hong Kong co-production of Bloodfight. 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 Full Contact, where he faced off in a bloody battle against Chow Yun-Fat. In 1993, he starred as "Dhalsim" in Future Cops, Wong Jing's Hong Kong parody of Street Fighter. In 1996, Simon began his role as Chiang Tin-Sung, the leader of the Hung Hing triads in the first 3 installments of Young and Dangerous.
In 2000, Yam starred as the king of vampires in ATV's television series My Date with a Vampire 2. In 2003, Yam made his American film debut with the action packed sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life as a henchman opposite Angelina Jolie.
He is married to Chi Chi, an international model and a spokesperson for SKII; they have a daughter, Ella.
Height: 1.80 meters / 5 feet 11 inches
Awards and nominations
- Best Supporting Actor Nomination for The Be No. 1
- Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Juliet in Love
- Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Midnight Fly
- Best Actor Nomination for PTU
- Best Actor Nomination for Election
- Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Election 2
- Best Actor Nomination for Eye in the Sky
- Best Actor Nomination for Sparrow
- Best Actor Nomination for PTU
- Best Actor for PTU
- Best Actor for Election
- Best Performance by an Actor for Sparrow
Filmography
Films
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Producer
- Ocean Flame (2008)
TV series
- Tokyo Juliet (2006)
External links
- Simon Yam at LoveHKFilm.com
- Fan site (www.simonyam.com)
- IMDb entry
- HK Cinemagic entry
- Simon Yam discusses Ocean Flame
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| Preceded by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai for Infernal Affairs |
Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actor 2004 for PTU |
Succeeded by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai for 2046 |
| Preceded by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai for 2046 |
Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actor 2006 for Election |
Succeeded by Lau Ching-Wan for My Name is Fame |
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Mentioned in
- Ghostly Bus (1995 Thriller Film)
- Killer's Romance (1990 Action Film)
- The Legend of Speed (1999 Drama Film)
- Cold War (2000 Action Film)
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