Simon Yam

ACTOR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER

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Simon Yam was born 19 March, 1955, also known as Yam Tat-wah, 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 Cover Hard (1992), where he faced off in a bloody battle against Yun-Fat Chow's character. In 1993, he starred as "Dhalsim" in the action-comedy film Chiu kup 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 Lara Croft - Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens (2003) as Shaolin crime lord.Yam received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival hits and box offices such as Naked Killer (1992), Kill Zone S.P.L. (2005), Election (2005), Election 2 (2006), Exiled (2006), Lara Croft - Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens (2003), Dodookdeul (2012). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Movie Guy

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Simon Yam’s flixes, followed by Vudu compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Simon Yam on average has worked on 4 movies per year from 1979 to 2021. See the full graphs of the number of Simon Yam movies released per year from 2009 till 2021.

Top Genres

Simon Yam works mostly in Action Genre followed by Drama Genre flixes. 24% of Simon Yam movies are Action Genre movies. See Top Genres that Simon Yam worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Simon Yam has worked on is 5.9.

5.9 / 10

Simon Yam's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Action,Biography,Drama
Ip Man (2008)

During the Japanese invasion of 1937, when a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home and work to support his family, he reluctantly agrees to train others in the art of Wing Chun for self-defense.

8/10106 min

Available in 24 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
Election 2 (2006)

As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

7.3/1093 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Thriller
Exiled (2006)

A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.

7.2/10110 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Thriller
Full Contact (1992)

Two disreputable friends get tied in with a group of criminals who turn out to be excessively violent and deceptive.

7.1/1096 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Thriller
Kill Zone (2005)

A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.

6.9/1093 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,Thriller
PTU (2003)

When an obnoxious detective loses his gun to four young thugs, it's up to the P.T.U. (Police Tactical Unit) and their iron-willed leader to recover the weapon and clean up the mess before daybreak.

6.9/1088 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Drama
Fulltime Killer (2001)

Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.

6.8/10102 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Crime
Kill Zone 2 (2015)

While undercover officer Kit is taken prisoner by the syndicate, he befriends his keeper and discovers an organ trafficking ring.

6.7/10120 min

Available in 15 platform(s).