Simon Yam

'Simon Yam' (qv) 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 _Bloodfight (1989)_ (qv). 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 _Full Contact (1992)_ (qv), where he faced off in a bloody battle against 'Yun-Fat Chow' (qv)'s character. In 1993, he starred as "Dhalsim" in the action-comedy film _Future Cops (1993)_ (qv), a parody of Street Fighter directed by 'Jing Wong' (qv). In 1996, Yam began his role as Chiang Tin-Sung, the leader of the Hung Hing triads in the first three installments of the _Young and Dangerous (1996)_ (qv) 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)_ (qv), produced by ATV. In 2003, Yam made his Hollywood film debut in _Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)_ (qv) as Shaolin crime lord.Yam received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival hits and box offices such as _Naked Killer (1992)_ (qv), _Kill Zone (2005)_ (qv), _Election (2005)_ (qv), _Election 2 (2006)_ (qv), _Exiled (2006)_ (qv), _Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)_ (qv), _The Thieves (2012)_ (qv).::Movie Guy