Lam Suet
- Acting
- July 8, 1964 · Tianjin, China
Biography
Lam Suet (Chinese: 林雪, born on 8 July 1964) was born in Tianjin and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squandered and Lam had to work various odd jobs to make a living. In the mid‑eighties he got found work on movie sets through the help of friends. He performed many different roles, from lighting and props to stage manager and set and script supervisor. Lam gradually developed an interest in acting and, by his own account, pestered various directors until they relented and gave him tiny roles. There are two pivotal people in Lam's acting career. The first is Stephen Chow, who befriended him in his early days as a crew member and cast him in films such as The God of Cookery (1996) and Kung Fu Hustle. The second person is director Johnnie To. Lam has appeared in over 80 films since 1996 and at least 20 of those have been directed or produced by To. Known for his weight and size, his roles are often those of a bumbling secondary character who provides comic relief amid the intense nature of To's films. He is perhaps best known for his various supporting roles in To's films, notably as the bumbling taxi driver Yip in the award‑winning film Breaking News (2004). The most notable To–Lam collaborations include The Mission, which earned Lam Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, and PTU. Lam was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in PTU. He has also had memorable roles in movies like Wu Yen (2001), as the effeminate prime minister, and in Diva — Ah Hey (2003), in which he played Charlene Choi's loving and supportive father. Lam has been married for almost a decade; his wife is 10 years his junior and is from the same hometown.
Known for
Filmography
- V · Uncle Shali
- A Man and A Woman · Cop
- Legendary Divine Kung Fu
- Golden Boy · Lam Fung Chun
- One Wacky Summer · Yang Baoquan
- The Lychee Road · He Qiguang
- Unusual Deal
- Break War · Zhou Shiwen
- Rob N Roll · Fatty
- I Did It My Way · Yuen Muk Yu
- Imprisoned II: There is No Escape from Fate · White Head
- Echoes of the Thunder
- Lamb Game · Feibo
- 72 Hours - Operation Gold
- The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell · Brother Big
- Mr. Zheng
- Septet: The Story of Hong Kong · Doctor (segment "Conversation in Depth")
- A Murder Erased · WAI
- Monkey King: Wushuang
- Time · Chung
- Infernal Storm · He Tianze
- Dynasty Warriors · Dong Zhuo
- My Fair Dad · Du Changyong
- The Dragnet · Chen Fu Sheng
- Where is the Money · Liu Hongtu
- Billion Coward · Police Chief
- Happy Hunter
- Chosen 2
- Chosen 2
- Chosen 2
- A Windfall Trap
- Chasing News
- The Rookies · Chief Chao
- Undercover Punch and Gun · Bob
- The Invincible Dragon · Uncle
- Police Tactical Unit
- Hong Kong West Side Stories
- My Dear Elephant
- Missbehavior · Waiter
- A Lifetime Treasure · Rainy Cloud
- A Home with a View · Butcher
- Fake Partner
- Iceman: The Time Traveler · Deng Yungen
- The Cursed · Brother Awesome
- SNL China
- The Secret of the President
- Tou Míng Qing Ren
- House No. 7
- The Trough · Bo The Nine Fingers
- Fatal Heartbeat
- Pathological Hunter
- Summer of Fire
- Agent Mr. Chan · Mr. Ma
- Mo Zhan 4
- Mo Zhan 3
- Mo Zhan 2
- Sha Shou Gong Si
- A Better Tomorrow · Ha Ge
- Mo Zhan
- The Big Rescue · 风水师
- Indiana Five Stars · Xue Ye
- Shining Moment · Yu Huihuan
- Always Be with You · Jamie's Uncle
- Graduation Journey
- Happy Partners · Brother Sue
- Colour of the Game · Slaughter
- If You Cherishes Me
- The House That Never Dies II · 军阀
- La Historia Du Un Amor · Li Qingzhao
- Gods Must Be Juicy 2
- To Love or Not to Love
- Tian Jiang Heng Cai
- Love Contractually · Ye's father
- Gods Must Be Juicy
- Roast
- King of Gambler 2016
- Special Biological Research Sector 2
- Special Biological Research Sector
- Happy Mitan · Long Ding Hai
- Wonderful Friends