Lam Suet
Lam 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 employment on movie sets through the help of friends. He has done 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 persons 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 movies like The God of Cookery (1996) and Kung Fu Hustle. The second person is director Johnnie To. Lam has been 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 as a bumbling secondary character providing comic relief from the most intense nature of To's films. He is perhaps most famous 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 garnered Lam Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Award, and PTU. Lam was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor and took home the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in PTU. He has also had interesting 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.
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- Born:
- In Tianjin, Hong Kong
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 290
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Proud and Confident 1989-04-05
- Latest Project:
- Movie Break War 2024-02-16
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Break War | Zhou Shiwen | 2024-02-16 |
| Movie | Rob N Roll | Fatty | 2024-01-19 |
| Movie | 72 Hours - Operation Gold | 2023-08-09 | |
| Movie | Lamb Game | Feibo | 2023-08-17 |
| Movie | The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell | Brother Big | 2023-07-06 |
| Movie | Echoes of the Thunder | 2023-08-31 | |
| Movie | I Did It My Way | Yuen Muk Yu | 2023-12-29 |
| Movie | Imprisoned: There Is No Escape From Fate | 2023-12-14 | |
| Movie | A Murder Erased | WAI | 2022-06-16 |
| Movie | Septet: The Story of Hong Kong | Doctor (segment "Conversation in Depth") | 2022-07-07 |
| Series | Super Trio Returns | Self | 2022-07-27 |
| Movie | Mr. Zheng | 2022-11-11 | |
| Movie | My Fair Dad | Du Changyong | 2021-03-18 |
| Movie | Dynasty Warriors | Dong Zhuo | 2021-04-27 |
| Series | The Dragnet | Chen Fu Sheng | 2021-01-24 |
| Movie | Time | Chung | 2021-07-15 |
| Movie | Infernal Storm | He Tianze | 2021-05-21 |
| Movie | Monkey King: Wushuang | 2021-10-16 | |
| Movie | The Second Face | 2021-12-31 | |
| Movie | Chosen 2 | 2020-01-13 | |
| Movie | Chosen 2 | 2020-01-13 | |
| Movie | Chosen 2 | 2020-01-13 | |
| Series | Happy Hunter | 2020-05-29 | |
| Movie | Where is the Money | Liu Hongtu | 2020-12-18 |
| Movie | Billion Coward | Police Chief | 2020-10-23 |
| Series | Hong Kong West Side Stories | 2019-04-18 | |
| Movie | My Dear Elephant | 2019-04-12 | |
| Series | Police Tactical Unit | 2019-05-06 | |
| Movie | A Home with a View | Butcher | 2019-01-18 |
| Movie | Missbehavior | Waiter | 2019-01-31 |
| Movie | A Lifetime Treasure | Rainy Cloud | 2019-01-31 |
| Movie | The Invincible Dragon | Uncle | 2019-06-20 |
| Movie | A Windfall Trap | 2019-12-28 | |
| Movie | Chasing News | 2019-11-22 | |
| Movie | The Rookies | Chief Chao | 2019-07-12 |
| Movie | Undercover Punch and Gun | Bob | 2019-06-28 |
| Movie | Agent Mr Chan | Mr Ma | 2018-02-15 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow | Ha Ge | 2018-01-18 |
| Movie | Sha Shou Gong Si | 2018-01-18 | |
| Movie | Summer of Fire | 2018-03-02 | |
| Movie | The Trough | Bo The Nine Fingers | 2018-04-28 |
| Movie | Iceman: The Time Traveler | Deng Yungen | 2018-11-02 |
| Movie | The Cursed | Brother Awesome | 2018-10-26 |
| Movie | The Secret of the President | 2018-06-13 | |
| Movie | House No. 7 | 2018-05-11 | |
| Movie | La Historia Du Un Amor | Li Qingzhao | 2017-05-27 |
| Movie | To Love or Not to Love | 2017-03-02 | |
| Movie | Love Contractually | Ye's father | 2017-02-16 |
| Movie | The House That Never Dies II | 军阀 | 2017-07-06 |
| Movie | Tian Jiang Heng Cai | 2017-02-28 | |
| Movie | Colour of the Game | Slaughter | 2017-08-31 |
| Movie | If You Cherishes Me | 2017-08-18 | |
| Movie | Indiana Five Stars | Xue Ye | 2017-12-02 |
| Movie | Shining Moment | Yu Huihuan | 2017-12-07 |
| Movie | Always Be with You | Jamie's Uncle | 2017-10-26 |
| Movie | Graduation Journey | 2017-10-20 | |
| Movie | Good Take! | 2016-04-14 | |
| Movie | Robbery | Convenience Store Boss | 2016-04-14 |
| Movie | Trivisa | Boss Fong | 2016-04-07 |
| Movie | Goddess Era | 2016-04-22 | |
| Movie | Kill Time | Zhang Hongmin | 2016-02-14 |
| Movie | A Busy Night | Wang Guoliang | 2016-07-29 |
| Movie | King of Gambler 2016 | 2016-12-03 | |
| Movie | MBA Partners | 2016-04-29 | |
| Series | Happy Mitan | Long Ding Hai | 2016-10-17 |
| Movie | Wonderful Friends | 2016-08-19 | |
| Movie | Three | Fatty (Constable) | 2016-06-24 |
| Movie | Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal | Master Chef | 2015-05-28 |
| Movie | Lost in Hong Kong | 2015-09-25 | |
| Movie | Monk Comes Down the Mountain | Zhao Liren | 2015-07-03 |
| Movie | Saving Mr. Wu | Mr. Su | 2015-09-30 |
| Movie | Heart for Heaven | He Dachang | 2015-12-31 |
| Movie | Just Another Margin | 2014-02-02 | |
| Movie | The Apostles | Motel Owner | 2014-01-17 |
| Movie | The True Love | Ke Teng | 2014-01-10 |
| Movie | Iceman | 2014-04-17 | |
| Movie | The Midnight After | Suet | 2014-04-10 |
| Movie | But Always | 2014-09-04 | |
| Movie | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 | John | 2014-11-11 |
| Movie | Town of the Dragon | Third Brother | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | Break | 钱东旭 | 2014-11-07 |
| Movie | Ex Fighter | 2014-10-14 | |
| Movie | SDU: Sex Duties Unit | Robber | 2013-07-25 |
| Movie | Blind Detective | Lee Tak Shing | 2013-07-04 |
| Movie | Better and Better | 2013-02-10 | |
| Movie | Sweet Summer Love | Director Zhu | 2013-08-13 |
| Movie | Badges of Fury | Taxi Driver | 2013-06-18 |
| Movie | Tales From The Dark 1 | Boss Lee (segment "Stolen Goods") | 2013-07-11 |
| Movie | The Constable | Ah Wai | 2013-11-28 |
| Movie | Sweet Summer Love | 2013-08-30 | |
| Movie | Boundless | Self | 2013-11-02 |
| Movie | The Extreme Fox | 2013-12-06 | |
| Movie | The Love Expert | 2013-12-27 | |
| Movie | Pay Back | 2013-10-10 | |
| Movie | Crazy Stupid Thief | Cha Er Si | 2012-03-01 |
| Movie | Good-for-Nothing Heros | 2012-03-08 | |
| Movie | I Love Hong Kong 2012 | 2012-01-20 | |
| Movie | All's Well, Ends Well | Construction Worker | 2012-01-19 |
| Movie | Ultra Reinforcement | 2012-01-24 | |
| Movie | Fairy Tale Killer | Cheung Fai | 2012-05-10 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Crocodile | Big-Mouth Zhao | 2012-06-08 |
| Movie | Drug War | Fatso | 2012-11-15 |
| Movie | Chrysanthemum to the Beast | 2012-11-10 | |
| Movie | Insistence | 2012-08-23 | |
| Movie | Vulgaria | Wah-tao | 2012-08-09 |
| Movie | Beach Spike | Water-Father | 2011-07-07 |
| Movie | The Loan Shark | Tien San | 2011-08-02 |
| Movie | The Detective 2 | 2011-05-12 | |
| Movie | The Fortune Buddies | 2011-08-11 | |
| Movie | I Love Hong Kong 2011 | 2011-02-03 | |
| Movie | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | John | 2011-03-31 |
| Movie | Turning Point 2 | Kui Chuen | 2011-12-29 |
| Movie | The Great Magician | Li Feng Jen | 2011-12-22 |
| Movie | The Land with No Boundary | 2011-09-16 | |
| Movie | The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake | Gui Fu | 2011-10-13 |
| Movie | Sleepless Fashion | Qin Feng | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | Mayday 3DNA | 2011-09-23 | |
| Movie | The Sorcerer and the White Snake | Chicken | 2011-09-27 |
| Movie | All's Well End's Well Too 2010 | His Excellency Wu Fa Da | 2010-02-11 |
| Movie | Womb Ghosts | Kwok Lok | 2010-03-18 |
| Movie | Bad Blood | Peter Wong | 2010-01-21 |
| Movie | Just Another Pandora's Box | O Sim | 2010-03-18 |
| Movie | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | Mr Lam | 2010-02-11 |
| Movie | Beauty on Duty | Fatty | 2010-04-01 |
| Movie | The Jade and the Pearl | Tiger Chan | 2010-08-18 |
| Movie | The Island | Xue | 2010-10-12 |
| Movie | Triple Tap | Mr Fong | 2010-06-30 |
| Movie | The Legend Is Born: Ip Man | Deputy Mayor Cheung Ho-Tin | 2010-06-24 |
| Movie | Shinjuku Incident | Old Ghost | 2009-03-22 |
| Movie | Vengeance | Tsui | 2009-05-20 |
| Movie | Gao Xing | 2009-02-05 | |
| Movie | Tactical Unit - Partners | Sarge | 2009-05-21 |
| Movie | Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms | Fat Lo | 2009-01-08 |
| Movie | Sasori | Warden | 2009-08-08 |
| Series | ICAC Investigators 2009 | 2009-09-19 | |
| Movie | Poker King | 2009-11-22 | |
| Movie | The Storm Warriors | Piggy King | 2009-12-10 |
| Movie | Accident | Fatty | 2009-09-24 |
| Movie | Tactical Unit - The Code | Tong | 2008-04-26 |
| Movie | Tactical Unit - No Way Out | Sarge | 2008-05-01 |
| Movie | Triad Wars | Wong Shu Chor / Fat Ball | 2008-02-29 |
| Movie | Linger | Yan's Roomate | 2008-01-10 |
| Movie | Run Papa Run | Big Mouth | 2008-04-10 |
| Movie | Legendary Assassin | Fat Wing | 2008-12-05 |
| Movie | Tactical Unit - Human Nature | Fat Tong / Sgt Lam Tong | 2008-08-01 |
| Movie | Ocean Flame | Stick | 2008-05-23 |
| Movie | Sparrow | Lung | 2008-06-19 |
| Movie | Forest of Death | Commissioner Wong | 2007-03-22 |
| Movie | Dancing Lion | Shopkeeper | 2007-04-26 |
| Movie | House of the Invisibles | Fatty Chow | 2007-01-25 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday | Orderly | 2007-01-18 |
| Movie | Gong Tau | Officer 'Brother' Sum | 2007-05-10 |
| Movie | A Wind Cold Town | 2007-01-01 | |
| Movie | Simply Actors | Brother Pang | 2007-06-19 |
| Movie | Brothers | 2007-10-12 | |
| Movie | Mad Detective | Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality | 2007-11-29 |
| Movie | Beauty and the 7 Beasts | Sonny | 2007-09-25 |
| Movie | Triangle | Fat Bo | 2007-10-01 |
| Movie | Invisible Target | Loan Shark Cheng | 2007-07-19 |
| Movie | Eye in the Sky | Ng Tung / Fatman | 2007-06-21 |
| Movie | 2 Become 1 | Police Officer | 2006-03-23 |
| Movie | I'll Call You | Manny's Father | 2006-03-23 |
| Movie | My Kung Fu Sweetheart | Brother Wai | 2006-01-29 |
| Movie | Election 2 | Big Head | 2006-04-27 |
| Movie | Love @ First Note | Lam Yu | 2006-08-17 |
| Movie | Fatal Contact | Soo | 2006-10-05 |
| Movie | Undying Heart | 2006-08-24 | |
| Movie | Exiled | Fat | 2006-09-06 |
| Movie | Dog Bite Dog | Fat Lam | 2006-08-17 |
| Movie | 2 Young | 2005-04-28 | |
| Movie | Crazy n' the City | Milk Powder Shoplifter | 2005-01-14 |
| Movie | Divergence | Mou Wai-Bun | 2005-04-28 |
| Movie | Colour of the Loyalty | 2005-04-07 | |
| Movie | The Unusual Youth | 2005-05-19 | |
| Movie | Home Sweet Home | Lo Wai | 2005-10-27 |
| Movie | Election | Big Head | 2005-10-20 |
| Movie | All About Love | Ko's Colleague | 2005-10-20 |
| Movie | My Romeo | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | Explosive City | Mendosa | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Boxer's Story | Uncle Keun | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Bust Family | 香老闆 | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | An Unposed Letter | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | A Wedding or a Funeral | 2004-01-08 | |
| Movie | Snow Falling From the Sky of June | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Key to Destiny | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | My Baby Shot Me Down | Lam Kwok Keung | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Triad Underworld | Fat Policeman Outside Toilet | 2004-05-26 |
| Movie | 鎗火行動 | 2004-08-25 | |
| Movie | Breaking News | Yip | 2004-06-10 |
| Movie | Elixir of Love | Big Fish | 2004-02-04 |
| Movie | One Nite in Mongkok | Liu | 2004-05-10 |
| Movie | Cop Unbowed | 2004-07-15 | |
| Movie | Moving Targets | Fat Seven | 2004-04-23 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Hustle | Axe Gang Vice General | 2004-02-10 |
| Movie | Papa Loves You | Inspector Lee | 2004-03-27 |
| Movie | The Miracle Box | UPS Delivery Man | 2004-04-08 |
| Movie | The Trouble-Makers | 2003-04-17 | |
| Movie | Vampire Hunters | Kung | 2003-05-23 |
| Movie | Looking for Mr. Perfect | Bobby Chan | 2003-04-03 |
| Movie | PTU | Sgt. Lo Sa | 2003-04-17 |
| Movie | Love for All Seasons | Fatty | 2003-01-23 |
| Movie | Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat | 2003-06-04 | |
| Movie | Twinkle Stars | 2003-01-01 | |
| Movie | Love Under the Sun | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Diva: Ah Hey | Kam Hing Cheung | 2003-03-13 |
| Movie | Good Times, Bed Times | Judge Chow | 2003-07-25 |
| Movie | My Troublesome Buddy | 2003-08-28 | |
| Movie | Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma! | Internet Cafe Boss | 2003-06-19 |
| Movie | Sound of Colors | Hoi Yeuk's Father | 2003-12-20 |
| Movie | Men Suddenly in Black | Sgt. Chan | 2003-08-11 |
| Movie | To My Dearest Father | 2003-09-11 | |
| Movie | Turn Left, Turn Right | Restaurant Owner | 2003-08-11 |
| Movie | Love Undercover 2: Love Mission | Cheung Man Po | 2003-07-03 |
| Movie | 1:99 Shorts | 1) | 2003-08-04 |
| Movie | Devil Face, Angel Heart | Kwan | 2002-05-09 |
| Movie | The Stewardess | Fatty | 2002-04-18 |
| Movie | Color of Pain | 2002-01-10 | |
| Movie | U-Man | Skinny | 2002-01-24 |
| Movie | Possessed | Reverend Henry Yeung | 2002-06-19 |
| Movie | Shark Busters | 2002-11-28 | |
| Movie | My Left Eye Sees Ghosts | May's Father | 2002-07-13 |
| Movie | Perfect Education 3 | 2002-12-07 | |
| Movie | 45 Days Lover | Mr. Wong | 2002-12-26 |
| Movie | Just One Look | 2002-09-19 | |
| Movie | If U Care... | 2002-09-05 | |
| Movie | Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny | Uncle Pui | 2001-04-21 |
| Movie | Electrical Girl | Kau | 2001-04-26 |
| Movie | Dead End | 2001-05-24 | |
| Movie | Everyday is Valentine | Mr. Wu | 2001-04-12 |
| Movie | Maniacal Night | 2001-05-04 | |
| Movie | Wu Yen | Prime Minister | 2001-01-18 |
| Movie | Goodbye, Mr. Cool | Kong | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Gold Fingers | 2001-05-27 | |
| Movie | Cop on a Mission | Ho | 2001-03-01 |
| Movie | Master Q 2001 | Robber | 2001-04-05 |
| Movie | Doctor No… | 2001-06-14 | |
| Movie | Ghost Office | Knife Lam (segment "A Horny Ghost") | 2001-11-15 |
| Movie | Every Dog Has His Date | 2001-11-22 | |
| Movie | Running Out of Time 2 | Ken | 2001-12-27 |
| Movie | Nightmares in Precinct 7 | Sai Keung | 2001-08-30 |
| Movie | A Gambler's Story | Landlord | 2001-10-11 |
| Movie | You Shoot, I Shoot | 肥屍 | 2001-08-16 |
| Movie | Hero of City | Sing Wah Chyun | 2001-06-14 |
| Movie | Love on a Diet | Bun Man | 2001-06-21 |
| Movie | Fulltime Killer | Fat Ice | 2001-08-03 |
| Movie | Play with Strangers | Snow Yung | 2000-06-06 |
| Movie | Resort Massacre | Joey | 2000-05-18 |
| Movie | Fist Power | Fatty | 2000-01-21 |
| Movie | The Blood Rules | 2000-06-10 | |
| Movie | Juliet in Love | Fat Pang | 2000-03-02 |
| Movie | My Name Is Nobody | Gambler | 2000-01-26 |
| Movie | Needing You... | Martin | 2000-06-22 |
| Movie | Twilight Garden | 2000-12-07 | |
| Movie | The Marvellous Cook | 2000-11-02 | |
| Movie | Roaring Wheels | 2000-10-19 | |
| Movie | Help!!! | Dr. Andy | 2000-08-11 |
| Movie | Gorgeous | Bu's Father's Friend | 1999-02-12 |
| Movie | Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King | Ser's Thug | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | The H.K. Triad | 1999-03-18 | |
| Movie | Where a Good Man Goes | Karl | 1999-05-06 |
| Movie | The Mission | James | 1999-11-19 |
| Movie | He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law | Fatty King | 1999-11-05 |
| Movie | Sunshine Cops | 1999-10-28 | |
| Movie | Running Out of Time | Suet | 1999-09-23 |
| Movie | The Longest Nite | Cafe Owner's Assistant | 1998-01-01 |
| Movie | The Lucky Guy | Tall Wai's Man | 1998-01-16 |
| Movie | A Hero Never Dies | Jack's Man | 1998-09-30 |
| Movie | Expect the Unexpected | Robber | 1998-05-28 |
| Movie | Mr. Wai-Go | 1998-12-05 | |
| Movie | The Odd One Dies | Mahjong Den's Customer | 1997-05-10 |
| Movie | Lifeline | Arsonist | 1997-01-03 |
| Movie | My Dad Is a Jerk | Tourist with Family Photographed by Cheo | 1997-08-30 |
| Movie | Killing Me Tenderly | 1997-08-12 | |
| Movie | Intruder | Cleaning River Entrance | 1997-11-29 |
| Movie | The Movie Story | 1996-01-18 | |
| Movie | Adventurous Treasure Island | 1996-08-02 | |
| Movie | The God of Cookery | Fat Snow | 1996-12-21 |
| Movie | Bloody Friday | 1996-09-14 | |
| Movie | Loving You | 1995-06-01 | |
| Movie | Out of the Dark | Eatery Assistant | 1995-07-06 |
| Movie | Love on Delivery | Garbage Man | 1994-02-04 |
| Movie | Whatever You Want | 1994-11-26 | |
| Movie | Handsome Siblings | 1992-12-11 | |
| Movie | Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky | Boss | 1991-10-05 |
| Movie | Legend of the Brothers | Kwai | 1991-11-20 |
| Movie | The Story of My Son | Catering Service Man | 1990-09-27 |
| Movie | Proud and Confident | 1989-04-05 | |
| Movie | Live Hard | 1989-07-14 | |
| Movie | Vampire Vs. Vampire | Brother Thug | 1989-07-26 |
| Movie | A Killer's Blues | 1989-07-29 |