Simon Yam Tat-Wah ( born March 19, 1955) is a Hong Kong actor.
The son of a former police officer in Hong Kong, 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.
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, the Hong Kong version 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 2002, he starred as the king of vampires in ATV's television series My Date with a Vampire 2.
In 2003, Simon made his American film debut with the action packed sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life as a bad guy opposite Angelina Jolie.
He is currently married to Chi Chi, an international model and a spokesperson for SKII.
Height: 1.80 meters / 5 feet 11 inches
One of the few actors in HK who never got any problems with local triads. The main reason is because his brother is a highly decorated officer of the HK Police elite O.C.T.B. (Organized Crime & Triad Bureau).
Father was a policeman.
Elder brother, Peter Yam Tat-Wing, is Director of Operations in Hong Kong Police Force.
Used to be actor in TVB. Often worked with Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Carol "Do Do" Cheung and Liza Wong.
Daughter with wife, Qiqi.
