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 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.
Filmography
all 318
Movies 307
TV Shows 11
self 2
Director 1
Writer 1
Producer 1
Break War (2024)
I Did It My Way (2023)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
Time (2021)
Infernal Storm (2021)
Dynasty Warriors (2021)
My Fair Dad (2021)
The Dragnet (2021)
Where is the Money (2020)
Billion Coward (2020)
The Rookies (2019)
My Dear Elephant (2019)
Missbehavior (2019)
A Lifetime Treasure (2019)
Iceman: The Time Traveler (2018)
The Cursed (2018)
The Trough (2018)
Always Be with You (2017)
Colour of the Game (2017)
La Historia Du Un Amor (2017)
To Love or Not to Love (2017)
Love Contractually (2017)
The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017)
Happy Mitan (2016)
A Busy Night (2016)
Three (2016)
Robbery (2016)
Trivisa (2016)
Kill Time (2016)
Heart for Heaven (2015)
Town of the Dragon (2014)
But Always (2014)
The Apostles (2014)
Pay Back (2013)
Sweet Summer Love (2013)
Tales From The Dark 1 (2013)
Blind Detective (2013)
Badges of Fury (2013)
Insistence (2012)
Vulgaria (2012)
Million Dollar Crocodile (2012)
Fairy Tale Killer (2012)
Crazy Stupid Thief (2012)
All's Well, Ends Well (2012)
Turning Point 2 (2011)
The Great Magician (2011)
Sleepless Fashion (2011)
The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
The Loan Shark (2011)
Beach Spike (2011)
The Jade and the Pearl (2010)
Triple Tap (2010)
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010)
All's Well End's Well Too 2010 (2010)
Bad Blood (2010)
The Storm Warriors (2009)
Accident (2009)
Sasori (2009)
Shinjuku Incident (2009)
Legendary Assassin (2008)
Run Papa Run (2008)
Triad Wars (2008)
Linger (2008)
Mad Detective (2007)
Triangle (2007)
Invisible Target (2007)
Eye in the Sky (2007)
Simply Actors (2007)
Gong Tau (2007)
Dancing Lion (2007)
Forest of Death (2007)
Happy Birthday (2007)
Undying Heart (2006)
Dog Bite Dog (2006)
Election 2 (2006)
2 Become 1 (2006)
I'll Call You (2006)
My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006)
All About Love (2005)
Election (2005)
Divergence (2005)
Crazy n' the City (2005)
Triad Underworld (2004)
Moving Targets (2004)
The Miracle Box (2004)
Papa Loves You (2004)
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Elixir of Love (2004)
Boxer's Story (2004)
My Baby Shot Me Down (2004)
Explosive City (2004)
Sound of Colors (2003)
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
Men Suddenly in Black (2003)
Good Times, Bed Times (2003)
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission (2003)
Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma! (2003)
PTU (2003)
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
Diva: Ah Hey (2003)
45 Days Lover (2002)
If U Care... (2002)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
Possessed (2002)
U-Man (2002)
Color of Pain (2002)
Ghost Office (2001)
A Gambler's Story (2001)
Nightmares in Precinct 7 (2001)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Love on a Diet (2001)
Hero of City (2001)
Gold Fingers (2001)
Wu Yen (2001)
Help!!! (2000)
Needing You... (2000)
Play with Strangers (2000)
Juliet in Love (2000)
Gorgeous (1999)
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
The Lucky Guy (1998)
The Longest Nite (1998)
Intruder (1997)
My Dad Is a Jerk (1997)
Hero (1997)
The Odd One Dies (1997)
Lifeline (1997)
The God of Cookery (1996)
Out of the Dark (1995)
Loving You (1995)
Love on Delivery (1994)
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
The Story of My Son (1990)
Vampire Vs. Vampire (1989)
The Legend of Lady Chung (1985)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1964-07-08 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceTianjin, China
CitizenshipsChina
Also Known As林雪, Pa Suet, Lin Xue, Fei Suet, Lam Sho, Lam Sue, S. Lam, Xue Lin, 임설, Suet Lam, Lâm Tuyết, Lam Suet
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