Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Acting July 8, 1964 Tianjin, China
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.

Movies

Kung Fu Hustle
7.5
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Axe Gang Vice General
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
6.5
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Chicken Devil
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
Dynasty Warriors
5.9
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Dong Zhuo
Dynasty Warriors
2021
Iceman
5.5
Dang Wing-Gan
Iceman
2014
Handsome Siblings
6.4
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Handsome Siblings
1992
Golden Boy
6.0
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Lam Fung Chun
Golden Boy
2025
Legendary Assassin
6.1
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Fat Wing
Legendary Assassin
2008
Fatal Contact
6.6
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Soo
Fatal Contact
2006
The Invincible Dragon
4.7
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Uncle
The Invincible Dragon
2019
Jiang Hu
6.3
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Fat Policeman Outside Toilet
Jiang Hu
2004
Bad Blood
5.3
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Peter Wong
Bad Blood
2010
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
6.1
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Brother Big
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
2023
Iceman: The Time Traveler
6.5
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Deng Yungen
Iceman: The Time Traveler
2018
The Trough
5.9
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Bo The Nine Fingers
The Trough
2018
Brothers
6.5
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Brothers
2007
Lamb Game
3.5
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Feibo
Lamb Game
2023
The Island
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Xue
The Island
2010

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