Line #28 Creator/SimonYam


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/simon_yam_img_2043.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:He might be one of the most prominent villain actors in Hong Kong, but damn, what a deliciously charming and wonderful smile!]]
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4	Simon Yam Tat-wah (任達華, born on 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and veteran in late 1980s/early 1990s HeroicBloodshed cinema, before his eventual career shift towards sleazy, CAT-III Hong Kong exploitative flicks following his role in 1992's ''Dr. Lamb''.
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6	While Yam's most popular role in the west is arguably as the badass Luke in ''Film/BulletInTheHead'' and the villainous Chen Lo in ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife'', in Asia, particularly Hong Kong, Yam have a career starting ever since the 1970s when he was just 15 years old, and spanning for decades and decades where he is usually the go-to "bad guy" to be hired in Hong Kong movies, may it be action, horror, fantasy, slasher and the like.
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8	In 2013, Yam released his directorial debut, ''Tales from the Dark 1'', where he stars in one of the segments of the film.
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10	Yam is married to Shanghainese-Austrian supermodel, Qiqi (known in Asia as a spokesperson for various beauty and facial products), with whom he have a daughter.
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13	!!Tropes relating to this performer:
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15	* AntiHero: Some of his roles which he isn't outright villainous tends to be this.
16	* ChronicallyKilledActor: Yam has starred in more than 230 films and television series, and failed to outlive the credits in at least '''50''' of them. [[note]] Oh, you want a list? Ok, here you go: House of the Lute, Green Killer, Tiger Cage, Final Run, Burning Ambition, Return Engagement, Bullet for Hire, Queen's High, Gun n' Rose, Naked Killer, Full Contact, Holy Weapon, Can't Stop My Crazy Love For You, First Shot, Final Run, Mission of Condor, Prince of Portland Street, Run and Kill, The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai, Story of a Robber, Street Angels, Horoscope II: The Woman from Hell, Man Wanted 2: Those Were the Days, Partners, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, Explosive City, Wake of Death, Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction, Exiled, Dragon Squad, Ballistic, Night & Fog, Vengeance, The Storm Warriors, Bodyguards and Assassins, Bad Blood, Echoes of the Rainbow, The Blood Bond, Mrs. K. He also dies in several of his TV dramas in his early days as an actor. Subverted in Fulltime Killer (where he commits imaginary suicide), Sha Po Lang (the screen cuts away before his heart attack can happen), Exodus (where the film implies he will die but cuts away at the last moment) and Fatal Move (the BolivianArmyEnding cuts before his eventual fate can be revealed) [[/note]]
17	* SlasherSmile: Some of the CAT-III slasher films where he plays the villain would feature him with these.
18	* TheStoic: In several of his films, especially if he's playing villains.
19	* VillainousWidowsPeak: As seen in the picture above. Most of his movies released after the 2010s where he plays the villain would feature him with this kind of hairstyle.
20	* WhatBeautifulEyes: When he smiles at you, you'd find it hard to despise him even if he's playing a villain in his films.
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22	!!Simon Yam's notable films:
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24	* ''Film/BlackCat'' (only in the first film)
25	* ''Film/TheBlackPantherWarriors''
26	* ''Film/BodyguardsAndAssassins''
27	* ''Film/BurningAmbition''
28	* ''Film/BulletForHire''
29	* ''Film/BulletInTheHead''
30	* ''[[Film/ColourOfTheTruth Colour of the Loyalty]]''
31	* ''Film/DrunkenMaster'' (he appears in the third movie)
32	* ''Film/FatalMove''
33	* ''Film/FatalTermination''
34	* ''Film/FinalRun''
35	* ''Film/FullContact''
36	* ''Film/FulltimeKiller''
37	* ''Film/FutureCops''
38	* ''Film/GunNRose''
39	* ''Film/Hitman1998''
40	* ''Film/IpMan2''
41	* ''Film/KillersRomance''
42	* ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife''
43	* ''Film/LoveGunsAndGlass''
44	* ''Film/ManWanted'' (he appears in all three films, but plays different characters in each)
45	* ''Film/ManOfTaiChi''
46	* ''Film/TheMission1999''
47	* ''Film/MissionOfCondor''
48	* ''Film/NakedKiller''
49	* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' (he appears in one of the many spin-offs, Once Upon A Time A Hero in China)
50	* ''Film/PowerfulFour''
51	* ''Film/{{PTU}}'' - appears in all 6 movies, playing the same character
52	* ''Film/ReturnEngagement''
53	* ''Film/ShaPoLang''
54	* ''Film/ShaPoLangIIATimeForConsequences'' - he plays a different character in the sequel
55	* ''Film/TheStormRiders'' (he appears in the 2009 sequel)
56	* ''Film/TigerCage'' (only in the first film)
57	* ''Film/TriadElection''
58	* ''Film/WakeOfDeath''

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