Lam Suet

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.

Cast

72 Tenants of Prosperity

Running Out of Time

Shinjuku Incident

Monkey King: Wushuang

Wong Shu Chor / Fat Ball

Axe Gang Vice General

The Storm Warriors

Town of the Dragon

The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell

Looking for Mr. Perfect

Vampire Hunters

One Nite in Mongkok

The Longest Nite

Cafe Owner's Assistant

Turn Left, Turn Right

Restaurant Owner

Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality

All's Well End's Well Too 2010

His Excellency Wu Fa Da

Legend of the Brothers

Ng Tung / Fatman

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

Deputy Mayor Cheung Ho-Tin

Running Out of Time 2

Love for All Seasons

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts

The Story of My Son

Catering Service Man

Out of the Dark

Eatery Assistant

Just Another Pandora's Box

Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms

Love Undercover 2: Love Mission

Officer 'Brother' Sum

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

The Detective 2

Bulky (voice) (uncredited)

Resort Massacre

The Secret of the President

Proud and Confident

A Killer's Blues

Handsome Siblings

Whatever You Want

Killing Me Tenderly

Member of Su Kan's village

Adventurous Treasure Island

The Movie Story

Bu's Father's Friend

Turning Point 2

The Love Expert

Every Dog Has His Date

The Sorcerer and the White Snake

All's Well, Ends Well

Construction Worker

You Shoot, I Shoot

Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat

I Love Hong Kong 2011

Lost in Hong Kong

Tactical Unit - The Code

Tactical Unit - Human Nature

Fat Tong / Sgt Lam Tong

Tactical Unit - No Way Out

My Troublesome Buddy

Indiana Five Stars

The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake

Just Another Margin

Fairy Tale Killer

The Land with No Boundary

Sleepless Fashion

Twilight Garden

The Key to Destiny

A Wedding or a Funeral

Million Dollar Crocodile

Ultra Reinforcement

Everything Is Nothing

Snow Falling From the Sky of June

The Second Face

To Love or Not to Love

Gods Must Be Juicy

If You Cherishes Me

Graduation Journey

Pathological Hunter

Fatal Heartbeat

Tian Jiang Heng Cai

Tou Míng Qing Ren

Gods Must Be Juicy 2

Special Biological Research Sector

Special Biological Research Sector 2

Sha Shou Gong Si

King of Gambler 2016

72 Hours - Operation Gold

My Baby Shot Me Down

An Unposed Letter

To My Dearest Father

Annoying Gambler

The Fortune Buddies

I Love Hong Kong 2012

A Wind Cold Town

Echoes of the Thunder

Blind Detective

In Love With A Monster

Tales from the Dark 1

Boss Lee (segment "Stolen Goods")

Love @ First Note

The Blood Rules

Chrysanthemum to the Beast

A Murder Erased

Wonderful Friends

A Hero Never Dies

Goodbye, Mr. Cool

The Odd One Dies

Mahjong Den's Customer

The Extreme Fox

The Midnight After

The Great Magician

Sweet Summer Love

Cop on a Mission

The God of Cookery

Invisible Target

Loan Shark Cheng

Arsonist (uncredited)

Imprisoned II: There is No Escape from Fate

I Did It My Way

Vampire Vs. Vampire

Infernal Mission

Better and Better

Cleaning River Entrance

The Marvellous Cook

Kam Hing Cheung

Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal

Forest of Death

Commissioner Wong

Convenience Store Boss

Colour of the Loyalty

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

Wild Cat's Thug / Warden Sugiyama's body double

Crazy n' the City

Milk Powder Shoplifter

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2

My Name Is Nobody

Monk Comes Down the Mountain

My Kung Fu Sweetheart

Beauty and the 7 Beasts

Fulltime Killer

Perfect Education 3

The Miracle Box

UPS Delivery Man

Home Sweet Home

Legendary Assassin

Good Times, Bed Times

Love Contractually

Heart for Heaven

House of the Invisibles

SDU: Sex Duties Unit

He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law

Love Under the Sun

(segment "Rhapsody")

Devil Face, Angel Heart

Men Suddenly in Black

The House That Never Dies II

Everyday is Valentine

Colour of the Game

Always Be with You

Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King

My Dad Is a Jerk

Tourist with Family Photographed by Cheo

A Better Tomorrow

Crazy Stupid Thief

A Gambler's Story

Dynasty Warriors

Sound of Colors

Hoi Yeuk's Father

Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma!

Internet Cafe Boss

The Jade and the Pearl

Where a Good Man Goes

Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny

Bo The Nine Fingers

Brother Awesome

The Trouble-Makers

Mr. Chow the Landlord

Fat Policeman Outside Toilet

A Lifetime Treasure

A Home with a View

My Dear Elephant

Knife Lam (segment "A Horny Ghost")

Undercover Punch and Gun

Tactical Unit - Partners

The Invincible Dragon

Play with Strangers

A Windfall Trap

Love on Delivery

The Unusual Youth

La Historia Du Un Amor

Police Sergeant

Expect the Unexpected

Nightmares in Precinct 7

Good-for-Nothing Heros

Where is the Money

Electrical Girl

Iceman: The Time Traveler

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Doctor (segment "Conversation in Depth")

A Man and A Woman

The Lychee Road

One Wacky Summer

Crew