任達華

简介

Simon Yam is a Hong Kong actor and model born on March 19, 1955. His father, Yam Kam Kau, was a police officer who was killed in 1969 by an injured colleague. His older brother, Yam Tat Wing, was a former deputy commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force. He grew up in police quarters on Arsenal Street in Wan Chai, and his family moved to Sai Ying Pun after his father's death. Raised in a poor family, he relied on scholarships to complete his education, graduating from Canossa English School. He entered the entertainment industry in the mid-1970s as a model, then signed with TVB and appeared in classic dramas such as "A House is Not a Home", "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", and "The Shell Game". His role as the villain Han Bin in "Police Cadet '85" in 1985 brought him widespread fame. He left TVB in 1987 after a dispute with the producer of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and moved to ATV. In 1987 he shifted to film, playing diverse roles including police officers, dancers, killers, businessmen, gang bosses, teachers, and superpowered warriors. He received multiple Hong Kong Film Award nominations for Best Actor and finally won for "Echoes of the Rainbow" in 2010, also winning the Bauhinia Film Award for "PTU" and "Election". He entered Hollywood in 2003 alongside Angelina Jolie in "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life". In 2013 he co-directed "Tales from the Dark 1" and directed and starred in "The Constable".