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.
Movies
Golden Boy
Lam Fung Chun
One Wacky Summer
Yang Baoquan
The Lychee Road
He Qiguang
Unusual Deal
A Man and A Woman
Break War
Zhou Shiwen
Rob N Roll
Fatty
I Did It My Way
Yuen Muk Yu
Imprisoned II: There is No Escape from Fate
White Head
Echoes of the Thunder
Lamb Game
Feibo
72 Hours - Operation Gold
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
Brother Big
Mr. Zheng
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Doctor (segment "Conversation in Depth")
A Murder Erased
WAI
Monkey King: Wushuang
Time
Chung
Infernal Storm
He Tianze
Dynasty Warriors
Dong Zhuo
My Fair Dad
Du Changyong
Where is the Money
Liu Hongtu
Billion Coward
Police Chief
Chosen 2
Chosen 2
Chosen 2
A Windfall Trap
Chasing News
The Rookies
Chief Chao
Undercover Punch and Gun
Bob
The Invincible Dragon
Uncle
My Dear Elephant
Missbehavior
Waiter
A Lifetime Treasure
Rainy Cloud
A Home with a View
Butcher
Fake Partner
Iceman: The Time Traveler
Deng Yungen
The Cursed
Brother Awesome
The Secret of the President
Tou Míng Qing Ren
House No. 7
The Trough
Bo The Nine Fingers
Fatal Heartbeat
Pathological Hunter
Summer of Fire
Agent Mr. Chan
Mr. Ma
Mo Zhan 4
Mo Zhan 3
Mo Zhan 2
Sha Shou Gong Si
A Better Tomorrow
Ha Ge
Mo Zhan
The Big Rescue
Shining Moment
Yu Huihuan
Indiana Five Stars
Xue Ye
Always Be with You
Jamie's Uncle
Graduation Journey
Happy Partners
Brother Sue
Colour of the Game
Slaughter
If You Cherishes Me
The House That Never Dies II
军阀
La Historia Du Un Amor
Li Qingzhao
Gods Must Be Juicy 2
To Love or Not to Love
Tian Jiang Heng Cai
Love Contractually
Ye's father
Gods Must Be Juicy
King of Gambler 2016
Special Biological Research Sector 2
Special Biological Research Sector
Wonderful Friends
A Busy Night
Wang Guoliang
Three
Fatty
MBA Partners
Goddess Era
Robbery
Convenience Store Boss
Good Take!
Trivisa
Boss Fong
Kill Time
Zhang Hongmin
Heart for Heaven
何大昌
Saving Mr. Wu
Mr. Su
Lost in Hong Kong
Triad Boss
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
Zhao Liren
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
Master Chef
Gun Transit
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
John
Break
钱东旭
Town of the Dragon
Third Brother
Ex Fighter
But Always
Uncle Ji
Iceman
Dang Wing-Gan
The Midnight After
Suet
Just Another Margin
The Apostles
Motel Owner
The True Love
Ke Teng
The Love Expert
The Extreme Fox
The Constable
Ah Wai
Pay Back
Sweet Summer Love
Director Zhu
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
Robber
Tales from the Dark 1
Boss Lee (segment "Stolen Goods")
Blind Detective
Lee Tak Shing
Badges of Fury
Taxi Driver
Better and Better
Drug War
Fatso
Chrysanthemum to the Beast
Insistence
Father
Vulgaria
Wah-tao
Million Dollar Crocodile
Big-Mouth Zhao
Fairy Tale Killer
Cheung Fai
Everything Is Nothing
Good-for-Nothing Heros
Crazy Stupid Thief
Cha Er Si
Ultra Reinforcement
I Love Hong Kong 2012
All's Well, Ends Well
Construction Worker
Turning Point 2
Kui Chuen
The Great Magician
Li Feng-jen
Sleepless Fashion
Qin Feng
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
Gui Fu
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Chicken Devil
Mayday 3DNA
The Land with No Boundary
The Fortune Buddies
Martial monk
The Loan Shark
Tien San
Beach Spike
Water-Father
The Detective 2
Bulky (voice) (uncredited)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
John
I Love Hong Kong 2011
The Island
Xue
The Jade and the Pearl
Tiger Chan
Triple Tap
Mr Fong
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
Deputy Mayor Cheung Ho-Tin
Beauty on Duty
Fatty
Just Another Pandora's Box
O Sim
Womb Ghosts
Kwok Lok
72 Tenants of Prosperity
Mr. Lam
All's Well End's Well Too 2010
His Excellency Wu Fa Da
Bad Blood
Peter Wong
The Storm Warriors
Piggy King
Poker King
Annoying Gambler
Accident
Fatty
Sasori
Warden
Tactical Unit - Partners
Sarge
Vengeance
Tsui
Shinjuku Incident
Old Ghost
Gao Xing
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Fat Lo
Legendary Assassin
Fat Wing
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Fat Tong / Sgt Lam Tong
Sparrow
Lung
Ocean Flame
Stick
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Sarge
Tactical Unit - The Code
Tong
Run Papa Run
Big Mouth
Triad Wars
Wong Shu Chor / Fat Ball
Linger
Yan's Roomate
Mad Detective
Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality
Brothers
Triangle
Fat Bo
Beauty and the 7 Beasts
Sonny
Invisible Target
Loan Shark Cheng
Eye in the Sky
Ng Tung / Fatman
Simply Actors
Brother Pang
Gong Tau
Officer 'Brother' Sum
Dancing Lion
Shopkeeper
Forest of Death
Commissioner Wong
House of the Invisibles
Fatty Chow
Happy Birthday
Orderly
A Wind Cold Town
Exiled
Fat
Fatal Contact
Soo
Undying Heart
Uncle Fat
Dog Bite Dog
Fat Lam
Love @ First Note
Lam Yu
Election 2
Big Head
I'll Call You
Manny's Father
2 Become 1
Police Sergeant
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
Brother Wai
Home Sweet Home
Lo Wai
All About Love
Ko's Colleague
Election
Big Head
The Unusual Youth
Divergence
Mou Wai Bun
2 Young
Colour of the Loyalty
Sgt Mi (Rice)
The Open Road
Crazy n' the City
Milk Powder Shoplifter
Infernal Mission
Cop Unbowed
Breaking News
Yip
Jiang Hu
Fat Policeman Outside Toilet
One Nite in Mongkok
Liu
Moving Targets
Fat Seven
The Miracle Box
UPS Delivery Man
Papa Loves You
Inspector Lee
Kung Fu Hustle
Axe Gang Vice General
Elixir of Love
Big Fish
A Wedding or a Funeral
The Key to Destiny
Bust Family
香老闆
Snow Falling From the Sky of June
Money Kills
Hung
My Baby Shot Me Down
Lam Kwok Keung
An Unposed Letter
Explosive City
Mendosa
My Romeo
Boxer's Story
Uncle Keun
Sound of Colors
Hoi Yeuk's Father
To My Dearest Father
My Troublesome Buddy
Turn Left, Turn Right
Restaurant Owner
Men Suddenly in Black
Sgt. Chan
1:99 Shorts
(segment "Rhapsody")
Good Times, Bed Times
Judge Chow
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission
Cheung Man Po
Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma!
Internet Cafe Boss
Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat
Vampire Hunters
Kung
PTU
Sgt. Lo Sa
The Trouble-Makers
Mr. Chow the Landlord
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Bobby Chan
Diva: Ah Hey
Kam Hing Cheung
Love for All Seasons
Fatty
Twinkle Stars
45 Days Lover
Mr. Wong
Shark Busters
Chan Ho Lung
Just One Look
If U Care...
Big Guy
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
May's Father
Possessed
Lay Buddhist
Devil Face, Angel Heart
Kwan
The Stewardess
Fatty
Perfect Education 3
U-Man
Skinny
Color of Pain
Big Belly Wang
Running Out of Time 2
Ken
Every Dog Has His Date
Fatty
Ghost Office
Knife Lam (segment "A Horny Ghost")
A Gambler's Story
Landlord
Nightmares in Precinct 7
Sai Keung
You Shoot, I Shoot
Fatty
Fulltime Killer
Fat Ice
Love on a Diet
Bun Man
Doctor No…
Hero of City
Sing Wah Chyun
Gold Fingers
Dead End
Maniacal Night
Electrical Girl
Kau
Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny
Uncle Pui
Everyday is Valentine
Mr. Wu
Master Q 2001
Robber
Cop on a Mission
Ho
Wu Yen
Prime Minister
Goodbye, Mr. Cool
Kong
Twilight Garden
The Marvellous Cook
Roaring Wheels
Help!!!
Dr. Andy
Needing You...
Martin
The Blood Rules
Shoot
Play with Strangers
Snow Yung
Resort Massacre
Joey
Juliet in Love
Fat Pang
My Name Is Nobody
Gambler
Fist Power
Fatty
The Mission
James
He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law
Fatty King
Sunshine Cops
Running Out of Time
Suet
Where a Good Man Goes
Karl
The H.K. Triad
Vendor
Gorgeous
Bu's Father's Friend
Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King
Ser's Thug
Mr. Wai-Go
A Hero Never Dies
Jack's Man
Expect the Unexpected
Robber
The Lucky Guy
Tall Wai's Man
The Longest Nite
Cafe Owner's Assistant
Intruder
Cleaning River Entrance
My Dad Is a Jerk
Tourist with Family Photographed by Cheo
Killing Me Tenderly
Member of Su Kan's village
The Odd One Dies
Mahjong Den's Customer
Lifeline
Arsonist (uncredited)
The God of Cookery
Fat Snow
Bloody Friday
Adventurous Treasure Island
The Movie Story
Out of the Dark
Eatery Assistant
Loving You
Whatever You Want
Private Eye
Love on Delivery
Garbage Man
Handsome Siblings
Legend of the Brothers
Kwai
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Wild Cat's Thug / Warden Sugiyama's body double
The Story of My Son
Catering Service Man
A Killer's Blues
Vampire Vs. Vampire
Brother Thug
Live Hard
Proud and Confident
The Second Face
That Mr. Zhou
In Love With A Monster
