Lam Suet
Acting
Born 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 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.
Films (305)
Legendary Divine Kung Fu
2026
Golden Boy
2025
One Wacky Summer
2025
The Lychee Road
2025
Unusual Deal
2025
A Man and A Woman
2024
Break War
2024
Rob N Roll
2024
I Did It My Way
2023
Imprisoned II: There is No Escape from Fate
2023
Echoes of the Thunder
2023
Lamb Game
2023
72 Hours - Operation Gold
2023
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
2023
Mr. Zheng
2022
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
A Murder Erased
2022
Monkey King: Wushuang
2021
Time
2021
Infernal Storm
2021
Dynasty Warriors
2021
My Fair Dad
2021
Where is the Money
2020
Billion Coward
2020
Chosen 2
2020
Chosen 2
2020
Chosen 2
2020
A Windfall Trap
2019
Chasing News
2019
The Rookies
2019
Undercover Punch and Gun
2019
The Invincible Dragon
2019
My Dear Elephant
2019
Missbehavior
2019
A Lifetime Treasure
2019
A Home with a View
2019
Fake Partner
2018
Iceman: The Time Traveler
2018
The Cursed
2018
The Secret of the President
2018
Tou Míng Qing Ren
2018
House No. 7
2018
The Trough
2018
Fatal Heartbeat
2018
Pathological Hunter
2018
Summer of Fire
2018
Agent Mr. Chan
2018
Mo Zhan 4
2018
Mo Zhan 3
2018
Mo Zhan 2
2018
Sha Shou Gong Si
2018
A Better Tomorrow
2018
Mo Zhan
2018
The Big Rescue
2018
Shining Moment
2017
Indiana Five Stars
2017
Always Be with You
2017
Graduation Journey
2017
Happy Partners
2017
Colour of the Game
2017
If You Cherishes Me
2017
The House That Never Dies II
2017
La Historia Du Un Amor
2017
Gods Must Be Juicy 2
2017
To Love or Not to Love
2017
Tian Jiang Heng Cai
2017
Love Contractually
2017
Gods Must Be Juicy
2017
King of Gambler 2016
2016
Special Biological Research Sector 2
2016
Special Biological Research Sector
2016
Wonderful Friends
2016
A Busy Night
2016
Three
2016
MBA Partners
2016
Goddess Era
2016
Robbery
2016
Good Take!
2016
Trivisa
2016
Kill Time
2016
Heart for Heaven
2015
Saving Mr. Wu
2015
Lost in Hong Kong
2015
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
2015
Gun Transit
2015
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
2014
Break
2014
Town of the Dragon
2014
Ex Fighter
2014
But Always
2014
Iceman
2014
The Midnight After
2014
Just Another Margin
2014
The Apostles
2014
The True Love
2014
The Love Expert
2013
The Extreme Fox
2013
The Constable
2013
Boundless
2013
Pay Back
2013
Sweet Summer Love
2013
SDU: Sex Duties Unit
2013
Tales from the Dark 1
2013
Blind Detective
2013
Badges of Fury
2013
Better and Better
2013
Drug War
2012
Chrysanthemum to the Beast
2012
Insistence
2012
Vulgaria
2012
Million Dollar Crocodile
2012
Fairy Tale Killer
2012
Everything Is Nothing
2012
Good-for-Nothing Heros
2012
Crazy Stupid Thief
2012
Ultra Reinforcement
2012
I Love Hong Kong 2012
2012
All's Well, Ends Well
2012
Turning Point 2
2011
The Great Magician
2011
Sleepless Fashion
2011
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
2011
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
Mayday 3DNA
2011
The Land with No Boundary
2011
The Fortune Buddies
2011
The Loan Shark
2011
Beach Spike
2011
The Detective 2
2011
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2011
I Love Hong Kong 2011
2011
The Island
2010
The Jade and the Pearl
2010
Triple Tap
2010
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010
Beauty on Duty
2010
Just Another Pandora's Box
2010
Womb Ghosts
2010
72 Tenants of Prosperity
2010
All's Well End's Well Too 2010
2010
Bad Blood
2010
The Storm Warriors
2009
Poker King
2009
Accident
2009
Sasori
2009
Tactical Unit - Partners
2009
Vengeance
2009
Shinjuku Incident
2009
Gao Xing
2009
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
2009
Legendary Assassin
2008
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
2008
Sparrow
2008
Ocean Flame
2008
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
2008
Tactical Unit - The Code
2008
Run Papa Run
2008
Triad Wars
2008
Linger
2008
Mad Detective
2007
Brothers
2007
Triangle
2007
Beauty and the 7 Beasts
2007
Invisible Target
2007
Eye in the Sky
2007
Simply Actors
2007
Gong Tau
2007
Dancing Lion
2007
Forest of Death
2007
House of the Invisibles
2007
Happy Birthday
2007
A Wind Cold Town
2007
Exiled
2006
Fatal Contact
2006
Undying Heart
2006
Dog Bite Dog
2006
Love @ First Note
2006
Election 2
2006
I'll Call You
2006
2 Become 1
2006
My Kung Fu Sweetheart
2006
Home Sweet Home
2005
All About Love
2005
Election
2005
The Unusual Youth
2005
Divergence
2005
2 Young
2005
Colour of the Loyalty
2005
The Open Road
2005
Crazy n' the City
2005
Infernal Mission
2004
Cop Unbowed
2004
Breaking News
2004
Jiang Hu
2004
One Nite in Mongkok
2004
Moving Targets
2004
The Miracle Box
2004
Papa Loves You
2004
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
Elixir of Love
2004
A Wedding or a Funeral
2004
The Key to Destiny
2004
Bust Family
2004
Snow Falling From the Sky of June
2004
Money Kills
2004
My Baby Shot Me Down
2004
An Unposed Letter
2004
Explosive City
2004
My Romeo
2004
Boxer's Story
2004
Sound of Colors
2003
To My Dearest Father
2003
My Troublesome Buddy
2003
Turn Left, Turn Right
2003
Men Suddenly in Black
2003
1:99 Shorts
2003
Good Times, Bed Times
2003
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission
2003
Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma!
2003
Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat
2003
Vampire Hunters
2003
PTU
2003
The Trouble-Makers
2003
Looking for Mr. Perfect
2003
Diva: Ah Hey
2003
Love for All Seasons
2003
Twinkle Stars
2003
Love Under the Sun
2003
45 Days Lover
2002
Shark Busters
2002
Just One Look
2002
If U Care...
2002
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Possessed
2002
Devil Face, Angel Heart
2002
The Stewardess
2002
Perfect Education 3
2002
U-Man
2002
Color of Pain
2002
Running Out of Time 2
2001
Every Dog Has His Date
2001
Ghost Office
2001
A Gambler's Story
2001
Nightmares in Precinct 7
2001
You Shoot, I Shoot
2001
Fulltime Killer
2001
Love on a Diet
2001
Doctor No…
2001
Hero of City
2001
Gold Fingers
2001
Dead End
2001
Maniacal Night
2001
Electrical Girl
2001
Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny
2001
Everyday is Valentine
2001
Master Q 2001
2001
Cop on a Mission
2001
Wu Yen
2001
Goodbye, Mr. Cool
2001
Twilight Garden
2000
The Marvellous Cook
2000
Roaring Wheels
2000
Help!!!
2000
Needing You...
2000
The Blood Rules
2000
Play with Strangers
2000
Resort Massacre
2000
Juliet in Love
2000
My Name Is Nobody
2000
Fist Power
2000
The Mission
1999
He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law
1999
Sunshine Cops
1999
Running Out of Time
1999
Where a Good Man Goes
1999
The H.K. Triad
1999
Gorgeous
1999
Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King
1999
Mr. Wai-Go
1998
A Hero Never Dies
1998
Expect the Unexpected
1998
The Lucky Guy
1998
The Longest Nite
1998
Intruder
1997
My Dad Is a Jerk
1997
Killing Me Tenderly
1997
The Odd One Dies
1997
Lifeline
1997
The God of Cookery
1996
Bloody Friday
1996
Adventurous Treasure Island
1996
The Movie Story
1996
Out of the Dark
1995
Loving You
1995
Whatever You Want
1994
Love on Delivery
1994
Handsome Siblings
1992
Legend of the Brothers
1991
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991
The Story of My Son
1990
A Killer's Blues
1989
Vampire Vs. Vampire
1989
Live Hard
1989
Proud and Confident
1989