Lam Suet
Born July 08, 1964 (Age: 61)
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Tianjin, China
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Legendary Divine Kung Fu
2026
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Age: 61
The Lychee Road
2025
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as He Qiguang
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Age: 61
Rob N Roll
2024
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as Fatty
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Age: 59
I Did It My Way
2023
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as Yuen Muk Yu
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Age: 59
Dynasty Warriors
2021
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as Dong Zhuo
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Age: 56
Chosen 2
2020
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Age: 55
Chosen 2
2020
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Age: 55
Chosen 2
2020
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Age: 55
Undercover Punch and Gun
2019
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as Bob
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Age: 54
The Invincible Dragon
2019
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as Uncle
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Age: 54
Fake Partner
2018
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Age: 54
The Secret of the President
2018
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Age: 53
Tou Míng Qing Ren
2018
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Age: 53
House No. 7
2018
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Age: 53
Fatal Heartbeat
2018
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Age: 53
Pathological Hunter
2018
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Age: 53
Summer of Fire
2018
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Age: 53
Agent Mr. Chan
2018
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as Mr. Ma
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Age: 53
Mo Zhan 4
2018
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Age: 53
Mo Zhan 3
2018
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Age: 53
Mo Zhan 2
2018
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Age: 53
Sha Shou Gong Si
2018
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Age: 53
Mo Zhan
2018
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Age: 53
The Big Rescue
2018
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as 风水师
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Age: 53
Graduation Journey
2017
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Age: 53
Happy Partners
2017
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as Brother Sue
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Age: 53
If You Cherishes Me
2017
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Age: 53
The House That Never Dies II
2017
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as 军阀
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Age: 52
Gods Must Be Juicy 2
2017
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Age: 52
Tian Jiang Heng Cai
2017
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Age: 52
Gods Must Be Juicy
2017
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Age: 52
King of Gambler 2016
2016
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Age: 52
Special Biological Research Sector 2
2016
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Age: 52
Special Biological Research Sector
2016
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Age: 52
Wonderful Friends
2016
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Age: 52
Goddess Era
2016
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Age: 51
Trivisa
2016
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as Boss Fong
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Age: 51
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
2015
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as Zhao Liren
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Age: 50
Gun Transit
2015
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Age: 50
Iceman
2014
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as Dang Wing-Gan
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Age: 49
Badges of Fury
2013
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as Taxi Driver
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Age: 48
Drug War
2012
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as Fatso
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Age: 48
Insistence
2012
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as Father
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Age: 48
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
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as Chicken Devil
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Age: 47
The Land with No Boundary
2011
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Age: 47
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2011
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as John
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Age: 46
The Island
2010
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as Xue
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Age: 46
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010
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as Deputy Mayor Cheung Ho-Tin
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Age: 45
Shinjuku Incident
2009
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as Old Ghost
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Age: 44
Triangle
2007
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as Fat Bo
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Age: 43
Beauty and the 7 Beasts
2007
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as Sonny
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Age: 43
Invisible Target
2007
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as Loan Shark Cheng
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Age: 43
House of the Invisibles
2007
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as Fatty Chow
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Age: 42
A Wind Cold Town
2007
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Age: 42
Undying Heart
2006
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as Uncle Fat
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Age: 42
I'll Call You
2006
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as Manny's Father
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Age: 41
The Unusual Youth
2005
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Age: 40
The Open Road
2005
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Age: 40
Infernal Mission
2004
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Age: 40
Cop Unbowed
2004
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Age: 40
The Miracle Box
2004
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as UPS Delivery Man
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Age: 39
Papa Loves You
2004
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as Inspector Lee
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Age: 39
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
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as Axe Gang Vice General
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Age: 39
Elixir of Love
2004
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as Big Fish
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Age: 39
A Wedding or a Funeral
2004
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Age: 39
Money Kills
2004
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as Hung
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Age: 39
Bust Family
2004
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as 香老闆
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Age: 39
My Baby Shot Me Down
2004
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as Lam Kwok Keung
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Age: 39
Boxer's Story
2004
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as Uncle Keun
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Age: 39
An Unposed Letter
2004
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Age: 39
Explosive City
2004
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as Mendosa
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Age: 39
No Image
My Romeo
2004
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Age: 39
Snow Falling From the Sky of June
2004
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Age: 39
The Key to Destiny
2004
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Age: 39
45 Days Lover
2002
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as Mr. Wong
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Age: 38
Shark Busters
2002
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as Chan Ho Lung
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Age: 38
Just One Look
2002
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Age: 38
If U Care...
2002
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as Big Guy
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Age: 38
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
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as May's Father
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Age: 38
Possessed
2002
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as Lay Buddhist
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Age: 37
Devil Face, Angel Heart
2002
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as Kwan
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Age: 37
The Stewardess
2002
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as Fatty
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Age: 37
Perfect Education 3
2002
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Age: 37
U-Man
2002
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as Skinny
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Age: 37
Color of Pain
2002
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as Big Belly Wang
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Age: 37
Running Out of Time 2
2001
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as Ken
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Age: 37
A Gambler's Story
2001
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as Landlord
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Age: 37
Fulltime Killer
2001
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as Fat Ice
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Age: 37
Doctor No…
2001
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Age: 36
Gold Fingers
2001
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Age: 36
Dead End
2001
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Age: 36
Maniacal Night
2001
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Age: 36
Twilight Garden
2000
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Age: 36
The Marvellous Cook
2000
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Age: 36
No Image
Roaring Wheels
2000
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Age: 36
Help!!!
2000
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as Dr. Andy
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Age: 36
Needing You...
2000
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as Martin
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Age: 35
The Blood Rules
2000
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as Shoot
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Age: 35
Play with Strangers
2000
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as Snow Yung
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Age: 35
Resort Massacre
2000
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as Joey
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Age: 35
Juliet in Love
2000
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as Fat Pang
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Age: 35
My Name Is Nobody
2000
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as Gambler
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Age: 35
Fist Power
2000
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as Fatty
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Age: 35
Running Out of Time
1999
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as Suet
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Age: 35
Mr. Wai-Go
1998
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Age: 34
A Hero Never Dies
1998
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as Jack's Man
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Age: 34
Expect the Unexpected
1998
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as Robber
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Age: 33
The Lucky Guy
1998
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as Tall Wai's Man
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Age: 33
The Longest Nite
1998
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as Cafe Owner's Assistant
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Age: 33
Intruder
1997
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as Cleaning River Entrance
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Age: 33
My Dad Is a Jerk
1997
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as Tourist with Family Photographed by Cheo
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Age: 33
Killing Me Tenderly
1997
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as Member of Su Kan's village
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Age: 33
The Odd One Dies
1997
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as Mahjong Den's Customer
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Age: 32
Lifeline
1997
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as Arsonist (uncredited)
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Age: 32
The God of Cookery
1996
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as Fat Snow
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Age: 32
Bloody Friday
1996
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Age: 32
Adventurous Treasure Island
1996
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Age: 32
The Movie Story
1996
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Age: 31
Handsome Siblings
1992
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Age: 28
Legend of the Brothers
1991
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as Kwai
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Age: 27
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991
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as Wild Cat's Thug / Warden Sugiyama's body double
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Age: 27
The Story of My Son
1990
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as Catering Service Man
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Age: 26
A Killer's Blues
1989
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Age: 25
Vampire Vs. Vampire
1989
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as Brother Thug
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Age: 25
Live Hard
1989
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Age: 25
Proud and Confident
1989
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Age: 24