
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · One Wacky Summer as Yang Baoquan
- 2025 · The Lychee Road as He Qiguang
- 2024 · Break War as Zhou Shiwen
- 2024 · Rob N Roll as Fatty
- 2023 · I Did It My Way as Yuen Muk Yu
- 2023 · Imprisoned II: There is No Escape from Fate as White Head
- 2023 · Echoes of the Thunder as
- 2023 · The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell as Brother Big
- 2022 · Septet: The Story of Hong Kong as Doctor (segment "Conversation in Depth")
- 2021 · Time as Chung
- 2021 · Dynasty Warriors as Dong Zhuo
- 2019 · The Rookies as Chief Chao
- 2019 · Undercover Punch and Gun as Bob
- 2019 · The Invincible Dragon as Uncle
- 2019 · A Lifetime Treasure as Rainy Cloud
- 2019 · Missbehavior as Waiter
- 2019 · A Home with a View as Butcher
- 2018 · Fake Partner as
- 2018 · The Cursed as Brother Awesome
- 2018 · Summer of Fire as
- 2018 · Agent Mr. Chan as Mr. Ma
- 2018 · A Better Tomorrow as Ha Ge
- 2018 · Sha Shou Gong Si as
- 2017 · Shining Moment as Yu Huihuan
- 2017 · Indiana Five Stars as Xue Ye
- 2017 · Always Be with You as Jamie's Uncle
- 2017 · Graduation Journey as
- 2017 · Colour of the Game as Slaughter
- 2017 · Love Contractually as Ye's father
- 2017 · Gods Must Be Juicy as
- 2017 · Roast as
- 2016 · Three as Fatty (Constable)
- 2016 · Robbery as Convenience Store Boss
- 2016 · Trivisa as Boss Fong
- 2016 · Kill Time as Zhang Hongmin
- 2015 · Lost in Hong Kong as Triad Boss
- 2015 · Monk Comes Down the Mountain as Zhao Liren
- 2015 · Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal as Master Chef
- 2014 · But Always as
- 2014 · Iceman as
- 2014 · The Midnight After as Suet
- 2014 · The Apostles as Motel Owner
- 2013 · SDU: Sex Duties Unit as Robber
- 2013 · Tales from the Dark 1 as Boss Lee (segment "Stolen Goods")
- 2013 · Better and Better as
- 2012 · Vulgaria as Wah-tao
- 2012 · Fairy Tale Killer as Cheung Fai
- 2012 · Ultra Reinforcement as
- 2012 · All's Well, Ends Well as Construction Worker
- 2011 · The Great Magician as Li Feng-jen
- 2011 · The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake as Gui Fu
- 2011 · The Sorcerer and the White Snake as Chicken Devil
- 2011 · Beach Spike as Water-Father
- 2011 · Don't Go Breaking My Heart as John
- 2010 · Triple Tap as Mr Fong
- 2010 · Beauty on Duty as Fatty
- 2010 · Just Another Pandora's Box as O Sim
- 2010 · Womb Ghosts as Kwok Lok
- 2010 · Bad Blood as Peter Wong
- 2009 · Poker King as Annoying Gambler
- 2009 · Accident as Fatty
- 2009 · Sasori as Warden
- 2009 · Tactical Unit - Partners as Sarge
- 2009 · Vengeance as Tsui
- 2009 · Shinjuku Incident as Old Ghost
- 2009 · Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms as Fat Lo
- 2009 · Club Sparkle as
- 2008 · Legendary Assassin as Fat Wing
- 2008 · Tactical Unit - Human Nature as Fat Tong / Sgt Lam Tong
- 2008 · Sparrow as Lung
- 2008 · Ocean Flame as Stick
- 2008 · Tactical Unit - No Way Out as Sarge
- 2008 · Tactical Unit - The Code as Tong
- 2008 · Run Papa Run as Big Mouth
- 2008 · Triad Wars as Wong Shu Chor / Fat Ball
- 2007 · Mad Detective as Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality
- 2007 · Brothers as
- 2007 · Triangle as Fat Bo
- 2007 · Invisible Target as Loan Shark Cheng
- 2007 · Eye in the Sky as Ng Tung / Fatman
- 2007 · Simply Actors as Brother Pang
- 2007 · Gong Tau as Officer 'Brother' Sum
- 2007 · Dancing Lion as Shopkeeper
- 2007 · Forest of Death as Commissioner Wong
- 2006 · Exiled as Fat
- 2006 · Fatal Contact as Soo
- 2006 · Triad Election as Big Head
- 2005 · Election as Big Head
- 2005 · All About Love as Ko's Colleague
- 2005 · 2 Young as
- 2005 · Divergence as Mou Wai Bun
- 2005 · Colour of the Loyalty as Sgt Mi (Rice)
- 2005 · Crazy n' the City as Milk Powder Shoplifter
- 2004 · Jiang Hu as Fat Policeman Outside Toilet
- 2004 · One Nite in Mongkok as Liu
- 2004 · Kung Fu Hustle as Axe Gang Vice General
- 2004 · Elixir of Love as Big Fish
- 2004 · Boxer's Story as Uncle Keun
- 2004 · Money Kills as Hung
- 2004 · The Key to Destiny as
- 2003 · Sound of Colors as Hoi Yeuk's Father
- 2003 · To My Dearest Father as
- 2003 · My Troublesome Buddy as
- 2003 · Turn Left, Turn Right as Restaurant Owner
- 2003 · Men Suddenly in Black as Sgt. Chan
- 2003 · Kung Fu Master Is My Grandma! as Internet Cafe Boss
- 2003 · Vampire Hunters as Kung
- 2003 · PTU as Sgt. Lo Sa
- 2003 · Looking for Mr. Perfect as Bobby Chan
- 2003 · Love for All Seasons as Fatty
- 2003 · Twinkle Stars as
- 2002 · 45 Days Lover as Mr. Wong
- 2002 · Shark Busters as Chan Ho Lung
- 2002 · Just One Look as
- 2002 · If U Care... as Big Guy
- 2002 · My Left Eye Sees Ghosts as May's Father
- 2002 · Devil Face, Angel Heart as Kwan
- 2002 · Perfect Education 3 as
- 2001 · A Gambler's Story as Landlord
- 2001 · Fulltime Killer as Fat Ice
- 2001 · Love on a Diet as Bun Man
- 2001 · Hero of City as Sing Wah Chyun
- 2001 · Maniacal Night as
- 2001 · Electrical Girl as Kau
- 2001 · Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny as Uncle Pui
- 2001 · Cop on a Mission as Ho
- 2001 · Wu Yen as Prime Minister
- 2001 · Goodbye, Mr. Cool as Kong
- 2000 · Roaring Wheels as
- 2000 · Help!!! as Dr. Andy
- 2000 · Needing You... as Martin
- 2000 · The Blood Rules as Shoot
- 2000 · Juliet in Love as Fat Pang
- 1999 · The Mission as James
- 1999 · Running Out of Time as Suet
- 1999 · Gorgeous as Bu's Father's Friend
- 1999 · Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King as Ser's Thug
- 1998 · A Hero Never Dies as Jack's Man
- 1998 · Expect the Unexpected as Robber
- 1998 · The Lucky Guy as Tall Wai's Man
- 1998 · The Longest Nite as Cafe Owner's Assistant
- 1997 · Intruder as Cleaning River Entrance
- 1997 · My Dad Is a Jerk as Tourist with Family Photographed by Cheo
- 1997 · Killing Me Tenderly as Member of Su Kan's village
- 1997 · The Odd One Dies as Mahjong Den's Customer
- 1997 · Lifeline as Arsonist (uncredited)
- 1996 · The God of Cookery as Fat Snow
- 1996 · The Movie Story as
- 1995 · Out of the Dark as Eatery Assistant
- 1995 · Loving You as
- 1994 · Whatever You Want as Private Eye
- 1994 · Love on Delivery as Garbage Man
- 1992 · Handsome Siblings as
- 1991 · Legend of the Brothers as Kwai
- 1991 · Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky as Wild Cat's Thug / Warden Sugiyama's body double
- 1990 · The Story of My Son as Catering Service Man
- 1989 · Vampire Vs. Vampire as Brother Thug
- 1989 · Live Hard as
- 1989 · Proud and Confident as
- Future · That Mr. Zhou as
- 2025 · Unusual Deal as
- 2020 · Where is the Money as Liu Hongtu
- 2017 · To Love or Not to Love as
- 2015 · Saving Mr. Wu as Mr. Su
- 2014 · Town of the Dragon as Third Brother
- 2014 · Just Another Margin as
- 2013 · The Constable as Ah Wai
- 2013 · Boundless as Self
- 2012 · Crazy Stupid Thief as Cha Er Si
- 2011 · The Loan Shark as Tien San
- 2006 · Dog Bite Dog as Fat Lam
- 2006 · I'll Call You as Manny's Father
- 2006 · My Kung Fu Sweetheart as Brother Wai
- 2005 · Home Sweet Home as Lo Wai
- 2005 · The Unusual Youth as
- 2004 · Infernal Mission as
- 2004 · A Wedding or a Funeral as
- 2004 · Explosive City as Mendosa
- 2003 · Good Times, Bed Times as Judge Chow
- 2003 · Truth or Dare : 6th Floor Rear Flat as
- 2003 · The Trouble-Makers as Mr. Chow the Landlord
- 2003 · Diva: Ah Hey as Kam Hing Cheung
- 2002 · Possessed as Lay Buddhist
- 2002 · The Stewardess as Fatty
- 2001 · Running Out of Time 2 as Ken
- 2001 · Every Dog Has His Date as Fatty
- 2001 · Ghost Office as Knife Lam (segment "A Horny Ghost")
- 2001 · Gold Fingers as
- 2001 · Dead End as
- 2001 · Everyday is Valentine as Mr. Wu
- 2000 · The Marvellous Cook as
- 2000 · Play with Strangers as Snow Yung
- 2000 · Resort Massacre as Joey
- 2000 · Fist Power as Fatty
- 1999 · He is My Enemy, Partner and Father-In-Law as Fatty King
- 1999 · Sunshine Cops as
- 1996 · Bloody Friday as
- 1996 · Adventurous Treasure Island as
- 1989 · A Killer's Blues as
- Future · The Second Face as
- 2025 · Golden Boy as
- 2022 · A Murder Erased as WAI
- 2019 · Chasing News as
- 2019 · Police Tactical Unit as
- 2018 · House No. 7 as
- 2018 · The Trough as Bo The Nine Fingers
- 2017 · La Historia Du Un Amor as Li Qingzhao
- 2017 · Tian Jiang Heng Cai as
- 2016 · Good Take! as
- 2014 · The True Love as Ke Teng
- 2013 · The Extreme Fox as
- 2013 · Sweet Summer Love as Director Zhu
- 2013 · Blind Detective as Lee Tak Shing
- 2012 · Good-for-Nothing Heros as
- 2011 · Sleepless Fashion as Qin Feng
- 2011 · The Land with No Boundary as
- 2011 · The Fortune Buddies as Martial monk
- 2011 · The Detective 2 as Bulky (voice) (uncredited)
- 2010 · The Jade and the Pearl as Tiger Chan
- 2010 · All's Well End's Well Too 2010 as His Excellency Wu Fa Da
- 2009 · Gao Xing as
- 2008 · Linger as Yan's Roomate
- 2007 · Beauty and the 7 Beasts as Sonny
- 2007 · Happy Birthday as Orderly
- 2006 · Undying Heart as
- 2006 · Love @ First Note as Lam Yu
- 2006 · 2 Become 1 as Police Sergeant
- 2004 · The Miracle Box as UPS Delivery Man
- 2004 · Papa Loves You as Inspector Lee
- 2004 · My Romeo as
- 2003 · Love Undercover 2: Love Mission as Cheung Man Po
- 2003 · Love Under the Sun as Self
- 2002 · U-Man as Skinny
- 2001 · You Shoot, I Shoot as Fatty
- 2001 · Master Q 2001 as Robber
- 2000 · My Name Is Nobody as Gambler
- 1999 · Where a Good Man Goes as Karl
- 1999 · The H.K. Triad as Vendor
- 1998 · Mr. Wai-Go as
- Future · In Love With A Monster as
- 2024 · A Man and A Woman as
- 2023 · Lamb Game as Feibo
- 2023 · 72 Hours - Operation Gold as
- 2022 · Mr. Zheng as
- 2021 · Monkey King: Wushuang as
- 2021 · Infernal Storm as He Tianze
- 2021 · My Fair Dad as Du Changyong
- 2021 · The Dragnet as Chen Fu Sheng
- 2020 · Billion Coward as Police Chief
- 2020 · Happy Hunter as
- 2020 · Chosen 2 as
- 2020 · Chosen 2 as
- 2020 · Chosen 2 as
- 2019 · A Windfall Trap as
- 2019 · Hong Kong West Side Stories as
- 2019 · My Dear Elephant as
- 2018 · Iceman: The Time Traveler as Deng Yungen
- 2018 · SNL China as
- 2018 · The Secret of the President as
- 2018 · Tou Míng Qing Ren as
- 2018 · Fatal Heartbeat as
- 2018 · Pathological Hunter as
- 2018 · Mo Zhan 4 as
- 2018 · Mo Zhan 3 as
- 2018 · Mo Zhan 2 as
- 2018 · Mo Zhan as
- 2018 · The Big Rescue as
- 2017 · Happy Partners as
- 2017 · If You Cherishes Me as
- 2017 · The House That Never Dies II as 军阀
- 2017 · Gods Must Be Juicy 2 as
- 2016 · King of Gambler 2016 as
- 2016 · Special Biological Research Sector 2 as
- 2016 · Special Biological Research Sector as
- 2016 · Happy Mitan as Long Ding Hai
- 2016 · Wonderful Friends as
- 2016 · A Busy Night as Wang Guoliang
- 2016 · MBA Partners as
- 2016 · Goddess Era as
- 2015 · Heart for Heaven as He Dachang
- 2015 · Gun Transit as
- 2014 · Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 as John
- 2014 · Break as 钱东旭
- 2014 · Ex Fighter as
- 2013 · The Love Expert as
- 2013 · Pay Back as
- 2013 · Badges of Fury as Taxi Driver
- 2012 · Drug War as Fatso
- 2012 · Chrysanthemum to the Beast as
- 2012 · Insistence as Father
- 2012 · Million Dollar Crocodile as Big-Mouth Zhao
- 2012 · Everything Is Nothing as
- 2012 · I Love Hong Kong 2012 as
- 2011 · Turning Point 2 as Kui Chuen
- 2011 · Mayday 3DNA as
- 2011 · I Love Hong Kong 2011 as
- 2010 · The Island as Xue
- 2010 · The Men of Justice as
- 2010 · The Legend Is Born: Ip Man as Deputy Mayor Cheung Ho-Tin
- 2010 · 72 Tenants of Prosperity as Mr. Lam
- 2009 · The Storm Warriors as Piggy King
- 2009 · ICAC Investigators 2009 as
- 2007 · House of the Invisibles as Fatty Chow
- 2007 · A Wind Cold Town as
- 2004 · Cop Unbowed as
- 2004 · Breaking News as Yip
- 2004 · Moving Targets as Fat Seven
- 2004 · My Baby Shot Me Down as Lam Kwok Keung
- 2004 · Snow Falling From the Sky of June as
- 2004 · An Unposed Letter as
- 2004 · Bust Family as 香老闆
- 2003 · 1:99 Shorts as 1)
- 2002 · Color of Pain as Big Belly Wang
- 2001 · Nightmares in Precinct 7 as Sai Keung
- 2001 · Doctor No… as
- 2000 · Twilight Garden as