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