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