Gordon Lam

Gordon Lam
Chinese name
Chinese name (traditional)
Chinese name (simplified)
Pinyin Lín Jiādòng (Mandarin)
Jyutping lam4 ga1 dung6 (Cantonese)
Origin Hong Kong
Born (1967-09-21) 21 September 1967
Hong Kong
Occupation actor, film producer
Genre(s) Cinema of Hong Kong
Years active 1988 – present
Ancestry Taishan, Guangdong, China
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lam.

Gordon Lam, also known as Lam Ka-tung (林家棟), is a Hong Kong actor known for his supporting roles in films from the likes of Andrew Lau and Johnnie To.

Career

Lam graduated from TVB's 15th Artist Training Class in 1988. For the next seven to eight years, he was no more than an extra in most television productions. It wasn't until Lam's impersonation of Jacky Cheung that he began to catch the attention of Hong Kong audiences.

Lam was soon offered more supporting roles and the first TV series he starred in, Time Before Time, was one of the most popular serials of 1997. He has had the opportunity to appear in films as well, with small roles in Gen-X Cops (1999), The Kid (1999) and Infernal Affairs (2002).

Filmography

Films

Actor

Year Title Role Other notes
1992 Hero of the Beggars
1994 The Modern Love
1995 Daze Raper
Fatal Assignment
1996 Hong Kong Showgirls
The Eighth
1997 Up for the Rising Sun
1999 The Kid
Gen-X Cops Dinosaur
2000 Deathnet.com
2001 Love Me, Love My Money
Dance of a Dream Nominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2002 Infernal Affairs Inspector B
2003 Infernal Affairs III Inspector B
Transfiguration of Life
Twilight Tubes Part III
2004 A World Without Thieves
Yesterday Once More
Jiang Hu Shing
A-1
2005 Election Kun
Wait 'Til You're Older
Bar Paradise
2006 Super Kid
I'll Call You
Election 2 Kun
Rob-B-Hood Paramedic (Cameo Appearance)
2 Become 1
My Mother is a Belly Dancer
Exiled Boss Keung
2007 Brothers Sergeant Lam Sun
Triangle Corrupt Cop Wen
Exodus
Hooked on You
Mad Detective Ko Chi-Wai
Who's Next
Beauty and the 7 Beasts
Two Stupid Eggs
2008 Sparrow
Chaos
Ip Man Inspector Li Chiu Nominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Ballistic
Tactical Unit: Human Nature Loan Shark Chan Yiu-Hung
2009 The First 7th Night
Vengeance Yiu Ka Chu
2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity
The Child's Eye
2011 Let's Go!
2012 Motorway HKPD Commander Chong
Cold War HKPD Senior Superintendent Albert C.L Kwong
2013 Paper Moon
Drug War East Lee
Blind Detective
Tales from the Dark 2
Firestorm Tao Shing-bong
2014 Overheard 3 Paul
Z Storm Wong Man-ban
2015 Crazy New Year’s Eve
An Inspector Calls
Midnight Garage
Ulterior Motive
The Vanished Murderer
2016 Trivisa Kwai Ching-hung
Nessun Dorma Vincent Lee
The Moment Chan Ka-fai
Buddy Cops
An Officer and a Panderer
Cherry Returns
2017 Paradox Cheng Sau-hon
The Brink
The Sleep Curse
The Fixer
Election 3

[1] [2]

Producer

Year Title Awards
2010 Gallants Won Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Won Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film
2015 Get Outta Here

TV series

Year Title Role Other notes
1988 The Saga of the Lost Kingdom Soldier
Twilight of a Nation Soldier
1989 Greed
Two of a Kind
The Black Sabre Jewellery Seller (Episode 19)
The Justice of Life
Song Bird
The Final Combat Guard
1990Blood of Good and Evil
Beyond Trust
Where I Belong
The Challenge of Life
Cherished Moments
1991The Confidence Men
Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
Yuppies on the Move
Live for Life
A Life of His Trust
Thief of Honor
The Big Family
1992Tales from Beyond
The Greed of Man
The Key Man
Source of Evil
The Change of Time
File of Justice
1993The Legendary Ranger
The Yang's Women Warriors
The Hero from Shanghai
The Edge of Righteousness
Man of Wisdom A Suspect
The Mystery of the Condor Hero Chu Tsi-lau
1994Gentle Reflections
Shades of Darkness
The Ching Emperor
The Intangible Truth
Love is Blind
ICAC Investigators 1994
The Master of Martial Arts
Filthy Rich
The Condor Heroes Return
The Legend of the Condor HeroesWan Chi-ping
Files of Justice III
Good Morning Sir
Instinct Ivan
1995Debts of a Lifetime
Down Memory Lane
A Good Match From Heaven
Detective Investigation Files Series IITong Ka-chai
From Act to Act
1996Ambition
Once Upon a Time in ShanghaiTing Lik
Mutual Affection
1997A Recipe for the HeartHo Kai
Weapons of Power
Show Time Blues
Time Before Time Luk Wan-kwong / Hui Dai-kwong Won – TVB Anniversary Award for Best On-screen Couple
Nominated TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
The Disappearance
1998A Measure of Love
Simply Ordinary Lam Sai-wing
Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief Tse Sei
1999Road to Eternity
Plain Love II Fong Yau-wai Won – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
2000 The Legendary Four AcesMan Jing-ming
Crimson SabreYuen Sing-chi
2001 Reaching Out Tai Fuk-sang
Country SpiritAh Shun

References

  1. "Gordon Lam". imdb.com. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  2. "Gordon Lam". chinesemov.com. Retrieved April 12, 2010.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.