Gordon Lam

Gordon Lam Ka-tung (林家棟; born 21 September 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, film producer and screenwriter. Initially known for his supporting roles in films directed by Andrew Lau and Johnnie To, [1] Lam eventually became a lead actor in the Hong Kong film industry, appearing in the 2013 box office hit, Firestorm, and the Hong Kong Film Award-winning 2016 film, Trivisa, which also netted him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.

Gordon Lam
Lam at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2022
Born (1967-09-21) 21 September 1967
Occupation(s)Actor, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1988–present
RelativesTeresa Ha (adoptive mother)
Awards
Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Film
2011 Gallants
Best Actor
2017 Trivisa

New York Asian Film FestivalVariety Star Asia Award
2021

Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Film
2010 Gallants
Best Actor
2016 Trivisa

TVB Anniversary AwardsBest On-Screen Couple
1997 Time Before Time
My Favourite Television Character
2000 Plain Love II

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinLín Jiādòng
Jyutpinglam4 gaa1 dung6
Signature

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. At that time, he has had the opportunity to appear in films as well, with small roles in Gen-X Cops (1999) and The Kid (1999). After leaving TVB in 2001, Lam became a contracted artiste under Andy Lau's Topman Global, and began to fully concentrate on his film career. Lam appeared in supporting roles in a number of Lau's films such as Dance of a Dream (2001), Infernal Affairs (2002), Jiang Hu (2004), Yesterday Once More (2004) and Wait 'til You're Older (2005). Some of his other known film appearances include Johnnie To's Election film series (2005-2006), Exiled (2006) and Mad Detective (2007).

In 2009, Lam made his debut as a producer for Gallants, which won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film as well as the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film. Lam went on to producer the 2015 film, Get Outta Here, which he also wrote the story for.

In 2013, Lam played a subsidiary role in Lau's 2013 film, Firestorm, which was a box office success, and subsequently led him to many leading film role offers.

In 2017, Lam won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in as Kwai Ching-hung Trivisa (2016), based on real life notorious Hong Kong mobster Kwai Ping-hung.[2] His performance also won him the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor and the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor.

On 6 August 2021, Lam received the Variety Star Asia Award at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival.[3]

Filmography

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1992Hero of the Beggars
1994The Modern Love
1995Daze Raper
Fatal Assignment
1996Hong Kong Showgirls
The Eighth
1997Up for the Rising SunYee Gwan Shu
1999The Kid
Gen-X CopsDinosaur
2000Deathnet.comInspector Yip
2001Love Me, Love My MoneyTom
Dance of a DreamFaye Wong Yat-feiNominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2002Infernal AffairsInspector B
2003Infernal Affairs IIIInspector B
Transfiguration of Life
Twilight Tubes Part III
2004A World Without ThievesFour-Eyes
Yesterday Once MoreInsurance surveyor
Jiang HuShing
A-1Tong
2005ElectionKun
Wait 'Til You're Older
Bar Paradise
2006Super Kid
I'll Call You
Election 2Kun
Rob-B-HoodParamedic (Cameo Appearance)
2 Become 1
My Mother is a Belly Dancer
ExiledBoss Keung
2007BrothersSergeant Lam Sun
TriangleCorrupt Cop Wen
Exodus
Hooked on You
Mad DetectiveKo Chi-Wai
Who's Next
Beauty and the 7 Beasts
Two Stupid Eggs
2008Sparrow
ChaosMickey Szeto
Ip ManInspector Li ChiuNominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Ballistic
Tactical Unit: Human NatureLoan Shark Chan Yiu-hung
2009The First 7th NightMap King
VengeanceYiu Ka-chu
201072 Tenants of ProsperityPrince BingCameo
The Child's Eye
2011Let's Go!
2012MotorwayHKPD Commander Chong
Cold WarHKPD Senior Superintendent Albert C.L KwongNominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2013Paper Moon
Drug WarEast Lee
Blind Detective
Tales from the Dark 2
FirestormTao Shing-bong
2014Overheard 3Paul
Z StormWong Man-ban
2015Crazy New Year’s Eve
An Inspector CallsTim Kau
Midnight Garage
Ulterior MotiveYao Jie
The Vanished MurdererProfessor Hua
2016TrivisaKwai Ching-hungWon Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Won Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actor
Won – Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best Actor
Nessun DormaVincent Lee
The MomentChan Ka-fai
Buddy Cops
Cherry Returns
2017ParadoxCheng Hon-sauNominated Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The BrinkChan
The Sleep CurseChow Fuk
Dealer/HealerLa Ba
Always Be With YouChi-keung
Love ForeverLung Ho
2019P StormWong Man-ban
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild BunchDoc
The White Storm 2: Drug LordsSecretary for Justice of Hong Kong
Nobody Nose
2020Hand Rolled CigaretteKwan ChiuNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor (Pending)
Nominated Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor
2021Once Upon a Time in Hong KongNash Pak
LimboCham LauNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
All U Need Is Love
AnitaAlfredo So
2022Cyber HeistChan Ming-chi
2023Mad FateFortune telling master
I Did It My Way
TBDBeyond the Sin
Rob N Roll
The Strangled Truth
Where All Roads End
When It All Begins
An Officer and a Panderer
Un Coevr D'Artichaut

Producer

Year Title Notes
2010GallantsWon Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Won Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film
2015Get Outta Here
TBDThe Strangled Truth
When All Roads End
When It All Begins
Un Coevr D'Artichaut

Writer

Year Title Notes
2015Get Outta HereStory writer
TBDThe Strangled Truth[4]Screenwriter
When All Roads EndsScreenwriter
Un Coevr D'ArtichautScreenwriter

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
1988The Saga of the Lost KingdomSoldier
Twilight of a NationSoldier
1989Greed
Two of a Kind
The Black SabreJewellery Seller (Episode 19)
The Justice of Life
Song Bird
The Final CombatGuard
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 WisdomA Suspect
The Mystery of the Condor HeroChu 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
InstinctIvan
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 KaiGuest star
Show Time BluesKeung Tak-pui
Time Before TimeLuk Wan-kwong / Hui Dai-kwongWon – TVB Anniversary Award for Best On-screen Couple
Nominated TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
The DisappearanceAu Chi-lap
1998A Measure of LoveKwan Ka-yan
Simply OrdinaryLam Sai-wing
Old Time Buddy - To Catch a ThiefTse Sei
1999Road to EternityHui Tak
Plain Love IIFong Yau-waiWon – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
2000The Legendary Four AcesMan Jing-ming
Crimson SabreYuen Sing-chi
2001Reaching OutTai Fuk-sang
Country SpiritKo Shun
2005The FugitiveSima Duxing
2006Dragon Gate PostLu Dingtian
2018The Great Adventurer Wesley Fragment ManDeng Shi

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2002 21st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Dance of a Dream Nominated
2009 28th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor IP Man Nominated
2011 30th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film Gallants Won
2013 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Cold War Nominated
2017 36th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Trivisa Won
2018 37th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Paradox Nominated
2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Hand Rolled Cigarette Nominated
2021 20th New York Asian Film Festival Variety Star Asia Award Hand Rolled Cigarette Won [5]
2022 59th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Limbo Nominated
40th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Limbo Nominated
Hand Rolled Cigarette Nominated
Best Screenplay Time Nominated

References

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