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 (age 57)
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
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Career

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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

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Film

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Actor

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Year Title Role 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 Yee Gwan Shu
1999 The Kid
Gen-X Cops Dinosaur
2000 Deathnet.com Inspector Yip
2001 Love Me, Love My Money Tom
Dance of a Dream Faye Wong Yat-fei 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 Four-Eyes
Yesterday Once More Insurance surveyor
Jiang Hu Shing
A-1 Tong
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 Mickey Szeto
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 Map King
Vengeance Yiu Ka-chu
2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity Prince Bing Cameo
The Child's Eye
2011 Let's Go!
2012 Motorway HKPD Commander Chong
Cold War HKPD Senior Assistant Commissioner Albert C.L Kwong Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
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 Tim Kau
Midnight Garage
Ulterior Motive Yao Jie
The Vanished Murderer Professor Hua
2016 Trivisa Kwai Ching-hung Won – 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 Dorma Vincent Lee
The Moment Chan Ka-fai
Buddy Cops
Cherry Returns
2017 Paradox Cheng Hon-sau Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Brink Chan
The Sleep Curse Chow Fuk
Dealer/Healer La Ba
Always Be With You Chi-keung
Love Forever Lung Ho
2019 P Storm Wong Man-ban
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch Doc
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong
Nobody Nose
2020 Hand Rolled Cigarette Kwan Chiu Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor (Pending)
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor
2021 Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong Nash Pak
Limbo Cham Lau Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
All U Need Is Love
Anita Alfredo So
2022 Cyber Heist Chan Ming-chi
2023 Mad Fate Fortune telling master
I Did It My Way Sau Ho
2024 Rob N Roll
TBD Beyond the Sin
The Strangled Truth
Where All Roads End
When It All Begins
An Officer and a Panderer
Un Coevr D'Artichaut

Producer

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

Writer

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Year Title Notes
2015 Get Outta Here Story writer
TBD The Strangled Truth[4] Screenwriter
When All Roads Ends Screenwriter
Un Coevr D'Artichaut Screenwriter

TV series

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Year Title Role 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
1990 Blood of Good and Evil
Beyond Trust
Where I Belong
The Challenge of Life
Cherished Moments
1991 The 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
1992 Tales from Beyond
The Greed of Man
The Key Man
Source of Evil
The Change of Time
File of Justice
1993 The 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
1994 Gentle 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 Heroes Wan Chi-ping
Files of Justice III
Good Morning Sir
Instinct Ivan
1995 Debts of a Lifetime
Down Memory Lane
A Good Match From Heaven
Detective Investigation Files Series II Tong Ka-chai
From Act to Act
1996 Ambition
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Ting Lik
Mutual Affection
1997 A Recipe for the Heart Ho Kai Guest star
Show Time Blues Keung Tak-pui
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 Au Chi-lap
1998 A Measure of Love Kwan Ka-yan
Simply Ordinary Lam Sai-wing
Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief Tse Sei
1999 Road to Eternity Hui Tak
Plain Love II Fong Yau-wai Won – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character
2000 The Legendary Four Aces Man Jing-ming
Crimson Sabre Yuen Sing-chi
2001 Reaching Out Tai Fuk-sang
Country Spirit Ko Shun
2005 The Fugitive Sima Duxing
2006 Dragon Gate Post Lu Dingtian
2018 The Great Adventurer Wesley Fragment Man Deng Shi

Awards and nominations

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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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  1. ^ "Gordon Lam". chinesemov.com. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "Crime film Trivisa takes top prize at Hong Kong Film Awards". 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Variety Honors Hong Kong's Long-Distance Runners at NYAFF". 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "【影視博覽】三大賊王再度聯手 《殊途同歸》揭露人性最黑暗一面". 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (6 August 2021). "Variety Honors Hong Kong's Long-Distance Runners at NYAFF". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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