Gordon Lam
Gordon Lam | |
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 Lam in 2026 | |
| Born | 21 September 1967 |
| Occupations | Actor, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Relatives | Teresa Ha (adoptive mother) |
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Film 2011 Gallants Best Actor 2017 Trivisa New York Asian Film Festival – Variety Star Asia Award 2010 Gallants Best Actor 2016 Trivisa TVB Anniversary Awards – Best On-Screen Couple 1997 Time Before Time My Favourite Television Character 2000 Plain Love II |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 林家棟 |
| Simplified Chinese | 林家栋 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lín Jiādòng |
| Jyutping | lam4 gaa1 dung6 |
| Signature | |
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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.
Early life
[edit]Lam was born at South Wall Road in Kowloon City,[2] He 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.[3] 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.[4]
Filmography
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[edit]| 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 | |||