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 o...
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
Badges of Fury
2013
The Storm Warriors
2009
Million Dollar Crocodile
2012
Bust Family
2004
Gorgeous
1999
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
Shinjuku Incident
2009
Dynasty Warriors
2021
Vampire Vs. Vampire
1989
Love on Delivery
1994
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991
Triple Tap
2010
Running Out of Time
1999
Invisible Target
2007
You Shoot, I Shoot
2001
Handsome Siblings
1992
The Great Magician
2011
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal
2015
Goodbye, Mr. Cool
2001
Wu Yen
2001
Three
2016
The Invincible Dragon
2019
All's Well, Ends Well
2012
One Nite in Mongkok
2004
Intruder
1997
Love for All Seasons
2003
Love Contractually
2017
Simply Actors
2007
Needing You...
2000
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Lifeline
1997
Time
2021
The Rookies
2019
Fatal Contact
2006
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2011
Triad Wars
2008
I Did It My Way
2023
Golden Boy
2025
Legendary Assassin
2008