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, 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 Lam was born at South Wall Road in Kowloon City, 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. 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.
Filmography
Film Actor Year Title Role Notes1992 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 Actor2002 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 ShingA-1 Tong 2005 Election KunWait 'Til You're Older Bar Paradise 2006 Super Kid I'll Call You Election 2 KunRob-B-Hood Paramedic (Cameo Appearance) 2 Become 1 My Mother is a Belly Dancer Exiled Boss Keung 2007 Brothers Sergeant Lam SunTriangle 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 ActorBallistic 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 ActorWon – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best ActorWon – 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 YouChi-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 ActorNominated – 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 ActorNominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor All U Need Is Love Anita Alfredo So 2022 Cyber Heist Chan Ming-chi 2023 Mad Fate Fortune telling masterI 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 Year Title Notes 2010 Gallants Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best FilmWon – 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 Year Title Notes 2015 Get Outta Here Story writer TBD The Strangled Truth Screenwriter When All Roads Ends Screenwriter Un Coevr D'Artichaut Screenwriter
TV series Year Title Role Notes 1988 The Saga of the Lost Kingdom SoldierTwilight of a Nation Soldier1989 Greed Two of a Kind The Black Sabre Jewellery Seller (Episode 19)The Justice of Life Song Bird The Final Combat Guard1990Blood 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 Heart Ho Kai Guest starShow Time Blues Keung Tak-pui Time Before Time Luk Wan-kwong / Hui Dai-kwong Won – TVB Anniversary Award for Best On-screen CoupleNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best ActorThe Disappearance Au Chi-lap 1998A Measure of Love Kwan Ka-yan Simply Ordinary Lam Sai-wing Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief Tse Sei 1999Road to Eternity Hui Tak Plain Love II Fong Yau-wai Won – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character2000 The Legendary Four AcesMan Jing-ming Crimson SabreYuen 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 Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2002 21st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Dance of a Dream 2009 28th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor IP Man 2011 30th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film Gallants 2013 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Cold War 2017 36th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Trivisa 2018 37th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Paradox 2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Hand Rolled Cigarette 2021 20th New York Asian Film Festival Variety Star Asia Award Hand Rolled Cigarette 2022 59th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Limbo 40th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Limbo Hand Rolled Cigarette Best Screenplay Time
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