Lam Ka-Tung
Encyclopedia
Gordon Lam Ka-tung is a Hong Kong
actor known for his supporting roles in film
s from the likes of Andrew Lau
to Johnnie To
.
'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. He has had the opportunity to appear in films as well, with small roles in Gen-X Cops
(1999), The Kid
(1999) and Infernal Affairs
(2002).
Producer
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
actor known for his supporting roles in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s from the likes of Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung is a Hong Kong cinematographer and filmmaker. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film...
to Johnnie To
Johnnie To
Johnnie To Kei-Fung, born 22 April 1955, is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas...
.
Career
Lam graduated from TVBTelevision Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
'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
Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. The Chinese language media refers to him, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings , with more than 60 million records sold as of 2000....
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
Time Before Time
Time Before Time was the most successful TVB series released in Hong Kong in 1997, the year that Hong Kong was transferred back to China...
, was one of the most popular serials
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
of 1997. He has had the opportunity to appear in films as well, with small roles in Gen-X Cops
Gen-X Cops
Gen-X Cops is a 1999 Hong Kong action/crime film directed by Benny Chan, starring Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung and Sam Lee.-Synopsis:Jet fuel is stolen by weapons smugglers. The fuel is reacquired by the Hong Kong police but then once again stolen by a yakuza boss named Akatora who is trying to sell...
(1999), The Kid
The Kid (1999 film)
The Kid is a Hong Kong movie starring Leslie Cheung. It also co-stars Yip Tuen Nam, Ti Lung, and Carrie Ng.-Synopsis:This drama highlights the social problems of single parents struggling to raise children and Leslie Cheung was given the role of a retired fund-manager Wing who lost his entire...
(1999) and Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the triads, and a police officer secretly working for the same gang. The Chinese title means "the non-stop path", a reference to Avici, the lowest...
(2002).
Films
Actor| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1992 | Hero of the Beggars | ||
| 1994 | The Modern Love | ||
| 1995 | Daze Raper | ||
| Fatal Assignment | |||
| 1996 | Hong Kong Showgirls | ||
| The Eighth The Eighth The Eighth is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at 2nd Freiburger Jazztage in Freiburg, Germany on November 8, 1981 and released on the Hat Hut label. The album features performances by Taylor with Jimmy Lyons, William Parker and Rashid Bakr... |
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| 1997 | Up for the Rising Sun Up for the Rising Sun Up for the Rising Sun is a Hong Kong movie released in 1997, based on the book of the same name.It was directed by Victor Tam Long Cheung and produced by Raymond Wong Pak Ming.-Cast:*George Lam Chi Cheung... |
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| 1999 | The Kid The Kid (1999 film) The Kid is a Hong Kong movie starring Leslie Cheung. It also co-stars Yip Tuen Nam, Ti Lung, and Carrie Ng.-Synopsis:This drama highlights the social problems of single parents struggling to raise children and Leslie Cheung was given the role of a retired fund-manager Wing who lost his entire... |
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| Gen-X Cops Gen-X Cops Gen-X Cops is a 1999 Hong Kong action/crime film directed by Benny Chan, starring Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung and Sam Lee.-Synopsis:Jet fuel is stolen by weapons smugglers. The fuel is reacquired by the Hong Kong police but then once again stolen by a yakuza boss named Akatora who is trying to sell... |
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| 2000 | Deathnet.com | ||
| 2001 | Love Me, Love My Money Love Me, Love My Money Love Me, Love My Money is a 2001 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Wong Jing, and starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Shu Qi, Angie Cheung, Chun Cho, Lam Ka-Tung, Teresa Mak and Wong Yut Fei.... |
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| Dance of a Dream Dance of a Dream Dance of a Dream is a 2001 Hong Kong film co-produced and directed by the film's cinematographer Andrew Lau and starring Andy Lau, Sandra Ng and Anita Mui.-Cast and roles:* Andy Lau - Namson Lau* Anita Mui - Tina Cheung* Sandra Ng - Kam... |
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.-History:... |
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| 2002 | Infernal Affairs Infernal Affairs Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the triads, and a police officer secretly working for the same gang. The Chinese title means "the non-stop path", a reference to Avici, the lowest... |
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| 2003 | Infernal Affairs III Infernal Affairs III Infernal Affairs III is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is the third installment in the Infernal Affairs film series, and is both a sequel and a semi-prequel to the original film, as it intercuts events before and after the events in the first film... |
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| Transfiguration of Life | |||
| Twilight Tubes Part III | |||
| 2004 | A World Without Thieves A World Without Thieves A World Without Thieves is an award-winning Chinese action / drama film directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Andy Lau, Rene Liu, Ge You and Li Bingbing. The film is an adaptation of a novelette of the same title by Zhao Benfu that was first published in 1999. The original story is moderately... |
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| Yesterday Once More Yesterday Once More (film) Yesterday Once More is a 2004 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng.- Summary :Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng star as Mr. and Mrs. Thief, a husband and wife team of super-thieves... |
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| Jiang Hu Jiang Hu (film) Jiang Hu is a 2004 Hong Kong film about Hong Kong gangs. It was directed by Wong Ching-Po and stars Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung.-Title:... |
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| A-1 A-1 Headline A-1, is a 2004 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Gordon Chan and Kai Cheung Chung and produced by Fruit Chan.-Cast:* Gordon Lam... |
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| 2005 | Election Election (2005 film) Election |society of Triads]]), is a 2005 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film stars Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka-Fai as two gang leaders engaged in a power struggle to become the new leader of the Hong Kong Triad society.The film premiered as an... |
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| Wait 'Til You're Older Wait 'Til You're Older Wait 'til You're Older is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Teddy Chan.-Plot:Kwong is a young boy who lives with his father and stepmother . He blames his stepmother for the suicide of his mother 3 years earlier and continually runs away from home... |
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| Bar Paradise | |||
| 2006 | Super Kid | ||
| I'll Call You | |||
| Election 2 Election 2 Election 2 |Black Society]]: Value Peace Most), also known as Triad Election in the United States, is a 2006 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast that includes Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung... |
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| Rob-B-Hood Rob-B-Hood Rob-B-Hood is a 2006 action comedy film directed by Benny Chan, and starring Jackie Chan, Louis Koo and Michael Hui. It was produced with a budget of HK$130 million and filmed between December 2005 and January 2006... |
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| 2 Become 1 2 Become 1 (film) 2 Become 1 is a 2006 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film directed by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To. The film stars Miriam Yeung as Bingo Leung, a working-class woman who discovers she has breast cancer... |
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| My Mother is a Belly Dancer My Mother is a Belly Dancer My Mother is a Belly Dancer is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Lee Kung-Lok. It is part of Andy Lau's "Focus: First Cut" series, focusing on promising young directors from Asia... |
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| Exiled Exiled Exiled is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Francis Ng, and Simon Yam. The action takes place in contemporary Macau.-Plot:... |
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| 2007 | Brothers Brothers (2007 film) Brothers is a 2007 Hong Kong film. The story follows the relationship between two brothers who are part of a Hong Kong triad. Produced by Andy Lau's Focus Films, Brothers is directed by Derek Chiu and written by Chan Kin-chung and Y.C. Kong. The film mostly takes place in Hong Kong and Bangkok,... |
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| Triangle | |||
| Exodus Exodus (2007 Hong Kong film) Exodus is a 2007 Hong Kong film directed by Pang Ho-Cheung.-Cast and roles:* Simon Yam - Tsim Kin-Yip* Annie Liu - Ann* Nick Cheung - Kwan Ping-Man* Irene Wan - Pun Siu-Yuen* Maggie Shiu - Fong* Candice Yu - Ann's mother... |
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| Hooked on You Hooked on You Hooked on You is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed and edited by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To and his production company Milkyway Image. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film stars Miriam Yeung as a fishmonger who strives to fulfill her life-long dreams before she turns... |
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| Mad Detective Mad Detective Mad Detective is a 2007 Hong Kong psychological crime thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. The film centers on a schizophrenic, former police inspector , who decides to come out of retirement to help a rookie cop solve a complex murder case, involving a missing... |
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| Who's Next | |||
| Beauty and the 7 Beasts | |||
| Two Stupid Eggs | |||
| 2008 | Sparrow Sparrow (film) Sparrow is a 2008 Hong Kong caper film produced and directed by Johnnie To. The film stars veteran Milkyway Image cast and crew alumni Simon Yam, Lam Ka-Tung, Law Wing-Cheong and Kenneth Cheung as a small gang of pickpockets, with each member being mysteriously approached by a beautiful Taiwanese... |
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| Chaos | |||
| Ip Man Ip Man (film) Ip Man is a 2008 Hong Kong semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee. The film focuses on events in Ip's life that supposedly took place in the city of Foshan during the Second Sino-Japanese War... |
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.-History:... |
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| Ballistic | |||
| Tactical Unit: Human Nature | |||
| 2009 | The First 7th Night The First 7th Night -Synopsis:A helpless Taxi driver, a mysterious delivery boy, a 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all stitches up to form a strange tale.One day, a strange passenger “Pony” hires a taxi driver “Map King” , paying him a huge sum of money to fetch him to an abandoned old motel “Chun Lei motel”... |
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| Vengeance Vengeance (2009 film) Vengeance is a 2009 neo-noir crime film directed by Johnnie To from a screenplay written by Wai Ka-Fai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-Tung, Lam Suet, Simon Yam and Sylvie Testud. The film was produced by Milkyway Image, and... |
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| 2010 | 72 Tenants of Prosperity 72 Tenants of Prosperity 72 Tenants of Prosperity is a 2010 Hong Kong comedy film by Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Limited, United Filmmakers Organization, Sil-Metropole Organisation and Sun Wah Media Group. Directed by Eric Tsang and starring Eric Tsang, Jacky Cheung and Anita Yuen... |
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| The Child's Eye The Child's Eye The Child's Eye is a 2010 Hong Kong horror film by the Pang brothers. The film takes place in 2008 in Bangkok where six find themselves at the Chung Tai Hotel. After Rainie sees a female ghost and Ling finds a disembodied hand, they find that while at dinner, the three men they came with have... |
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| 2011 | Let's Go! |
Producer
| Year | Title | Awards |
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| 2010 | Gallants Gallants (film) Gallants is a 2010 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng and stars Leung Siu-lung, Chen Kuan-tai and Teddy Robin. The film is set in modern times but is in the style of Hong Kong action comedy films from the 1960s and 1970s. The film premiered at the Hong Kong Film... |
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to the films which is considered the best of the year.-History:... Won - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong, China since 1995. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society... for Best Film |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1988 | The Saga of the Lost Kingdom | Soldier | |
| Twilight of a Nation Twilight of a Nation Twilight of a Nation is a Hong Kong television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the late Qing Dynasty of Chinese history. The 45 episodes long series was produced by Siu Sang and was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in... |
Soldier | ||
| 1989 | Greed | ||
| Two of a Kind | |||
| The Justice of Life | |||
| The Final Combat | Guard | ||
| Song Bird | |||
| 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 Greed of Man The Greed of Man is a TV drama series broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong in 1992. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from violence in triad criminal organizations to corruption in the Hong... |
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| The Key Man | |||
| Source of Evil | |||
| The Change of Time | |||
| Files of Justice | |||
| 1993 | The Legendary Ranger | ||
| The Yang's Women Warriors | |||
| The Hero from Shanghai | |||
| The Edge of Rightiousness | |||
| Man of Wisdom | A Suspect | ||
| The Mystery of the Condor Hero The Mystery of the Condor Hero The Mystery of the Condor Hero is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1993.-Plot:... |
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 Condor Heroes Return The Condor Heroes Return is a Hong Kong television series loosely based on the stories of two characters in Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes... |
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| The Legend of the Condor Heroes The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1994 TV series) The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB in 1994.-Cast:*Julian Cheung as Kwok Ching**Chu Wai-lin as young Kwok Ching... |
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| Files of Justice III | |||
| Good Morning Sir | |||
| Instinct | |||
| 1995 | Debts of a Lifetime | ||
| Down Memory Lane | |||
| A Good Match From Heaven | |||
| Detective Investigation Files Series II | |||
| From Act to Act | |||
| 1996 | Ambition | ||
| The Bund (TVB) | |||
| Mutual Affection | |||
| 1997 | A Recipe for the Heart | ||
| Weapons of Power | |||
| Show Time Blues | |||
| Time Before Time Time Before Time Time Before Time was the most successful TVB series released in Hong Kong in 1997, the year that Hong Kong was transferred back to China... |
Luk Wan-kwong / Hui Dai-kwong | Won - TVB Anniversary Award for Best On-screen Couple Nomianted - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year... |
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| The Disappearance | |||
| 1998 | A Measure of Love | ||
| Simply Ordinary | |||
| Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief | |||
| 1999 | Road to Eternity | ||
| Plain Love II | Fong Yau-wai | Won - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Television Character | |
| 2000 | The Legendary Four Aces | ||
| Crimson Sabre Crimson Sabre Crimson Sabre is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel Sword Stained with Royal Blood. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 2000.-Cast:*Gordon Lam as Yun Sing-chi**Lee Chun-leung as young Yun Sing-chi... |
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| 2001 | Reaching Out | ||
| Country Spirit Country Spirit Country Spirit aka Plain Love III was a television drama series produced by TVB. The series takes place in a winery in China in around 1900-1930... |