Gordon Lam Ka-tung (林家棟; born 21 September 1967) is a

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actor, film producer and

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. Initially known for his supporting roles in films directed by

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and

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, Lam eventually became a lead actor in the

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, appearing in the 2013 box-office hit ''

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'' 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

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's 15th Artist Training Class in 1988. For the next seven to eight years, he was no more than an extra in most

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s. 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

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'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), ''

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'' (2002), '' Jiang Hu'' (2004), '' Yesterday Once More'' (2004) and '' Wait 'til You're Older'' (2005). Some of his other known film appearances include

's ''

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'' film series (2005-2006), '' Exiled'' (2006) and '' Mad Detective'' (2007). In 2009, Lam made his debut as a producer for '' Gallants'', which won the

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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, ''

'', 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

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Filmography

Film

Actor

Producer

Writer

TV series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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