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Paradox
2017 · as Cheng Hon Shou
Cold War
2012 · as Albert Kwong Chi-lap
Vengeance
2009 · as Yiu Ka Chu
Ip Man
2008 · as Captain Li Zhao
Election 2
2006 · as Kun
Exiled
2006 · as Boss Keung
無綫大寶藏
2005
Election
2005 · as Kun
Infernal Affairs
2002 · as 大B
The Legendary Four Aces
2000 · as 文征明
Up for the Rising Sun
1997 · as Yik Kwan-su
The Knight and the Concubine
1992
In the Arcade
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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, 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.
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.
Gordon Lam Ka-tung 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.