Suet Lam Biography

Fast Facts

• His role in "PTU" earned him a nomination for best supporting actor at the 40th Golden Horse Awards
• Earned a best supporting actor nomination at the 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards for his role in "Eye in the Sky․"
• Won nominated for best supporting actor at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in "The Mission․"
• Developed an interest in acting while working on movie sets and started pestering various directors until they gave him bit parts
• His first jobs on movie sets were behind the scenes, where he worked on lighting, props and sets and as a stage manager and script supervisor
• Moved to Hong Kong when he was young to receive inheritance money from his grandfather, but soon found himself working odd jobs to pay the bills
• Frequently collaborates with director Johnnie To, with "The Mission" and "PTU" being some of their most notable works together
• Stephen Crow befriended him in his early acting career and cast him in such movies as "God of Cookery" and "Kung Fu Hustle․"