Acting
Oct 7, 1954
Yantai, Shandong Province, China
David Lam Wai
Acting
Biography
A native of Taiwan, David Lam Wai first came to attention in 1984 with his role as the leader of a group of Mainland would-be jewel thieves in Johnny Mak's classic Long Arm of the Law. He got started in movies with bit part roles at Shaw Brothers studios, and after establishing himself as a lead actor, he participated in numerous crime, action, and gangster films throughout the 1980's and 90's.
Feature Films (198)
Max Mok is the dashing young swordsman Feng Xiwu who arrives at a beautiful, but deadly location known as Moonlit Sky to investigate rumors of deaths and disappearances there.
The Enchantress
Action flick about illegal drug dealing in Hong Kong and the undercover cops who risk their lives and their relationship to capture the bad guys.
Drugs Area
Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists who spend their days stuffing their faces at local restaurants and letting the staff beat them up instead of paying the bill. Their fortunes appear to improve when the head of a local security agency hires them to take out the competition, who their new employer insists is up to no good. But the boys are being played for fools, and after an unfortunate misunderstanding, they unite with their former adversary to take out the true villain.
The Magnificent Ruffians
The plot follows Princess Turandot who is cursed by a mysterious power emanating from three Mazovian bracelets that were given to her as birthday gifts. These bracelets’ life-draining effects cause the princess to becomes cruel, and gradually she loses her humanity.
The Curse of Turandot
When a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner and a Japanese detective, does everything it takes to take them down.
Royal Warriors
A young security man must prove himself worthy by defending the one object wanted by all the masters of the Martial Arts world - the Magic Lyre!
Deadful Melody
From the director of “72 Tenants Of Prosperity” comes a period comedy movie about an emperor (Richie Ren) who disguises himself as a commoner and later falls in love with Phoenix (Barbie Hsu), the lady boss of an inn.
The Adventure of the King
A scholar Wang Sheng accidentally took in the fox demon Xiang'er without knowing her identity, so he kept her at home and even wanted to take her as a concubine. With the exposure of Xiang'er's identity, situations gradually surfaced.
Ghost Story
The scholar Wang Zifu fell in love with the girl Ying Ning at first sight. By coincidence, he found Ying Ning's residence and the two became husband and wife. The scholar's mother was afraid of Ying Ning. After learning that he was a fox demon, she separated the two of them
Legend of Ghost YingNing
Yang Fantaer (Cui Jingge), Li Jiazhen (He Chengwei) and Qi Yufang (Liang Yi) are three years old friends. Although it is over 30 years old, they remained single. In the face of emotional problems, they showed a passive attitude.
Love Doesn't Come Easy
This story was written based on a real case; it brings stories from different classes and different age groups. The leads in the film failed to bear the pressure from their daily lives, thus the drugs dealers took the chance and tempted with money, the leads at last fell into their sugar traps, and thus had no return. This film hopes to expose the weakness of human beings, to alert people how terrible drugs are, and, to advise people never touch drugs when facing any threats and any blows in life.
Demon 2 (Du Huo 2)
Television & Series (8)
A story that follows a married couple during their "trial period" and the mother-in-law who turns into a "strict examiner" to put the relationship between the newly-weds to the test. Beijing drifter Ying Bao walked down the aisle on her wedding day wearing the jade bracelet that her mother-in-law gave her. At her honeymoon, she discovers that the bracelet in her possession is a fake and she becomes extremely anxious at the thought of losing a valuable family heirloom that was also a seal of her mother-in-law's approval. Ying Bao's husband Shi Da Yan, mother-in-law Li Shuang Qin and many others are pulled into a commotion over the real and fake bracelets especially when there turns out to be more than one. When the secret is revealed, a change in the fate of a family from turbulent to prosperous times emerges. Everyone realizes that although the jade bracelet is precious, it can never compare to the worth of people’s hearts. Even if an object disappears, love will last forever.
The Priceless
After seven years in prison, Long Si returns to Shanghai to regain everything that he lost. On the train, he got to know more than a dozen heroes and soon thirteen of them became sworn brothers. Long Si only took seven days to regain the dominance of the Shanghai casino. As promised, he divided his casinos among twelve sworn brothers. Unfortunately, the twelve brothers fight against each other because of the greed for profit.
