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Bowie Lam

Bowie Lam

Actor · Born September 4, 1965 (61) · Hong Kong, China

Bowie Lam Bo-yee (Chinese: 林保怡, born 4 September 1965) is an Hong Kong actor with the TVB network. He has starred in several popular dramas including File of Justice and Healing Hands. Before working in entertainment, Lam held other occupations, including serving in the Hong Kong Police Force for a short time. He made his acting debut in 1986 in Kiss Me Goodbye and his singing debut in 1989. Lam's acting career took off after joining the major television network TVB in 1991. His first project was a supporting role in the 1992 drama The Greed of Man, which starred Sean Lau Ching-wan, Vivian Chow Wai-man, Adam Cheng Siu-chow, and Amy Kwok Oi-ming. The Greed of Man as of 2011 remained one of TVB's highest-rated dramas. After The Greed of Man, Lam was featured in TVB dramas File of Justice (1994–1997), Untraceable Evidence (1997 and 1999), and Healing Hands (1998, 2000, and 2005). His major break-out role is considered the 2004 War and Beauty, which was a huge success in Hong Kong and China.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 4, 1965 (61)
From
Hong Kong, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 118 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Bowie Lam's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
51%
Bonds
20%
Self
9%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
6
Romantic
2
Absurd
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bowie Lam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bowie Lam's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

118 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • 特别输送 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 30 episodes · as 董秋山

  • D.I.D 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 25 episodes · as Ting Lok-fung

  • You & Mi 鄭秀文澳門演唱會 2025 嘉賓篇 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Vital Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gordon

  • Cesium Fallout(2024)

    as Director of Fire Services

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

  • In Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Cheung Kim Wah

  • A Guilty Conscience(2023)

    as Luk Ting Hang

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Gutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 15 episodes · Producer · as Thomas

  • Haters Gonna Stay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • First Night Nerves(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wait Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ma Chun

  • Bleeding Steel(2017)

    as Dr. Wu

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • La Historia Du Un Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bowie

  • S Storm(2016)

    as Terry Lun

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Margaret & David: Green Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · as David

  • 玛嘉烈与大卫系列 绿豆 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • 瑪嘉烈與大衛系列 綠豆 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as 大衛

  • Massagist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Crossing 2(2015)

    as Peter Yuan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Crossing(2014)

    as Peter Yuan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Caught in Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • 上海滩喋血枭雄 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 32 episodes · as Gu Liming

  • Better and Better(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 年少無知 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • When Heaven Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 30 episodes · as Lau Chun Hung (Joe)

  • 天與哋 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 30 episodes · as 刘俊雄

  • River of Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

  • 金枝玉叶 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 46 episodes · as 邵立达

  • Every Move You Make (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · as 姚学琛

  • Fall In Love With Anchor Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 30 episodes · as 蒋家庆

  • Sisters of Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 30 episodes · as Ho Cheung-Hing

  • ICAC Investigators 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • I Corrupt All Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Inspector Yin

  • The Sniper(2009)

    as Shane

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 愤怒的天使 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 31 episodes · as 西义敏郎

  • The Gem of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 82 episodes · as Ko Cheung Sing (Calvin)

  • One 2008th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • C.I.B. Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • The Dance of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 32 episodes · as Yim Man-Hei

  • Always Ready (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 30 episodes · as Yip Ching-wan (Benjamin)

  • Misleading Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Kung Fu Soccer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 33 episodes · Actor

  • War and Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 30 episodes · as 孙白飏

  • Fight for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ng Ka-kit

  • Unbearable Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Joe

  • Vigilante Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 30 episodes · as 方瓦仔

  • Invisible Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 21 episodes · as Zhang jia fa

  • The Deadly Sting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Green Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 25 episodes · as 方家辉

  • The Sky Is the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Ultra Protection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lui Tin-po

  • Oh! My Dad! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • 蔡澜遨游三藩市 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Hong Kong X File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ben

  • Healing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 112 episodes · as 黎国柱 Henry

  • Life Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Untraceable Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 40 episodes · as 曾家原 / Tsang Ka Yuen

  • A Recipe for the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 29 episodes · Actor

  • The Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Lost Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Lawyer Lawyer(1997)

    as Ho Chung

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Passionate Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tony

  • King of Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Officer Lee

  • Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 40 episodes · Actor

  • Evil Instinct(1996)

    as Sam Hui

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wong Fei Hung Series : The Ideal Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Shing

  • The Day that Doesn't Exist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Li Man-Kit

  • The Unexpected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Faithfully Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Heaven Can't Wait(1995)

    as Dr. Calvin Ng Chi

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Forty Something (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • The Wartime Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Those Were the Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as 马福华

  • Wong Fei Hung Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Passion Among Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Cop Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sgt Johnny Lam

  • Beginner's Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bowie

  • Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Modern Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dr. Alan Tam

  • The Most Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sap

  • Glittering Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Love Is Hope (III) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fang you xiao

  • 廉政行動1994 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • A Fatal Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Mary's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as John

  • For Home's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Supercop 2(1993)

    as Ho Chu

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Art of Being Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Man of the Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Officer Lau Woo

  • 爱到尽头 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Rose Rose I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Can't Stop Loving You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Being Twins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • The Sting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Greed of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 40 episodes · as 陳滔滔

  • It's Now or Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Peter

  • Mr Vampire 1992 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Gun n' Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Bowie Lung

  • The File of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 71 episodes · as 方伟豪 / "Kelvin" · as 李世宏

  • Hard Boiled(1992)

    as Lung

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Freedom Run Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Songs

  • ICAC Investigators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Beyond Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 20 episodes · as 周宏

  • Now You See Love... Now You Don't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Rogues from the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lai Chi Ho

  • The Lady of Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dr. Chiang Ta-Tsung

  • Gift from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lam Pao Erh

  • My Dream is Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • On the Run(1988)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Soursweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Best Man

  • People's Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as K.W. Poon

  • Kiss Me Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Trier of Fact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • 无法饶恕 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 118 titles, 116 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Bleeding Steel (2017)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Hard Boiled (1992)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Bleeding Steel (2017)

Film career

19862026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1988Screen debut· On the Run

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting117 of 118: 116 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing1 of 118: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 118: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s59 · 58 acting · 1 crew2000s19 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
8808

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bowie Lam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Better and Better (2013)

68th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hard Boiled (1992)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Bowie Lam work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bowie Lam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Woo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers