Bowie Lam

Bowie Lam

Bowie Lam at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2012
Background information
Chinese name 林保怡 (traditional)
Chinese name 林保怡 (simplified)
Pinyin Lín Bǎoyí (Mandarin)
Jyutping Lam4 Bou2 Ji4 (Cantonese)
Born (1965-09-04) 4 September 1965
Hong Kong
Other name(s) God of Songs (歌神)
Occupation Actor, singer, rapper
Genre(s) Cantopop, Mandopop
Instrument(s) drums
Years active 1985–present
Ancestry Haifeng, Guangdong, China
Website www.bowielam.cn

Bowie Lam (Chinese: 林保怡, Lam Bo-yee; 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, Vivian Chow, Adam Cheng, and Amy Kwok. 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 Files 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.

Television series

Year Title Role Awards
1991The Lady of Iron
1992The Greed of Man
Twins
Beyond Love
The Undercover
1993Can't Stop Loving You
The Art of Being Together
For Home's Sake
Catwalk
1994Eternity
Files of Justice III
Forty something
ICAC Investigation 1994
Mary's Choice
1995File of Justice IV
The Unexpected
1996Once Upon a Time in Shanghai: The Victory
Wong Fei Hong Series
1997Untraceable Evidence
A Recipe for the Heart
File of Justice V
1998Healing HandsDr. Henry Lai
黎國柱
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
The Warmtime Lovers
1999Untraceable Evidence II
Ultra Protection
The Disappearance
2000Healing Hands IIDr. Henry Lai
黎國柱
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
The Green Hope
The Sky is the Limit
2002Fight for Love
談談情·練練武
Ng Ka-kit
吳家傑
Invisible Journey
彩色世界
Cheung Ka-fat
張家發
Deadly Sting
2003Vigilante Force
智勇新警界
Fong Nga-chai
方瓦仔
Won - TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
Won - Astro Award for My Favourite Character
2004War and Beauty
金枝慾孽
Suen Bak-yeung
孫白颺
Won - TVB Award for Best Actor
Won - TVB Award for My Favourite Television Character
Nominated - Astro Award for Best Actor (Top 10)
Nominated - Astro Award for My Favourite Couple (Top 5)
Nominated - Astro Award for My Favourite Theme Song
Kung Fu Soccer
Unbearable Heights
2005Misleading Track
奪命真夫
Leo Law Lei-ho
羅理浩
Healing Hands III
妙手仁心III
Henry Lai Kwok-chu
黎國柱
Nominated - Astro Award for Best Actor (Top 10)
Nominated - Astro Award for My Favourite Character (Top 20)
Always Ready
隨時候命
Benjamin Yip Ching-wan
葉青雲
2006The Dance of Passion
火舞黃沙
Yim Man-Hei
閻萬曦
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 5)
Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 5)
Nominated - Astro Award for Best Actor (Top 10)
Nominated - Astro Award for My Favourite Character (Top 20)
CIB Files
刑事情報科
Tony Chung Shun
鍾信
2008Angry Angle
2008-2009 The Gem of LifeCalvin Ko Cheung-shing
高長勝
Nominated - TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 15)
Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 15)
2009ICAC Investigators 2009Ma Yat-ming
2010Sisters of PearlHo Cheung-HingAsian Television Awards for Best Drama Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Every Move You MakeLinus Yiu Hok-sumNominated - TVB Award for Best Actor (Top 15)
2011 River of WineLeung Ching-yiu / Sung Ching-yiu
2011-2012 When Heaven BurnsJoe Lau Chun-hung
2012 Strangers 6 Fang Hai-lian
2014 Shianghai Tan Diexue Xiaoxiong Gu Li-ming
2014 Tun Shu Xi Jiang Zhang Han-yong
2016 Margaret and David: Green Beans[1]

Host

Year Title Awards
2006Homeland Beauty
2008Two on the Road
2010Duanhuang
Health OdditiesNominated - TVB Award for Best Host (Top 5)

Filmography

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TV series theme songs

References

  1. "Bernice Liu Returns to Hong Kong for ViuTV's "Margaret and David"". JayneStars. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  2. "Bowie Lam". imdb.com. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  3. "Bowie Lam". chinesemov.com. Retrieved April 18, 2010.

External links

Awards and achievements
TVB Anniversary Awards
Preceded by
Roger Kwok
for Square Pegs
Best Actor
2004
for War and Beauty
Succeeded by
Roger Kwok
for Life Made Simple
Asian Television Awards
Preceded by
Adrian Pang
for Red Thread
Best Drama Performance by an Actor
2010
for Sister of Pearl
Succeeded by
Kevin Cheng
for Ghetto Justice
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