Patrick Tam (actor)

Patrick Tam
Chinese name	譚耀文 (traditional)
Chinese name	谭耀文 (simplified)
Pinyin	Tán Yiǎowén (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Tam4 Jiu6 Man4 (Cantonese)
Born	19 March 1969 Hong Kong
Occupation	actor, singer
Spouse(s)	Fiona Chan (m. 2003)
Children	1 son (b. 2006) 1 daughter (b. 2011)
Ancestry	Greater Taishan Region, Guangdong, China
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 1988 Beast Cops Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor 2001 Born Wild New Talent Singing Awards Winner (1998)

Patrick Tam (born 19 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.

Career

He first set foot into the entertainment industry after winning the 1988 New Talent Awards in Hong Kong alongside another notable Hong Kong singer, Sammi Cheng who was second runner-up.^[1]

After an unsuccessful stint in the music industry, Patrick was about to give up a career in the entertainment industry when he was approached by a TVB representative thus embarking on a journey into the world of acting.^[1]

He got his first break when he received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 18th annual Hong Kong Film Awards in 1999 for his role as Push Pin in Beast Cops^[2]

His next notable achievement was a Best Supporting Actor award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival for his role as Man in Born Wild in 2001.^[3][4]

Personal

In 1996, Patrick met and eventually dated fellow TVB colleague, actress Astrid Chan before separating over personality differences.^[5] In 2003, he married Fiona Chan on Christmas Eve which also happens to be her birthday.^[6]

On December 18, 2006 Patrick and Fiona welcomed son, Daniel (譚皓哲) Tam to the family.^[7]

On February 21, 2011 Patrick announced the birth of his second child Tamia (譚津如) Tam, with wife Fiona.^[8][9]

Filmography

Films

• Kick Ball (2016)
• Thailand's Love (2016)
• Insomnia Lover (2016)
• Love in Late Autumn (2016)
• Ip Man 3 (2015)
• The Spirit of the Swords (2015)
• Wong Ka-Yan (2015)
• The Merger (2015)
• Port of Call (2015)
• Two Thumbs Up (2015)
• A Happy Life天天有喜(2014)
• Just Another Margin (2014)
• As the Light Goes Out (2014)
• Fiery Thunderbolt Qin Ming (2013)
• The House (2013)
• Triad (2012)
• Death Zone (2012)
• A Land without Boundaries (2011)
• The Detective 2 (2011)
• I Love Hong Kong (2011)
• Just Another Pandora's Box (2010)
• Here Comes Fortune (2010)
• To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009)
• The Storm Warriors (2009)
• Lady Cop & Papa Crook (2009)
• Mr. Right (2008)
• Trivial Matters (2007)
• In Love with the Dead (2007)
• Naraka 19 (2007)
• Simply Actors (2007)
• Luxury Fantasy (2007)
• Eastern Legend (2007)
• Who's Next (2007)
• A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
• The Myth (2005)
• City of SARS (2003)
• The Story of Long (2003)
• My Troublesome Buddy (2003)
• The New Option (2002)
• The Wall (2002)
• Body Puzzle (2002)
• La Brassiere (2001) [cameo]
• The Legend of Zu (2001)
• Born Wild (2001)
• Comeuppance (2000)
• Crying Heart (2000)
• Violent Cop (2000)
• Killers from Beijing (2000)
• Homicidal Maniac (2000)
• The Duel (2000)
• The Legend of Speed (1999)
• Purple Storm (1999)
• My Loving Trouble 7 (1999)
• Century of the Dragon (1999)
• Love in the River (1998)
• Operation Billionaires (1998)
• Beast Cops (1998)
• Point of No Return (1990)

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TV series

Year	Title	Role
2000	The Duke of Mount Deer (2000 TV series)	Kangxi Emperor
2004	Split Second	Yeung Kai Tung
	Angels of Mission	Lee Kin Keung
2006	Relentless Justice	Chin Tsz Kong
2010	The Holy Pearl	Rong Di Huang
2011	The Emperor's Harem	Wang Zhi
2012	Liu Hai Plays with Gold Toad
2013	Earth God and Earth Grandmother
	A Happy Life	Jin Buhuan

References

1. "Patrick Tam's Life Philosophy" (in Chinese).
2. "Official Hong Kong Film Awards Site" (in Chinese).
3. "Official Taipei Golden Horse Award site" (in Chinese).
4. "Born Wild at Love HK Film site".
5. "Taking stock of celebrity couples who's relations don't last" (in Chinese).
6. "Patrick Tam is getting married on Christmas Eve which is also the bride's birthday" (in Chinese).
7. "Patrick Tam's one year old son always looks for pretty girls" (in Chinese).
8. "The Happiness of one's family is a man's greatest achievement" (in Chinese).
9. "Patrick Tam has 'Year of the Rabbit' baby girl" (in Chinese).
10. "Patrick Tam Yiu Man". imdb.com. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
11. "Patrick Tam Yiu Man". chinesemov.com. Retrieved February 28, 2010.

External links

• Patrick Tam Yiu Man's Bilingual Forum
• Patrick Tam Yiu Man at the Internet Movie Database