Bowie Lam | |||||||||||
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 Bowie Lam at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2012 | |||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1965 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Central, British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, rapper | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1985–present | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Actor 2004 War and Beauty My Favourite Television Character 2003 Vigilante Force 2004 War and Beauty Asian Television Awards – Best Actor - Drama Series 2010 Sisters of Pearl | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 林保怡 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林保怡 | ||||||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Also known as | God of Songs (歌神) | ||||||||||
| Genres | Cantopop, Mandopop | ||||||||||
| Instrument | drums | ||||||||||
| Website | www.bowielam.cn | ||||||||||
Bowie Lam (Chinese: 林保怡, Lam Bo-yee; born 4 September 1965) is a 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 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.