
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1953-06-11
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Nam Yin
Biography
Nam Yin (born June 11, 1953), originally named Lam Ling-Nam, is a Hong Kong film screenwriter, director, producer, lyricist, and actor. His first credited screenplay was Prison on Fire, co-written with his brother Ringo Lam Ling-Tung. He went on to write and produce notable films including Women Prison (1988), School on Fire (1988), Wild Search (1989), Triads - The Inside Story (1989), Fatal Vacation (1990), Dragon in Jail (1990), and High Risk (1992). In 1997, he produced the supernatural horror film Troublesome Night, which later expanded into a 19-film series. Nam Yin also wrote and directed the seventh installment of the series.
Known For

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
as Bond

Full Contact
as Loanshark Hung

Young and Dangerous 4
as Fat Lai

Peace Hotel
as Guest of Peace Hotel

Wild Search
as Mr. Hung's Bodyguard

School on Fire
as Chee Hung

The Conmen in Vegas
as Brother Man

The Adventurers
as Ray's Man

Legendary Couple
as Wai
