Sarah Lam is a British-Chinese actress known for UK television roles.
She played Susannah in the sitcom No Problem! , Linda Mo in Angels , Anna Lee in Howards' Way and Caroline Choi in Brookside . Other TV credits include Two Thousand Acres of Sky , Q.E.D. , The Chinese Detective , C.A.T.S. Eyes , A Very Peculiar Practice , The Adventure Game , To Be the Best , Virtual Murder , Sherlock , Inspector Morse , The Bill and Holby City .
Lam has recently been involved in the production The World of Extreme Happiness at the National Theatre. [1] [2]
In 2015, Lam appeared in an episode of Casualty . She also appeared in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole as a nurse and the 80s cult show The Adventure Game .
Lam appeared in Paradise, Kae Tempest's new all-female version of Sophocles' play Philoctetes , Postponed from 2020, it was directed by Ian Rickson with Lesley Sharp as the title character. [3]
| Year | Television | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St Trinian's | Chinese Girl | |
| 1986 | Shanghai Surprise | China Doll's Maid | |
| 1986 | Captive | Sister | |
| 1987 | Tropic of Ice | Louise | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Attendant to Gertrude | |
| 1998 | China Dream | Wang Liyun | |
| 2020 | Richard II | Various roles | Filmed state play | 
| Year | Television | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1982 | Angels | Linda Mo / Jenny | 57 episodes | 
| 1981 | The Chinese Detective | Mei | Episode: "Release" | 
| 1982 | Q.E.D. | Priscilla | Episode: "The Limehouse Connection" | 
| 1982 | The Magnificent One | Soo-Neo | Television film | 
| 1983 | No Problem! | Susannah | 8 episodes | 
| 1985 | The Secret of the Black Dragon | Naomi | 2 episodes | 
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Min | Episode: "The Double Dutch Deal" | 
| 1985 | The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole | Chinese Nurse | Episode #1.5 | 
| 1986 | The Adventure Game | Dorgan | 6 episodes | 
| 1986 | A Very Peculiar Practice | Chinese Girl | Episode: "A Very Long Way from Anywhere" | 
| 1987 | Howards' Way | Anna Lee | 12 episodes | 
| 1987 | Teresa | Teresa | Television film | 
| 1989 | Brookside | Caroline Choi | 14 episodes | 
| 1991 | Performance | Lady Nijo / Win | Episode: "Top Girls" | 
| 1992 | To Be the Best | Ming | Television film | 
| 1992 | Virtual Murder | Liang Ti | Episode: "Dreams Imagic" | 
| 1992–2010 | Casualty | Various roles | 3 episodes | 
| 1994 | Frank Stubbs Promotes | Mai | Episode: "Chinatown" | 
| 1995 | Waiting | Dr. Anna Chen | Television film | 
| 1997–2000 | The Bill | Various roles | 3 episodes | 
| 1998 | Inspector Morse | Susan Ho | Episode: "The Wench Is Dead" | 
| 2000 | Life Force | Sally Cheung | |
| 2001–2003 | Two Thousand Acres of Sky | Ida Macasaet | 8 episodes | 
| 2004, 2010 | Holby City | Lin Lo / Joan Wells | 3 episodes | 
| 2010 | Sherlock | Opera Singer | Episode: "The Blind Banker" | 
| 2018 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Madame Cheung | 6 episodes | 
| 2019 | I Am... | Sally | Episode: "I Am Hannah" | 
| 2021 | Back to Life | Laura | 4 episodes | 
| 2024 | Dune: Prophecy | Hagal Truthsayer | Episode: "Sisterhood Above All" | 
| Year | Title | Role | 
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hitman 3 | Various voices | 
| 2022 | Total War: Warhammer III | Voice |