Derek Yee
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-12-28 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Derek Yee
Biography
Derek Yee Tung-sing (Chinese: 爾冬陞, born 28 December 1957), is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity. He is the younger half-brother of famed Hong Kong actors Paul Chun and David Chiang, the latter also a former Shaw Brothers star. Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies. Since then Yee turned to screenwriting and directing and has made a career out of making films like C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica and The Truth About Jane and Sam and also gritty dramas like One Night in Mongkok and Protégé. Derek Yee was a former boyfriend of Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung.
Known For
Acting
(2020)
(2016)
I Am Nobody
as Himself
(2015)
I Am Somebody
as Derek Yee
(2007)
Protégé
as Miu Chi Wah
(1996)
(1996)
(1995)
Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
as Eight Assassins 1
(1994)
A Soul Haunted by Painting
as Pan Zanhua
(1994)
Hello! Who Is It?
as Supt [cameo]
(1994)
Master of Zen
as Puti Dharma
(1994)
Victory
as Ma Chi
(1994)
The True Hero
as Principal Chun
(1994)
(1991)
This Thing Called Love
as John
(1991)
Sisters of the World Unite
as Johnny
(1991)
(1990)
Kawashima Yoshiko
as Amakasu Masahiko / Wong Ka Hung
(1990)
Goodbye Hero
as Tony
(1989)
Gift from Heaven
as Albert
(1989)
Little Cop
as Narcotic Policeman
(1989)
Four Loves
as Ching Chen-Yu
(1988)
Starry Is the Night
as Poon Chung-lung
(1988)
Vengeance is Mine
as Kao Wing Keung
(1988)
Guests in the House
as B / Chung Chu-Hsiung
(1988)
King of Stanley Market
as Nam
(1988)
(1987)
Magnificent Warriors
as Secret Agent 001
(1987)
(1986)
The Seventh Curse
as SDU with Bazooka
(1986)
(1985)
(1985)
How to Choose a Royal Bride
as Emperor Kangxi / Kang Tian Ci
(1985)
(1985)
Love with the Perfect Stranger
as Ah Bo / Yu Siao Bo
(1985)
Let's Make Laugh II
as Ah Sun
(1984)
The Supreme Swordsman
as Yan Bei
(1984)
My Darling Genie
as Cheng
(1984)
(1984)
The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre
as Zhang Wu Ji
(1983)
Descendant of the Sun
as Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
(1983)
Shaolin Intruders
as Lei Xun
(1982)
Buddha's Palm
as Lung Chien-Fei
(1982)
Shaolin Prince
as Wang Zi-Tai
(1982)
Hell Has No Boundary
as Cheung
(1981)
Black Lizard
as Long Fei
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
Heroes Shed No Tears
as Zhou Tung Lai
(1980)
Bat Without Wings
as Xiao Qi
(1979)
Full Moon Scimitar
as Ding Peng
(1979)
Young Lovers
as Chiu Jun Ming
(1978)
Legend of the Bat
as Bat Prince Yuan Suiyun
(1978)
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
as Chang Wu Ji
(1978)
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
as Chang Wu Ji
(1977)
Death Duel
as 3rd Master Chi
(1977)
Jade Tiger
as Tang Yu
(1977)
Pursuit of Vengeance
as Fei
(1977)
The Sentimental Swordsman
as Ah Fei
(1977)
(1969)
Crew
(2024)
Rob N Roll
Producer
(2023)
Time Still Turns the Pages
Producer
(2023)
In Broad Daylight
Producer
(2022)
In Search of Lost Time
Director, Screenplay
(2019)
Guilt by Design
Producer
(2019)
A Witness Out of the Blue
Producer
(2018)
Kung Fu Monster
Producer
(2018)
Somewhere Beyond the Mist
Producer
(2016)
Sword Master
Director, Screenplay
(2015)
Insanity
Producer, Screenplay
(2015)
Shanghai Noir
Producer
(2015)
I Am Somebody
Writer, Director
(2015)
The Vanished Murderer
Producer
(2012)
The Bullet Vanishes
Producer
(2011)
The Great Magician
Director, Writer
(2010)
Triple Tap
Screenplay, Director
(2009)
Shinjuku Incident
Director, Writer
(2009)
Overheard
Producer
(2007)
Protégé
Writer, Director
(2005)
Drink-Drank-Drunk
Writer, Director
(2005)
Crazy n' the City
Producer
(2005)
2 Young
Director, Writer
(2005)
Electric Shadows
Producer
(2004)
One Nite in Mongkok
Director, Screenplay
(2003)
Lost in Time
Director
(2002)
Inner Senses
Producer, Writer
(2002)
July Rhapsody
Producer
(2000)
A Fighter's Blues
Producer
(2000)
Double Tap
Producer, Story
(1999)
The Truth About Jane and Sam
Director, Writer
(1998)
Till Death Do Us Part
Producer
(1997)
My Dad Is a Jerk
Producer
(1996)
Viva Erotica
Writer, Director
(1995)
Full Throttle
Director, Writer
(1993)
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Writer, Director
(1989)
The Bachelor's Swan Song
Screenplay, Director
(1987)
People's Hero
Writer, Director
(1986)
The Lunatics
Director, Writer
(1981)
The Legend of the Owl
Writer