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)
The True Hero
as Principal Chun
(1994)
Victory
as Ma Chi
(1994)
Master of Zen
as Puti Dharma
(1994)
Hello! Who Is It?
as Supt [cameo]
(1994)
A Soul Haunted by Painting
as Pan Zanhua
(1994)
(1991)
Sisters of the World Unite
as Johnny
(1991)
(1991)
This Thing Called Love
as John
(1990)
Kawashima Yoshiko
as Amakasu Masahiko / Wong Ka Hung
(1990)
Goodbye Hero
as Tony
(1989)
Gift from Heaven
as Albert
(1989)
Four Loves
as Ching Chen-Yu
(1989)
Little Cop
as Narcotic Policeman
(1988)
(1988)
Guests in the House
as B / Chung Chu-Hsiung
(1988)
King of Stanley Market
as Nam
(1988)
Starry Is the Night
as Poon Chung-lung
(1988)
Vengeance is Mine
as Kao Wing Keung
(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)
My Darling Genie
as Cheng
(1984)
The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre
as Zhang Wu Ji
(1984)
The Supreme Swordsman
as Yan Bei
(1984)
(1983)
Shaolin Intruders
as Lei Xun
(1983)
Descendant of the Sun
as Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
(1982)
Shaolin Prince
as Wang Zi-Tai
(1982)
Hell Has No Boundary
as Cheung
(1982)
Buddha's Palm
as Lung Chien-Fei
(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)
Young Lovers
as Chiu Jun Ming
(1979)
Full Moon Scimitar
as Ding Peng
(1978)
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
as Chang Wu Ji
(1978)
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
as Chang Wu Ji
(1978)
Legend of the Bat
as Bat Prince Yuan Suiyun
(1977)
Death Duel
as 3rd Master Chi
(1977)
Pursuit of Vengeance
as Fei
(1977)
The Jade Tiger
as Tang Yu
(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
Screenplay, Producer
(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
Writer, Director
(1993)
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Director, Writer
(1989)
The Bachelor's Swan Song
Screenplay, Director
(1987)
People's Hero
Director, Writer
(1986)
The Lunatics
Writer, Director
(1981)
The Legend of the Owl
Writer