Derek Yee
Acting • Born 1957-12-28
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.
Filmography
69 credits
Buddha's Palm
Movie • 1982
Lung Chien-Fei
Dirty Girl
Movie • 1988
My Mind, Your Body
Movie • 1985
I Am Somebody
Movie • 2015
Derek Yee
Shaolin Intruders
Movie • 1983
Lei Xun
A Soul Haunted by Painting
Movie • 1994
Pan Zanhua
The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre
Movie • 1984
Zhang Wu Ji
Black Lizard
Movie • 1981
Long Fei
Descendant of the Sun
Movie • 1983
Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
Full Moon Scimitar
Movie • 1979
Ding Peng
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
Movie • 1978
Chang Wu Ji
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
Movie • 1978
Chang Wu Ji
Legend of the Bat
Movie • 1978
Bat Prince Yuan Suiyun
Shaolin Prince
Movie • 1982
Wang Zi-Tai
Bat Without Wings
Movie • 1980
Xiao Qi
Heroes Shed No Tears
Movie • 1980
Zhou Tung Lai
The Supreme Swordsman
Movie • 1984
Yan Bei
Kawashima Yoshiko
Movie • 1990
Amakasu Masahiko / Wong Ka Hung
The Sentimental Swordsman
Movie • 1977
Ah Fei
Master of Zen
Movie • 1994
Puti Dharma
Starry Is the Night
Movie • 1988
Poon Chung-lung
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
Movie • 1981
A fei
This Thing Called Love
Movie • 1991
John
My Darling Genie
Movie • 1984
Cheng
Magnificent Warriors
Movie • 1987
Secret Agent 001
Lover's Tears
Movie • 1996
How Deep Is Your Love
Movie • 1994
The Seventh Curse
Movie • 1986
SDU with Bazooka
Protégé
Movie • 2007
Miu Chi Wah
Death Duel
Movie • 1977
3rd Master Chi
Hello! Who Is It?
Movie • 1994
Supt [cameo]
I Am Nobody
Movie • 2016
Himself
Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
Movie • 1995
Eight Assassins 1
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
Movie • 1986
Hell Has No Boundary
Movie • 1982
Cheung
How to Choose a Royal Bride
Movie • 1985
Emperor Kangxi / Kang Tian Ci
Love with the Perfect Stranger
Movie • 1985
Ah Bo / Yu Siao Bo
The Jade Tiger
Movie • 1977
Tang Yu
Let's Make Laugh II
Movie • 1985
Ah Sun
Little Cop
Movie • 1989
Narcotic Policeman
Guests in the House
Movie • 1988
B / Chung Chu-Hsiung
Gift from Heaven
Movie • 1989
Albert
Fatal Mission
Movie • 1991
Four Loves
Movie • 1989
Ching Chen-Yu
The Goofy Gang
Movie • 1987
Young Lovers
Movie • 1979
Chiu Jun Ming
Be Careful Sweetheart
Movie • 1984
Seven Foxes
Movie • 1985
King of Stanley Market
Movie • 1988
Nam
Pursuit of Vengeance
Movie • 1977
Fei
Lady Exterminator
Movie • 1977
The True Hero
Movie • 1994
Principal Chun
Vengeance is Mine
Movie • 1988
Kao Wing Keung
Goodbye Hero
Movie • 1990
Tony
Victory
Movie • 1994
Ma Chi
Stooge, My Love
Movie • 1996
Sisters of the World Unite
Movie • 1991
Johnny
Keep Rolling
Movie • 2020
Glass Eyeball
Movie • 1969
The Battle for the Republic of China
Movie • 1981
Wong Fei Hung Series
TV • 1995
Memories Beyond Horizon
TV • 2022
鲁豫有约一日行
TV • 2016
Everybody Stand By
TV • 2019
Empress Da Yu Er
TV • 1992
The Good of China
TV • 2022
飞燕惊龙
TV • 1985
杨梦寰
Ann Hui with the Famous
TV • 1992
尔冬升
The Top Racer
TV • 2025