Derek Yee


Derek Yee Tung-sing is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong.

Early life

Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in British Hong Kong in 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong, a film producer and Hung Wei, an actress. Yee's elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang, and elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.

Career

In 1977, Yee became an actor for Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong.
Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong. This was between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies.
Yee became a screenwriter and film director. Yee is known for the 2004 film One Night in Mongkok
, which won multiple awards. Yee's other notable films include C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica and The Truth About Jane and Sam and Protégé.
In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Association.

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

As actor