Biography
David Nicholas Yip (Chinese: 葉西園; pinyin: Yè Xīyuán; born 4 June 1951) is a British actor and playwright. He gained prominence through his role in the BBC series The Chinese Detective (1981–1982) as the first East Asian lead on British television.His films include A View to a Kill (1985), Ping Pong (1986), and Break (2020). Yip wrote and starred in the play Gold Mountain. On television, he appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1989–1990), the CBBC series Spirit Warriors (2010), and the Sky Atlantic thriller Fortitude (2017–2018). He is also known for his voice work.
Yip has given talks and presented documentaries on the Chinese community in his hometown of Liverpool. In 2022, he was awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Essex and Edge Hill University.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 19
TV Shows 15
self 3
Break (2020)
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
Luo Bao Bei (2018)
Porters (2017)
All that remains (2016)
Act of Grace (2008)
Liverpool Nativity (2007)
Arabian Nights (2000)
Inside 'A View to a Kill' (2000)
Entrapment (1999)
Fast Food (1998)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Hamlet (1996)
Rich Deceiver (1995)
Bugs (1995)
Wild Justice (1994)
Every Silver Lining (1993)
Cluedo (1990)
Murder on the Moon (1989)
Making Out (1989)
Ping Pong (1987)
Casualty (1986)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The Chelsea Murders (1981)
Six Fifty-Five Special (1981)
The Chinese Detective (1981)
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Quatermass (1979)
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (1979)
The Professionals (1977)
Doctor Who (1963)
Dream Hacker
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1951-06-04 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceLiverpool, United Kingdom
ReligionSoka Gakkai
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsDavid Nicholas Yip, 叶西园
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