Derek Yee Tung-sing is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.

Early life

Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei (紅薇), an actress of half Manchu, half Mongol ethnicity. His elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.

Career

In 1977, Yee became an actor for Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong and starred in over 40 movies produced by the studio. Yee became a screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2004 film One Nite in Mongkok, which won multiple awards. His other notable films include C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica, 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