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David Nicholas Yip is a British actor and playwright. He gained prominence through his role in the BBC series The Chinese Detective (1981–1982) as the first Chinese lead on British television.
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Filmography18 titles
Pennyworth
2019as Zeya Khin
2019as Zeya Khin
Doctor Who
1963as Veldan
1963as Veldan
24
2001as President Wei
2001as President Wei
Porters
2017as Dalai Lama
2017as Dalai Lama
The Professionals
1977as Editor
1977as Editor
Midsomer Murders
1997as Fergus Rooney
1997as Fergus Rooney
Hamlet
1996as Sailor One
1996as Sailor One
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984as Wu Han
1984as Wu Han
Wolf King
2025as Hamwell (voice)
2025as Hamwell (voice)
Arabian Nights
2000as Assad
2000as Assad
A View to a Kill
1985as Chuck Lee
1985as Chuck Lee
Entrapment
1999as Chief of Police
1999as Chief of Police
Casualty
1986as Jiang Guang
1986as Jiang Guang
Dream Hacker
2025as Wang Lei
2025as Wang Lei
Break
2020as Vincent Qiang
2020as Vincent Qiang
My Kingdom
2001
2001
Fast Food
1998as Mr. Fortune-cookie
1998as Mr. Fortune-cookie
Doctor Plague
2026
2026