David Nicholas Yip (June 4, 1951) is a British actor of Chinese and English descent best known for A View to a Kill (1985), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), and Entrapment (1999).
He is married to Virginia Owen and his brother is Stephen Yip.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1975: Savages as Kumai
- 1979: The Quatermass Conclusion as Frank Chen
- 1980: The Mystery Of The Disappearing Schoolgirls as Quintus
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Wu Han
- 1985: A View to a Kill as Chuck Lee
- 1985: The Caucasian Chalk Circle as Young Working Man/Simon
- 1986: Ping Pong as Mike Wong
- 1987: Out Of Order as Policeman
- 1989: Murder By Moonlight as Chang
- 1994: Wild Justice as Wong
- 1994: Goodbye Hong Kong as Peter Ma
- 1995: Rich Deceiver as Ricky Ramon
- 1996: Hamlet as Sailor One
- 1998: Fast Food as Mr. Fortune-cookie
- 1999: Entrapment as Chief of Police
- 2001: My Kingdom as Merv
- 2007: Liverpool Nativity as Magi
- 2008: Act Of Grace as Kat
- 2009: The School That Roared as Winnie's Dad
- 2011: Re Evolution as Councillor
- 2016: All That Remains as Noburu Nagai
- 2017: Emper as Zhang
- 2020: Break as Vincent Qiang
Television Roles
- 1975: Whodunnit as Ray Hunt
- 1978: It Ain't Half Hot, Mum as Bandit
- 1979: Doctor Who as Veldan
- 1979: Quatermass as Frank Chen
- 1980: Spy as Ito Ritsui
- 1980: The Cuckoo Waltz as Mr. Ling
- 1981: Armchair Thriller as Denny
- 1981-1982: The Chinese Detective as Det. Sgt. John Ho
- 1982: The Professionals as Editor
- 1983: Jackanory as Storyteller
- 1988: King And Castle as Tony Chen
- 1989: Brookside as Michael Choi
- 1989-1991: Making Out as Mr. Kim
- 1991: Tatort as Chow Hap-man
- 1992: Rear Window as Brilliant Chang/Narrator
- 1993: Every Silver Lining as Leonard
- 1996: Thief Takers as Jimmy Mak
- 1996: Bugs as Chaku
- 2000: Arabian Nights as Assad
- 2002: Oscar Charlie as Dr. Pang
- 2003: The Bill as Li Chen
- 2006: CASUAL+Y as Jiang Guang
- 2008: Chuckle Vision as Chives the Butler
- 2010: Spirit Warriors as Dingxiang
- 2013: Holby City as Raymond Lo
- 2014: 24: Live Another Day as Pres. Wei
- 2017-2018: Fortitude as Hong Mankyo (6 episodes)
- 2018: Luo Bao Bei as Grandpa
- 2018: Lucky Man as Tai Jing
- 2019: Porters as Dalai Lama
- 2021: Midsomer Murders as Fergus Rooney
Video Game Roles
- 1999: Silver as Cagen
- 2003: Warhammer Forty Thousand Fire Warrior as Ko'vash
- 2011: Brink! as various
- 2018: Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom as Pugnacius
Shorts
- 1990: Blue Funnel as Daniel
- 2005: Zoltan The Great as Dak
- 2016: The Sea The God The Man as God
- 2017: Dystopian Lovesong as Ian Dystop
- 2018: Dim Sum as Mr. Chen
Director
- 2000: Chinese Whispers (short) (also writer)
