Derek Yee

• Name — Derek Yee • Native Name — 爾冬陞 • Birth Name — Yee Tung-sing • Born — 28 December 1957 • Birthplace — Kowloon, British Hong Kong • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • film producer • actor • Years Active — 1977–present • Children — 1 • Relatives — Paul Chun (half-brother) David Chiang (half-brother) Derek Yee Tung-sing is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.

Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (yue-HK), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei (yue-HK), 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.

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Awards • 1977 — Lady Exterminator • 1977 — Jade Tiger • 1977 — Death Duel • 1977 — The Sentimental Swordsman • 1977 — Pursuit of Vengeance • 1978 — Interlude on Rails • 1978 — Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre — Zhang Wuji • 1978 — Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II — Zhang Wuji • 1978 — Legend of the Bat • 1979 — Young Lovers • 1979 — Full Moon Scimitar • 1980 — Bat Without Wings • 1980 — Heroes Shed No Tears • 1981 — Return of the Sentimental Swordsman • 1981 — The Battle for the Republic of China — Liu Fuji • 1981 — Black Lizard • 1982 — Hell Has No Boundary • 1982 — Buddha's Palm • 1983 — Shaolin Prince • 1983 — Shaolin Intruders • 1983 — Descendant of the Sun • 1983 — The Supreme Swordsman • 1984 — The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre • 1984 — My Darling Genie • 1984 — Last Hero in China • 1985 — How To Choose A Royal Bride • 1985 — Let's Make Laugh II • 1990 — Kawashima Yoshiko — Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor • 1992 — Empress Da Yu'er — Dorgon • 1994 — The True Hero • 1994 — Master of Zen — Bodhidharma • 2007 — Protégé

His recorded languages were Standard Chinese and Chinese. He was the child of Hong Wei.

Derek Yee is recorded as having received Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director.