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Acting

David Yip

Career

Active from 1981 to 2025, with a break from 2008 to 2019, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ping Pong
Ping Pong
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Yip Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Psychological
    4.8, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    36
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    Upcoming

    1 title
    Savages
    Savages

    as Kumai

    2020s

    3 titles · average score 50
    Dream Hacker
    Dream Hacker (2025)
    GoodWatch score 30

    as Wang Lei

    Wolf King
    Wolf King (2025)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Hamwell (voice)

    Break
    Break (2020)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Vincent Qiang

    2010s

    3 titles · average score 75
    Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
    Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show · as Zeya Khin

    Porters
    Porters (2017)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Dalai Lama

    Spirit Warriors
    Spirit Warriors (2010)

    TV show · as Ding-Xiang

    2000s

    4 titles · average score 77
    Act of Grace
    Act of Grace (2008)

    as Kai

    Liverpool Nativity
    Liverpool Nativity (2007)

    as Magi 2

    24
    24 (2001)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show · as President Wei

    Arabian Nights
    Arabian Nights (2000)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Assad

    1990s

    9 titles · average score 66
    Entrapment
    Entrapment (1999)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Chief of Police

    Fast Food
    Fast Food (1998)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Mr. Fortune-cookie

    Midsomer Murders
    Midsomer Murders (1997)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show · as Fergus Rooney

    Blue Funnel
    Blue Funnel (1997)

    as Daniel

    Hamlet
    Hamlet (1996)
    GoodWatch score 86

    as Sailor One

    Bugs
    Bugs (1995)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Rich Deceiver
    Rich Deceiver (1995)

    as Ricky Ramon

    Wild Justice
    Wild Justice (1994)

    as Wong

    Every Silver Lining
    Every Silver Lining (1993)

    TV show

    1980s

    11 titles · average score 54
    Making Out
    Making Out (1989)

    TV show

    Murder on the Moon
    Murder on the Moon (1989)
    GoodWatch score 41

    as Chang

    Ping Pong
    Ping Pong (1987)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Mike Wong

    Casualty
    Casualty (1986)
    GoodWatch score 62

    TV show · as Jiang Guang

    A View to a Kill
    A View to a Kill (1985)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Chuck Lee

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle
    The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)

    as Young Working Man/Simon

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Wu Han

    Brookside
    Brookside (1982)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show · as Michael Choi

    The Chinese Detective
    The Chinese Detective (1981)

    TV show · as Detective Sergeant John Ho

    The Chelsea Murders
    The Chelsea Murders (1981)

    as Denny

    The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
    The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls (1980)

    as Quintus

    1970s

    4 titles · average score 65
    Quatermass
    Quatermass (1979)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Frank Chen

    The Quatermass Conclusion
    The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Frank Chen

    Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks
    Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (1979)

    as Veldan

    The Professionals
    The Professionals (1977)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Editor

    1960s

    1 title · average score 76
    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who (1963)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Veldan