Biography
David Yip
Acting
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. In total, there are 42 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can browse David Yip's complete filmography — 24 films and 18 series — and find where to watch each title.
Career works
42
Movies
24
Series
18
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
06/04/1951
Place of birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Filmography highlights
Movies
Doctor Plague
2026 · 2.5
Dream Hacker
2025 · 6.0
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Return to Skaro
2021
Break
2020 · 5.7
Act of Grace
2008 · 5.2
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Liverpool Nativity
2007
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Snakeboy and the Sandcastle
2002 · 8.0
My Kingdom
2001 · 5.5
Inside 'A View to a Kill'
2000 · 6.7
Entrapment
1999 · 6.2
Fast Food
1998 · 3.7
Hamlet
1996 · 7.3
Rich Deceiver
1995 · 4.0
Wild Justice
1994 · 5.5
Murder on the Moon
1989 · 3.8
Series
Wolf King
2025 · 6.8
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019 · 7.9
Porters
2017 · 7.7
Spirit Warriors
2010
24
2001 · 7.8
Arabian Nights
2000 · 6.8
Midsomer Murders
1997 · 7.5
Bugs
1995 · 6.9
Every Silver Lining
1993 · 6.0
Cluedo
1990 · 6.8
Making Out
1989 · 6.0
Casualty
1986 · 6.2
Brookside
1982 · 6.4
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
The Chinese Detective
1981 · 7.2