Terence Yin Chi-wai (Chinese: 尹子維; pinyin: Yǐn Zǐwéi; Cantonese Yale: Wan Jiwai, born 19 May 1975) is a Hong Kong film actor, singer, producer, and media relations specialist. Yin has starred in over 30 movies, released one solo album and resides in Hong Kong.
Terence Yin | |
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| Chinese: 尹子維 | |
| Born | Yin chi-wai 19 May 1975 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Parents |
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Early life
editMay 19, 1975, Yin was born in Hong Kong. Yin's mother was Jenny Hu, a 1960s–70s Shaw Brothers Studios actress. Yin's father was Kang Wei (1940-2013), a film director. Yin has one older brother, Christopher Yin.[1]
In 1983, at 7 years old, Yin and his brother Christopher came to Los Angeles, California.[2] In 1993, Yin graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, California.
Education
editIn 1997, Yin earned a Philosophy (Rhetorics) degree from UC Berkeley.[1]
Career
editYin made his film debut in Yonfan's 1998 Bishonen opposite Daniel Wu, one of his close friends and frequent collaborators.[1]
Yin released a solo album in Taiwan in 1999 titled Undecided, which met with limited success.
In 2003, Yin with fellow Hong Kong actor Simon Yam made their Hollywood debut in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life as the villains Chen Lo and Xien Lo, brothers who are in a fictional Chinese syndicate called the Shay Ling who are opposite of the lead character Lara Croft portrayed by Angelina Jolie.[1]
In 2005, Yin, with Daniel Wu, Conroy Chan, and Andrew Lin formed a boyband experiment named Alive.
In 2012, Yin, made his second Hollywood appearance in the film The Man with the Iron Fists, which had a diverse cast of Hollywood, Hong Kong and Chinese actors. He also appeared in the 2012 Hong Kong film Cold War and voiced the character Dirty Ming in the video game Sleeping Dogs.[1]
Yin is a partner in the online social network Alivenotdead.com[3] with his Alive bandmates and the founders of the movie website Rotten Tomatoes. The site, created to support the movie The Heavenly Kings and Alive, was relaunched in April 2007 as an online community supporting artists worldwide.[4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Alternate | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Daughter and Father | 天真有牙 | ||
| 1998 | Hot War | 幻影特攻 | Alien | |
| Bishonen | 美少年之戀 | K.S | ||
| 1999 | Metade Fumaca | 半支煙 | Brother Chai | |
| Rave Fever | 周末狂熱 | Stephen | ||
| Gen-X Cops | 特警新人類 | Tooth | ||
| 2000 | Dial D for Demons | 炭燒凶咒 | PJ | |
| Skyline Cruisers | 神偷次世代 | Ah Lung | ||
| Lavender | 薰衣草 | Angel playing violin | ||
| Home Sweet Home | 千年等一天 | Du Quaing | ||
| 2001 | Bullets of Love | 不死情謎 | Night/Wong Po | |
| Gold Fingers | 二五傳說 | |||
| Martial Angels | 絕色神偷 | Bone | ||
| Mist in Judge | 疊影殺機 | |||
| Final Romance – Tenyakuyûjô 3 | 願望樹 | Mon Yeung | ||
| 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | 黑俠 II | Dr David | |
| Color of Pain | 野狼 | Dino | ||
| Dead or Alive: Final | Fong | |||
| 2003 | Colour of the Truth | 黑白森林 | Cyclops | |
| Boxing Hero | 龍虎英雄 | Tiger | ||
| The Trouble-Makers | 一屋兩火 | Szeto Ginyi | ||
| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life | Xien | [5] | ||
| 2004 | New Police Story | 新警察故事 | Fire | |
| 2005 | Kung Fu Majong 2 | 雀聖2自摸天后 | Johnnie | |
| PTU File – Death Trap | PTU女警之偶然陷阱 | Yu Fei | ||
| Drink-Drank-Drunk | 千杯不醉 | Wanderer | ||
| Police Love Affairs | 左輪右妳 | Fai | ||
| 2006 | The Heavenly Kings | 四大天王 | Terence Yin | artist; producer |
| McDull, the Alumni | 春田花花同學會 | hostage-taker | ||
| Rob-B-Hood | 寶貝計劃 | Max Hung | ||
| 2007 | The Valiant Ones New | 新忠烈圖 | ||
| Fear Factors | 恐懼元素 | Tin King | ||
| 2008 | Legend of the Fist: Chen Zhen | 精武陳真 | ||
| 2009 | Look for a Star | 遊龍戲鳳 | Joseph | |
| Fog | 雾 | Wai | ||
| Vengeance | 復仇 | Chu | English dub for the original character portrayed by Lam Ka-Tung | |
| 2011 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | 單身男女 | ||
| Life Without Principle | 奪命金 | 宋先生 | ||
| 2012 | Strangers 6 | |||
| Sleeping Dogs | 热血无赖 (non-official) | "Dirty" Ming/Additional voices | Video game | |
| Cold War | 寒戰 | Man To | ||
| The Man with the Iron Fists | 鐵拳 (non-official) | Governor | ||
| 2013 | Lost for Words | 欲言又止 (non-official) | Victor | |
| Special ID | 特殊身份 | Terry | ||
| Firestorm | 風暴 | Goofy | ||
| 2014 | Zombie Fight Club | 尸城 | Bro Fung | |
| 2015 | Second Life | 第二人生 | TV series | |
| Love in Time | 還來得及再愛你 | TV series | ||
| Wild City | 謎城 | |||
| 2016 | Chinese Wine | 國酒 | Cheng Yufeng | |
| Cold War 2 | 寒戰2 | Man To | ||
| S Storm | S風暴 | Tang Siu-hung | ||
| 2017 | Love Contractually | |||
| Chasing the Dragon | ||||
| 2018 | The Adjudicator |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Terence Yin 尹子維". chinesemov.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "KANG Wei". hkfilmdirectors.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "AliveNotDead : About Us". alivenotdead.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ alivenotdead.com 1 year retrospective
- ^ "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life". rottentomatoes.com. July 21, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Terence Yin at imdb.com