Terence Yin
Terence Yin | |
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Born | Yin chi-wai May 19, 1975 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Singer |
Years active | 1998–present |
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Terence Yin Chi-wai (Chinese: 尹子維; pinyin: Yǐn Zǐwéi; Cantonese Yale: Wan Jiwai), born May 19, 1975, is a Chinese film actor, singer, producer, and media relations specialist. Yin has starred in over 30 movies, released one solo album and resides in Hong Kong.
Early life
May 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, a film director. Yin has one older brother, Christopher Yin.
At the age of 7, Yin was sent to live with relatives in Los Angeles, California. In 1993, Yin graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, California.
Education
In 1997, Yin graduated UC Berkeley with a Philosophy (Rhetorics) degree.
Career
Yin made his film debut in Yonfan's 1998 Bishonen opposite Daniel Wu, one of his close friends and frequent collaborators.
Yin released a solo album in Taiwan in 1999 titled Undecided, which met with limited success.
In 2005, Yin, with Daniel Wu, Conroy Chan, and Andrew Lin formed a boyband experiment named Alive.
Yin is a partner in the online social network Alivenotdead.com[1] 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.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Alternate | Role | Notes |
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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 | |||
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 |
References
External links
- Terence Yin's official blog
- HKTERENCEFANS.COM (Fans Club) 香港子維會
- Terence Yin at IMDb
- HK cinemagic entry
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong emigrants to the United States
- American male film actors
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- American people of Hong Kong descent
- American male actors of Chinese descent
- 20th-century Hong Kong male actors
- 21st-century Hong Kong male actors
- American people of German descent
- Hong Kong people of German descent
- Hong Kong actor stubs