Yee Jee (pronounced “yē-jē”) was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to Canada when he was 6 months old. He grew up in a predominately Jewish neighbourhood, and quickly learned to appreciate Challah and Matzah Ball soup. His love of acting grew from watching Saturday Night Live and Monty Python in his friend’s basement. His high school drama teacher Mike Denos imbued strong fundamentals in the budding performer, but warned, “If there’s anything else you can do and be happy – do that.” As a result, Yee Jee also has a myriad of other professional endeavours, including photography, design and communications.

He began his acting career at the age of fifteen, with a recurring role in the TV series “Hillside” starring Ryan Reynolds. Over the years, Yee Jee has accumulated nearly sixty professional film, TV and stage credits.

Recently he had the honour of working alongside Oscar winner Anjelica Huston and Joseph Gordon Levitt in “50/50“. Other recent roles include Jared Chan, a programming wizard opposite Natasha Henstridge in the sci-fi thriller TV movie “Impact“.

In 2007 Yee Jee played the part of child-devouring monster in the other-worldly horror film “They Wait“, featured at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. He’s had recurring roles on both sides of the law in three award winning series “Da Vinci’s Inquest“, “Da Vinci’s: City Hall” and “Intelligence“.

Legacy roles include a counter-culture computer genius, opposite Ryan Phillipe in the MGM feature film “AntiTrust“. He also played Chang Lee, a troubled youth who accidentally befriends the villain in the FOX/BBC/Universal production of “Doctor Who“, and the gangster Kea opposite Henry Winkler in the National Lampoon comedy “Dad’s Week Off“. His other credits include: a series regular on the award-winning Canadian show “Madison“, recurring roles in the hit sci-fi TV series “Stargate: Atlantis” and “Sliders“, and guest appearances in dozens of other films and TV shows.

Yee Jee feels extremely lucky to have worked with such distinguished actors and crew members, including directors: Mike Rohl, Stan Douglas, Peter Howitt, Geoffrey Sax, and the late David Greene.