Yee Jee Tso
Yee Jee Tso | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1975 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
Yee Jee Tso (born March 10, 1975, in Hong Kong) is a Canadian actor.[1]
Tso and his family emigrated to Canada when he was six months old. He grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood and booked his first role at age 15.[2]
His television roles include The Commish, Highlander, Sliders (1995), and the 1996 Doctor Who telemovie, in which he played the character Chang Lee. His Doctor Who connection continued when he played the part of Doctor Goddard in the webcast Real Time produced by Big Finish Productions, the part of Major Jal Brant in the audio drama Excelis Decays in 2002 and the role of Warrant Officer Charlie Sato in 2011's Tales from the Vault, 2013's Mastermind and 2014's The Screaming Skull.
Roles include Jared Chan, a programming wizard opposite Natasha Henstridge in the sci-fi thriller TV movie Impact, released worldwide in spring 2009. In 2007 he played the part of child-devouring monster in the other-worldly horror film They Wait, featured at the Toronto Film Festival.
He has played recurring roles on both sides of the law, in three award-winning television series Da Vinci's Inquest, Da Vinci's City Hall, and Intelligence.
In 2001, he played Teddy Chin, a counter-culture computer genius, opposite Ryan Phillippe in the MGM feature film AntiTrust. 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. In 2009 he appeared in Ratko: The Dictator's Son as Nick.
In 2020, he appeared at the BritCon British-themed convention in Bellevue, Washington, because of his role in the 1996 Doctor Who film, along with other actors from the Doctor Who film and series.[3]
Credits
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Highlander: The Series | Gerald | Episode: Leader of the Pack |
| 1996 | Doctor Who | Chang Lee | TV Movie |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Hong | Episode: Dead Man's Switch |
| 1998 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Ork-Slayer | Episode: Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien |
| 1999 | The Net | Matt | Episode: Eye-see-you.com |
| 2001 | Stargate SG-1 | Left Tech | Episode: Absolute Power |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Angel 1 | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Staffer | Episode: Final Cut |
| 2007 | Psych | Perry | Episode: Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder |
| Stargate: Atlantis | Systems Tech/Technician | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Arrow | Scientist | Episode: The Climb |
Audio dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Doctor Who: Excelis Decays | Major Jal Brant[4] |
| Doctor Who: Real Time | Doctor Goddard[5] | |
| 2011 | Doctor Who: Tales from the Vault | Warrant Officer Charlie Sato[6] |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Mastermind | Charlie Sato[7] |
| 2014 | The Worlds of Doctor Who | Charlie Sato[8] |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: The Turn of the Screw | Narrator[9] |
References
- ^ "Yee Jee Tso". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Yee Jee Tso". Yee Jee Tso. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "New British-themed convention coming to Bellevue". Bellevue Reporter. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "3. Doctor Who: Excelis Decays". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "i. Real Time". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "6.01. Tales From the Vault". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "8.01. Mastermind". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "The Worlds of Doctor Who (Limited Edition)". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ "8.04. The Turn of the Screw". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
