Ho Yi

Ho Yi
Born	1956 Hong Kong
Other names	Ho Yi Wong
Occupation	Chinese actor, director, playwright, producer and trainer of Hong Kong origin
Spouse(s)	Vivian Chow
Children	Charlotte Elizabeth Wong Dashiell Edmund Wong
Website
www.ho-yi.com

Ho Yi also known as Ho Yi Wong (黃浩義) (pinyin Huáng Hào Yì) was born in Hong Kong in 1956. He is a Chinese actor/director/playwright/producer of Hong Kong origin. He has lived and worked in the United Kingdom.

Early Life

Ho Yi was educated in Hong Kong. His development as an actor/director coincided with the boom of the Hong Kong "City Hall Culture", a "renaissance" period of the former Urban Council, Hong Kong.

Professional early years

Ho Yi’s professional acting career began when the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (香港活劇團), government subsidized company prepared itself to establish in 1977, Ho Yi became one of its earliest freelance actors. His first full-time acting job was with the government run Radio Television Hong Kong(香港電台) where he worked for three years.

Hong Kong

In 1983, Ho Yi founded Spotlight Productions (浩采製作) in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Youth Theatre Company (香港青年劇團), mainly to do theatrical stage work. Between 1983 and 1997, with his two independent theatre companies, he wrote/translated, produced, directed and starred in a score of stage productions, including two musicals – of which his Pa Pa Can You Hear Me Sing (搭錯車) was with the collaboration of the late David Toguri (Rocky Horror Picture Show and Who Framed Roger Rabbit) as his choreographer. He also worked with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in three seasons.

His signature play American Buffalo (勾心鬥角), first staged in 1986, became known as a theatrical milestone of Hong Kong as written up by “Film Bi-weekly” （電影雙周）. Ho Yi’s unique and original treatment in the delivery of the rich David Mamet dialogue in Cantonese (Cantonese is now officially recognised as a language) created a new form of acting style known as Wu Li Tou (無里頭) for the Hong Kong stage. Ho Yi’s career as a cross-genre actor, on both stage and screen, extended further afield in the early 1990s. As early as 1992, he produced, directed and acted in China. The following year he broke new grounds in Shanghai, by staging the American play Extremities (以牙還牙) in Mandarin. He made his English-language acting debut in British television series Soldier, Soldier while still in Hong Kong, followed by a principal role in the film Victory (Wang) directed by Oscar-winner Mark Peploe (co-screenwriter of the Last Emperor), starring opposite Hollywood heavyweights Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill, in 1994.

He made his feature film directing debut with Thunderstorm(雷雨), for which he also wrote the screenplay and played the leading role, in 1995.

United Kingdom

After arriving in the United Kingdom, Ho Yi has appeared opposite Brad Pitt in Spy Game (Prison Warden) ^[1] and Pierce Brosnan in the Bond movie Die Another Day^[2] (Mr. Chang). While residing in the United Kingdom, he also appeared in the TV series Thief Takers ^[3] and a feature film The Secret Laughter of Women^[4] with Colin Firth.

In 2000, Ho Yi appeared in a London’s West End production. British critic Sheridan Morley proclaimed him, in The Spectator and the British Teletext, “Male Star of the Night” for his opening night’s performance of The Kralahomein the Rogers and Hammerstein musical The King & I, with Elaine Paige.

Shanghai, China

Upon arrival in Shanghai, he appeared in Chinese film Clay fear (陶器人形). For the stage, he directed An Inspector Calls (疑雲陣陣), A Doll’s House ( “玩偶之家”，又名 “傀儡家庭” ), Agent Penny and A Woman’s Monologue of the Classics (經典戲劇女獨白) in Shanghai.

Ho Yi was Dean (Professor) of the Academy of Performing Arts of the Shanghai Institute of Film Arts（上海電影藝術學院之演藝學院）for its first year (2004/2005). In summer 2009, Ho Yi published his 32-episode television screenplay Zhou Xinfang (周信芳傳奇之“戲子佳人”) in Hong Kong. ^[5]

Major acting credits

year	stage play	producer	production language
1980	As Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet	A Hong Kong Repertory Theatre production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As Hu Si （胡四）in Sunrise（日出)	A Hong Kong Repertory Theatre production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
1981	As Morton Kiil，the Badger in An Enemy of the People	A Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	Guest appearance in Whose Life is it Anyway?	A Hong Kong Repertory Theatre production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
1982	As Lucentio in Taming of the Shrew	A Hong Kong Repertory Theatre production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	Ensemble lead in Side Door	A Hong Kong Repertory Theatre production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As Constantine Treplef in The Seagull	A Hong Kong Repertory Theatre production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As the Narrator in Musical Fantasticks	A Seals Theatre production presented by the Tsuen Wan Town Hall	Cantonese
1983	As Edmund in King Lear	A Seals Theatre Company production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As Eben in Desire Under the Elms	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
1984	As Wu Song/Xi Men Qing (武松／西門慶) in Pan Jin Lian（潘金蓮）	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the [ong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
1985	Solo Recital in Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra – A Midsummer Night's Dream	A Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra production presented by the Tuen Mun Town Hall	Cantonese
1986	As Teach in American Buffalo	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Chen XuanJi (陳玄機) in Return of the Sword（還劍奇情錄）	A Hong Kong Youth Theatre Company production presented by the Tsuen Wan Town Hall	Cantonese
	As Teach in American Buffalo (Second Run)	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Antonio Salieri in Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Salutes Amadeus	A Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As Teach in American Buffalo (Third Run)	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Joe in Extremities	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
1987	As Joe in Extremities (Second Run)	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Teach in American Buffalo (Forth Run)	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Len in Saved	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Coriolanus in Coriolanus	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Nat in I'm Not Rappaport	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre	Cantonese
	As Teach in American Buffalo (Fifth Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
1988	As Joe in Extremities (Third Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As Nat in I'm Not Rappaport (Second Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As Teach in American Buffalo (Sixth Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As Cliff in the Woolgatherer	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
1989	Guest appearance as one of the thugs in Saved	A Hong Kong Youth Theatre Production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As Giuseppe Verdi in Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra – Opera Extravaganza	A Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
1990	As Teach in American Buffalo (Seventh Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
1991	As Teach in American Buffalo (Eighth Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As George in Same Time, Next Year	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As Charlie Baker in the Foreigner	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
1992	As the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
1993	As Charlie Baker in The Foreigner (Second Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As Teach in American Buffalo (Ninth Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As Teach in American Buffalo (Tenth Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
	As Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
1994	As Teach in American Buffalo (Eleventh Run)	A Spotlight Productions independent production	Cantonese
1995	As Roy in Waterloo Bridge	A Spotlight Productions production presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong	Cantonese
2000 to 2001	As the Kralahome in musical The King and I for one year	at the London Palladium	English
year	film	producer	language
1984	As the Decorator (师傅仔) in film My Name Ain’t Suzie (花街时代)1985 directed by Angela Chan	A Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studio film production	Cantonese
1984	As the Teacher Chen in film Growing Up in Anger (青春怒潮)	A Hong Kong Independent film	Cantonese
1992	As Mr. Hong Kong in film Mr. Hong Kong Lost in China (香港少爺）	A PRC Chinese independent film	Mandarin
1993	As Union Leader (工會領袖) in film Lord of East China Sea (上海皇帝)	A Hong Kong independent film	Cantonese
1994	As Wang in film Victory directed by Mark Peploe	Jeremy Thomas, United Kingdom	English
1995	As Zhou Pu Yuan (周樸園) in film Thunderstorm（雷雨）	A Hong Kong independent film	Cantonese
1997	As the butler in film Secret Laughter of Women	A HandMade Film production, United Kingdom	English
1998	As Prison Warden in film Spy Game	A production of Universal Pictures	English
2002	As Mr. Chang in film 007 – Die Another Day	A production of Eon Productions	English
2005	Guest appearance in PRC film Clay Fear (陶器人形)	A PRC Chinese independent film	Mandarin
year	TV	producer	language
1982	As the First Person Narrator (第一人稱敘述人) in television series Friends – Faces & Places (香港，香港之“三人行”)	Radio Television Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As Social Worker in "Red Bird” (霓虹鳥) of the Profile series	Radio Television Hong Kong	Cantonese
	As Emperor Xian Feng（咸豐皇帝）in television series The Young Dowager (少女慈禧)	Asia Television Limited, Hong Kong	Cantonese	1986	As Wan Xi Liang (萬喜良) in television series Emperor Qin-First Emperor of China (秦始皇)	Asia Television Limited, Hong Kong	Cantonese
1991	As the Translating Officer in television series Soldier Soldier	Central Independent Television, United Kingdom	English
1997	Appeared in television series Thief Takers	Carlton Television, United Kingdom	English

References

External links

• Ho Yi at the Internet Movie Database
• The Official Website Of Ho Yi
• [http://www.hudong.com/wiki/%E9%BB%84%E6%B5%A9%E4%B9%89, 互動百科---黃浩義]
• [http://baike.baidu.com/view/1505784.htm, 百度百科---黃浩義]

Persondata
Name	Ho, Yi
Alternative names
Short description	Hong Kong actor
Date of birth	1956
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Date of death
Place of death