Sky Yang
An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it. |
Sky Yang | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
楊子英 | |||||||
.jpg?lang=en) Yang at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival | |||||||
| Born | 1999 Lambeth, London, England | ||||||
| Alma mater | LAMDA | ||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 楊子英 | ||||||
| |||||||
Sky Chi Y. Yang (Chinese: 楊子英; pinyin: Yángzi Yīng; born 1999) is a British actor and filmmaker. He was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Yang was born in South London. He attended Alleyn's School as a member of Roper's.[2] He discovered acting through a school production of Peter Pan and subsequently enrolled in Saturday classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, through which he signed with an agent. He later graduated in 2020 from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[3] Upon graduating, Yang won the New Earth Theatre's Constellation Creatives bursary.[4]
Career
[edit]After signing with an agent, Yang began his career in the ensemble of Madame Butterfly at the Royal Albert Hall. At the age of 17, Yang made his feature film debut with a small role in the Tomb Raider adaptation.[1] Yang created the 2020 short film Sunny with his school friend Ben Bainbridge, based on a poem Yang wrote titled Made In Anger and named after Sun Yat-sen.[5]
Yang featured in The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, a 2021 stage prequel to His Dark Materials performed at the Bridge Theatre.[6] The following year, Yang made his television debut with a main role as Stephen Chen in the ITV crime series Holding.[7] This was followed by a role in the Netflix film Rebel Moon as Imperium, a role Yang would reprise in the sequel.[8]
Yang starred as the titular character of Justin Lin's film Last Days (working title The Last Days of John Allen Chau),[9] which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[10] Yang also returned to the stage in 2025, appearing in Joel Tan's Scenes from a Repatriation at the Royal Court Theatre.[11][12] He has upcoming roles in the films Whistle[13] and Anniversary.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | No Hopers | Dick | |
| 2018 | Tomb Raider | Chinese Kid | |
| 2020 | Sunny | Sunny | Short film; director, writer |
| 2021 | Tuesday | George | Short film |
| 2022 | Pragma | Oscar | Short film |
| 2023 | Rebel Moon | Aris | Netflix film |
| 2024 | Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver | ||
| Touchdown | Wang Li | ||
| 2025 | Last Days | John Allen Chau | |
| TBA | Whistle | ||
| TBA | Anniversary | Moses Ho |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Holding | Stephen Chen | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Halo | Ruben | 2 episodes |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Madame Butterfly | Ensemble | Royal Albert Hall, London |
| 2021 | Rescuing One's Sister in the Wind and Dust | Scholar An | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 2021 | The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage | Andrew / Ben | Bridge Theatre, London |
| 2025 | Scenes from a Repatriation | Royal Court Theatre, London |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Salisbury, Mark (28 June 2023). "Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Sky Yang (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Sky stars in TV adaptation of Graham Norton's novel". Alleyn's. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Sky Yang". LAMDA. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Yellow Earth Theatre Announces Sky Yang Recipient Of The 2020 Constellation Creatives Drama Student Bursary". Theatre Weekly. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "LBB Film Club: Sunny". Little Black Book. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Benedict, David (8 December 2021). "'The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage' Review: 'His Dark Materials' Prequel Is a Triumph of Theatrical Storytelling". Variety. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Holding cast: Who is in Graham Norton's new drama and where do you recognise them from?". Heart. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Colbert, Stephen M (31 December 2023). "Every Character's Backstory That Was Cut From Rebel Moon". ScreenRant. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (6 June 2023). "Sky Yang To Star In Justin Lin's 'The Last Days Of John Allen Chau'". Deadline. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Tsai, Martin (28 January 2025). "'Last Days' Review: Sky Yang Excels in Justin Lin's Muted Missionary Man Adventure [B-] – Sundance Film Festival". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (20 February 2025). "Scenes from a Repatriation review – 12 ingenious questions about cultural ownership". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Sky Yang (he/him)". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (19 October 2023). "Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White & Nick Frost Set For High School Horror 'Whistle' From 'The Nun' Director Corin Hardy & Black Bear – AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 27 October 2023.