Yee Jee Tso Explained

Yee Jee Tso
Birth Date:10 March 1975
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Occupation:Actor
Nationality:Canadian

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 and Sliders; and guest appearances in dozens of other films and TV shows. In 2009 he appeared in 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 GeraldEpisode: Leader of the Pack
1996Doctor WhoChang LeeTV Movie
1997The Outer LimitsHongEpisode: Dead Man's Switch
1998 Ork-SlayerEpisode: Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien
1999The Net MattEpisode: Eye-see-you.com
2001Stargate SG-1 Left TechEpisode: Absolute Power
2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Angel 1TV Movie
2005Battlestar GalacticaStafferEpisode: Final Cut
2007PsychPerryEpisode: Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder
Systems Tech/Technician2 episodes
2014ArrowScientistEpisode: The Climb

Audio dramas

YearTitleRole
2002Doctor Who

Excelis Decays

Major Jal Brant[4]
Doctor Who: Real TimeDoctor Goddard[5]
2011Doctor Who: Tales from the VaultWarrant Officer Charlie Sato[6]
2013Doctor Who: MastermindCharlie Sato[7]
2014The Worlds of Doctor WhoCharlie Sato[8]
2018Doctor Who: The Turn of the ScrewNarrator[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yee Jee Tso. IMDb. 2018-01-31.
  2. Web site: Yee Jee Tso . Yee Jee Tso . 5 September 2019.
  3. News: 2020-03-13 . New British-themed convention coming to Bellevue . 2023-06-18 . Bellevue Reporter . en-US.
  4. Web site: 3. Doctor Who: Excelis Decays. Big Finish Productions. 2017-09-29.
  5. Web site: i. Real Time. Big Finish Productions. 2017-09-29.
  6. Web site: 6.01. Tales From the Vault. Big Finish Productions. 2017-09-29.
  7. Web site: 8.01. Mastermind. Big Finish Productions. 2017-09-29.
  8. Web site: The Worlds of Doctor Who (Limited Edition). Big Finish Productions. 2017-09-29.
  9. Web site: 8.04. The Turn of the Screw. Big Finish Productions. 2017-09-29.