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Sky Yang

b. 1999

English actor

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Born 1999. Sky Yang is an actor, film director and screenwriter.

Sky Chi Y. Yang (; born 1999) is a British actor and filmmaker. He was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. His films include Last Days and Whistle (both 2025). On television, he is known for his role in the ITV drama Holding.

Early life Yang was born in South London. He attended Alleyn's School as a member of Roper's. 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. Upon graduating, Yang won the New Earth Theatre's Constellation Creatives bursary.

Career 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.

Yang featured in The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, a 2021 stage prequel to His Dark Materials performed at the Bridge Theatre. The following year, Yang made his television debut with a main role as Stephen Chen in the ITV crime series Holding. This was followed by a role in the Netflix film Rebel Moon as Imperium soldier Aris, a role Yang would reprise in the sequel.

Yang starred as the titular character of Justin Lin's film Last Days (working title The Last Days of John Allen Chau), which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Also in 2025, Yang returned to the stage in Joel Tan's Scenes from a Repatriation at the Royal Court Theatre, played Rel in the horror film Whistle and Moses Ho in the political thriller film Anniversary, and premiered his second short film Dear Google, which serves as a follow-up to Sunny (2020). Yang has an upcoming role in the films The Uprising and Shoulders.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 No Hopers Dick 2018 Tomb Raider Chinese Kid 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 Whistle Rel Anniversary Moses Ho 2026 The Uprising TBA Shoulders Teff Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Filmmaking credits + Year Title Director Writer Other Notes 2020 Sunny Sunny Short film 2025 Dear Google Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2022 Holding Stephen Chen Miniseries 2022 Halo Ruben 2 episodes TBA The Best of Us

Stage 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

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1999, London Borough of Lambeth
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Who is Sky Yang?

English actor

When was Sky Yang born?

Sky Yang was born in 1999 in London Borough of Lambeth.

What is Sky Yang's occupation?

Sky Yang is an actor, film director and screenwriter.

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· Wikipedia: Sky Yang

· Wikidata: Q105944967

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