Naomi Yang (actress)

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Naomi Yang
Yang Yichen
Born (1989-03-19) March 19, 1989 (age 34)
Beijing, China
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2014 - present

Naomi Yang (born 19 March 1989) is a Chinese born British actress. She is best known for her roles in the BAFTA-nominated film Lilting [1] and Sky TV series Wolfe. She voices Sage [2] in the popular video game Valorant.

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Early life and education

Yang was born in Beijing and moved to the UK at the age of six. She grew up in Manchester. [3]

Career

Yang's first role was as Vann in the 2014 film Lilting directed by Hong Khaou. Yang's television credits include Paul Abbott's Sky series Wolfe, where she played awkward child prodigy Maggy. She also starred as Mae Zhang in ITV’s Maternal, Joy Fu in Channel 4 drama Chimerica and Li in Peaky Blinders. On stage, she has performed as Tsukiko in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Olivier nominated show [4] [5] My Neighbour Totoro.

In 2020, Yang was selected as one of the actors for BAFTA Elevate. [6]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Lilting Vann [7] (as Naomi Christie)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 New Blood Susan Chen (as Naomi Yichen Christie)Episode: Case 2, Part 2
2016 DCI Banks Wei Li (as Naomi Christie)Season 5 (2 episodes)
2016 Hollyoaks Dr. Smith (as Naomi Yichen Christie)Episode: #1.4555
2017 Armchair Detectives Connie Chung (as Naomi Yichen Christie)Episode: "Appetite for Murder"
2018 Mars Zhenzhen Yow (as Naomi Christie)Season 2 (4 episodes)
2019 Chimerica Joy Fu [8] Season 1 (4 episodes)
2019Deep WaterMiss King [9] Miniseries (3 episodes)
2019 Brassic Dr. Nicola Jones [10] Episode: #1.3
2019 A Confession Penny [11] Miniseries (1 episode)
2020 Endeavour Nancy [12] Episode: "Zenana"
2020 The Salisbury Poisonings Maya [13] Miniseries (2 episodes)
2020 Brave New World Vivian [14] Miniseries (3 episodes)
2021 Wolfe Maggy [15] Main role
2022 Screw Miss Malone [16] Episode: #1.5
2022 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Helena MauEpisode: "If It Be Man's Work"
2022 Peaky Blinders LiSeason 6 (3 episodes)
2023 Maternal Mae Zhang [17] Season 1 (4 episodes)
2023 Liaison Shahina [18] Season 1 (4 episodes)

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020–present Valorant Sage [19]
2020ValorantSageTV series (episode: "Duellists")
2023Synced Glory
2023 Diablo IV Additional Voices

Theatre Credits

YearTitleRoleVenue
2016 World Factory Jenny [20] (as Naomi Christie)Multiple Venues
2016 The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie Sange [21] (as Naomi Yichen Christie) Arcola Theatre, London
2019 Top Girls Jeanine [22] National Theatre, London
2023My Neighbour TotoroTsukiko [23] Barbican Centre, London

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