Naomi Yang (actress)

Naomi Yang
Yang Yichen
Born	(1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35) Beijing, China
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014 - present

Naomi Yang, born Yang Yichen, is a Chinese-born British actress. She is best known for her roles in the BAFTA-nominated ^[1] film Lilting and Sky TV series Wolfe. She voices Sage in the video game Valorant , and also Needle Knight Leda ^[2] in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Early life and education

Yang Yichen^{[ citation needed ]} was born in Beijing, China, 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Yang's television credits include Paul Abbott's Sky series Wolfe, where she played awkward child prodigy Maggy. ^[4] She also starred as Mae Zhang in ITV’s Maternal, Joy Fu in Channel 4 drama Chimerica , and Li in Peaky Blinders .^{[ citation needed ]}

On stage, she has performed as Tsukiko in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Olivier-nominated show ^{[5] [6]} My Neighbour Totoro. ^[7]

She voices Sage in the popular video game Valorant , ^[8] and Needle Knight Leda in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. ^{[9] [ better source needed ]}

Recognition and awards

In 2020, Yang was selected as one of the actors for BAFTA Elevate. ^[3]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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 [10]	Season 1 (4 episodes)
2019	Deep Water	Miss King [11]	Miniseries (3 episodes)
2019	Brassic	Dr. Nicola Jones [12]	Episode: #1.3
2019	A Confession	Penny [13]	Miniseries (1 episode)
2020	Endeavour	Nancy [14]	Episode: "Zenana"
2020	The Salisbury Poisonings	Maya [15]	Miniseries (2 episodes)
2020	Brave New World	Vivian [16]	Miniseries (3 episodes)
2021	Wolfe	Maggy [17]	Main role
2022	Screw	Miss Malone [18]	Episode: #1.5
2022	Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators	Helena Mau	Episode: "If It Be Man's Work"
2022	Peaky Blinders	Li	Season 6 (3 episodes)
2023	Maternal	Mae Zhang [19]	Season 1 (4 episodes)
2023	Liaison	Shahina [20]	Season 1 (4 episodes)
2024	D.I. Ray	Hiroka McGregor [21]	Season 2 (5 episodes)
2024	Nightsleeper	Kate Nisbet [22]	3 episodes
TBA	Under Salt Marsh	TBA	Upcoming TV series

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Lilting	Vann [23] (as Naomi Christie)

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020–present	Valorant	Sage [24]
2020	Valorant	Sage	TV series (episode: "Duellists")
2023	Synced	Glory
2023	Diablo IV	Additional Voices
2024	Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree	Leda

Theatre Credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2016	World Factory	Jenny [25] (as Naomi Christie)	Multiple Venues
2016	The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie	Sange [26] (as Naomi Yichen Christie)	Arcola Theatre, London
2019	Top Girls	Jeanine [27]	National Theatre, London
2023	My Neighbour Totoro	Tsukiko [28]	Barbican Centre, London

References

1. "Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer". Bafta. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
2. "Elden Ring Voice Actors". Voquent. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
3. "Naomi Yang". www.bafta.org. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
4. Wolfe
5. "My Neighbour Totoro wins six Olivier Awards | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
6. Ramachandran, Naman (3 April 2023). "Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, 'My Neighbor Totoro' Win Big at Olivier Awards". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
7. My Neighbour Totoro
8. "All Valorant voice actors: Full Agent cast". Dexerto. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
9. "Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree". IMDB. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
10. "Who's in Channel 4's Chimerica?". Royal Television Society. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
11. Robinson, Dom (13 August 2019). "Deep Water: The Complete Series - The DVDfever Review - Anna Friel". DVDfever.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
12. "Episode 3 - Guest Cast". TVmaze. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
13. Darvill, Josh (7 October 2019). "A Confession cast and spoilers from ITV drama based on true story". TellyMix. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
14. "'Endeavour' Season 7 Finale Recap: "Zenana"". Telly Visions. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
15. admin (18 June 2020). "The Salisbury Poisonings. Television Review". Liverpool Sound and Vision. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
16. "Vivian - Brave New World". TVmaze. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
17. "Sky releases first look trailer for forensic drama WOLFE". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
18. "Naomi Yang". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
19. Doherty, Réiltín (18 November 2022). "Maternal on ITV: Parminder Nagra lead cast in post-pandemic medical drama". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
20. "Liaison (TV) Cast - All Actors and Actresses". Television Stats. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
21. "D.I. Ray season 2 Wrong Place Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
22. "Peaky Blinders actor stars in BBC drama Nightsleeper: Full cast and how to watch". Lancashire Telegraph. 13 September 2024. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
23. "Film of the week: Lilting | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
24. "All Valorant voice actors: Full Agent cast". Dexerto. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
25. "World Factory". Metis Arts. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
26. "The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie". HighTide. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
27. Greer, Robert (9 April 2019). "Review | Top Girls at the National Theatre". The London Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
28. "Cast & Creatives | My Neighbour Totoro". totoroshow.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

External links

• Naomi Yang at IMDb