Remy Hii

Remy Hii
Hii in 2018
Born 1986/1987 (age 31–32)[1]
Queensland, Australia
Alma mater Queensland University of Technology
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009–present

Remy Hii (born 1986/87) is an Australian actor. He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art for three years and appeared in various theatre productions, before being cast in his first television roles. Hii starred as Van Tuong Nguyen in the four-part miniseries Better Man and was cast as Hudson Walsh in the soap opera Neighbours in 2013. He is also known the role of Prince Jingim in the Netflix original series Marco Polo. Following the series' cancellation, Hii has appeared in the series Sisters and the romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians. As of 2018, he plays Simon Van Reyk in the Australian television crime drama Harrow.

Early life

Hii was born to a Chinese-Malaysian father and an English mother.[2] He attended the Queensland University of Technology. His early theatre work was with The Emerge Project an arm of Switchboard Arts.[3] There he performed in a number of original productions in Brisbane by local playwrights between 2005 and 2007. From 2009 to 2011 he attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney where he graduated in 2011.[4][5] During his time at NIDA, Hii played in the Sydney indie-rock group RAPIDS, alongside Will Shepherd, and fellow actors Angus McLaren and Jamie Timony. The band released a self-titled EP in 2010.[6]

Career

Hii's professional theatre debut was with the Queensland Theatre Company's production of The Estimator in 2007,[7] after he was noticed by its playwright David Brown performing in a play reading with The Emerge Project. He was later cast in guest roles in the television series East of Everything and H2O: Just Add Water.[5][8] In 2011, Hii appeared as Tom in the short film Kiss.[8] Hii appeared in the lead role of Van Tuong Nguyen in SBS's four-part miniseries Better Man, which began airing from 25 July 2013. The series is based on a true story.[9] The role led to Hii receiving a nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama at the 2014 AACTA Awards and the Most Outstanding Newcomer accolade the 2014 Logie Awards.[10][11]

On 12 June 2013, Hii joined the cast of Neighbours as Hudson Walsh.[12] Hudson was introduced as a love interest for established character Chris Pappas (James Mason). On 20 June, Hii told Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy that he had been asked back to continue filming the following month.[5] After leaving Neighbours, Hii was cast as Prince Jingim in the Netflix drama Marco Polo.[13] The series was cancelled after two seasons in 2016.[14] Hii went on to appear in Paul Currie's 2017 thriller film 2:22,[15] and he has a recurring role as Sam in the Australian television drama Sisters.[15] Hii portrays Alistair Cheng in the 2018 romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians, based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan.[15][16]

As of 2018, he plays Simon Van Reyk, a forensic pathologist, on the crime drama Harrow, and appears in every episode of the first series.[15] He has also been cast in Spider-Man: Far From Home.[17]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 East of Everything Guest
2009 H2O: Just Add Water Bass Guitarist
2011 Kiss Tom Short film
2013 Better Man Van Tuong Nguyen Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
2013–2014 Neighbours Hudson Walsh Recurring – 57 episodes
2014–2016 Marco Polo Prince Jingim Main cast – 21 episodes
2017 2:22 Benny
2017–present Sisters Sam Recurring cast
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Alistair Cheng
2018–present Harrow Simon Van Reyk
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Filming

References

  1. ↑ Knox, David (23 July 2013). "Raw emotion the key for Remy Hii". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Knox, David (23 July 2013). "Raw emotion the key for Remy Hii". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ http://www.switchboardarts.com.au/
  4. ↑ Devlyn, Darren (24 July 2013). "Remy Hii delivers performance of the year in SBS miniseries Better Man". news.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Kilkelly, Daniel (21 June 2013). "'Neighbours' newcomer Remy Hii talks Hudson role, Chris plot". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rapids". Triple J Unearthed. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ↑ White, Erin (15 June 2007). "The Estimator – Queensland Theatre Company". Australian Stage. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Cast & Crew". Azure Productions. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Better Man". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Knox, David (4 December 2013). "AACTA Awards 2014: nominations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  11. ↑ Cooper, Amy (20 April 2014). "All hail supermum Emilia Clarke". The Age. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 June 2013). "'Neighbours': Remy Hii to play new love interest for Chris Pappas". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (8 April 2014). "Netflix's 'Marco Polo' Sets Its Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. ↑ Koblin, John (13 December 2016). "Netflix, in Rare Cancellation, Is Ending 'Marco Polo'". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Groves, Don (29 January 2018). "Actor Remy Hii hails progress towards on-screen diversity". If Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  16. ↑ Li, Shirley (7 November 2017). "Meet the cast and characters of Crazy Rich Asians". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  17. ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto (14 August 2018). "'Crazy Rich Asian' Star Remy Hii Joins 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Cast (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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