Yee Jee Tso (born March 10, 1975 in

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actor. Tso and his family emigrated to Canada when he was 6 months old. He grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood and booked his first role at age 15. His television roles include ''

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'', '' Highlander'', ''

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'' (1995), and the 1996 '' Doctor Who''

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, 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 ''

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'', 2013's ''

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'' and 2014's ''The Screaming Skull''. Roles include Jared Chan, a programming wizard opposite Natasha Henstridge in the sci-fi thriller TV movie ''

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'', released worldwide in spring 2009. In 2007 he played the part of child-devouring monster in the other-worldly horror film ''

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'', featured at the Toronto Film Festival. He has played recurring roles on both sides of the law, in three award-winning

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2001, he played Teddy Chin, a counter-culture computer genius, opposite

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in the MGM feature film '' AntiTrust''. His other credits include: a series regular on the award-winning Canadian show ''

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''; recurring roles in the hit sci-fi TV series '' Stargate: Atlantis'' and ''

''; and guest appearances in dozens of other films and TV shows. In 2009 he appeared in '' Ratko: The Dictator's Son'' as Nick.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tso, Yee Jee 1975 births Living people Canadian male voice actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male actors of Chinese descent