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Naomi Yang

Naomi Yang

Acting

Biography

Naomi Yang was born in Beijing but grew up in Manchester. She made her debut in Lilting (2014) and followed her incredible debut with guest roles in New Blood (BBC), DCI Banks (ITV) and Hollyoaks (Channel 4), before landing the part of Joy in the four-part Chimerica (Channel 4).

Known For

Peaky Blinders
8.5

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

Peaky Blinders

2013
Endeavour
8.1

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

Endeavour

2013
Brassic
8.4

A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.

Brassic

2019
Grace
6.7

Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.

Grace

2021
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
7.2

Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

2018
Under Salt Marsh
6.9

Morfa Halen is a tight-knit Welsh town precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detective turned teacher Jackie Ellis discovers the body of her 8-year-old pupil, Cefin, seemingly drowned. The discovery sends shockwaves through the community, reviving the ghost of an unsolved cold case that rocked the town three years prior - the disappearance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which cost her career.

Under Salt Marsh

2026
Brave New World
6.7

In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with forbidden love and revolution.

Brave New World

2020
Liaison
6.4

Two agents—and former lovers—must work together to combat international cyberattacks threatening the UK while also confronting the buried secrets of their destructive relationship.

Liaison

2023
DI Ray
6.9

DI Ray is set in Birmingham and follows Leicester-born Rachita Ray, a police officer who takes on a case that forces her to confront a lifelong personal conflict between her British identity and her South Asian heritage.

DI Ray

2022
Wolfe
5.8

The adventures of Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator in the north of England.

Wolfe

2021
Lilting
6.9

A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.

Lilting

2014
Housewarming
4.0

Saskia has just moved into her first house, but the dream is tainted by an unexpected arrival.

Housewarming

2024
Doughnut
7.2

Things turn sour when an amateur improv class meet for the first time after one of the group misjudges the situation. https://shortoftheweek.com/2021/11/22/doughnut

Doughnut

2021
National Theatre Live: Top Girls
N/A

Now hiring: top girls wanted for prestige positions. Must be self-motivated go-getters with an appetite for success. No timewasters. Marlene is the first woman to head the Top Girls employment agency. But she has no plans to stop there. With Maggie in at Number 10 and a spirit of optimism consuming the country, Marlene knows that the future belongs to women like her.

National Theatre Live: Top Girls

2019
A Kind of Testament
7.0

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. A stranger with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

A Kind of Testament

2023
Simana
N/A

The journey of an applicant through the immigration system of an unspecified country.

Simana

2016
Tick Tick Tick
N/A

When the company Justin works for is taken over, he must choose between standing up for what he thinks is right or being made redundant.

Tick Tick Tick

Just Mates
N/A

Joe and Ella are forced to confront the truth of their relationship.

Just Mates

2025