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Crystal Yu
Born
Crystal Yu

1988/1989 (age 35–36)
Hong Kong
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003 – present

Crystal Yu is a Hong Kong-British television, film and stage actress. She played Lily Chao on the British BBC medical drama Casualty from 2013 to 2017.

Life and career

Yu, born in Hong Kong, came to London at the age of 11 when she was offered a place at the Elmhurst School of Dance and Performing Arts (formerly known as Elmhurst Ballet School).

As well as acting in theatre, films and TV, she gives up her spare time to work closely with The Royal Academy of Dance and The Jack Petchey Foundation, bringing dance programmes to secondary schools, Special Educational Needs schools and Pupil Referral Units. Yu is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.

In 2016, Yu was nominated for the Female Actress of the Year honour at the BEAM Awards, an organisation that celebrates minority talent, for her role as Dr. Lily Chao. After four years in Casualty, Yu left the role and her final episode was broadcast on 4 November 2017.

In 2022, she appeared in episodes of Doctor Who and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. The following year, she appeared as Ms. Cheng in another Gaiman project, Good Omens.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Dream Team Mei Episode: "Chinese Takeaway"
2007 Diamond Geezer Ping Episode: "Old School Lies"
2010 Casualty Mingmei Ducheng Episode: "The Enemy Within"
Spirit Warriors Jiao Episode: "The Snake Spirit"
2013–2017 Casualty Lily Chao Series Regular
2019 Chimerica Mary Chang Episode: "Gray Areas"
Keeping Faith Dr. Sarah Collins 1 episode
2020 Soulmates Lenora Episode: "Watershed"
2022 Silverpoint Charlotte 2 episodes
Doctor Who Ching Shih Episode: "Legend of the Sea Devils"
The Sandman Jackie Episode: "Imperfect Hosts"
History Of A Pleasure Seeker Zhen Zhao / Ichika Satyo Pilot
2023 Good Omens Ms. Cheng 2 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Jean Pettifer Episode: "A Beautiful World"

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Car Jack Club Singer
2010 Shanghai Lili
2011 Will Chinese Newsreader
2017 Tossing Myself Off Galaxy Agent
Another Man's Shoes Kitchen Porter
2019 Weave Wars Arcadia
Barney Woman
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Lynn
2021 Dancing Through the Shadow Chun
Permission Rebecca
2022 Deus Tez Turreau
2023 The One Note Man Conductor 2024 Oscar Shortlist Live Action Short Film
2024 Sunrise Yan Loi

Video games

Year Title Role Source
2023 Diablo IV Additional Voices
2024 Apex Legends Alter
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