Remy Hii facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Remy Hii
Hii in 2018
Born	1986/1987 (age 37–38) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Other names	Remy Hill
Education	Queensland University of Technology National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present

Remy Hii is an actor from Malaysia and Australia. He was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Remy went to the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for three years. He acted in many plays before getting his first TV role. He played Van Tuong Nguyen in the miniseries Better Man. In 2013, he joined the TV show Neighbours as Hudson Walsh.

He is also well-known for playing Prince Jingim in the Netflix series Marco Polo. From 2018 to 2019, Remy played Simon Van Reyk in the Australian crime drama Harrow. He has also appeared in the series Sisters. You might have seen him in the movie Crazy Rich Asians or Marvel's Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Growing Up and Learning

Remy Hii was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. His father was Chinese-Malaysian, and his mother was British. When he was eight, he moved with his parents to Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

He studied at the Queensland University of Technology. He also worked with a theatre group called The Emerge Project. There, he acted in new plays in Brisbane from 2005 to 2007.

From 2009 to 2011, Remy went to the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. He finished his studies there in 2011. While at NIDA, he was part of an indie-rock band called RAPIDS.

Acting Career

Remy's first professional play was The Estimator in 2007. The writer of the play, David Brown, saw Remy act and gave him the role. After this, Remy had guest roles in TV shows like East of Everything and H₂O: Just Add Water. In 2011, he acted in a short film called Kiss.

Big Roles on TV

Remy Hii played the main character, Van Tuong Nguyen, in the four-part miniseries Better Man. This show started in July 2013 and was based on a true story. For this role, Remy was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama. He also won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer in 2014.

In June 2013, Remy joined the cast of Neighbours. He played Hudson Walsh, who was a love interest for the character Chris Pappas.

After Neighbours, Remy got a big role as Prince Jingim in the Netflix drama Marco Polo. This show ran for two seasons until 2016.

Movies and More TV Shows

Remy appeared in the 2017 thriller movie 2:22. He also had a repeating role as Sam in the Australian TV show Sisters.

In 2018, Remy played Alistair Cheng in the romantic comedy movie Crazy Rich Asians. This movie was based on a popular book.

From 2018 to 2019, he played Simon Van Reyk in the crime drama Harrow. Simon was a forensic pathologist, someone who studies bodies to find out how people died. Remy was in every episode of the first season.

In 2019, Remy played Brad Davis in Spider-Man: Far From Home. He was also going to play the main role in Jane the Novela, a spin-off from Jane the Virgin, but the show was not made.

In 2021, Remy starred as Ben Zhao in the ABC comedy-drama series Aftertaste. Later that year, he joined the cast of The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star.

In 2023, Remy played Dalbert Tan in the Netflix comedy drama Wellmania. This show was filmed in Sydney. Remy also uses his voice for a rabbit character named Bunniguru in the Australian animated movie Scarygirl. He will also voice Benji in the animated film The Pout Pout Fish.

Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

See also

In Spanish: Remy Hii para niños