William Yong

William Yong is a Canadian actor who was born in Hong Kong. William Yong's first passion was music. When he was young, he was a member of a children's choir and went on to become the lead-singer and songwriter of a music band in Hong Kong/Asia signed by two record companies. He received his dance and drama training at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts while he was a singer. After graduation, he was twice the recipient of the HK Jockey Club Dance Fund scholarships and chose to further his dance study in the U.K. at the London Contemporary Dance School. He completed his Master's Degree in dance with distinction validated by and graduated at University of Kent in Canterbury. William's professional theatre and dance career spans more than twenty-two years since starting in London U.K. in 1994. To date, he has performed in 75 cities within 15 countries. He has created over sixty-six theatre and dance works world-wide. He is the artistic director of Zata Omm. He also works in live productions, theatre, film & television, music videos and other artistic collaborations. Show less «