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Remy Hii is a Malaysian-Australian actor born in , , Malaysia. Hii attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art for three years, and appeared in various theatre productions, before being cast in his first television role. Hii received his big break when he starred in the leading role of Van Tuong Nguyen in the four-part miniseries Better Man. Soon after he was cast as in the long-running soap opera in 2013.

He is also known as Prince from the original series Marco Polo, Simon Van Reyk in the Australian television crime drama Harrow, chef Ben Zhao in Australian comedy series Aftertaste, Dalbert Tan in the Australian dramedy series and Marcus in the animated steampunk series Arcane.

In film, Hii is known for his supporting roles in the romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians, and Marvel's .


Early life
Hii was born in , , Malaysia to a Chinese-Malaysian father from Sabah and a British mother from . His father's family left China during the Cultural Revolution and settled in Malaysia like many others. He moved with his parents to , when he was eight. He attended the Queensland University of Technology. His early theatre work was with The Emerge Project, an arm of Switchboard Arts. There he performed in a number of original productions in Brisbane by local playwrights between 2005 and 2007. From 2009 to 2011 he attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney where he graduated in 2011. During his time at NIDA, Hii played in the Sydney indie-rock group RAPIDS, alongside Will Shepherd, and fellow actors and Jamie Timony. The band released a self-titled EP in 2010.


Career
Hii's professional theatre debut was with the Queensland Theatre Company's production of The Estimator in 2007, after he was noticed by its playwright David Brown performing in a play reading with The Emerge Project. He was later cast in guest roles in the television series East of Everything and . In 2011, Hii appeared as Tom in the short film Kiss. Hii appeared in the lead role of Van Tuong Nguyen in SBS's four-part miniseries Better Man, which began airing from 25 July 2013. The series is based on a true story. The role led to Hii receiving a nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama at the 2014 and the Most Outstanding Newcomer accolade the 2014 .

On 12 June 2013, Hii joined the cast of as . Hudson was introduced as a love interest for established character Chris Pappas (James Mason). On 20 June, Hii told Daniel Kilkelly from that he had been asked back to continue filming the following month. After leaving Neighbours, Hii was cast as Prince Jingim in the drama Marco Polo. The series was cancelled after two seasons in 2016. Hii went on to appear in Paul Currie's 2017 thriller film , and he has a recurring role as Sam in the Australian television drama Sisters. Hii portrays Alistair Cheng in the 2018 romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians, based on the novel of the same name by .

From 2018 to 2019, he played Simon Van Reyk, a forensic pathologist, in the crime drama Harrow. He appeared in every episode of the first series. In 2019, Hii played Brad Davis in . He was set to have the lead role of Luen in Jane the Novela, a spin-off from Jane the Virgin, but the series was not picked up by . In February 2021, Hii starred as Ben Zhao in the ABC comedy-drama series Aftertaste. Later that year, Hii joined the ensemble cast of .

In 2023, Hii played Dalbert Tan in the Netflix comedy drama . The series is based on Brigid Delaney's book Wellmania: Misadventures in the Search for Wellness and was filmed in Sydney. Hii also voices a rabbit called Bunniguru in the Australian animated film Scarygirl.

On 28 October, Hii was named for the animated film The Pout Pout Fish.

On 11 April 2025, Hii was named in the cast of the film Posthumous.


Filmography

Film
2009Beyond BloodGabriel TruongShort film
Maligayang Pasko Short film
2010OrigamiBoyShort film
2011KissTomShort film
2012Treading WaterTomShort film; as Remy Hill
2013MirrorsMannyShort film
2017Benny
2018Crazy Rich AsiansAlistair Cheng
2019Brad Davis
2021Peter Maxwell
2023ScarygirlBunniguruVoice
2024The Sloth LanePlatyVoice
2026The Pout-Pout FishBenjiVoice
TBAPosthumousAlexPost-production


Television
2009East of EverythingGuestRecurring role
2009Bass GuitaristRecurring role
2013Better ManVan Tuong NguyenSeries lead
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
2013–2014Recurring role
2014–2016Marco PoloPrince JingimMain cast
2017SistersSamRecurring role
2018–2019HarrowSimon Van ReykMain cast
2019Jane the NovelaLuenUnsold television pilot
2021AftertasteBen Zhao
2021ArcaneEnforcer/Sheriff MarcusVoice / regular role
2023Dalbert TanMain cast


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