Yoson An
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| Born | June 23, 1992[1] China |
| 🏫 Education | Saint Kentigern College (2006–2010) |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 2012–present |
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| Chinese | 安柚鑫 | ||||||||||
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Yoson An (Chinese: 安柚鑫; born June 23, 1992) is a New Zealander born in Zhuhai, China. He works as an actor and filmmaker.
Early life
An was born in China and grew up learning English at an international school in Macau. After moving to New Zealand for more economic opportunities, he followed his parents.
His family chose Auckland where he has lived since he was seven years old. He has three younger sisters, one of whom was born in Auckland.
Despite not following a Chinese education system, he can speak Cantonese and Mandarin fluently.
However, he cannot read or write Chinese. He has learned to recognize some Han characters but cannot write Chinese. He had an ex-girlfriend from Taiwan who helped him improve his Mandarin.[2]
Yoson was educated at Saint Kentigern College in Pakuranga Auckland, where he studied music and was part of many school productions. He became known in Hollywood after starring in Mulan.
Career
He began acting on screen in 2012 in small projects before getting his first big break with Ghost Bride.[3] He eventually decided to move to Australia to pursue more opportunities. "I feel like Australia has more opportunities for non-white actors to break into the film industry than we do in New Zealand...I also believe Australia has a lot more actors in general than we do in New Zealand.... [SBS is] known for having accurate multicultural representation of Australia on screen." Yoson was cast in Dead Lucky which he considers a big opportunity as it is a major leading role with Rachel Griffiths.[4] He made the leap to American cinema with the Walt Disney Pictures live-action film adaptation of Mulan,[5] which reunited him with Dead Lucky co-star Xana Tang.[6]
Personal life
An is a black belt in karate, and also practices kickboxing, ninjutsu, powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting.[7][1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The NoteBook | Blythe | Short film |
| Ghost Bride | Jason | ||
| 2014 | Bemuse | N/A | Executive producer; Short film |
| 2016 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | Boxer #2 | Also extras casting assistant |
| 2018 | Between the Parallel | N/A | Director, executive producer, writer and editor; Short film |
| The Meg | Chinese News Helicopter Pilot #1 | ||
| Mortal Engines | Major Chen | ||
| Mega Time Squad | Wen | ||
| 2020 | Weirdoes | David | |
| Mulan | Chen Honghui |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Flat3 | Yoson | Web series |
| Grace | Ricky | Miniseries | |
| 2018 | Dead Lucky | Charlie Fung | Main cast |
| 2019 | Fresh Eggs | Justin | Main cast |
| Tales of Nai Nai | Shizi (voice) | Episode: "Seems Dramatic" | |
| 2020 | The Luminaries | Sook Yongsheng |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Path of Exile | Tasuni |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Mooncake and the Kumara | Yee | Directed by Katie Wolfe |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Justin (June 11, 2018). "Yoson An: 10 Things About The Newcomer Playing Mulan's Love Interest". Hype. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxzE14KMbjQ
- ↑ "Yoson An". NZ on Screen. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Huang, Chye-Ling (October 13, 2017). "Dead Lucky - Kiwi actor Yoson An talks about his role on a new SBS series and sharing the screen with Rachel Griffiths". Proudly Asian Theatre. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Ford, Rebecca (June 6, 2018). "Disney Casts 'Mulan' Love Interest (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Barclay, Keith (August 23, 2017). "Tang and An get Dead Lucky". Screenz. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Yoson an | Auckland Actors".
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