Yoson An

Yoson An
Born (1992-06-23) June 23, 1992[1]
Macau
Residence Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation Actor
Years active 2012

Yoson An (Chinese: 安柚鑫; born June 23, 1992) is a Macanese-New Zealander actor.

Early life

An was born in Macau and grew up learning English at an international school there. Following his parents, he moved to Auckland when he was 7. He has three younger sisters, one of which was born in Auckland when he was 13. He speaks fluent Cantonese and Mandarin but can only recognize some Han characters and cannot write Chinese. He had a Taiwanese ex-girlfriend who polished up his Mandarin, which has helped him land jobs.[2]

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 for him as it is a major leading role with Rachel Griffiths.[4] He will make the leap to American cinema with the Walt Disney Pictures live-action film adaptation of Mulan[5] which will reunite him with Dead Lucky co-star Xana Tang.[6]

Personal life

An is a skilled martial artist. He holds a black belt in karate, and is also strong in kickboxing, ninjutsu, powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting.[7][1]

Filmography

Film roles
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
2020 Mulan Chen Honghui
TBA Mega Time Squad Wen
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Flat3 Yoson Web series; 5 episodes
Grace Ricky Miniseries; 3 episodes
2018 Dead Lucky Charlie Fung Main cast
Video game roles
Year Title Role
2012 Path of Exile Tasuni

Theatre

Theatre roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Mooncake and the Kumara Yee Directed by Katie Wolfe

References

  1. 1 2 Justin (June 11, 2018). "Yoson An: 10 Things About The Newcomer Playing Mulan's Love Interest". Hype. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxzE14KMbjQ
  3. ↑ "Yoson An". NZ on Screen. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (June 6, 2018). "Disney Casts 'Mulan' Love Interest (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Barclay, Keith (August 23, 2017). "Tang and An get Dead Lucky". Screenz. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ https://www.aucklandactors.co.nz/actors/details/yoson-an
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