Yoson An

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

Yoson An
Born (1992-06-23) June 23, 1992[1]
Portuguese Macau
EducationSaint Kentigern College (2006–2010)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Yoson An
Chinese安柚鑫

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 whom 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 an ex-girlfriend from Taiwan who polished up his Mandarin, which has helped him land jobs.[2]

Yoson was educated at Saint Kentigern College in Pakuranga Auckland, he studied music and was part of many school productions.

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 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
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
Mega Time Squad Wen
2020 Weirdoes David
Mulan Chen Honghui
Television roles
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
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. 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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