Yoson An (born June 23, 1992) is a New Zealand actor and filmmaker.
Early life An was born in Guangdong and grew up learning English at an international school in Macau. His parents left China for more economic opportunities abroad, moving to Hong Kong, Perth, Sydney and New Zealand. The family settled in Auckland when An was about eight years old. He has three younger sisters.
Despite not being educated in a Chinese system, An speaks Cantonese and Mandarin fluently. However, he cannot read or write Chinese. He has learned to recognize some Han characters, though. He had an ex-girlfriend from Taiwan who helped polish up his Mandarin.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
At the age of eight, An took part in his school's production of Les Misérables after a teacher learnt that he could play the piano. He late joined the school choir and became involved in school productions. An was educated at Saint Kentigern College in Pakuranga Auckland; he studied music and was part of many school productions. An initially studied economics and finance at university but returned to acting in his second year, hiring an acting coach.
Career An began acting on screen in 2012 in small projects before getting his first big break with Ghost Bride. In 2017, An was cast in Dead Lucky which he considers a big opportunity for him as it is a major leading role with Rachel Griffiths. In 2018, he made the leap to American cinema with the Walt Disney Pictures live-action film adaptation of Mulan, which reunited him with Dead Lucky co-star Xana Tang.
Personal life An is a black belt in karate, and has a black cat called Luna.
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes2013The NoteBookBlytheShort filmGhost BrideJason2014BemuseExecutive producer; Short film2016Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of DestinyBoxer #2Also extras casting assistant2018Between the ParallelDirector, executive producer, writer and editor; Short filmThe MegChinese News Helicopter Pilot #1Mortal EnginesMajor ChenMega Time SquadWen2020WeirdoesDavidMulanChen Honghui2023PlaneSamuel Dele2024Five Blind DatesRichard Teo2025Heart EyesDavidShadow ForceVarjoSiteJian
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes2014Flat3YosonWeb seriesGraceRickyMiniseries2018Dead LuckyCharlie FungMain cast2019Fresh EggsJustinMain castTales of Nai NaiShizi (voice)Episode: "Seems Dramatic"2020The LuminariesSook Yongsheng2021New Gold MountainLeung Wei Shing2025Tangata PaiAdrian Main cast
+ Video game roles Year Title Role2012Path of ExileTasun
Theatre + Theatre roles Year Title Role Notes2015The Mooncake and the KumaraYeeDirected by Katie Wolfe
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