Yoson An

Yoson An (born June 23, 1992) is a New Zealand actor and filmmaker.

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[2] 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.^[2]

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,^[4] which reunited him with Dead Lucky co-star Xana Tang.^[5]

An is a black belt in karate, and has a black cat called Luna.

• Yoson An at IMDb