Yoson An

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.

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. 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

Theatre