Hoa Xuande Explained

Hoa Xuande
Birth Name:Hoa Xuan Nguyen
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia[1]
Education:Trinity Grammar
Alma Mater:Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2010–present

Hoa Xuan Nguyen,[2] known professionally as Hoa Xuande ([3]), is an Australian actor of Vietnamese descent. He is best known for his role as Lin in the 2021 live action remake of Cowboy Bebop and as the Captain in the 2024 HBO/A24 television series The Sympathizer.

Early life and education

Xuande is of Vietnamese descent.[4] He studied acting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[5] Xuande attended school at Trinity Grammar in Melbourne.[6]

Career

From 2016 to 2017, Xuande portrayed Elvin in the ABC comedy series ,[7] alongside Ronny Chieng, Molly Daniels, Shuang Hu, Patch May and Anthony Morgan.

In 2020 he portrayed Khoa in the SBS series Hungry Ghosts.[8] He then portrayed Lin in the 2021 live action remake of Cowboy Bebop.[9] [10]

In 2022, Xuande was announced as the lead in the 2024 HBO/A24 historical black comedy drama television series The Sympathizer.[11] The miniseries is an adaptation of the 2015 novel of the same name written by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series premiered on HBO in April 2024.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2017OtherLifeCoder #1
2022A Stitch in TimeHamish

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016-2017ElvinMain cast (4 episodes)
2017Top of the Lake: China GirlWalker1 episode
2017ClevermanAdvisor #11 episode
2020Hungry GhostsKhoa4 episodes
2021Cowboy BebopLin7 episodes
2023Last King of the CrossRomeo7 episodes
2024The SympathizerThe CaptainLead role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The knockout audition that set a rising Australian actor on the road to Hollywood. Michael. Idato. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2024-04-22. 2024-04-26.
  2. Web site: How ‘The Sympathizer’ Star Hoa Xuande Transformed Himself to Play a Vietnamese Double Agent. Hollywood Reporter. 27 October 2015. 16 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Hoa Xuande. Raz Media. 27 October 2015. 16 February 2024.
  4. Web site: HBO’s Post-Vietnam War Series ‘The Sympathizer’ Sets Main Cast. 2023-03-31. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  5. Web site: The Graduates: Where Are They Now. Dircksey. en-AU.
  6. Web site: Old Trinity Grammarians' Association on Instagram: "In exciting news from Hollywood, Hoa Xuande (OTG 2005) will play the leading role in upcoming HBO series The Sympathizer. The drama series, also starring Robert Downey Jr., follows a North Vietnamese spy living in America following the Vietnam War and is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen. We look forward to seeing Hoa on-screen!" . 2023-05-25 . Instagram . en.
  7. Web site: New SBS drama Hungry Ghosts to star Clare Bowen and Bryan Brown. 2023-03-31. Mediaweek. en-AU.
  8. Web site: Hungry Ghosts review: a culturally rich supernatural drama. 2023-03-31. The Conversation. en-AU.
  9. Web site: HBO Series ‘The Sympathizer’ With Robert Downey Jr. Sets Main Cast. 2023-03-31. Variety. en-US.
  10. Web site: Who’s Who in Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop. Gizmodo. en-US.
  11. Web site: HBO Series ‘The Sympathizer’ With Robert Downey Jr. Sets Main Cast. 2023-03-31. Variety. en-US.

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