Yoshi Sudarso
Yoshi Sudarso | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yoshua Sudarso April 12, 1989 Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Nationality | American Indonesian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse |
Sarah Garcia (m. 2015) |
Yoshua Sudarso (born April 12, 1989[citation needed]) is an Indonesian-born American actor.
Biography
[edit]Sudarso was born in Surabaya, Indonesia to Indonesian parents of Chinese descent. His family moved to Cerritos, California, when he was nine years old.[1] He studied at Cal State Long Beach initially pursuing a career in math and accounting before eventually switching to theater.[2] He is famous for playing Koda, the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge. Sudarso also has one younger brother, Peter Adrian Sudarso, who is also an actor and model. He played a Power Ranger as well, playing as Preston Tien, the Blue Ranger from Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel.
Career
[edit]Sudarso began his career working in stunts working on major motion pictures and television shows such as The Maze Runner, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Alita: Battle Angel and more.[3]
Sudarso was a suit-actor for Power Rangers Samurai and Power Rangers Megaforce [4] before he was finally cast in a main role as Koda for Power Rangers Dino Charge.
He was cast as the lead in Mike Wiluan's Indonesian-language spaghetti western film Buffalo Boys. The film was the first project back in his home country.[5] The movie became Singapore's submission for the Oscars Foreign Film category.[6]
In August 2018, he joined the cast of the Manila-set independent drama Empty by Design and starred alongside Rhian Ramos, Osric Chau and Chris Pang.[7] The same month, it was announced he joined the cast in a key supporting role in his second Indonesian-language project Milly & Mamet,[8] a spin-off from Riri Riza's popular Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? franchise, alongside Sissy Priscilla and Dennis Adhiswara.
In 2022, Sudarso starred in the David Leitch action film, Bullet Train, as the younger version of Hiroyuki Sanada's character, "the Elder."[9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Easy A | Eric Ling | Film; uncredited | [citation needed] |
| 2013 | My Life as a Video Game | The Noobkiller | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | It's Not You, It's Me | Ian | TV miniseries | |
| 2015 | Shuriken Sentai Ninninger | Tourist | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Super Power Beat Down | Spider Man | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Apt. 210 Confessional | Josh Adrien | TV miniseries | |
| 2015–2016 | Power Rangers Dino Charge | Koda | Main roles | |
| 2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Aaron Kim | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Hydra Agent | 1 episode; uncredited | [citation needed] |
| 2016–2019 | Pretty Dudes | Sunji | Main role | |
| 2017 | K.C. Undercover | Enemy Agent | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Power Rangers Hyperforce | Joe Shih | Recurring role, 9 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Thundermans | Hockey Goon Brock | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel | Koda | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | Buffalo Boys | Suwo | Film | |
| 2018 | Milly & Mamet: Ini Bukan Cinta & Rangga | James | Film | |
| 2019 | Empty by Design | Marco | Film | |
| 2019 | At Your Service | Benson Wu | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Koda | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Project Power | Knifebones | Film; uncredited | [citation needed] |
| 2020 | The Paper Tigers | Teen Danny | Film | |
| 2020 | Avatar: The Last Airbender: Agni Kai | Zuko | Fan film | [10][11] |
| 2021 | Serigala Langit | Herman Laksono "Jaguar" | Film | |
| 2022 | Death's Diner | Death | Short film | [12] |
| 2022 | Bullet Train | Young Elder | Film | |
| 2022 | Blade of the 47 Ronin | Sun | Fm | |
| 2023 | Escape from Love | David Hasen | Film | |
| 2024 | The Brothers Sun | Lance Wang | Episode: "Gymkata" |
References
[edit]- ^ "To play an Asian-American cowboy, actor Yoshi Sudarso needed to go to Indonesia". NBC News. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Catch Up With Your Favorite SHAG (Super Hot Asian Guy) Yoshi Sudarso". Kore Asian Media. February 21, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Blue Ranger Yoshi Sudarso Enjoying Life as a Stuntman". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ That Hashtag Show (January 18, 2016), Yoshi Sudarso Interview Round 3 | Power Rangers Dino Charge | Morphin' Monday, retrieved November 2, 2018
- ^ "Yoshi Sudarso Talks About His Hollywood Journey". Da Man. August 27, 2018.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (September 4, 2018). "'Buffalo Boys' Selected by Singapore for Foreign-Language Oscar Campaign". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 20, 2018). "Danny Pudi Set For 'Babysplitters'; 'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Chris Pang Joins Osric Chau In 'Empty By Design'". Deadline. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Hammer Girl and Power Ranger Join Cast of 'Milly & Mamet' | Jakarta Globe". Jakarta Globe. August 28, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Bullet Train (2022) – IMDb, retrieved February 3, 2022
- ^ Re:Anime (March 24, 2020). "Avatar: The Last Airbender: Agni Kai – Re:Anime (Zuko vs. Azula)". YouTube.
- ^ Muncy, Julie (March 29, 2020). "This Fan Film Reimagines Avatar: the Last Airbender's Final Agni Kai".
- ^ Hale, James. "Indie Spotlight: Time's Up For Two Souls In Short Film 'Death's Diner'". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
- 1989 births
- American male actors of Chinese descent
- American people of Chinese-Indonesian descent
- American male actors of Japanese descent
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- Indonesian people of Chinese descent
- Indonesian people of Japanese descent
- Living people
- Indonesian emigrants to the United States