Yoshi Sudarso

Last updated

Yoshi Sudarso
Born
Yoshua Sudarso

(1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 34)
Surabaya, Indonesia
Nationality American
Indonesian
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Sarah Garcia
​
(m. 2015)​

Yoshua Sudarso (born April 12, 1989[ citation needed ]) is an Indonesian-born American actor.

Contents

Biography

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

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

Television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
2010 Easy A Eric LingFilm; uncredited[ citation needed ]
2013 My Life as a Video Game The Noobkiller1 episode
2014It's Not You, It's MeIanTV miniseries
2015 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Tourist1 episode
2015Super Power Beat DownSpider Man1 episode
2015Apt. 210 ConfessionalJosh AdrienTV miniseries
2015–2016 Power Rangers Dino Charge KodaMain roles
2016 NCIS: Los Angeles Aaron Kim1 episode
2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Hydra Agent1 episode; uncredited[ citation needed ]
2016–2019 Pretty Dudes SunjiMain role
2017 K.C. Undercover Enemy Agent1 episode
2018 Power Rangers Hyperforce Joe ShihRecurring role, 9 episodes
2018 The Thundermans Hockey Goon Brock1 episode
2018 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel PrestonMain role (Koda, 3 episodes)
2018 Buffalo Boys SuwoFilm
2018 Milly & Mamet: Ini Bukan Cinta & Rangga JamesFilm
2019Empty by DesignMarcoFilm
2019 At Your Service Benson Wu1 episode
2020 Power Rangers Beast Morphers Koda2 episodes
2020 Project Power KnifebonesFilm; uncredited[ citation needed ]
2020 The Paper Tigers Teen DannyFilm
2020 Avatar: The Last Airbender: Agni Kai Zuko Fan film [10] [11]
2021 Serigala Langit  [ id ]Herman "Jaguar"Film
2022Death's Diner Death Short film [12]
2022 Bullet Train Young ElderFilm
2022 Blade of the 47 Ronin SunStreaming film
2023Escape from LoveDavid HasenFilm
2024 The Brothers Sun Lance WangEpisode: "Gymkata"

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dante Basco</span> American actor (born 1975)

Dante Roman Basco is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's Hook and for voicing the titular main protagonist of American Dragon: Jake Long and Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Adam Gardiner is a New Zealand voice, film, and television actor, most notable for his voice roles in Power Rangers. He voiced the Evil White Ranger Clone in Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Kamdor in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, and Sledge in Power Rangers Dino Charge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Gaylyn</span> New Zealand actor

James Gaylyn is an American actor and musician based in New Zealand. He is best known for his appearances in the Power Rangers franchise.

Campbell Cooley is an American voice and television actor based in New Zealand, best known for voicing prominent villains in the Power Rangers franchise.

<i>The Last Airbender</i> (film) 2010 film by M. Night Shyamalan

The Last Airbender is a 2010 American action adventure fantasy film written, co-produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It is based on Book One: Water, the first season of the 2005–08 animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The film stars Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, and Cliff Curtis. The plot follows Aang, a young Avatar who must master all four elements of air, water, fire, and earth and restore balance to the world while stopping the Fire Nation from conquering the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Osric Chau</span> Canadian actor and martial artist

Osric Chau is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Kevin Tran in the CW series Supernatural, Vogel in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and Ryan Choi in the TV shows set in the Arrowverse.

<i>Power Rangers Dino Charge</i> 22nd season of the Power Rangers franchise broadcast in 2015

Power Rangers Dino Charge is the twenty-second season of the long-running television program Power Rangers. Using footage, costumes and props from Japanese 37th Super Sentai Series Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, it is the first season to be distributed by Saban Brands Entertainment Group, after the formation of two new units within the company called Saban Brands Lifestyle Group and Saban Brands Entertainment Group on December 11, 2014. The show is produced by SCG Power Rangers and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 7, 2015, ending on December 12.

Christopher Pang is an Australian actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Colin Khoo in Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Lee Takkam in Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010).

<i>Power Rangers Ninja Steel</i> US television series

Power Rangers Ninja Steel is the twenty-fourth season of the television program Power Rangers. The season was produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from Japanese 39th Super Sentai series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger with minimal costume and prop elements being recycled from Ressha Sentai ToQger. The show was produced by Saban Brands and premiered on Nickelodeon on January 21, 2017. The third Power Rangers movie was released on the same year.

<i>Power Rangers Hyperforce</i> American TV series or program

Power Rangers Hyperforce is an interactive live-streamed tabletop role-playing game web series from Saban Brands and Hyper RPG based on the long-running American television program Power Rangers. The show was announced at TwitchCon 2017 and premiered on October 24, 2017, on Hyper RPG's Twitch live-streaming channel and includes members of the Power Rangers franchise along with other Internet personalities. Rangers from past seasons of Power Rangers guest star, including Erin Cahill. It is overseen by Malika Lim as Game Master.

<i>Power Rangers Beast Morphers</i> American television series

Power Rangers Beast Morphers is the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh seasons of the American television program Power Rangers. The first season premiered on Nickelodeon on March 2, 2019, while the second season premiered on February 22, 2020, and concluded on December 12, 2020.

<i>Buffalo Boys</i> 2018 film by Mike Wiluan

Buffalo Boys is a 2018 Indonesian–Singaporean action Western film directed by Mike Wiluan. The film had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on 14 July 2018, and was released theatrically in Indonesia on 19 July. It was selected by Singapore as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards but did not make the nomination list.

Desmond Chiam is an Australian actor best known for his role as Wyatt Cole on Reef Break, General Riga on The Shannara Chronicles and Dovich on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

<i>Milly & Mamet: Ini Bukan Cinta & Rangga</i> 2018 Indonesian film

Milly & Mamet: Ini Bukan Cinta & Rangga is a 2018 Indonesian romantic comedy film directed by Ernest Prakasa. It is a spin-off of the 2002 movie Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?. Aside from being a director, Prakasa also acts as a screenwriter and performer.

Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American fantasy drama television series developed by Albert Kim for Netflix. It is a live-action adaptation of the animated television series of the same name created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelodeon. The series stars an ensemble cast including Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Ken Leung, and Daniel Dae Kim.

<i>Blade of the 47 Ronin</i> 2022 American film

Blade of the 47 Ronin is a 2022 American action-fantasy film directed by Ron Yuan, from a script co-written by John Swetnam, Aimee Garcia, and AJ Mendez, and is a sequel to the 47 Ronin. Set 300 years after its predecessor, the movie details the fight for survival of the final descendants of the 47 Ronin. Blade of the 47 Ronin was released as a Netflix Original Film on October 25, 2022.

Dallas Liu is an American actor. Liu made his acting debut as young Jin Kazama in Tekken (2009). He has gone on to appear in the television series PEN15 as Shuji Ishii-Peters and as Carter in Legendary Dudas. He portrays Prince Zuko in the Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action remake of the animated series of the same name.

References

  1. ↑ "To play an Asian-American cowboy, actor Yoshi Sudarso needed to go to Indonesia". NBC News. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Catch Up With Your Favorite SHAG (Super Hot Asian Guy) Yoshi Sudarso". Kore Asian Media. February 21, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Blue Ranger Yoshi Sudarso Enjoying Life as a Stuntman" . Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ That Hashtag Show (January 18, 2016), Yoshi Sudarso Interview Round 3 | Power Rangers Dino Charge | Morphin' Monday , retrieved November 2, 2018
  5. ↑ "Yoshi Sudarso Talks About His Hollywood Journey". Da Man. August 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ Frater, Patrick (September 4, 2018). "'Buffalo Boys' Selected by Singapore for Foreign-Language Oscar Campaign". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Hammer Girl and Power Ranger Join Cast of 'Milly & Mamet' | Jakarta Globe". Jakarta Globe. August 28, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ Bullet Train (2022) – IMDb , retrieved February 3, 2022
  10. ↑ Re:Anime (March 24, 2020). "Avatar: The Last Airbender: Agni Kai – Re:Anime (Zuko vs. Azula)". YouTube .
  11. ↑ Muncy, Julie (March 29, 2020). "This Fan Film Reimagines Avatar: the Last Airbender's Final Agni Kai".
  12. ↑ Hale, James. "Indie Spotlight: Time's Up For Two Souls In Short Film 'Death's Diner'". Tubefilter . Retrieved October 1, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.