Hoa Xuande on his breakout role in 'The Sympathizer' and his journey from Australia to Hollywood

Update: 2024-05-23

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Actor Hoa Xuande, star of the new espionage thriller "The Sympathizer," talks about his role as a double agent in the miniseries, how the show reexamines the Vietnam war through the Vietnamese perspective and how growing up in Australia led him on a path to "figure out who he really is."

Conversation recorded on Thursday, May 23 2024.

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Hoa Xuande on his breakout role in 'The Sympathizer' and his journey from Australia to Hollywood

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Hoa Xuande on his breakout role in 'The Sympathizer' and his journey from Australia to Hollywood