'Rampage' actor David An on his Hollywood dream and the Asian-American factor

David An stars in Rampage, headlined by Dwayne Johnson. Photo: Leslie Alejandro

When David An graduated from school in New York and was looking for ways to enter the film scene to be an actor, he had no idea how to do it as there weren’t many jobs to begin with due to the economic crisis in 2008.

Luckily, An – whose parents are in the IT industry – had computer programming skills. He reached out to a visual effects company that had done work with directors like Oliver Stone, and secured a gig.