Augusta Xu-Holland

Augusta Xu-Holland (Chinese: 徐嘉雯; born 17 April 1991) is a New Zealand actress.

Augusta Xu-Holland
Augusta Xu-Holland
Born (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Occupation(s)Acting and Bioenergy
Years active2016-present
Known forThe Last Race, Borderland Love, The Eight Hundred
Chinese name
Chinese徐嘉雯

Early life and education

Xu-Holland was born in Auckland to a Chinese father and New Zealand mother and grew up in Wellington and the Bay of Plenty. From 2009 to 2013, she attended Victoria University for a bachelor's degree in biology and Asian studies.[1] Upon graduation, she moved to China and worked in public relations and bioenergy at Kaidi New Energy Group, China's largest privately owned bioenergy company.[2][3][4]

Shortly after deciding to become an actress in 2015, Xu-Holland was cast in a leading role in The Last Race alongside award-winning actors Joseph Fiennes and Shawn Dou.[2]

Career

China

Xu-Holland started her acting career in China-Hollywood co-production The Last Race (2016) directed by Stephen Shin. The Last Race is an unofficial sequel to the Academy Award winning story of Chinese-born Scottish Olympic gold medalist Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire (1981).[5] In The Last Race, Xu-Holland plays Catherine Standish, a fictional character whom Eric Liddell, played by Joseph Fiennes, gave up his chance of repatriation arranged between the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the Japanese government.[6] Liddell later died in the Weixian Internment Camp in Weifang, China.[7]

Xu-Holland is best recognized for her work in China, such as television series “Borderland Love” (2018) written by award-winning Chinese Gao Mantang and online film Special Mission (2018). In 2019, Xu-Holland stars in one of China's most highly anticipated films The Eight Hundred (2019) directed by Guan Hu, alongside Li Chen and Yao Chen.[8]

Global

The US version of The Last Race was released under the title On Wings of Eagles in 2017.[9] Unspoken Code (2018) won Best Narrative Short at the California International Shorts Festival and Best Short Film at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto. [10] Xu-Holland has never received formal acting training, and attributes her skills to the scale of opportunities whilst working in China.[9]

Filmography

Film
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
2016The Last Race终极胜利Catherine StandishReleased in the US as On Wings of Eagles[8]
2018Unspoken CodeRhondaShort film[10]
Special Mission特种使命之绿色军团Lina
2019Meta Area原脑:坏死区Pudding
The Eight Hundred八佰Eva[11] Credited as Xu Jiawen
Werewolf狼人杀LunaQuadrilogy[11]

Television series
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
2018Borderland Love爱情的边疆WenwenAlso under the English name Frontier of Love[9]
2022 Cupid's Kitchen Elise

References
  1. "Downloads". Otc.school.nz. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. "Story of Scottish Missionary and Runner Eric Liddell Comes to Life Again After Success of 'Chariots of Fire'". Thebeijinger.com. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. "Kiwi making it big in Hollywood, via China | TVShows". Newshub. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. "Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group". cn.undp.org. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. "1982 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 29 March 1982. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. Simon Burnton. "50 stunning Olympic moments: No8 Eric Liddell's 400 metres win, 1924 | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. Magnusson, Sally (1981). The Flying Scotsman, A Biography. New York, NY: Quartet Books Inc. p. 160-170
  8. "The rise and rise of Asian-Kiwi stars". asiamediacentre.org.nz. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  9. "Augusta Xu-Holland Between Art & Science". china-underground.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. "Unspoken code film screening". invernessarts.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  11. 【独家】徐嘉雯：想演中国古装剧的新西兰女星. sbs.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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