Who Is Toan Le? 4 Things to Know About The Sympathizer Actor

The Sympathizer just debuted and many want to know more about one of its biggest stars.

Le portrays The General in HBO’sThe Sympathizer.

The show follows a plant that was placed in the South Vietnam army during the war.

Toan Le from The Sympathizer

Le appeared in Jared Drake’s 2008 film,Visioneers, where he portrayed the character of Fellow Tunt.

Le’s character there is intertwined with nine other criminals in a revenge tale.

Le also played in theTVfilm,Bigfoot, as the character Alex.

The Sympathizer’s Toan Le

The General is the former head of the South Vietnamese Secret Police who strongly opposes communism.

The General has to flee to the United States with the Captain, who is secretly a plant.

Meanwhile, the Captain is reporting back to the Viet Cong himself.

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It definitely brought me back right to that.

And it was exhilarating for people to find that themselves.

And that sort of forced me back too."

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Le specifically mentioned fellow co-star, Hoa Xuande.

Even though Hoa has had experience, but never in a project this big that is so demanding.

Not just remembering the lines but the lines in two languages and be able to speak both eloquently.

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But he did it, you know, he had no time to prepare for it.

Every day, just pounding it and just but the result is just incredible that he has achieved.

So I have a lot of admiration for Hoa and his abilities."

First of all, Toan Le because hes so mild-mannered outside.

Yet as the General, hes like nothing like the General on the outside.

So that shows me his acting ability is incredible."

New episodes ofThe Sympathizerare released every Sunday on HBO and on theMaxstreaming service.