''New Gold Mountain'' is an Australian

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miniseries which premiered on 13 October 2021 on SBS. The four-part miniseries is a Goalpost Television production which was created by Peter Cox, directed by Corrie Chen and executive produced by Kylie du Fresne.

Synopsis

New Gold Mountain tells a story about Chinese miners in the Ballarat Goldfields in 1855.

Cast

Main

Yoson An Yoson An (; born June 23, 1992) is a Chinese-born New Zealand actor and filmmaker. Early life An was born in China and grew up learning English at an international school in Macau. His parents left China for more economic opportunities abroad, ...

as Leung Wei Shing * Alyssa Sutherland as Belle Roberts * Christopher James Baker as Patrick Thomas * Sam Wang as Leung Wei Sun * Mabel Li as Zhang Lei * Chris Masters Mah as Gok * Leonie Whyman as Hattie *

Rhys Muldoon Rhys Muldoon (born 17 October 1965) is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, music, theatre and radio. Since 2012 he has starred as Mark Oliver in '' House Husbands''. Career Television Muldoo ...

as Commissioner Wright * Alison Bell as Clara Wright *

Dan Spielman Dan Spielman (born 1979) is an Australian actor. His career spans film, television and theatre. Spielman grew up with his younger sister in Beaumaris, Melbourne. Without formal acting training, Spielman has worked in theatre, television and fil ...

as Frederick Standish

Supporting

* Samuel Gaskin as Daniel Carney * Sebastian Li as Chen *

Maria Angelico Maria Angelico is an Australian actress, writer and producer from Melbourne, Victoria. Angelico is best known for her portrayal of Julia Bechly in the TV series ''Sisters'' on Network Ten. She is also known for portraying Miss Tan in '' The In ...

as Annie Thomas *

Freya Stafford Freya Stafford (born 21 January 1977) is an Australian actress who has appeared in the television programs '' Head Start'' and ''White Collar Blue'' as central characters. Early life Stafford was born in Sydney, New South Wales. In 1982 her fam ...

as Rosie *

Travis Cotton Travis Cotton (born 18 May 1975) is an Australian actor and playwright. He studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was ...

as Frank Harken * James Lau as Ah Chau *

John Orcsik John Orcsik (born 3 May 1945) credited also variously as Jon Orcsik, John Orschik, John Orscik and John Crosik is an Australian actor, screenwriter, director and producer of Hungarian descent, known for his television roles starting from the l ...

as Gregor * Li Weng as Mong Jun * Mark Mitchell as Linus Cummins * Paul Ireland as Ramsey * Darcy Kent as Burke * Conor Leach as Price * Zach Blampied as Tom (Durrumang)

References

{{SBS Television programming 2021 Australian television series debuts Cantonese-language television shows Chinese-language television shows English-language television shows Fiction set in 1855 Mass media in Ballarat Special Broadcasting Service original programming Victoria (state) gold rushes Television shows set in Victoria (state)