John Cho

John Cho

actor, producer, writer

John Cho was born on Jun 16, 1972 in South Korea. John Cho's big-screen debut came with Shopping for Fangs directed by Quentin Lee in 1997, strarring Clarance. John Cho is known for The Afterparty directed by Christopher Miller, Tiffany Haddish stars as Detective Danner and Sam Richardson as Aniq. John Cho has got 4 awards and 7 nominations so far. The most recent award John Cho achieved is American Film Awards. The upcoming new movie John Cho plays is Don't Make Me Go which will be released on Jul 15, 2022.

John Yohan Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child. His father was a Christian minister. Cho was educated at Herbert Hoover High School at Glendale, before moving on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied English literature. Upon graduation, he moved back to Los Angeles, working for a while as a teacher at Pacific Hills School where he taught 7th grade English. He also began acting with the famed Asian American theatre company East West Players.A screen acting career began with small roles in projects such as Des hommes d'influence (1997), Bowfinger, roi d'Hollywood (1999), and the critical favorite Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). His breakthrough came when he appeared in the teen romance comedy American Pie (1999) and helped coin the phrase "MILF". Other roles followed, and he scored another hit in the slacker comedy Harold & Kumar chassent le burger (2004). Cho also starred in the hugely successful franchise reboot Star Trek (2009), in the sought-after role of Hikaru Sulu, and has continued working steadily in Hollywood, starring in the indie drama Columbus (2017), thriller film Searching: Portée disparue (2018), and the horror follow-up The Grudge (2020). As well as acting, Cho is also a singer and performs in the band Viva La Union.He is married to actress Kerri Higuchi, and they have two children.

  • Birthday

    Jun 16, 1972
  • Place of Birth

    Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known

    Τζον Τσο, John Yohan Cho, 존 조, 조요한, Cho Yo-han, Джон Чо

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations

American Film Awards
2019
Best Actor
Winner - American Film Award
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
2018
Winner - Acting Achievement Award
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