Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-06-16 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Seoul, South Korea

Also Known As

John Yohan Cho
조요한
Cho Yo-han
ジョン・ヨハン・チョー

John Cho

Biography

John Cho is a Korean American actor best known as playing Harold in the Harold and Kumar film series, as well as playing helmsman Hikaru Sulu in 2009's Star Trek.

Known For

8.0%

American Beauty

Sep 15, 1999

8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

7.4%

Star Trek

May 6, 2009

7.3%

Star Trek Into Darkness

May 5, 2013

6.6%

American Pie

Jul 9, 1999

8.6%

House

Nov 16, 2004

6.8%

Star Trek Beyond

Jul 7, 2016

6.0%

Total Recall

Aug 2, 2012

8.1%

How I Met Your Mother

Sep 19, 2005

6.2%

American Pie 2

Aug 10, 2001

6.3%

American Reunion

Apr 4, 2012

6.2%

American Wedding

Aug 1, 2003

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Acting

—		Up All Night
—		Exchange Value
—		Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
—		Tempest

2024		The Graduates as John
2024		Good Men as Self
2024		Afraid as Curtis
2024		The Sympathizer as James Yoon

2023		Krapopolis as Thief (voice)
2023		Praise Petey as Bandit (voice)
2023		Ghosted as The Leopard

2022		Don't Make Me Go as Max
2022		The Afterparty as Ulysses

2021		Cowboy Bebop as Spike Spiegel
2021		Wish Dragon as Long (voice)

2020		Over the Moon as Father (voice)
2020		The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
2020		Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya

2019		The Grudge as Peter Spencer
2019		Between Two Ferns: The Movie as John Cho
2019		Love, Antosha as Self
2019		Korea: The Never-Ending War as Narrator
2019		The Twilight Zone as Raff Hanks

2018		The Oath as Peter
2018		Searching as David Kim

2017		Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017		Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
2017		Columbus as Jin
2017		Gemini as Detective Edward Ahn
2017		A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Mr. Ramirez
2017		Literally, Right Before Aaron as Mark

2016		Quantum Is Calling as Himself
2016		The Exorcist as Andrew Kim
2016		Star Trek Beyond as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
2016		Get a Job as Brian Bender
2016		The Hindenburg Explodes! as Reggie

2015		Zipper as EJ
2015		Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit as Agent Nick Morgan (voice)
2015		Grandma as Chau
2015		Lip Sync Battle as Self

2014		Selfie as Henry Higgs
2014		BoJack Horseman as Male Improviser (voice)
2014		To Be Takei as Self
2014		That Burning Feeling as Roger Whitacre

2013		Sleepy Hollow as Andy Brooks
2013		Star Trek Into Darkness as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
2013		Identity Thief as Daniel Casey

2012		The Mindy Project as Big Murder
2012		Go On as Steven
2012		Total Recall as McClane
2012		Get a Life! as Himself
2012		American Reunion as MILF Guy #2

2011		A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Harold Lee
2011		Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz as Harold Lee
2011		New Girl as Daniel Grant
2011		NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Chip
2011		Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded as Himself

2010		Backwash as Narrator (voice)
2010		Caller ID: Entity as Kamal
2010		Saint John of Las Vegas as Smitty

2009		FlashForward as Demetri Noh
2009		Star Trek as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

2008		Childrens Hospital as Park
2008		Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as Hype Man
2008		Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam as Harold
2008		Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Harold Lee

2007		Smiley Face as Mikey
2007		West 32nd as John Kim
2007		The Air I Breathe as Banker
2007		The Singles Table as Ivan Throckmorton

2006		30 Rock as Lorne
2006		Ugly Betty as Kenny
2006		'Til Death as Lucas Bender
2006		Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas as Bob
2006		American Dreamz as Ittles

2005		Made in Hollywood as Self
2005		How I Met Your Mother as Jeff Coatsworth
2005		Kitchen Confidential as Teddy Wong
2005		Bam Bam and Celeste as Stephan
2005		Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Marshall Stone
2005		American Dad! as Vince Chung (voice)
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self

2004		In Good Company as Petey
2004		House as Harvey Park
2004		Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Harold Lee
2004		See This Movie as Larry Finkelstein
2004		The Men's Room as Bob

2003		American Wedding as John
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2002		Solaris as DBA Emissary
2002		Big Fat Liar as Dustin Wong
2002		Better Luck Tomorrow as Steve Choe

2001		Off Centre as Chau Presley
2001		Earth vs. the Spider as Han
2001		American Pie 2 as John
2001		Evolution as Student
2001		Pavilion of Women as Fengmo Wu
2001		Down to Earth as Phil Quon
2001		The Division
2001		Delivering Milo as Mr. Hugo

2000		Static Shock as Navigator (voice)
2000		Static Shock as Tantrum / Thomas Kim (voice)
2000		The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Parking Valet
2000		Daddio as Delivery Guy

1999		American Beauty as Sale House Man #1
1999		Bowfinger as Nightclub Cleaner
1999		American Pie as John

1998		Charmed as Mark Chao
1998		Felicity as Larry
1998		V.I.P. as Flower Delivery Guy
1998		Yellow as Joey
1998		The Tiger Woods Story as Jerry Chang

1997		Wag the Dog as Aide #3
1997		Shopping for Fangs as Clarance
1997		The View as Self - Guest

1996

Boston Common as Larry

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1953

The Oscars as Self

Production

2024

The Graduates as Executive Producer

2021

Namoo as Executive Producer

2020

Tigertail as Executive Producer