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John Cho

Biography

John Cho

Actor

Born
June 16, 1972
Age
54 years old
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Years active
1992 – present
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79

Credits

37

Movies

42

TV series

35

Years active

6.7

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of John Cho

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Career timeline

  1. 1972 · Born

    Born in Seoul, South Korea

  2. 1992 · Screen debut

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV)

  3. 2004 · Breakthrough

    House (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Comedy50
  • Drama31
  • Mystery11
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy9
  • Romance9
  • Animation8
Highest-rated title House 2004 8.6 Most popular title How I Met Your Mother 2005 8.1

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Cho in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother as Pastor Kwan Movie
  2. 2025 Tempest as Anderson Miller TV
  3. 2025 Long Story Short as (voice) TV
  4. 2025 Murderbot as Captain TV
  5. 2024 Afraid as Curtis Movie
  6. 2024 The Sympathizer as James Yoon TV
  7. 2023 Krapopolis as Thief (voice) TV
  8. 2023 Praise Petey as Bandit (voice) TV
  9. 2023 Ghosted as The Leopard Movie
  10. 2023 Poker Face as Guy / Alec TV
  11. 2022 The Afterparty as Ulysses TV
  12. 2021 Cowboy Bebop as Spike Spiegel TV
  13. 2021 Wish Dragon as Long (voice) Movie
  14. 2020 Over the Moon as Father (voice) Movie
  15. 2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya TV
  16. 2019 The Grudge as Peter Spencer Movie
  17. 2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie as John Cho Movie
  18. 2019 The Twilight Zone as Raff Hanks TV
  19. 2018 Searching as David Kim Movie
  20. 2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? TV
  21. 2017 Columbus as Jin Movie
  22. 2016 The Exorcist as Andrew Kim TV
  23. 2016 Star Trek Beyond as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu Movie
  24. 2016 Get a Job as Brian Bender Movie
  25. 2015 Zipper as EJ Movie
  26. 2015 Difficult People as Todd Ross TV
  27. 2015 Grandma as Chau Movie
  28. 2014 Selfie as Henry Higgs TV
  29. 2014 BoJack Horseman as Male Improviser (voice) TV
  30. 2013 Sleepy Hollow as Andy Brooks TV
  31. 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness as Sulu Movie
  32. 2013 Identity Thief as Daniel Casey Movie
  33. 2012 The Mindy Project as Big Murder TV
  34. 2012 Go On as Steven TV
  35. 2012 Total Recall as McClane Movie
  36. 2012 American Reunion as John Movie
  37. 2012 House of Lies as Sean Chew TV
  38. 2011 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Harold Lee Movie
  39. 2011 New Girl as Daniel Grant TV
  40. 2011 NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Chip TV
  41. 2009 FlashForward as Demetri Noh TV
  42. 2009 Star Trek as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu Movie
  43. 2008 Childrens Hospital as Park TV
  44. 2008 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as Hype Man Movie
  45. 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Harold Lee Movie
  46. 2007 Smiley Face as Mikey Movie
  47. 2007 The Air I Breathe as Banker Movie
  48. 2006 30 Rock as Lorne TV
  49. 2006 Ugly Betty as Kenny TV
  50. 2006 'Til Death as Lucas Bender TV
  51. 2006 American Dreamz as Ittles Movie
  52. 2005 How I Met Your Mother as Jeff Coatsworth TV
  53. 2005 Kitchen Confidential as Teddy Wong TV
  54. 2005 Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Marshall Stone TV
  55. 2005 American Dad! as Vince Chung (voice) TV
  56. 2004 In Good Company as Petey Movie
  57. 2004 House as Harvey Park TV
  58. 2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Harold Lee Movie
  59. 2003 American Wedding as John Movie
  60. 2002 Solaris as DBA Emissary Movie
  61. 2002 Big Fat Liar as Dustin Wong Movie
  62. 2001 Off Centre as Chau Presley TV
  63. 2001 American Pie 2 as John Movie
  64. 2001 Evolution as Student Movie
  65. 2001 Down to Earth as Phil Quon Movie
  66. 2001 The Division as Raymond TV
  67. 2000 Static Shock as Navigator (voice) TV
  68. 2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Parking Valet Movie
  69. 1999 American Beauty as Sale House Man #1 Movie
  70. 1999 Bowfinger as Nightclub Cleaner Movie
  71. 1999 American Pie as John Movie
  72. 1998 Charmed as Mark Chao TV
  73. 1998 Felicity as Larry TV
  74. 1998 V.I.P. as Flower Delivery Guy TV
  75. 1998 The Magnificent Seven as Wo Chin TV
  76. 1997 Wag the Dog as Aide #3 Movie
  77. 1997 USA High as Waiter TV
  78. 1996 Boston Common as Larry TV
  79. 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV

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Quick facts

How old is John Cho?

John Cho is 54 years old, born on June 16, 1972.

Where was John Cho born?

John Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea.

What was John Cho’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring John Cho is The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992).

How many movies and series has John Cho made?

Our catalogue lists 79 titles for John Cho: 37 movies and 42 TV series.

What is John Cho’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, House has the highest audience rating, with 8.6/10 on TMDB.

Also born on June 16

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