John Cho
John Cho (John Cho, 조요한) was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 16, 1972. His ancestry is Hong Kong, China
[1]
, a Korean-American film and television actor, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.
In 1997, he starred in his first movie " Shopping for Fangs " and formally entered the showbiz
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. In 1999, he participated in the romantic comedy film " American Pie "
[3]
. In 2001, his starring drama " Ting yuan li de nu ren " was released in mainland China
[4]
. In 2004, his starring comedy movie " Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle " was released
[5]
. With this film, he and Hollywood were shortlisted for the Best Song and Dance Scene Award and Best Screen Partner Award at the 14th MTV Film Awards.
[6]
. In 2007, his starring crime movie " West 32nd " was released in the United States
[7]
. In 2009, he played Su Lu in the sci-fi adventure movie " Star Trek ", which attracted attention
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; in the same year, his starring sci-fi drama " Flash forward " premiered
[9]
. In 2011, he starred in the action movie " Total Recall "
[10]
. In 2013, he starred in the science fiction adventure movie ""Star Trek Into Darkness " was released
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. In 2016, his starring sci-fi adventure movie " Star Trek Beyond " was released
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. In 2018, he played the actor David King in the suspense movie " Searching "
[13]
.
Early Experience
John Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 6, and settled in Los Angeles
. When he was a child, John Cho saw the TV series "Star Trek" starred by actor George Takei on TV. Because the other party played a heroic role and they were all Asians, he was inspired and greatly influenced
.
After John Cho obtained an English degree from the University of California, Berkeley, he returned to Southern California to teach English for a while
. Before becoming an actor, he also formed a band called Left of Zed and served as the lead singer
.
Performing Experience
In 1997, he starred in the drama "Shopping for Fangs" co-directed by Lin Yibin and Li Mengxi. This was his first film work, which officially entered the show business
; on December 17, he participated in the drama film " Wag the Dog". " (Also known as "Being a Hero") was released. In 1998, he completed his first TV drama work and participated in the campus drama " Felicity " starring Care Bear .
In 1999, he participated in the romantic comedy film " American Pie " starring Jason Matthew Biggs , Thom and Frederick Christophe Klein
. In the film, he played the bad boy John who kept the slang "milf" on his lips all day long
; on August 13, his The comedy movie " Bowfinger " in which he participated was released. On April 25, 2000, his comedy movie " The Flintstones 2: Viva Rock Vegas " premiered.
February 12, 2001, with Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz co-starred in the romantic comedy fantasy film " Down to Earth " was released; April 20 by William James Dafoe , Luo Yan starred in the drama film " "Ting yuan li de nu ren " was released in mainland China. John Cho played the role of Wu Fengmu, a revolutionary young man in the film. This is the first time he tried the role of a Chinese in a film and television work
. On August 10, he starred in the romantic comedy film " American "Pie 2 " is released.
On January 12, 2002, the drama film " Good Luck Tomorrow " he starred in was released; February 8, a comedy co-starred with Frankie Moniz, Paul Giamatti, and Amanda Benis The movie " Big Fat Liar " was released; on November 9, the science fiction romance movie " Solaris " co-starred with George Clooney and Natasha McEhhorn . On August 1, 2003, the romantic comedy film " American Pie 3: The Wedding " he participated in premiered.
On July 30, 2004, the comedy film " Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle " co-starring with Hollywood , NPH and Anthony Anderson was released, playing the introverted Korean-American Harold Lee
. He and Hollywood With this film, it was shortlisted for the Best Song and Dance Scene Award and the Best Screen Partner Award at the 14th MTV Film Awards
; on December 6, the feature film " In Good Company " in which he participated was released. On March 27, 2005, the medical drama " Grey's Anatomy " in which he participated was premiered.
On April 14, 2006, the comedy film " American Dreamz " co-starred with Hugh Grant , Dennis William Quaid and Mandy Moore was released. On April 28, 2007, the crime movie " West 32nd " co-starring with Jun Sung Kim and Jeong Jun ho was released in the United States. He played the leading actor in the film and played the young and ambitious lawyer John King
; subsequently, Guest starred in the modern comedy " Ugly Betty " starring America Georgine Ferrera , and played Kenny
, who loves to listen to gossip and love to be handsome ; in the same year, guest starred in the romantic comedy " how I met your mother " starring Josh Radnor and Jason Segel
.
On April 25, 2008, the comedy film " Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay " starring in it was released
; on October 3, the romantic comedy film " Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist " co-starring with Mike and Kat Dennings was released. In 2009, starred in the sci-fi adventure film " Star Trek " directed by Jeffrey Jacob Abrams , in which he played the experienced corporate helmsman Sulu
; on September 24, the sci-fi drama " Flash forward " starring with Joseph Fiennes premiered , Played the role of Los Angeles FBI police officer and Mark Benford’s partner Dimitri Nou in the play. This is his first role in a tragic drama role
; in the same year, he was named "the world's most sexy" by the American magazine " People " "Men" ranked 11th, becoming the only Asian actor selected on the list
.
On November 4, 2011, the comedy movie " A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas " starring in it was released. On April 6, 2012, the romantic comedy film " American Reunion 4 " in which he participated was released; on October 20, the action film " Total Recall " starring Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale was released. John Cho played the role of memory in the film. Company owner Mike Klein
.
On February 8, 2013, the crime comedy film " Identity Thief " co-starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy premiered; in May, the sci-fi adventure film " Star Trek Into Darkness " starring him was released
; September 16th, with T -The suspense drama " Sleepy Hollow " co-starred by Mis and Nicole Beharie was broadcast.
In 2014, he co-starred in the sitcom " Selfie " (also known as "Selfie") with Kaz , and played the role of Henry, who is cold outside and hot inside, who knows how to tolerate
. On September 18, 2015, the drama " Grandma " co-starred with Lily Tomlin and Julia Garner was released.
On July 22, 2016, the sci-fi adventure film " Star Trek Beyond " co-starring with Dr. Russel Fell , Chris Pine and Zachary John Quinto was released
. On August 4, 2017, the romantic comedy film " Columbus " co-starring Haley Lu Richardson and Parker Posey was released in North America, playing the male protagonist Jin
, born and raised in South Korea ; in the same year, starring in the film directed by Ike Barryholz The thriller movie "The Oath"
.
On March 3, 2018, as a guest of honor at the American Film Independent Spirit Award Ceremony
; on August 24, the suspense film " Searching " co-starring with Debra Messing and Michelle La was released in North America, playing with his daughter Marg in the film The dependent male protagonist David King
.
On November 19, 2021, the live-action series " Cowboy Bebop " co-starring with Daniela Pineda was broadcast on Netflix, playing the role of "Cowboy" bounty hunter Spike Spiegel
.
Personal Life
John Cho's ancestral home is Hong Kong
, China , and his father is a pastor. His wife is an American actress Kerri Higuchi (Kerri Higuchi) , and they have a son
.
Character Evaluation
John Cho has a standard East Asian male face and not a tall and mighty figure
. He has excellent acting skills and has excellent performances in drama and comedy
. In the movie "Total Recall", although John Cho did not have many roles, his face and shape that resembled Jay Chou left a deep impression on the audience in mainland China
. In addition, in a group of magazine photos, John Cho wore all kinds of formal attire, not only handsome and handsome, but also highlights the temperament of his mature men .
John Cho is a changing style of acting, with the temperament of a grinning craftsman
. In "American Pie", "Ugly Betty" and other film and television works, most of the roles played by John Cho are comical. Although they are small characters, they are all very popular. In the movie "Star Trek", people see another side of his comedy face .
In the movie "Searching", John Cho, unlike the comedy and expressive performances familiar to the audience in the past, his role is darker and serious, creating a rare and true and wonderful performance; in one of the scenes, after he received a phone call, His legs fell to the ground and shrank and wept bitterly. Although only the distant view was captured, the audience could not hear the conversation on the other side of the phone. However, John Cho’s infectious performance was impressive and deeply expressed that the children’s whereabouts are unknown to the parents. How big a psychological shock, and its wonderful performance also proves that Asian actors are capable of performing non-specific roles .
