Justin Chon
Justin Chon was born in Garden Grove, California, United States on May 29th, 1981 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 43, Justin Chon biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
At 43 years old, Justin Chon has this physical status:
Career
Chon began acting in 2005 in series such as Jack & Bobby and Taki & Luci. He came to fame in 2006 in the Disney Channel film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. In addition, Tony Lee appeared in the Nickelodeon sitcom Just Jordan. In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's book. In the Twilight sequel New Moon, Chon reprised his role as Eric Yorkie. Jeff Chang, the central character in the film 21 & Over in 2013, appeared as Jeff Chang. That year, he appeared in Innocent Blood, an independent film.
Chon appeared in the crime drama film Revenge of the Green Dragons, which was executive produced by Martin Scorsese in 2014. Chon starred in Sid Park, the trouble-making main character in Benson Lee's independent film Seoul Searching, which made its debut at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Chon worked at the Baron Brown Studio in Santa Monica for over two years, and she appeared in the Studio web series Joanne Brown Is Here starring Hana Mae Lee and Joanne Baron in 2016. Chon appeared in the Korean American comedy drama Dramaworld. In March 2017, he was cast as a series regular in ABC's crime drama Deception.
Chon appeared in the 2018 film High Resolution with Ellie Bamber, directed by Jason Lester. The film was based on author Tao Lin's widely praised book Taipei.
Chon also co-wrote (with Kevin Wu), directed, executive produced, and appeared in Man Up's 2015 feature film. At the 2015 CAAMFest premiere, the film made its premiere. It was also screening at the 2015 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, making its West Coast premiere there. Kevin Wu, Amy Hill, Parvesh Cheena, Nichole Bloom, Dion Basco, Samantha Futerman, and others appear in the film. "Off the Dock," a Lakeshore Entertainment-owned digital studio, acquired the film in March 2015.
Chon has also created several digital short films that are viewable on his YouTube channel, including You're Stoopid (2013), Full Circle (2013), and 90 Day Visa (2015).
Chon wrote, produced, produced, and starred in a film named Gook, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it was coveted by Samuel Goldwyn Distribution and picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Distribution. At the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, the film received the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Film, Best Director (Justin Chon), Best Actress (Simone Baker), and an Audience Award. At the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival, the film received Golden Space Needle Awards for Best Director (2nd Place or 1st Runner-Up) (Justin Chon) and Best Actress (Simone Baker).
Chon co-owns a chain of clothing stores in California, the Attic.
He began posting edited vlogs to his YouTube channel on a weekly basis in January 2015. Since November 2015, he has uploaded edited vlogs to the channel on a daily basis. He also makes short comedy videos on YouTube with his colleagues, and he has appeared in YouTube videos from Ryan Higa (nigahiga)'s YouTube channel. Chon is also a member of BgA (Boys Generally Asian), a parody K-Pop group that was created by Higa. The five-member band has released two singles and has risen to several South Korean music charts as well as American music charts.
Chon's essay on NBC about the bigotry he faced in Hollywood roles and auditions in 2016.