John Cho
☼ Born on 16 December 1972, in Seoul, South Korea
BiographyJohn 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 Wag the Dog (1997), Bowfinger (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 Go to White Castle (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 (2018), and the horror follow-up The Grudge (2019). 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.
In the role of actor
Searching (04/09/2018)
A man desperately tries to find his missing daughter in Searching. David Kim (John Cho) has had a somewhat distant relationship with his 16 year old daughter Margot (Michelle La) after the death of his wife. However, David becomes concerned when Margot seemingly vanishes without a trace one night and it isn’t long before he reports her […]
Star Trek Beyond (24/07/2016)
The crew of the Enterprise faces a new threat on an uncharted planet in Star Trek Beyond. The crew of the USS Enterprise, lead by Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) is three years into its five year mission. While stopping off at the Federation base of Yorktown, Kirk is assigned to lead a rescue […]
To Be Takei (27/04/2014)
George Takei is best known to fans for his role as Hikaru Sulu on the television series Star Trek. Takei came out as homosexual in 2005 and has since become known as a gay rights activist, as well having a bit of a career renaissance through social media. To Be Takei covers Takei’s entire career, […]
Star Trek Into Darkness (19/05/2013)
This review contains plot details, which may be considered SPOILERS. After rebooting the Star Trek franchise in 2009, director J.J. Abrams ups the stakes in this follow-up. A rogue Federation agent named John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) attacks Starfleet, which results in Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew, including Spock (Zachary Quinto), McCoy (Karl Urban), […]
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (30/11/2011)
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas opened nearly a month ago, but I put off seeing it until today, so it would actually be somewhat close to the holidays. This film is the third entry in the stoner comedy series and while the premise isn’t as fresh as it was back in 2004, I […]
Star Trek (09/05/2009)
Just when it seemed that the Star Trek movie series was over, along comes this film which successfully reboots the series, while still acknowledging what came before. I can definitely say that I enjoyed seeing the Star Trek universe from a new perspective. This world was quite different from the previous Star Trek experiences, however […]
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (29/04/2008)
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the first film. Especially when I saw the movie theatre I regularly go to shown on screen. The sequel is once again a racially charged stoner comedy. However, this time, instead of the simple goal of trying to locate a burger joint, the politically themes are turned way […]