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John Cho (born Cho Yo-han, June 16, 1972 in UsefulNotes/{{Seoul}}) is a UsefulNotes/{{South Korea}}n-born American actor.

He is known for his roles in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films, the ''[[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle Harold and Kumar]]'' series, as Demetri in ''Series/FlashForward2009'', and as Sulu in the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' "Kelvin timeline" movies. He also starred in ''Series/{{Selfie}}'', a modern remake of ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', opposite Creator/KarenGillan on ABC. He also played Spike in the short-lived LiveActionAdaptation ''Series/{{Cowboy Bebop|2021}}''.
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!!Notable film credits:
* ''Series/BostonCommon'' (1997) as Larry
* ''Series/TheJeffFoxworthyShow'' (1997) as Pizza Delivery Man
* ''Film/WagTheDog'' (1997) as Aide #3
* ''Series/{{Felicity}}'' (1998) as Larry
* ''Series/{{VIP}}'' (1998) as Flower Delivery Guy
* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' (1998) as Mark Chao
* ''Film/AmericanPie'' (1999) as "MILF" Guy
** ''American Pie 2'' (2001) as John
** ''American Wedding'' (2003) as John
** ''American Reunion'' (2012) as "MILF" Guy #2
* ''Series/{{The Magnificent Seven|1998}}'' (1999) as Wo Chin
* ''Film/{{Bowfinger}}'' (1999) as Nightclub Cleaner
* ''Film/AmericanBeauty'' (1999) as Sale House Man #1
* ''Film/TheFlintstonesInVivaRockVegas'' (2000) as Parking Valet
* ''Delivering Milo'' (2001) as Mr. Hugo
* ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' (2001) as Navigator / Tantrum / Thomas Kim (voice)
* ''Film/{{Down To Earth|2001}}'' (2001) as Phil Quon
* ''Literature/PavilionOfWomen'' (2001) as Fengmo Wu
* ''Film/{{Evolution|2001}}'' (2001) as Student
* ''Film/EarthVsTheSpider'' (2001) as Han
* ''Series/OffCentre'' (2001-02) as Chau Presley
* ''Film/BetterLuckTomorrow'' (2002) as Steve Choe
* ''Film/BigFatLiar'' (2002) as Dustin Wong
* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' (2002) as Hawaiian Buddy (voice)
* ''Film/{{Solaris|2002}}'' (2002) as DBA Emissary #1
* ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' (2004) as Harold Lee
** ''Film/HaroldAndKumarEscapeFromGuantanamoBay'' (2008)
** ''Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas'' (2011)
* ''Film/SeeThisMovie'' (2004) as Larry Finkelstein
* ''Series/{{House}}'' (2005) as Harvey Park
* ''Series/KitchenConfidential'' (2005-06) as Teddy Wong
* ''Film/AmericanDreamz'' (2006) as Ittles
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' (2006, 2011, 2013, 2016) as Vince Chung (voice)
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2006) as Dr. Marshall Stone
* ''Film/SmileyFace'' (2007) as Mikey
* ''Film/TheAirIBreathe'' (2007) as Banker #3
* ''Series/TilDeath'' (2007) as Lucas Bender
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2007) as Jeff Coatsworth
* ''Series/UglyBetty'' (2007) as Kenny
* ''Film/NickAndNorahsInfinitePlaylist'' (2008) as Hype Man
* ''[[Film/StarTrek2009 Star Trek]]'' (2009) as Hikaru Sulu
** ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' (2013)
** ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' (2016)
* ''[[Series/FlashForward2009 [=FlashForward=]]]'' (2009-10) as Demetri Noh
* ''Series/ChildrensHospital'' (2010) as Park
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'' (2011) as Lorne
* ''Series/{{NTSFSDSUV}}'' (2011) as Chip
* ''Series/TheDailyShow'' (2011) as Harold
* ''Film/{{Total Recall|2012}}'' (2012) as [=McClane=]
* ''Series/GoOn'' (2012-13) as Steven
* ''Film/IdentityThief'' (2013) as Daniel Casey
* ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya'' (2013) as Middle Counselor Isonokami (voice; English dub)
* ''Series/SleepyHollow'' (2013-14) as Andy Brooks
* ''Series/{{Selfie}}'' (2014) as Henry Higgs
* ''Series/TheMindyProject'' (2015) as Big Murder
* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' (2015) as Lead Improv-er (voice)
* ''Series/NewGirl'' (2016) as Daniel Grant
* ''Film/GetAJob'' (2016) as Brian Bender
* ''Series/HouseOfLies'' (2016) as Sean Chew
* ''Series/DrunkHistory'' (2016) as Creator/WilliamShakespeare
* ''Film/{{Columbus}}'' (2017) as Jin
* ''Series/TheExorcist'' (2017) as Andrew Kim
* ''{{Film/Searching}}'' (2018) as David Kim
* ''Anime/MiraiOfTheFuture'' (2018) as Father (voice; English dub)
* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|2019}}'' (2019) as Raff Hanks
* ''Film/BetweenTwoFernsTheMovie'' (2019) as himself
* ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'' (2020) as Inigo Montoya
* ''Film/{{The Grudge|2020}}'' (2020) as Peter Spencer
* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheMoon'' (2020) as Father (voice)
* ''WesternAnimation/WishDragon'' (2021) as Long (voice)
* ''Series/{{Cowboy Bebop|2021}}'' (2021) as Spike Spiegel
* ''Series/{{The Afterparty}}'' (2023) as Ulysses
* ''WesternAnimation/PraisePetey'' (2023) as Bandit

!!This actor provides examples of:

* ColorblindCasting: Was used as an example about how many major films could easily star non-white actors in the 2016 meme "Starring John Cho", which criticized Hollywood for its poor diversity.
* IAmNotSpock: [[invoked]] After ''Film/AmericanPie'', fans would apparently shout "MILF!" at him. After ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'', it was "Harold!" Cho has remarked in interviews that going from a catch phrase to an actual name was a sign of progress.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He auditioned for the role of Jim Halpert on ''[[Series/TheOfficeUS The Office]]'' before Creator/JohnKrasinski was cast.
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