John Cho (born Cho Yo-han, June 16, 1972 in Seoul) is a South Korean-born American actor.
He is known for his roles in the American Pie films, the Harold and Kumar series, as Demetri in FlashForward (2009), and as Sulu in the Star Trek "Kelvin timeline" movies. He also starred in Selfie, a modern remake of My Fair Lady, opposite Karen Gillan on ABC. He also played Spike in the short-lived Live-Action Adaptation Cowboy Bebop.
Notable film credits:
- Boston Common (1997) as Larry
- The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1997) as Pizza Delivery Man
- Wag the Dog (1997) as Aide #3
- Felicity (1998) as Larry
- V.I.P. (1998) as Flower Delivery Guy
- Charmed (1998) as Mark Chao
- American Pie (1999) as "MILF" Guy
- American Pie 2 (2001) as John
- American Wedding (2003) as John
- American Reunion (2012) as "MILF" Guy #2
- The Magnificent Seven (1999) as Wo Chin
- Bowfinger (1999) as Nightclub Cleaner
- American Beauty (1999) as Sale House Man #1
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) as Parking Valet
- Delivering Milo (2001) as Mr. Hugo
- Static Shock (2001) as Navigator / Tantrum / Thomas Kim (voice)
- Down To Earth (2001) as Phil Quon
- Pavilion of Women (2001) as Fengmo Wu
- Evolution (2001) as Student
- Earth vs. the Spider (2001) as Han
- Off Centre (2001-02) as Chau Presley
- Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) as Steve Choe
- Big Fat Liar (2002) as Dustin Wong
- Rocket Power (2002) as Hawaiian Buddy (voice)
- Solaris (2002) as DBA Emissary #1
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) as Harold Lee
- See This Movie (2004) as Larry Finkelstein
- House (2005) as Harvey Park
- Kitchen Confidential (2005-06) as Teddy Wong
- American Dreamz (2006) as Ittles
- American Dad! (2006, 2011, 2013, 2016) as Vince Chung (voice)
- Grey's Anatomy (2006) as Dr. Marshall Stone
- Smiley Face (2007) as Mikey
- The Air I Breathe (2007) as Banker #3
- 'Til Death (2007) as Lucas Bender
- How I Met Your Mother (2007) as Jeff Coatsworth
- Ugly Betty (2007) as Kenny
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) as Hype Man
- Star Trek (2009) as Hikaru Sulu
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
- Star Trek Beyond (2016)
- FlashForward (2009-10) as Demetri Noh
- Childrens Hospital (2010) as Park
- 30 Rock (2011) as Lorne
- NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2011) as Chip
- The Daily Show (2011) as Harold
- Total Recall (2012) as McClane
- Go On (2012-13) as Steven
- Identity Thief (2013) as Daniel Casey
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) as Middle Counselor Isonokami (voice; English dub)
- Sleepy Hollow (2013-14) as Andy Brooks
- Selfie (2014) as Henry Higgs
- The Mindy Project (2015) as Big Murder
- BoJack Horseman (2015) as Lead Improv-er (voice)
- New Girl (2016) as Daniel Grant
- Get a Job (2016) as Brian Bender
- Hou$e of Lie$ (2016) as Sean Chew
- Drunk History (2016) as William Shakespeare
- Columbus (2017) as Jin
- The Exorcist (2017) as Andrew Kim
- Searching (2018) as David Kim
- Mirai of the Future (2018) as Father (voice; English dub)
- The Twilight Zone (2019) as Raff Hanks
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) as himself
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Inigo Montoya
- The Grudge (2020) as Peter Spencer
- Over the Moon (2020) as Father (voice)
- Wish Dragon (2021) as Long (voice)
- Cowboy Bebop (2021) as Spike Spiegel
- The Afterparty (2023) as Ulysses
This actor provides examples of:
- Colorblind Casting: 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.
- I Am Not Spock: After American Pie, fans would apparently shout "MILF!" at him. After Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, it was "Harold!" Cho has remarked in interviews that going from a catch phrase to an actual name was a sign of progress.
- What Could Have Been: He auditioned for the role of Jim Halpert on The Office before John Krasinski was cast.
