John Cho

June 16, 1972 (age 54) Seoul, South Korea

John Cho is a Korean American actor best known as playing Harold in the Harold and Kumar film series, as well as playing helmsman Hikaru Sulu in 2009's Star Trek.

His titles like Searching, American Beauty, and Star Trek - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Watched: 0/64

Weighted avg: 6.44 /10

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Searching

2018August 2018 by Aneesh Chaganty

Lead role as David Kim

Lead role as David Kim

7.20 Good++
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2

American Beauty

1999September 1999 by Sam Mendes

Minor role as Sale House Man #1

Minor role as Sale House Man #1

7.69 Excellent
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3

Star Trek

2009May 2009 by J.J. Abrams

Minor role as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

Minor role as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

7.07 Good++
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4

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013May 2013 by J.J. Abrams

Minor role as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

Minor role as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

6.94 Good+
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5

Star Trek Beyond

2016July 2016 by Justin Lin

Supporting as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

Supporting as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

6.36 Good-
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6

Total Recall

2012August 2012 by Len Wiseman

Supporting as McClane

Supporting as McClane

5.54 Okay
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7

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004July 2004 by Danny Leiner

Lead role as Harold Lee

Lead role as Harold Lee

6.12 Good--
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8

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

2008April 2008 by Hayden Schlossberg

Lead role as Harold Lee

Lead role as Harold Lee

5.85 Okay+
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9

American Reunion

2012April 2012 by Jon Hurwitz

Minor role as John

Minor role as John

5.85 Okay+
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10

American Pie 2

2001August 2001 by J.B. Rogers

Minor role as John

Minor role as John

5.79 Okay+
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11

Identity Thief

2013February 2013 by Seth Gordon

Supporting as Daniel Casey

Supporting as Daniel Casey

5.35 Okay-
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12

American Wedding

2003August 2003 by Jesse Dylan

Minor role as John

Minor role as John

5.75 Okay+
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13

Wish Dragon

2021January 2021 by Chris Appelhans

Starring as Long (voice)

Starring as Long (voice)

7.48 Excellent-
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14

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

2011November 2011 by Todd Strauss-Schulson

Lead role as Harold Lee

Lead role as Harold Lee

5.52 Okay
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15

The Grudge

2019December 2019 by Nicolas Pesce

Starring as Peter Spencer

Starring as Peter Spencer

4.91 Mediocre++
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16

Evolution

2001June 2001 by Ivan Reitman

Minor role as Student

Minor role as Student

5.63 Okay
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17

Over the Moon

2020October 2020 by Glen Keane

Supporting as Father (voice)

Supporting as Father (voice)

6.76 Good
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18

Solaris

2002November 2002 by Steven Soderbergh

Supporting as DBA Emissary

Supporting as DBA Emissary

5.46 Okay
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19

Ghosted

2023April 2023 by Dexter Fletcher

Minor role as The Leopard

Minor role as The Leopard

6.44 Good-
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20

Afraid

2024August 2024 by Chris Weitz

Lead role as Curtis

Lead role as Curtis

5.45 Okay
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21

Columbus

2017August 2017 by Kogonada

Lead role as Jin

Lead role as Jin

6.63 Good
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22

Cowboy Bebop

2021 by Christopher L. Yost

Lead role as Spike Spiegel

Lead role as Spike Spiegel

5.50 Okay
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23

FlashForward

2009–2010 by David S. Goyer

Starring as Demetri Noh

Starring as Demetri Noh

6.05 Okay++
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24

The Exorcist

2016–2017 by Jeremy Slater

Supporting as Andrew Kim

Supporting as Andrew Kim

6.38 Good-
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25

Big Fat Liar

2002February 2002 by Shawn Levy

Minor role as Dustin Wong

Minor role as Dustin Wong

5.42 Okay-
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26

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

2019September 2019 by Scott Aukerman

Minor role as John Cho

Minor role as John Cho

5.44 Okay-
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27

Down to Earth

2001February 2001 by Chris Weitz

Minor role as Phil Quon

Minor role as Phil Quon

5.13 Okay--
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28

Don't Make Me Go

2022June 2022 by Hannah Marks

Lead role as Max

Lead role as Max

6.36 Good-
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29

Smiley Face

2007November 2007 by Gregg Araki

Minor role as Mikey

Minor role as Mikey

5.61 Okay
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30

Grandma

2015June 2015 by Paul Weitz

Minor role as Chau

Minor role as Chau

5.98 Okay++
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31

American Dreamz

2006March 2006 by Paul Weitz

Minor role as Ittles

Minor role as Ittles

4.73 Mediocre+
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32

Gemini

2017June 2017 by Aaron Katz

Starring as Detective Edward Ahn

Starring as Detective Edward Ahn

5.16 Okay--
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33

Zipper

2015August 2015 by Mora Stephens

Supporting as EJ

Supporting as EJ

5.20 Okay--
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34

Selfie

2014 by Emily Kapnek

Starring as Henry Higgs

Starring as Henry Higgs

5.57 Okay
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35

The Afterparty

2022–2023 by Christopher Miller

Minor role as Ulysses

Minor role as Ulysses

6.15 Good--
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36

The Oath

2018October 2018 by Ike Barinholtz

Supporting as Peter

Supporting as Peter

5.39 Okay-
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37

Go On

2012–2013 by Scott Silveri

Supporting as Steven

Supporting as Steven

5.60 Okay
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38

Literally, Right Before Aaron

2017April 2017 by Ryan Eggold

Supporting as Mark

Supporting as Mark

4.89 Mediocre++
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39

Better Luck Tomorrow

2003April 2003 by Justin Lin

Supporting as Steve Choe

Supporting as Steve Choe

5.81 Okay+
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40

Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam

2008July 2008 by Hayden Schlossberg

Lead role as Harold

Lead role as Harold

6.01 Okay++
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41

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

2006June 2006 by Scott Lew

Supporting as Bob

Supporting as Bob

5.43 Okay-
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42

Earth vs. the Spider

2001October 2001 by Scott Ziehl

Supporting as Han

Supporting as Han

5.41 Okay-
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43

That Burning Feeling

2014May 2014 by Jason James

Lead role as Roger Whitacre

Lead role as Roger Whitacre

5.47 Okay
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44

Tempest

2025

Minor role as Anderson Miller

Minor role as Anderson Miller

6.48 Good-
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45

To Be Takei

2014August 2014 by Jennifer M. Kroot

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.52 Good-
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46

Love, Antosha

2019August 2019 by Garret Price

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.57 Good
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47

Saint John of Las Vegas

2010January 2010 by Hue Rhodes

Supporting as Smitty

Supporting as Smitty

5.57 Okay
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48

Delivering Milo

2001January 2001 by Nick Castle

Minor role as Mr. Hugo

Minor role as Mr. Hugo

5.41 Okay-
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49

Korea: The Never-Ending War

2019April 2019 by John Maggio

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

6.33 Good-
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50

Pavilion of Women

2001April 2001 by Yim Ho

Supporting as Fengmo Wu

Supporting as Fengmo Wu

5.62 Okay
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51

Shopping for Fangs

1997September 1997 by Justin Lin

Lead role as Clarance

Lead role as Clarance

5.83 Okay+
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52

Yellow

1998May 1998 by Chris Chan Lee

Lead role as Joey

Lead role as Joey

Needs more reviews
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53

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

2017May 2017 by Judy Greer

Minor role as Mr. Ramirez

Minor role as Mr. Ramirez

5.51 Okay
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54

West 32nd

2007May 2007 by Michael Kang

Lead role as John Kim

Lead role as John Kim

Needs more reviews
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55

Bam Bam and Celeste

2005September 2005 by Lorene Machado

Starring as Stephan

Starring as Stephan

5.59 Okay
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56

Praise Petey

2023 by Anna Drezen

Starring as Bandit (voice)

Starring as Bandit (voice)

5.79 Okay+
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57

Off Centre

2001–2002 by Paul Weitz

Supporting as Chau Presley

Supporting as Chau Presley

6.33 Good--
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58

See This Movie

2004March 2004 by David M. Rosenthal

Lead role as Larry Finkelstein

Lead role as Larry Finkelstein

Needs more reviews
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59

Get a Life!

2012July 2012 by William Shatner

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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60

Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit

2015July 2015 by Jeffrey Morris

Lead role as Agent Nick Morgan (voice)

Lead role as Agent Nick Morgan (voice)

Needs more reviews
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61

Caller ID: Entity

2010February 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

Supporting as Kamal

Supporting as Kamal

Needs more reviews
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62

The Graduates

2024November 2024 by Hannah Peterson

Starring as John

Starring as John

Needs more reviews
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63

The Tiger Woods Story

1998January 1998 by LeVar Burton

Supporting as Jerry Chang

Supporting as Jerry Chang

Needs more reviews
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64

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

2026September 2026 by Bassam Tariq

Starring as Kwan

Starring as Kwan

Needs more reviews