John Yohan 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. John Cho began working after appearing as a print model for Korean Magainzes, and made his first film appearance in the 1999 raunch comedy American Pie, a film in which Cho's character popularized the now infamous term MILF. Cho's TV Credits include a recurring role in Fox's Kitchen Confidential and in the TV series FlashForward as a FBI Special Agent, a role which he was intended to be killed off from before getting a reprieve due to his newfound Star Trek fame. Cho also is the lead singer in his band Viva La Union and had their song Chinese Baby featured on the Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay soundtrack.
Movie | Untitled Star Trek Sequel | Hikaru Sulu | 2025 |
Movie | Ghosted | The Leopard | 2023-04-18 |
Movie | Don't Make Me Go | Max | 2022-06-13 |
Series | The Afterparty | Ulysses | 2022-01-28 |
Movie | Wish Dragon | Long (voice) | 2021-01-15 |
Series | Cowboy Bebop | Spike Spiegel | 2021-11-19 |
Series | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Inigo Montoya | 2020-06-29 |
Movie | Over the Moon | Father (voice) | 2020-10-16 |
Movie | Korea: The Never-Ending War | Narrator | 2019-04-29 |
Movie | Love, Antosha | Self | 2019-08-02 |
Movie | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | John Cho | 2019-09-20 |
Movie | The Grudge | Peter Spencer | 2019-12-31 |
Movie | Caller ID: Entity | Kamal | 2018-01-15 |
Movie | Searching | David Kim | 2018-08-24 |
Movie | The Oath | Peter | 2018-10-12 |
Movie | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Mark | 2017-04-22 |
Movie | Columbus | Jin | 2017-08-04 |
Movie | A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Mr. Ramirez | 2017-05-05 |
Movie | Gemini | Detective Edward Ahn | 2017-06-14 |
Movie | The Hindenburg Explodes! | Reggie | 2016-01-05 |
Movie | Get a Job | Brian Bender | 2016-03-17 |
Movie | Quantum Is Calling | Himself | 2016-12-12 |
Series | The Exorcist | Andrew Kim | 2016-09-23 |
Movie | Star Trek Beyond | Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu | 2016-07-07 |
Movie | Zipper | EJ | 2015-08-28 |
Movie | Grandma | Chau | 2015-06-04 |
Movie | That Burning Feeling | Roger Whitacre | 2014-05-02 |
Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | To Be Takei | Self | 2014-08-22 |
Series | Selfie | Henry Higgs | 2014-09-30 |
Movie | Star Trek Into Darkness | Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu | 2013-05-05 |
Movie | Identity Thief | Daniel Casey | 2013-02-07 |
Movie | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Middle Counselor Isonokami (voice) | 2013-11-23 |
Series | Sleepy Hollow | Andy Brooks | 2013-09-16 |
Movie | American Reunion | MILF Guy #2 | 2012-04-04 |
Movie | Total Recall | McClane | 2012-08-02 |
Series | Go On | Steven | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Get a Life! | Himself | 2012-07-28 |
Movie | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | Harold Lee | 2011-11-04 |
Series | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Chip | 2011-07-21 |
Movie | Backwash | Narrator | 2010-11-15 |
Movie | Saint John of Las Vegas | Smitty | 2010-01-29 |
Series | FlashForward | Demetri Noh | 2009-09-24 |
Movie | Star Trek | Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu | 2009-05-06 |
Movie | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Harold Lee | 2008-04-25 |
Movie | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Hype Man | 2008-10-03 |
Movie | Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam | Harold | 2008-07-29 |
Series | The Singles Table | Ivan Throckmorton | 2007-01-01 |
Movie | The Air I Breathe | Banker | 2007-02-07 |
Movie | Smiley Face | Mikey | 2007-11-16 |
Movie | West 32nd | John Kim | 2007-05-02 |
Movie | American Dreamz | Ittles | 2006-03-04 |
Movie | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Bob | 2006-06-02 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Series | 'Til Death | Unknown | 2006-09-07 |
Series | Ugly Betty | Unknown | 2006-09-28 |
Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | Unknown | 2005-09-19 |
Movie | Bam Bam and Celeste | Stephan | 2005-09-13 |
Series | Kitchen Confidential | Teddy Wong | 2005-09-19 |
Series | The Men's Room | Bob | 2004-01-11 |
Movie | See This Movie | Larry Finkelstein | 2004-03-03 |
Movie | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Harold Lee | 2004-05-30 |
Series | House | Unknown | 2004-11-16 |
Movie | In Good Company | Petey | 2004-12-29 |
Movie | American Wedding | John | 2003-08-01 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Better Luck Tomorrow | Steve Choe | 2002-01-12 |
Movie | Big Fat Liar | Dustin Wong | 2002-02-08 |
Movie | Solaris | DBA Emissary | 2002-11-27 |
Movie | Delivering Milo | Mr. Hugo | 2001-01-04 |
Series | Off Centre | Chau Presley | 2001-10-14 |
Series | The Division | Unknown | 2001-01-07 |
Movie | Down to Earth | Phil Quon | 2001-02-16 |
Movie | Earth vs. the Spider | Han | 2001-10-07 |
Movie | Evolution | Student | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | Pavilion of Women | Fengmo Wu | 2001-04-20 |
Movie | American Pie 2 | John | 2001-08-10 |
Series | Static Shock | Unknown | 2000-09-23 |
Movie | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Parking Valet | 2000-04-28 |
Movie | American Pie | John | 1999-07-09 |
Movie | American Beauty | Sale House Man #1 | 1999-09-15 |
Movie | Bowfinger | Nightclub Cleaner | 1999-08-12 |
Movie | Yellow | 1998-05-29 | |
Series | Charmed | Unknown | 1998-10-07 |
Movie | Wag the Dog | Aide #3 | 1997-12-25 |
Movie | Shopping for Fangs | Clarance | 1997-09-09 |
Series | Boston Common | Unknown | 1996-03-21 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |