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.

Filmography

• 2026Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother — Pastor Kwan
• Long Story Short — (voice)
• Murderbot — Captain
• Tempest — Anderson Miller
• 2024Afraid — Curtis
• 2024The Graduates — John, Executive Producer
• The Sympathizer — James Yoon
• 2023Ghosted — The Leopard
• Krapopolis — Thief (voice)
• Poker Face — Guy / Alec
• Praise Petey — Bandit (voice)
• 2022Don't Make Me Go — Max
• The Afterparty — Ulysses
• Cowboy Bebop — Spike Spiegel
• 2021Namoo — Executive Producer
• 2021Wish Dragon — Long (voice)
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride — Inigo Montoya
• 2020Over the Moon — Father (voice)
• 2020Tigertail — Executive Producer
• 2019Between Two Ferns: The Movie — John Cho
• 2019Korea: The Never-Ending War — Narrator
• 2019The Grudge — Peter Spencer
• The Twilight Zone — Raff Hanks
• 2018Searching — David Kim
• 2018The Oath — Peter
• 2017A Happening of Monumental Proportions — Mr. Ramirez
• 2017Columbus — Jin
• Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
• 2017Gemini — Detective Edward Ahn
• 2017Literally, Right Before Aaron — Mark
• 2016Get a Job — Brian Bender
• 2016Star Trek Beyond — Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
• The Exorcist — Andrew Kim
• 2016The Hindenburg Explodes! — Reggie
• Difficult People — Todd Ross
• 2015Grandma — Chau
• 2015Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit — Agent Nick Morgan (voice)
• 2015Zipper — EJ
• BoJack Horseman — Male Improviser (voice)
• Selfie — Henry Higgs
• 2014That Burning Feeling — Roger Whitacre
• 2013Identity Thief — Daniel Casey
• Sleepy Hollow — Andy Brooks
• 2013Star Trek Into Darkness — Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
• 2012American Reunion — John
• Go On — Steven
• House of Lies — Sean Chew
• The Mindy Project — Big Murder
• 2012Total Recall — McClane
• 2011A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas — Harold Lee
• 2011Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz — Harold Lee
• NTSF:SD:SUV:: — Chip
• New Girl — Daniel Grant
• 2010Caller ID: Entity — Kamal
• 2010Saint John of Las Vegas — Smitty
• FlashForward — Demetri Noh
• 2009Star Trek — Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
• Childrens Hospital — Park
• 2008Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay — Harold Lee
• 2008Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam — Harold
• 2008Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist — Hype Man
• 2007Smiley Face — Mikey
• 2007The Air I Breathe — Banker
• 2007West 32nd — John Kim
• 'Til Death — Lucas Bender
• 30 Rock — Lorne
• 2006American Dreamz — Ittles
• 2006Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas — Bob
• Ugly Betty — Kenny
• American Dad! — Vince Chung (voice)
• 2005Bam Bam and Celeste — Stephan
• Grey's Anatomy — Dr. Marshall Stone
• How I Met Your Mother — Jeff Coatsworth
• Kitchen Confidential — Teddy Wong
• 2004American Pie: Revealed — Self, Thanks
• 2004Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle — Harold Lee
• House — Harvey Park
• 2004In Good Company — Petey
• 2004See This Movie — Larry Finkelstein
• The Men's Room — Bob
• 2003American Wedding — John
• 2003Better Luck Tomorrow — Steve Choe
• 2002Big Fat Liar — Dustin Wong
• 2002Solaris — DBA Emissary
• 2001American Pie 2 — John
• 2001Delivering Milo — Mr. Hugo
• 2001Down to Earth — Phil Quon
• 2001Earth vs. the Spider — Han
• 2001Evolution — Student
• Off Centre — Chau Presley
• 2001Pavilion of Women — Fengmo Wu
• The Division — Raymond
• Daddio — Delivery Guy
• Static Shock — Navigator (voice), Tantrum / Thomas Kim (voice)
• 2000The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas — Parking Valet
• 1999American Beauty — Sale House Man #1
• 1999American Pie — John
• 1999Bowfinger — Nightclub Cleaner
• Charmed — Mark Chao
• Felicity — Larry
• The Magnificent Seven — Wo Chin
• 1998The Tiger Woods Story — Jerry Chang
• V.I.P. — Flower Delivery Guy
• 1998Yellow — Joey
• 1997Shopping for Fangs — Clarance
• USA High — Waiter
• 1997Wag the Dog — Aide #3
• Boston Common — Larry
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Exchange Value
• Rhona Who Lives by the River — D'John
• Slime — (voice)
• The Off Weeks
• Untitled Harold & Kumar Sequel — Harold Lee
• Up All Night
• Wish Dragon 2 — Long (voice)

Appearances as themselves (18)

• 2024Good Men — Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show — Self
• 2019Love, Antosha — Self
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series — Self
• 2016Quantum Is Calling — Himself
• 2016The Exorcist: Making the Demons — Self
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• 2014To Be Takei — Self
• 2012Get a Life! — Self
• 2011Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded — Himself
• Made in Hollywood — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• The View — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• The Oscars — Self