Photo: Britany Star from Boom City, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Justin Chon is a great example of someone refusing to be boxed in. A lot of people first met him as Eric Yorkie in the Twilight films, but to me his real identity is as a filmmaker telling Korean-American stories that mainstream cinema kept overlooking. Gook, Ms. Purple, Blue Bayou and Jamojaya feel personal and unflinching in a way studio fare rarely is. I also love that he doesn't take himself too seriously, given his K-pop parody group Boys Generally Asian. That blend of serious artistry and self-aware humor makes him one of the more interesting voices working today.
Overview
Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is a Korean-American actor and filmmaker. He has directed four films, Gook (2017), Ms. Purple (2019), Blue Bayou (2021), and Jamojaya. He is also known for portraying Eric Yorkie in The Twilight Saga film series. He is a member of the K-pop parody group Boys Generally Asian.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Justin Chon
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャスティン・チョン
- Reading
- じゃすてぃん・ちょん
- Born
- May 29, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Garden Grove, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / singer / YouTuber / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.