Date of Birth

29 December 1981, Irvine, California, USA

Birth Name

Justin Jitae Chon

Height

5' 5¾" (1.67 m)

Mini Biography

Justin Chon was born in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, and was raised in Irvine, California. He is the son of Kyung, a pianist, and Sang Chon, a former child actor. Justin is of Korean descent.

Justin Chon is a writer, director, and actor known for his '90s LA Riots drama Gook (2017), which won the NEXT category of the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win him the Independent Spirit award for "someone to watch" in 2018. He followed up with a contemporary Koreatown sibling drama MS. PURPLE (2019), which also premiered at Sundance. He wrote, produced, and directed his latest deportation drama Blue Bayou (2020), where he also plays the lead role opposite Alicia Vikander.

Trivia

• Despite playing a teenager on Just Jordan, Justin was already well into his twenties when he played the role of Tony Lee.

Quotes

• As an actor, I don't really think you find yourself. I mean, once you find yourself, I think it becomes boring and you become set in your ways. I think, as an actor I think it's not a bad thing but more of a gift. It's something you're always doing as an actor. You're adjusting constantly.
• When you love something, you're gonna be the best at it.
• As an actor, you can play different age ranges and different ethnicities.