Justin Chon

Justin Chon

actor, producer, director

Justin Chon was born on May 29, 1981 in USA. Justin Chon's big-screen debut came with Puff, Puff, Pass directed by Mekhi Phifer in 2006, strarring Bobbi. Justin Chon is known for Blue Bayou directed by Justin Chon, Justin Chon stars as Antonio LeBlanc and Alicia Vikander as Kathy LeBlanc. Justin Chon has got 7 awards and 16 nominations so far. The most recent award Justin Chon achieved is Deauville Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Justin Chon plays is Definition Please which will be released on Jan 01, 2022.

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.

  • Birthday

    May 29, 1981
  • Place of Birth

    Irvine, California, USA
  • Also known

    저스틴 전, 저스틴 천

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Awards

7 wins & 16 nominations

Deauville Film Festival
2021
Blue Bayou (2021)
Winner - Audience Award
2021
Blue Bayou (2021)
Winner - Audience Award
Dallas International Film Festival
2019
Narrative Feature Competition
Winner - Grand Jury Prize
Ms. Purple (2019)
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