Justin Chon biography

  Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is an American Korean actor best known for portraying Eric Yorkie in The Twilight Saga Film Series.

Life and career

Chon was born in Garden Grove, California and was raised in Irvine, California. Chon's hobbies are surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding. Chon learned to play the violin, and later on played guitar. His father is a South Korean actor back in the days where film was watch in black and white. Chon grew up watching his father's films, which eventually inspired him to pursue acting. He started acting in 2005 in shows such as Jack & Bobby and Taki & Luci. He came to fame in 2006 when he played Peter Wu in the Disney Channel film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. He also played Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon sitcom Just Jordan. In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. Justin reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in Twilight's sequel, New Moon.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Puff, Puff, Pass	Bobbi
	Fleetwood	Rong
2007	Hack!	Ricky
2008	Twilight	Eric Yorkie	Supporting Role
2009	Ashley Mason	Morgan
	Crossing Over	Yong Kim
	Turbo	Hugo Park
	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Eric Yorkie	Supporting Role
2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2011	From the Rough	Ji-Kyung	post-production
	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1	Eric Yorkie
2012	Detention of the Dead	Ash
	Rock Jocks	Seth
	21 and Over	TBA
	Hang Loose	BJ
	Innocence Blood	Brad Lee
Television Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior	Peter Wu	Main Role
Straight-to-DVD Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach	Joe Chang
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007–2008	Just Jordan	Tony Lee	Main Role, Nickelodeon
Television guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Jack & Bobby	Greek Chorus	Episode: Under the Influence
	Taki & Luci	Drug Buyer
2006	The O.C.	Big Korea	Episode: The Party Favor
2011	House	Harold Lam	Episode: The Dig