Justin Chon

Birth Name:

Justin Jitae Chon

Birth Place:

Garden Grove, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Soundtrack

Owns "The Attic," a clothing store chain in Southern California
Lived in the dorms at Yonsei University and later with his grandmother while learning Korean in Seoul
Majored in Business Administration at the University of Southern California
Born to Sang, a child actor in South Korea's black and white film industry and Kyung, pianist and homemaker
Appeared in a T-Mobile commercial for his first paid acting job
Played saxophone in the marching band for his high school in Irvine
Personal hobbies include playing the guitar and violin, snowboarding, and making YouTube videos with his friends

2015Jury Award - Best Narrative:Nominated
2015Grand Jury Prize - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
2015Special Jury Prize - Best Animation in a Non-Animated Film:Winner
2017Grand Special PrizeNominated
2017Narrative Feature CompetitionNominated
2017CineVision Award - Best Film By An Emerging Director:Nominated
2017Golden Space Needle Award - Best Director:Nominated
2017Audience Award - Best of Next!:Winner
2017Grand Jury Prize - North American Narrative Feature:Winner
2017Jury Prize - Best Director - North American Narrative Feature:Winner
2017Audience Award - North American Narrative Feature:Winner
2017Golden Eye Award - Best International Feature Film:Nominated
2018Audience Award - Next:Nominated
2018Black Reel - Outstanding Independent Feature:Nominated
2018Someone to Watch AwardWinner
2018Humanitas Prize - Sundance Film Category:Nominated
2019Jury Award - Best Narrative:Nominated
2019Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature Competition:Winner
2019Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Nominated
2021Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
2021Emeric Pressburger Prize - Best Feature Film:Nominated
2021Audience AwardWinner
2021Grand Special PrizeNominated
2022Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Dove for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
2022Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Winner
2023Independent Spirit Award - Best New Scripted Series:Nominated
2023Peabody Award - Entertainment:Winner

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