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|image = [[File:Justin_Chon_Premiere_Breaking_Dawn_hvrJ1OcrXpxl.jpg|250px]]
 
 
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|name = Justin Chon
 
|name = Justin Chon
 
|birthname = Justin Jitae Chon
 
|birthname = Justin Jitae Chon
|born = May 29, 1981; in Irvine, California, USA.
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|born = {{Birth date and age|1981|05|29}}; in Irvine, California, USA.
|nationality = Korean
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|nationality = American
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
 
|eyes = Brown
 
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|notableroles = *Peter Wu in ''Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior''
 
|notableroles = *Peter Wu in ''Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior''
 
*Tony Lee in ''Just Jordan''
 
*Tony Lee in ''Just Jordan''
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|family = Sasha Chon (wife)}}
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'''Justin Chon''' is the actor who portrays [[Eric Yorkie]] in the ''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]],'' ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'', and ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'' movies. For the films, the character of Eric was combined with [[Ben Cheney]].
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'''Justin Chon''' appears in ''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]]'', ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'', ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'' and ''[[Breaking Dawn - Part 1]]'' as [[Eric Yorkie]]. For the films, the character of Eric was combined with [[Ben Cheney]].
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Justin Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean. His father was an actor in South Korea. 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 (film)|Twilight]]'', based on the [[Twilight|book]] by [[Stephenie Meyer]]. Justin reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in Twilight's sequels, ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'' and ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]''.
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Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean. His father was an actor in South Korea. 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 (film)|Twilight]]'', based on the [[Twilight|book]] by [[Stephenie Meyer]]. Chon reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in ''Twilight'''s sequels, ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'' and ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]''.
Justin also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book "About Face" by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. On May 23, 2009, Justin participated in a live webcast and Q&A session for charity on StarCAM. A portion of the proceeds went to Step Off Ministry
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Chon also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book "About Face" by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. On May 23, 2009, Chon participated in a live webcast and Q&A session for charity on StarCAM. A portion of the proceeds went to Step Off Ministry.
   
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==
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|rowspan=1|2008
 
|rowspan=1|2008
 
|''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]]''
 
|''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]]''
|Eric Yorkie
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|[[Eric Yorkie]]
 
|Supporting Role
 
|Supporting Role
 
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|2011
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|rowspan=2|2011
|''[[Breaking Dawn (films)|Breaking Dawn - Part I]]''
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|''[[Breaking Dawn - Part 1|The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1]]''
 
|Eric Yorkie
 
|Eric Yorkie
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|''Filming''
 
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|''Jin''
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|Jin
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|Short
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|rowspan=4|2012
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|''Rock Jocks''
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|Seth
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|-
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|''Hang Loose''
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|BJ
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|-
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|''Detention of the Dead''
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|Ash
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|-
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|''Company Car''
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|Justin
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|TV Mini-series
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|rowspan=6|2013
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|''New Girl''
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|Brian
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|TV series; 1 episode
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|''Innocent Blood''
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|Brad Lee
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|-
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|''From the Rough''
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|Ji-Kyung
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|-
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|''To Those Nights''
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|Elijah
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|Short
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|-
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|''21 & Over''
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|Jeff Chang
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|-
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|''Full Circle''
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|Justin
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|Short
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|-
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|2014
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|''Revenge of the Green Dragons''
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|Sonny
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|-
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|rowspan=5|2015
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|''Seoul Searching''
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|Sid Park
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|''Man Up''
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|Randall
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|''Sin City Saints''
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|Byron Summers
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|TV series; 8 episodes
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|''Like Lambs''
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|Jasper Cho
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|Post-production
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|''Satanic''
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|Seth
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|Post-production
 
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|}
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
Justin's favourite book from The Twilight Saga is ''[[Twilight]]''.
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Chon's favorite book from the ''Twilight Saga'' is ''[[Twilight]]''.
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.justinchon.com/ Official website]
 
*[http://www.justinchon.com/ Official website]
 
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=635566 Justin Chon's Profile] on '''[[wikipedia:MySpace|MySpace]]'''
 
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=635566 Justin Chon's Profile] on '''[[wikipedia:MySpace|MySpace]]'''
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*{{IMDb name|2014390}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2014390/ Justin Chon] at the '''[[wikipedia:Internet Movie Database|Internet Movie Database]]'''
 
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*[[wikipedia:Justin Chon|Justin Chon]] on Wikipedia
   
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Revision as of 13:57, 26 December 2015


Justin Chon appears in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Eric Yorkie. For the films, the character of Eric was combined with Ben Cheney.

Biography

Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean. His father was an actor in South Korea. 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. Chon reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in Twilight's sequels, New Moon and Eclipse. Chon also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book "About Face" by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. On May 23, 2009, Chon participated in a live webcast and Q&A session for charity on StarCAM. A portion of the proceeds went to Step Off Ministry.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2005 Taki & Luci Drug Buyer
Jack & Bobby Greek Chorus TV
2006 Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior Peter Wu Supporting Role
Puff, Puff, Pass Bobby
The O.C. Big Korea TV
Fleetwood Rong
2007 Zoom! Chester Lopman
2007–2009 Just Jordan Tony Lee TV
2008 Twilight Eric Yorkie Supporting Role
2009 Ball's Out: The Gary Houseman Story Joe Chang
Crossing Over Yong Kim
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Eric Yorkie Minor Role
Turbo Hugo Park
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Eric Yorkie
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Eric Yorkie
Jin Jin Short
2012 Rock Jocks Seth
Hang Loose BJ
Detention of the Dead Ash
Company Car Justin TV Mini-series
2013 New Girl Brian TV series; 1 episode
Innocent Blood Brad Lee
From the Rough Ji-Kyung
To Those Nights Elijah Short
21 & Over Jeff Chang
Full Circle Justin Short
2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons Sonny
2015 Seoul Searching Sid Park
Man Up Randall
Sin City Saints Byron Summers TV series; 8 episodes
Like Lambs Jasper Cho Post-production
Satanic Seth Post-production

Trivia

Chon's favorite book from the Twilight Saga is Twilight.

External links