Acting credits
24
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Jon M. Chu
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 38Series: 16Crew credits: 33
TMDB ID: 54507
IMDb ID: nm0160840
Known for: Directing
Born: November 2, 1979
Age: 46
Place of birth: Palo Alto, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2028
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q1702754
Also known as
Jon Chu • John M. Chu • جان ام. چو • Jonathan Murray Chu
Other jobs
Director (22)Executive Producer (5)Producer (3)Creator (1)Executive Music Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for directing the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) and the musical fantasy "Wicked" (2024), the former being one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent. For his direction for "Wicked," Chu won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Director. An alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, other films he has directed often include musical elements, including the dance films "Step Up 2: The Streets" (2008) and "Step Up 3D" (2010), the musicals "Jem and the Holograms" (2015) and "In the Heights" (2021), as well as the live concert films "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" (2011) and "Justin Bieber's Believe" (2013).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jon M. Chu.
Mar 16, 2028
Director
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
2028 • Movie
as Self
Making Wicked: For Good
2025 • Movie
Director
Wicked: For Good
2025 • Movie
as Self
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025 • Movie
as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025 • Movie
as Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025 • Movie
as Self
Making Wicked
2024 • Movie
as Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024 • Movie
Director
Wicked
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022 • Movie
as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022 • Movie
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021 • Movie
as Self
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021 • Movie
Director
In the Heights
2021 • Movie
Director
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
2019 • Movie
as Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 • Movie
Director
Crazy Rich Asians
2018 • Movie
Director
Now You See Me 2
2016 • Movie
Producer
Dance Camp
2016 • Movie
Director
Jem and the Holograms
2015 • Movie
Director
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2014 • Movie
as Self
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013 • Movie
Director
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
Step Up Revolution
2012 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jon M. Chu.
as Himself • 3 eps
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
2025 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 • Series
Producer • 10 eps
The Company You Keep
2023 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
Thai Cave Rescue
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
One Perfect Shot
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Directors on Directors
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 20 eps
Home Before Dark
2020 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Good Trouble
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
Creator
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
2010 • Series
1 eps
The Miley and Mandy Show
2008 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
Dancing with the Stars
2005 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944 • Series