Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Jon M. Chu
Directing
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Movies: 37Series: 15Crew 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: 6.76
Wikidata: Q1702754
Also known as
Jon Chu • John M. Chu • 朱浩伟 • Джон М. Чу • جان ام. چو
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
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Director
2028 Movie
Making Wicked: For Good
as Self
2025 Movie
6.7
Wicked: For Good
Director
2025 Movie
10.0
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
as Self
2025 Movie
8.3
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
2025 Movie
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
as Self
2025 Movie
8.0
Making Wicked
as Self
2024 Movie
7.5
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
2024 Movie
6.9
Wicked
Director
2024 Movie
6.7
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
4.7
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
as Self
2022 Movie
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021 Movie
7.0
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021 Movie
7.1
In the Heights
Director
2021 Movie
5.8
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Director
2019 Movie
7.2
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self
2018 Movie
7.1
Crazy Rich Asians
Director
2018 Movie
6.8
Now You See Me 2
Director
2016 Movie
6.3
Dance Camp
Producer
2016 Movie
5.5
Jem and the Holograms
Director
2015 Movie
7.0
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Director
2014 Movie
7.0
Justin Bieber's Believe
as Self
2013 Movie
5.7
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Director
2013 Movie
6.9
Step Up Revolution
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jon M. Chu.
7.7
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self • 3 eps
2023 Series
7.2
The Company You Keep
Producer • 10 eps
2023 Series
7.6
Thai Cave Rescue
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2022 Series
4.7
One Perfect Shot
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.5
Home Before Dark
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2020 Series
7.5
Good Trouble
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.1
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
Creator
2010 Series
The Miley and Mandy Show
1 eps
2008 Series
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Swiss Family Robinson
Director • 1 eps
Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series