Jon M. Chu

Career Overview

Jon M. Chu has 64 screen credits in a career dating back to 1993. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Step Up with 3 titles. Signature works include Wicked: For Good, Wicked, Now You See Me 2. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

64

Birth Date

1979-11-02

Birth Place

Palo Alto, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Wicked: For Good
• 

  Wicked
• 

  Now You See Me 2
• 

  G.I. Joe: Retaliation
• 

  Crazy Rich Asians
• 

  Step Up 3D

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Step Up (3 titles)
• Crazy Rich Asians Collection (2 titles)
• Wicked Collection (2 titles)
• Now You See Me (1 titles)
• G.I. Joe (1 titles)
• G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Michelle Yeoh (3 collaborations)
• Christopher Scott (3 collaborations)
• Cynthia Erivo (2 collaborations)
• Ariana Grande (2 collaborations)
• Jeff Goldblum (2 collaborations)
• Jonathan Bailey (2 collaborations)
• Ethan Slater (2 collaborations)
• Marissa Bode (2 collaborations)
• Bowen Yang (2 collaborations)
• Bronwyn James (2 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (29 credits)

  • Oh, the Places You'll Go!

    director

    directing
    2028
  • The Woman in Me

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Untitled Britany Spears Biopic

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Crazy Rich Asians 2

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Hot Wheels

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Goxfather

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Permanent Record

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Great Chinese Art Heist

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The LXD: Rise of the Drifts

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Split Fiction

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Play-Doh

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Wicked: For Good

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Wicked

    director

    directing
    2024
  • In the Heights

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Good Trouble

    - DTLA (2019) ... director directing
    2019
  • Crazy Rich Asians

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Now You See Me 2

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Jem and the Holograms

    director

    directing
    2015
  • We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Justin Bieber's Believe

    director

    directing
    2013
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

    director

    directing
    2011
  • The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Step Up 3D

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Step Up 2: The Streets

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Silent Beats

    director

    directing
    2001

• actors (21 credits)

  • Tribeca 25

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Making Wicked: For Good

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Wicked: One Wonderful Night

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Making Wicked

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    - Jon M. Chu (2026) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2022
  • Justin Bieber: The New Me

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - 7/23/24 (Matthew Macfadyen, Jon M. Chu) (2024) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Justin Bieber's Believe

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • YouTube Live

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Dancing with the Stars

    - Wicked Night (2025) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
    2005
  • The Daily Show

    - July 30, 2024 - Jon M. Chu (2024) ... Self actor actors
    1996
  • Freaked

    Giant Stuey Monster

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Oscars

    - 97th Academy Awards (2025) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • Golden Globe Awards

    - The 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025) ... Self - Nominee actor actors
    1944

• production (12 credits)

  • Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • Hot Wheels

    producer

    production
    2026
  • The Goxfather

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Permanent Record

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Split Fiction

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Play-Doh

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Home Before Dark

    executive producer

    production

    - The Smoking Gun (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Biggest Life (2021) ... executive producer production

    - The Bad Guy (2021) ... executive producer production

    - Just a Bird (2021) ... executive producer production

    - What's Out There (2021) ... executive producer production
    2020
  • Dance Camp

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Jem and the Holograms

    producer

    production
    2015
  • Step Up Revolution

    executive producer

    production
    2012

• crew (2 credits)

  • Wicked: One Wonderful Night

    executive music producer

    crew
    2025
  • Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

    thanks

    crew
    2024