His father, Sang Chon, was an actor in South Korea and later a shoe wholesales owner in Paramount, California.

In 2014, Chon appeared as a lead character in crime drama film Revenge of the Green Dragons, which was executive produced by Martin Scorsese.

[13] Chon trained for over two years in the Meisner technique at the Baron Brown Studio in Santa Monica and guest starred in the Studio web series Joanne Brown Is Here with Hana Mae Lee and Joanne Baron in 2016.

[14] Chon starred in the 2018 movie High Resolution with Ellie Bamber, directed by Jason Lester.

Chon also co-wrote (with Kevin Wu), directed, executive produced, and starred in the 2015 feature film Man Up.

[16] It was also screened at the 2015 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, making its West Coast premiere there.

[17] The film is set in Hawaii and also stars Kevin Wu, Amy Hill, Parvesh Cheena, Nichole Bloom, Dion Basco, Samantha Futerman and more.

[19] Chon has also directed several digital short films that are viewable on his YouTube Channel, including You're Stoopid (2013), Full Circle (2013) and 90 Day Visa (2015).

Chon is also a member of BgA (Boys Generally Asian), a parody K-Pop group formed by Higa.