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Arnold Chon

Arnold Chon

Actor, also producer · Born October 9, 1980 (46) · Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Arnold Chon is an actor and a stunt performer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 9, 1980 (46)
From
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
53 on Motif · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Arnold Chon's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Power
22%
Society
11%
Survival
8%
Self
7%
Bonds
6%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Arnold Chon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 53 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arnold Chon's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 53 with a Motif page.

  • Safe House(2025)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Interview (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Mysterious Man

  • Trouble Man(2025)

    as Lao

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Phoenix (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sensei

  • Devotion(2022)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Telemarketer(2020)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Hollow Point(2019)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Acceleration(2019)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bad Times at the El Royale(2018)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Peppermint(2018)

    Stunts · as Pinata Money-Counter #2

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Yuan

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Doomsday Device(2017)

    Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mind Blown(2016)

    Producer · Stunt Coordinator

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Vigilante Diaries(2016)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Isolation(2015)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Fresh Off the Boat(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Taiwanese Player

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Street(2015)

    Producer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Escape Plan(2013)

    Stunts · as Prisoner (uncredited)

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation(2013)

    as Red Cobra Ninja (uncredited)

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    Stunt Double · Stunts · as Korean Terrorist (uncredited)

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning(2012)

    as Unisol

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Eyes(2012)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Safe(2012)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Arena(2011)

    Fight Choreographer

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Priest(2011)

    as Strong Priest

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    as Monk (uncredited)

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Locked Down(2010)

    as Quang

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Pain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • The Last Airbender(2010)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Knight and Day(2010)

    as Gunman with Shotgun (uncredited)

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Blood and Bone(2009)

    as Price Sparring Partner (uncredited)

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

    as Ugha Mud Warrior (uncredited)

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Sanouk

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Rush Hour 3(2007)

    as Motorcycle Triad (uncredited)

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

    Stunts · as Asian Pirate (uncredited)

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wild Hogs(2007)

    as Really Tiny Biker

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Idiocracy(2006)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 18 Fingers of Death!(2006)

    Producer · as Deadly Thug #2

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire(2005)

    as Rhee

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 7 Seconds(2005)

    Utility Stunts

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Wake of Death(2004)

    as Biker Thug

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon(2004)

    as Baldy

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story(2004)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • LArceny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Stunts

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Bank Manager Charles Park

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Freaky Friday(2003)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Anger Management(2003)

    as Buddhist Monk (uncredited)

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Cradle 2 the Grave(2003)

    Stunts · as Cage Fighter (uncredited)

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • She Spies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts

  • Outside the Law(2002)

    Stunts

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Stop at Nothing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Fight Choreographer

  • Extreme Honor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Chinese Bodyguard #1 (as Arnold Julian Chan)

  • Guardian(2001)

    as Derelict #2

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Big Momma's House(2000)

    as Kang's Bodyguard (uncredited)

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Fight Choreographer · Stunts · as Samarai Warrior

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Mortal Kombat: Conquest(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Fighter (uncredited) · as Reptile #2 (uncredited)

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • V.I.P. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Stunts · as Bandit

  • Mortal Kombat: Queen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Reptile #2 (uncredited)

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Stunts

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Trouble Man (2025)

$27K worldwide

Highest rated

Street (2015)

Motif 31st

Most popular right now

18 Fingers of Death! (2006)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 60: 28 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Motif score47thOther crew32 of 60: 24 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Motif score47th

60 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · 4 acting · 3 crew2000s24 · 16 acting · 10 crew2010s24 · 13 acting · 14 crew2020s7 · 3 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Arnold Chon's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 43; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 2nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

2ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor, producer

18 Fingers of Death! (2006)

88th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Motif 86th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 27/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 19. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Arnold Chon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arnold Chon's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian Sesma shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers