Portraying the role of Sulu (the part made famous by George Takei in the original series back in the 1960s), Cho has been an instrumental member of the modernized Enterprise crew, appearing in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond.
John Cho has played a pivotal role in the rebooted Star Trek franchise ever since J.J. Abrams took the lead on Star Trek back in 2009.
Cho also made headlines for his portrayal of Sulu in 2016’s Beyond, as it was revealed that the character was gay in honor of original actor and LGBT icon George Takei.