Jonathan Murray Chu is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for directing the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent, and the fantasy musicals Wicked and Wicked: For Good, a two-part film adaptation of the stage musical. For directing Wicked, Chu won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director and Critics' Choice Award for Best Director. In addition, Wicked was nominated for and won a number of Academy Awards.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Today with Jenna & Friends (2025)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 2x43: Olivia Munn, Shay Mitchell, Jon M. Chu, Oyinkan Braithwaite (Nov 19, 2025)
ABC News Live Weekend (2024)
Guest starring as Interviewed
- Episode 2025 Special: On The Red Carpet at the Oscars (Mar 2, 2025)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
Guest starring as Jon M. Chu
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Wizarding World and The Big Bang (Jun 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Heroes, Villains and Friends (Jun 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (May 25, 2023)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Jon M. Chu
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-11-19: Jon M. Chu, Smashing Pumpkins (Nov 19, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-03: Oprah Winfrey, Jon Chu, Priya Krishna (Dec 3, 2024)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Jon M. Chu
- Episode 7x38: Jeff Goldblum, Jon M. Chu, Lily Rose (Nov 19, 2025)
Today 3rd Hour (2018)
Guest starring as Jon M. Chu
- Episode 2024-11-13: Jon Chu, Brooks & Dunn (Nov 13, 2024)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jon M. Chu
- Episode 2024-07-23: Matthew Macfadyen, Jon M. Chu (Jul 23, 2024)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Jon M. Chu
- Episode 2021-06-11: Kathryn Hahn, Jon M. Chu, Polo G (Jun 11, 2021)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 20x17: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, The Last Showgirl, American Primeval, Wicked, Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Jan 11, 2025)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Guest starring as Guest Judge
- Episode 34x06: Wicked Night (Oct 21, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 2024-07-07: Jon Chu, John Williams, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock (Jul 7, 2024)
Meet the Press (1947)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 2025-11-09: Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu (Nov 9, 2025)
Crew Credits
The Company You Keep (2023)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Art of the Steel (Apr 16, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Company Man (Apr 9, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: The Real Thing (Apr 2, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: The Spy Who Loved Me (Mar 26, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: All In (Mar 19, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Against All Odds (Mar 5, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: A Sparkling Reputation (Feb 26, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 19, 2023)
Home Before Dark (2020)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2x01: Not Giving Up (Jun 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Bigger Than All of Us (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Superhero Monster Slayer (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: The Future is Female (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Search Party (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: 88 Miles an Hour (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: The Green Bike (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: The Bird, Man (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Sting Like a Bee (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Never Be the Same (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Magic Hour (Apr 3, 2020)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Never Be the Same (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Magic Hour (Apr 3, 2020)
Good Trouble (2019)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x01: DTLA (Jan 8, 2019)
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (2010)
Show crew as Creator
Episode crew as Writer
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Lettermakers (Jul 21, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: The Uprising Begins (Jul 21, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Robot Love Story (Jul 14, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: AntiGravity Heroes (Jul 7, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: The Tale of Trevor Drift (Jul 7, 2010)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Robot Love Story (Jul 14, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: AntiGravity Heroes (Jul 7, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: The Tale of Trevor Drift (Jul 7, 2010)