Chon starred as Jin in the TV series Ktown Cowboys in 2010. He starred as Erick Yorkie in the movies Twilight in 2008, The Twilight Saga: New Moon in 2009, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in 2010, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 in 2011. Chon has also starred in the movies Puff, Puff, Pass, Fleetwood, Hack!, Crossing Over, From the Rough, Detention of the Dead, Hang Loose, 21 & Over, and Revenge of the Green Dragons. Chon also co-owns a chain of stores called the Attic in California.