Truc "Charlie" Nguyen is a Vietnamese American film producer, director, screenwriter and martial arts action director. In 1992, Nguyen started his own production company called Cinema Pictures, which was later evolved into Chanh Phuong Films in 2004. His film credits include Hung Vuong the 18th/Thời Hùng Vương 18, Chances Are/Vật Đổi Sao Dời, Finding Madison, Fool For Love/Để Mai Tính, the award-winning hit release by The Weinstein Company, The Rebel/Dòng Máu Anh Hùng, The Prince and the Pagoda Boy/Khát Vọng Thăng Long, the Vietnam box office record comedy - Big Boss/Long Ruồi, Love Puzzles/Cưới Ngay Kẻo lỡ, Little Teo/Tèo Em, Vietnam banned martial arts gangster - Cho Lon/Bụi Đời Chợ Lớn, Vampire Diary, Fool For Love 2/Để Mai Tính 2 and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2, Fanatic/Fan Cuồng, Jailbait/Em Chưa 18. He's currently in pre-production of Killer Wears a Hat/Sát Thủ Đầu Mang Mủ.
I know a little Vietnamese boy with this name, and his family pronounces it like the vehicle, "Truck." I've never heard them say, "Cho" when referring to his name.