Aaron Yoo
Aaron Yoo | |
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Dallas, Texas , U.S. | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse |
Fara Homidi (m. 2014) |
Aaron Yoo (born May 12, 1979) is an American[2] actor. He is best known for appearing in the films Disturbia (2007), 21 (2008), and Friday the 13th (2009), as well as playing Russell Kwon in the sci-fi series The Tomorrow People (2013–14).
Career
He starred in
Shortly before filming of Friday the 13th began, Yoo had his
His stage credits include a 2002 revival of
Personal life
Aaron Yoo was born in
He is married to Fara Homidi, who works in the fashion industry as a make-up artist. In his spare time, he practices DJing, pole vaulting, and playing the cello.[6] He is fully bilingual in Korean and English.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Things That Go Bump in the Night | Brad | |
2006 | Dry Clean Only | Dry Cleaners Clerk | |
2007 | Rocket Science | Heston | |
American Pastime | Lyle Nomura | ||
Disturbia | Ronald "Ronnie" Chu | ||
2008 | The Wackness | Justin | |
21 | Choi | ||
364 Cranes | Tommy | ||
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
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Thom | ||
2009 | Friday the 13th | Chad "Chewie" Wong | |
The Good Guy | Steve-O | ||
Labor Pains | Miles | ||
Gamer | Humanz Dude | ||
2010 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Marcus Yeon | Uncredited |
2011 | She Wants Me | Max | |
10 Years | Peter Jung | ||
2013 | McCanick | Carl | |
2014 | Kid Cannabis | Brendan Butler | |
2015 | Demonic | Donnie | |
Someone Else | Jamie | ||
Everything Before Us | Ben | ||
2016 | Money Monster | Won Joon | |
2017 | Killing Gunther | Yong | |
2021 | Wish Dragon | Pockets (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Ed | Student Ethan | 1 episode |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tommy | 1 episode |
2005 | Cinema AZN | DVD reviewer | Unknown episode(s) |
2006 | Love Monkey | Staffer #2 | 1 episode |
The Bedford Diaries | James Fong | Recurring role | |
2008 | ER | Kwan Li | 1 episode |
2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Edward Kim | 1 episode |
2013–14 | The Tomorrow People | Russell Kwan | Main role |
2015, 2023 | The Blacklist | The Troll Farmer / Bo Chang | 3 episodes |
2016-2017 | StartUp
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Alex Bell | Seasons 1 & 2 |
2018 | Hawaii Five-0
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Hideki Tashiro | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "Aaron Yoo & Fara Homidi Wedding". Luster. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c Hamlin, Andrew (2016). "Korean American actor stars in new TV series". Northwest Asian Weekly. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019.
- ^ "The Wackness at ComingSoon!". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- ^ "'Shark' Co-Star Floats to 'Friday the 13th'". The Hollywood Reporter. Zap2it. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ^ "Interview: Friday the 13th Marcus Nispel". Shock Till You Drop. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
- ^ a b c Makin, Cheryl (2016). "East Brunswick actor ready to 'StartUp'". My Central Jersey. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
- ^ Jordan, Chris. "Keep an eye on this guy", Home News Tribune, April 13, 2007. Accessed February 13, 2011. "Disturbia costar and East Brunswick native Aaron Yoo..."
- IMDb
External links
Media related to Aaron Yoo at Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Yoo at IMDb