Aaron Yoo

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| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 2000–present

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Aaron Yoo (born May 12, 1979) is an American 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 Disturbia, Rocket Science, and American Pastime (all 2007); 21, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and The Wackness (all 2008);{{Cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=40896 |title=The Wackness at ComingSoon! |access-date=June 19, 2008 |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306040506/http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=40896 |url-status=dead }} and Labor Pains and the Friday the 13th reboot (both 2009).{{cite news|url=http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-morefridaythe13thcasting,0,4558141.story |title='Shark' Co-Star Floats to 'Friday the 13th' |publisher=Zap2it |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 16, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419113043/http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-morefridaythe13thcasting%2C0%2C4558141.story |archive-date=April 19, 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Shortly before filming of Friday the 13th began, Yoo had his appendix removed; as a result, he could not film his scenes right away. As soon as he was ready for filming, director Marcus Nispel immediately hung him upside down from some rafters, exposing the staples over his surgical wound, for the character's post-death shot.{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9540|title=Interview: Friday the 13th Marcus Nispel|publisher=Shock Till You Drop|date=February 9, 2009|access-date=February 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213210728/http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9540|archive-date=February 13, 2009|url-status=dead}}

His stage credits include a 2002 revival of Lope de Vega's Fuente Ovejuna, Mac Wellman's Cellophane (2003), and the premiere of Christopher Shinn's Where Do We Live and the anthology production Savage Acts (both 2004).

Personal life

Aaron Yoo was born in Dallas, Texas, to Korean{{Cite web|url=http://nwasianweekly.com/2016/09/korean-american-actor-stars-in-new-tv-series/|title=Korean American actor stars in new TV series|last=Hamlin|first=Andrew|date=2016|website=Northwest Asian Weekly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223034752/http://nwasianweekly.com/2016/09/korean-american-actor-stars-in-new-tv-series/|archive-date=2019-02-23}} parents. When he was 8, his family moved from Edison to East Brunswick, New Jersey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/television/2016/09/02/east-brunswick-actor-ready-startup/89337978/|title=East Brunswick actor ready to 'StartUp'|last=Makin|first=Cheryl|date=2016|website=My Central Jersey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306083746/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/television/2016/09/02/east-brunswick-actor-ready-startup/89337978/|archive-date=2019-03-06}} He has an older sister.Jordan, Chris. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110628231550/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1731236551.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+13,+2007&author=CHRIS+JORDAN&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Keep+an+eye+on+this+guy&pqatl=google "Keep an eye on this guy"], Home News Tribune, April 13, 2007. Accessed February 13, 2011. "Disturbia costar and East Brunswick native Aaron Yoo..." He attended East Brunswick High School, where he played cello in the orchestra and ran track; he graduated in 1997. Afterwards, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.{{IMDb name|1683094}} He graduated in 2001 with a degree in theatre, and worked for Siemens corporate from 2001 to 2003.

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. He is fully bilingual in Korean and English.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2005 \| Things That Go Bump in the Night \| Brad \|
2006 \| Dry Clean Only \| Dry Cleaners Clerk \|
rowspan=3\|2007 \| Rocket Science \| Heston \|
American Pastime \| Lyle Nomura \|
Disturbia \| Ronald "Ronnie" Chu \|
rowspan=4\|2008 \| The Wackness \| Justin \|
21 \| Choi \|
364 Cranes \| Tommy \|
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist \| Thom \|
rowspan=4\|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
rowspan=2\|2011 \| She Wants Me \| Max \|
10 Years \| Peter Jung \|
2013 \| McCanick \| Carl \|
2014 \| Kid Cannabis \| Brendan Butler \|
rowspan=3\|2015 \| Demonic \| Donnie \|
Someone Else \| Jamie \|
Everything Before Us \|Ben \|
2016 \| Money Monster \|Won Joon \|
2017 \| Killing Gunther \| Yong \|
2021 \|Wish Dragon \|Pockets (voice) \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2005

| Things That Go Bump in the Night

| Brad

2006

| Dry Clean Only

| Dry Cleaners Clerk

rowspan=3|2007

| Rocket Science

| Heston

American Pastime

| Lyle Nomura

Disturbia

| Ronald "Ronnie" Chu

rowspan=4|2008

| The Wackness

| Justin

| Choi

364 Cranes

| Tommy

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

| Thom

rowspan=4|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

rowspan=2|2011

| She Wants Me

| Max

10 Years

| Peter Jung

2013

| McCanick

| Carl

2014

| Kid Cannabis

| Brendan Butler

rowspan=3|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=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\|Notes
2003 \| Ed \| Student Ethan \| 1 episode
2004 \| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \| Tommy \| 1 episode
2005 \| Cinema AZN \| DVD reviewer \| Unknown episode(s)
rowspan=2\| 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 \| Alex Bell \| Seasons 1 & 2
2018 \|Hawaii Five-0 \| Hideki Tashiro \| 2 episodes
2024 \|Criminal Minds \|Roger Song \|1 episode

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2003

| Ed

| Student Ethan

| 1 episode

2004

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Tommy