Adrian Voo
{{short description|Malaysian film actor (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Adrian Voo
| image = Adrian Voo - June 2016 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Voo in June 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|4|30|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| nationality = Malaysian
| alma_mater = San Francisco State University (B.Sc.)
New York Film Academy
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012–present
}}
Adrian Voo ({{IPAc-en|v|uː}}; born April 30, 1986){{cite web|title=How to say or pronounce Adrian Voo|url=http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/adrian%20voo|website=Pronounce Names|access-date=29 August 2016}}{{cite web|title=Adrian Voo|url=https://www.flixster.com/celebrity/adrian-voo/|website=Flixster|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032530/https://www.flixster.com/celebrity/adrian-voo/|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}} is a Malaysian film actor. He came to prominence with supporting roles in the comedy films Amateur Night and Dear Dictator.
Life and career
Adrian Voo was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He earned a B.Sc. in Business Management from San Francisco State University.{{cite book|title=San Francisco State University Alumni Today|publisher=Harris Connect|page=75, A178|edition=2015}} He then attended the New York Film Academy for acting.{{cite web|last1=Perrone|first1=Jeanne Joe|title=Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's "Little Bitches" Co-Stars NYFA Acting for Film Alum Adrian Voo|url=https://www.nyfa.edu/nyfa-news/sony-pictures-home-entertainments-little-bitches-costars-nyfa-acting-for-film-alum-adrian-voo.php|website=New York Film Academy|access-date=6 February 2018}}
In 2013, Voo made his film debut in the indie psychological thriller Seventy-Nine.{{cite web|last1=Allen|first1=Michael|title=Bizarre Experiments Take Place in the Bowels of an Abandoned Hospital in this Trailer for Seventy-Nine|url=http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2013/07/bizarre-experiments-take-place-in.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202014130/http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2013/07/bizarre-experiments-take-place-in.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 2, 2015|website=28 Days Later Analysis|publisher=}}{{cite web|last1=Barton|first1=Steve|title=Meet Patient Seventy-Nine|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/45272/meet-patient-seventy-nine|website=Dread Central|date=12 June 2013 |publisher=}} That same year, he was cast in The Hangover Part III but the scene was ultimately cut from the final film.{{cite web|title= 5 Fun Facts About Malaysian-Born Adrian Voo|url= https://hype.my/2018/150988/5-fun-facts-malaysian-born-adrian-voo-rising-star-hollywood|website=Hype MY|date=17 January 2018|publisher=}} He also portrayed a zombie apocalypse survivor in the sci-fi straight-to-DVD thriller Quarantine L.A.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Has Become 'The Infected' Zone|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3237808/los-angeles-has-become-the-infected-zone/|website=Bloody Disgusting|date=12 June 2013 |publisher=}}
In 2014, Voo was cast alongside Jason Biggs, Ashley Tisdale and Janet Montgomery in the adult comedy Amateur Night.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jason-biggs-ashley-tisdale-starring-754518|title=Jason Biggs, Ashley Tisdale Starring in Indie Comedy 'Drive, She Said' (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|last=Kit|first=Borys|access-date=February 25, 2016|date=December 5, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Indie actor Adrian Voo goes mainstream in "Amateur Night"|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/indie-actor-adrian-voo-goes-mainstream-in-amateur_us_579ce88de4b07066ba1ed339|website=The Huffington Post|date=30 July 2016 |access-date=2 August 2016}} The following year, he was cast alongside Jennette McCurdy and Virginia Gardner in the coming-of-age comedy Little Bitches.{{cite web|title= Jennette McCurdy, Virginia Gardner Join Teen Comedy 'Little Bitches'|url= https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jennette-mccurdy-virginia-gardner-little-bitches-1201661873/|website=Variety|date=15 December 2015|access-date=December 20, 2015}}
In 2017, he appeared in the satire comedy Dear Dictator, for which he also served as an executive producer. The film starred Michael Caine and Katie Holmes.{{cite web|last1=Lowe|first1=Justin|title='Coup d'Etat': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/coup-d-etat-1059825|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=21 November 2017 |access-date=23 November 2017}}
Filmography
=Film and television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| style="width:10%;"| Year | style="width:auto;"| Title | style="width:auto;"| Role | style="width:25%;"| Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| Prisoner | Uncredited | |||
| Seventy-Nine
| Isamu Tan | | |||
| Quarantine L.A.
| Quentin Mayers | | |||
| House of Lies
| Galweather & Stearn Employee | Episode: “Family Values” | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Dub Step | Tim | Short film | |||
| BlackJacks
| Lee | Unaired television pilot | |||
| 2015
| College Student | | |||
| 2016
| Best Man Dan | | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Adrian | | |||
| Dear Dictator
| Neighbor | Also executive producer | |||
| Venom
| Additional Voices | | |||
| 2019
| Kill in the Blank | Isaac | Episode: “Margin of Error” |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| style="width:10%;"| Year | style="width:auto;"| Title | style="width:auto;"| Artist(s) | style="width:25%;" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014
| “No Matter Where You Are” | Republic Records |
References
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External links
{{commons category|Adrian Voo}}
- {{IMDb name|5043090}}
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Category:Malaysian male film actors
Category:21st-century Malaysian male actors
Category:Malaysian expatriates in the United States
Category:Male actors from Kuala Lumpur