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Aaron Yoo
Born (1979-05-12) May 12, 1979 (age 45)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Fara Homidi
(m. 2014)
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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

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He starred in Disturbia, Rocket Science, and American Pastime (all 2007); 21, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and The Wackness (all 2008);[3] and Labor Pains and the Friday the 13th reboot (both 2009).[4]

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.[5]

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

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Aaron Yoo was born in Dallas, Texas, to Korean[2] parents. When he was 8, his family moved from Edison to East Brunswick, New Jersey.[6] He has an older sister.[7] 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.[8] He graduated in 2001 with a degree in theatre,[6] 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.[6] He is fully bilingual in Korean and English.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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 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

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Year Title Role Notes
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 Alex Bell Seasons 1 & 2
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Hideki Tashiro 2 episodes
2024 Criminal Minds Roger Song 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ "Aaron Yoo & Fara Homidi Wedding". Luster. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "The Wackness at ComingSoon!". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  4. ^ "'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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b c Makin, Cheryl (2016). "East Brunswick actor ready to 'StartUp'". My Central Jersey. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
  7. ^ 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..."
  8. ^ Aaron Yoo at IMDb
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