Teo Yoo

Kim Chi Hun (Korean: 김치훈; born April 11, 1981), known professionally as Teo Yoo is a German-South Korean actor. He has starred as Viktor Tsoi in the musical film Leto (2018).[1][2][3][4] He won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actor in 2021. In 2023, he gained wider recognition for starring in the romantic drama film Past Lives.

Teo Yoo
Yoo in 2023
Born
Kim Chi Hun

(1981-04-11) April 11, 1981
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentC-JeS Entertainment
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGim Chi-hun
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'ihun
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationYoo Tae-o
McCune–ReischauerYoo T'aeo

Life

Teo Yoo was born in Cologne, Germany. His father was a miner and his mother was a nurse. After graduating from high school in Germany, he went to the United States and England to study acting.[5]

In 2007, he married artist Nikki S. Lee.[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Kim Bab Kim short film
2004 Brooklyn Bound Tommy Woo
2006 Day Night Day Night Driver
2009 Actresses Emile
2010 Innocent When You Dream Gustav Zerga short film
2012 Love Fiction Secretary
Shanghai Strangers The Lover short film
Code Name: Jackal Moustache
2014 One on One Shadow
2015 Seoul Searching Klaus Kim
Equals Peter
You Call It Passion Jey
2016 Bitcoin Heist Thomas
2017 The Moment Mr. Kim Thai Film
TV Cello Nam June Paik short film
2018 Lim Teo short film
Leto Viktor Tsoi
2019 Vertigo Lee Jin-soo
Black Money Steve Jung Special appearance
2020 Pawn Yoo Deok-hwa
2021 New Year Blues Rae-hwan
Log in Belgium Director, writer, editing [8]
2022 Decision to Leave Director Lee Special appearance [9]
2023 Past Lives Hae-sung American film [10]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Arthdal Chronicles Ragaz Cameo
Vagabond Jerome
Chocolate Kwon Min-sung
2020 Money Game Eugene Han
2021 Drama Stage – Proxy Emotion Yoo Jae-ho Season 4; one act-drama [11]
The Window Cho Jae-yeon Japanese-German joint drama [12]
2023 Love to Hate You Nam Kang Ho

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 The Cravings Teo
2020 The School Nurse Files Mackenzie
2021 Dr. Brain Secretary Yoon [13]
2023 Love to Hate You Nam Kang-ho [14]
TBA The World's Worst Boy [15]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Running Man Guest Episode 535
2021 Honeymoon Tavern Cast Member Episode 1–9 [16][17]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Overwhelming"[18] 2021 Log in Belgium OST

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021[19][20] Best New Actor Vertigo Won [21][22]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2020 Best New Actor Nominated
Korea Arts and Culture Awards 2021 Film Division Teo Yoo Won [23]
Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards 2018 Best New Actor Leto Won
Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2023 Asia Star Award Fast Lives Won [24]
Marie Claire Film Festival 2023 Marie Claire Award Log in Belgium Won [25]
Starpicks Thai Film Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actor The Moment Won [26]

Listicles

Year, Name of publisher, listed, name of listicle, and placement
Year Publisher Listicle Placement Ref.
2021 GQ Korea 2021 Man of the Year NA [27]

References

  1. Anastasiya (25 August 2017). "Стало известно, кто сыграет роль Виктора Цоя в фильме Кирилла Серебренникова" [Actor of Viktor Tsoi in Kirill Serebrennikov's film revealed]. Cosmopolitan Russia (in Russian). Fashion Press. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Роль Виктора Цоя в фильме "Лето" Кирилла Серебренникова получил Тео Ю. Майка Науменко сыграл Рома Зверь" [Teo Yoo cast as Viktor Tsoi in Kirill Serebrennikov's "Summer"; Roman Bilyn to play Mike Naumenko]. Meduza (in Russian). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. Kwak, Yeon-soo (15 May 2018). "Actor Teo Yoo plays Soviet rock star". The Korea Times. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. Song, Hye-jin (15 May 2018). "Korean-German Actor Teo Yoo Gets Big Break in Cannes Hit". The Chosun Ilbo. Chosun Media. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. Esquire (October 16, 2018). "이방인 세계인 한국인 유태오". Esquire Korea. South Korea. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  6. "Yoo Teo Says His Dream Is to Become a World-Famous Actor". ZAPZEE. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  7. Lim, Ashley. "The Project Series: A Profile on Artist Nikki Lee". The Science Survey. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  8. Lee Seung-mi (November 5, 2021). "[공식]유태오 감독 데뷔작 '로그 인 벨지움', 12월 개봉 확정…런칭 포스터 공개" [[Official] Director Yoo Tae-oh's debut film 'Log in Belgium' is confirmed for release in December... Launch poster released] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 5, 2021 via Naver.
  9. Jo, Yeon-kyung (May 24, 2022). "마침내 공개된 박찬욱표 新멜로…칸 녹인 '헤어질결심' 8분 기립박수" [Park Chan-wook's new melodrama finally revealed... Khan's 'decision to break up' 8-minute standing ovation] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved May 24, 2022 via Naver.
  10. Noh, Kyu-min (August 3, 2021). "[공식] 유태오, 할리우드行…'미나리' 제작사 영화 '페스트 라이브즈' 주연 확정" [[Official] Tae-oh Yoo, going to Hollywood… 'Minari' production company confirmed to star in movie 'Fest Lives]. TenAsia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. Jo Joong-hyeon (February 25, 2021). "유태오·공승연→안소희·곽동연…tvN '드라마 스테이지 2021'로 만난다" [Tae-oh Yoo and Seung-yeon Gong → So-hee Ahn, Dong-yeon Kwak… Meet through tvN's 'Drama Stage 2021']. digitalchosun (in Korean). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  12. Kim Na-ra (February 22, 2021). "유태오, 아시아&유럽 합작 드라마 '더 윈도우' 출연 확정 [공식]" [Tae-oh Yoo Confirmed to Appear in Asia & Europe Collaborative Drama 'The Window' [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2022 via Naver.
  13. Kim Na-ra (October 25, 2021). "애플TV+, 11월 4일 韓 출시…김지운 감독X이선균 'Dr. 브레인' 공개 [공식]" [Apple TV+ to be released in Korea on November 4th... Director Kim Ji-woon X Lee Seon-gyun 'Dr. Brain' Revealed [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved October 25, 2021 via Naver.
  14. Hong Se-young (November 4, 2021). "김옥빈·유태오, 넷플릭스 '연애대전' 출연확정 [공식]" [Ok-bin Kim and Tae-oh Yoo confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Love War' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved November 4, 2021 via Naver.
  15. Lee Seung-hoon (July 14, 2022). "[단독] 유태오, '세상에서 가장 나쁜 소년' 캐스팅..대세 행보 이어간다" [[Exclusive] Tae-oh Yoo to cast 'The Baddest Boy'... Continuing the trend] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 14, 2022 via Naver.
  16. Park Soo-in (May 25, 2021). "tvN 측 "김희선 탁재훈 유태오 문세윤 카이 새 예능 출연, 7월 첫방송"(공식입장)" [tvN side "Kim Hee-sun, Tak Jae-hoon, Yoo Tae-oh, Moon Se-yoon, Kai, new entertainment appearance, first broadcast in July" (official position)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 26, 2021 via Naver.
  17. Jung Han-byul (June 17, 2021). "김희선→카이, 신혼여행 돕는다…'우도주막' 출연" [Kim Hee-sun → Kai helps honeymoon... Appeared in 'Udo Jumak'] (in Korean). hankookilbo. Retrieved June 17, 2021 via Naver.
  18. Kwak Hyun-soo (December 28, 2021). "유태오 데뷔 후 첫 싱글앨범 발표" [Tae-oh Yoo's first single album after debut] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved December 28, 2021 via Naver.
  19. Delayed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19
  20. An, Jin-young (December 8, 2020). "청룡영화상, 코로나19 확산에 연기 결정". naver (in Korean). munhwa. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  21. "청룡영화상, '남산 부장'과 '다만 악에서' 혈투". news.naver (in Korean). 11 November 2020.
  22. Kwak Hyun-soo (February 9, 2021). "'2021 청룡영화제' 유태오·강말금 신인상 수상" [2021 Blue Dragon Film Festival' Tae-oh Yoo and Mal-geum Kang receive Rookie of the Year Award]. sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  23. Lim Jong-myeong (May 20, 2021). "유태오, 대한민국 예술문화인 대상 영화배우 부문 수상" [Tae-oh Yoo won the Korean Arts and Culture Award in the Movie Actor category]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2021 via Naver.
  24. Lee, Seo-hyun (October 6, 2023). "마리끌레르 아시아스타어워즈 2023" [Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2023] (in Korean). Marie Claire. Retrieved October 6, 2023 via Naver.
  25. Kwak, Myung-dong (April 24, 2023). "유태오, 제10회 마리끌레르 영화제 '마리끌레르상' 수상" [Teo Yoo won the ‘Marie Claire Award’ at the 10th Marie Claire Film Festival] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Naver.
  26. Bussaba. "มาทำความรู้จักรางวัลเพื่อหนังไทย STARPICS THAI FILM AWARDS". plotter (in Thai). Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  27. Jung Yu-jin (December 1, 2021). "유태오, 지큐 코리아 선정 '2021 맨 오브 더 이어'" [Tae-oh Yoo, GQ Korea's '2021 Man of the Year']. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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