Teo Yoo

Kim Chi-Hun (born April 11, 1981), known professionally as Teo Yoo is a South Korean actor. He is known for his role as Viktor Tsoi in the musical film Leto.[1][2][3][4]

The native form of this personal name is Yoo Teo. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Yoo.
Teo Yoo
Born
Kim Chi-Hun

(1981-04-11) April 11, 1981
Cologne, West Germany
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)Nikki S. Lee (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 as Kim Chi-Hun 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. He chose not to acquire German citizenship, and has had Korean citizenship since birth.[5]

He debuted as a Korean actor in 2008.

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

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Kim Bab Kim short
2004 Brooklyn Bound Tommy Woo
2006 Day Night Day Night Driver
2009 Actresses Emile
2010 Innocent When You Dream Gustav Zerga short
2012 Love Fiction Secretary
Shanghai Strangers The Lover short
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
2018 Lim Teo short
Leto Viktor Tsoi
2019 Vertigo Lee Jin-soo
Black Money Steve Jung
2020 Pawn Yoo Deok-hwa
2021 New Year Blues Rae-hwan
Log in Belgium Director, Writer, Editing[8]
TBA Past Lives Hollywood Film[9]

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2016 The Cravings Teo web series
2019 Arthdal Chronicles tvN Ragaz Cameo
Vagabond SBS Jerome
Chocolate JTBC Kwon Min-sung
2020 Money Game tvN Eugene Han
The School Nurse Files Netflix Mackenzie
2021 Drama Stage – Proxy Emotion tvN Yoo Jae-ho Season 4 [10]
Dr. Brain Apple TV+ [11]
TBA Love to Hate You Netflix Nam Kang-ho [12]

Television shows
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2021 Honeymoon Tavern tvN Cast Member Episode 1–9 [13] [14]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 15th Starpicks Thai Film Awards Best Supporting Actor The Moment Won [15]
2018 26th Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards Best New Actor Leto Won
2020 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards Vertigo Nominated
2021 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards[16][17] Best New Actor Won [18][19]
9th Korea Arts and Culture Awards Film Division N/A Won [20]

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 [21]

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. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Bussaba. "มาทำความรู้จักรางวัลเพื่อหนังไทย STARPICS THAI FILM AWARDS". plotter (in Thai). Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  16. Delayed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19
  17. An, Jin-young (December 8, 2020). "청룡영화상, 코로나19 확산에 연기 결정". naver (in Korean). munhwa. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  18. "청룡영화상, '남산 부장'과 '다만 악에서' 혈투". news.naver (in Korean). 11 November 2020.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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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