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  • BIRTH 11/04/1981
  • Country Germany
  • SHOWS 8
  • MOVIES 16
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • SCRIPT 1
  • PRODUCTION 1

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Yoo Teo (born April 11, 1981 in Cologne, Germany) is a German-South Korean actor.

Yoo Teo, also known by the Western name Teo Yoo, was born in Cologne on April 11, 1981 as the son of South Korean guest workers. He was a passionate basketball player in his youth, but gave it up after an injury and focused on acting. He went to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Yoo speaks fluent English, German and Korean. He has appeared in productions in various countries. At the beginning of his career, he had several supporting roles in South Korean films, including One on One (2014) by Kim Ki-duk.

In 2015, he played one of the leading roles in the American production Seoul Searching by Korean-American director Benson Lee. The film is about young Koreans who grew up abroad and want to get to know their Korean heritage. Yoo plays Klaus Kim from Hamburg. He has also appeared in the science fiction film Equals, the Vietnamese film Bitcoin Heist (2016) and the Thai film Ruk Kong Rao (2017).

In 2018, he played the lead role of Soviet rock musician Wiktor Zoi, the son of a Korean and a Russian, in Kirill Serebrennikov's Leto, which took him into competition at the Cannes International Film Festival. Yoo does not speak Russian and memorized the Russian lyrics phonetically for the role.

Yoo said he considers himself Korean and has always wanted to act in South Korean films, but his Korean was not fluent for a long time. In 2019, he played the lead role in the film Vertigo alongside Chun Woo-hee.

In the summer of 2024, Yoo Teo became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Shows (8)

The Recruit
The Recruit
Jang Kyun
Love to Hate You
Love to Hate You
Nam Kang-ho
Vagabond (2019)
Vagabond (2019)
Jerome / Park Su Chan [Mercenary Soldier]
Arthdal Chronicles
Arthdal Chronicles
Ragaz
Dr. Brain
Dr. Brain
Secretary Yoon
The School Nurse Files
The School Nurse Files
McKenzie
Chocolate
Chocolate
Kwon Min-Seong
Money Game
Money Game
Yoo Jin-Han

Movies (16)

Past Lives
Past Lives
Hae Sung
헤어질 결심
헤어질 결심
Assistant Manager Lee
Equals
Equals
Peter
더러운 돈에 손대지 마라
더러운 돈에 손대지 마라
Jang Ji-yang
담보
담보
Deok-hwa
Лето
Лето
Viktor Tsoi
러브픽션
러브픽션
Secretary
로그 인 벨지움
로그 인 벨지움
Self
일대일
일대일
Shadow 3
Day Night Day Night
Day Night Day Night
Driver
Seoul Searching
Seoul Searching
Klaus Kim
버티고
버티고
Jin-su
자칼이 온다
자칼이 온다
Mustache
새해전야
새해전야
Rae-hwan
열정같은소리하고있네
열정같은소리하고있네
Jay
여배우들
여배우들
Emil

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Script

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Production

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