Aaron Yoo

Known for ActingBorn 1979-05-12 (age 47)East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Aaron Yoo (born May 12, 1979, in East Brunswick, New Jersey) is a Korean-American actor and writer, the son of Korean immigrant parents. He attended East Brunswick High School, where he played cello and ran track, before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. Originally pursuing writing, he switched to acting after a summer Shakespeare workshop. He is married to actress Fara Homidi (married September 6, 2014). His most recognized film roles include Ronald "Ronnie" Chu in Disturbia (2007, starring Shia LaBeouf), Choi in 21 (2008), and Chad "Chewie" Wong in the Friday the 13th reboot (2009). Other notable film credits include Rocket Science (2007), American Pastime (2007), Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), The Wackness (2008), Gamer (2009), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), 10 Years (2012), Money Monster (2016), Killing Gunther (2017), and Wish Dragon (2021, voice role). On television, he is best known as Russell Kwon in The Tomorrow People (2013–2014, 22 episodes), with additional credits in The Blacklist, StartUp, Hawaii Five-0, Goliath, God Friended Me, Evil, and Criminal Minds. In theatre, he performed as Henry in Christopher Chen's The Headlands at Lincoln Center Theater (2020) and in Where Do We Live?.Read more

Movies & web series

Criminal Minds

Wish Dragon

Evil

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

God Friended Me

The Closer

Hawaii Five-0

Drop Dead Diva

The Blacklist

Goliath

ER

The Mysteries of Laura

StartUp

The Tomorrow People

21

Disturbia

Someone Else

Money Monster

American Pastime

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

The Wackness

Rocket Science

Youth in Oregon

Kid Cannabis

10 Years

Friday the 13th

The Bedford Diaries

Gamer

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The Good Guy

Labor Pains

Demonic

Everything Before Us

Killing Gunther

McCanick

I Hate Big Phony

A Flicker in Eternity