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Aaron Yoo
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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), N…
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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?.
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Wish Dragon
as Pockets (voice)
Killing Gunther
as Pak Yong Qi
Youth in Oregon
as Motel Clerk
Money Monster
as Won Joon
I Hate Big Phony
as Self
Everything Before Us
as Ben
Someone Else
as Jamie
Demonic
as Donnie
Kid Cannabis
as Brendan Butler
McCanick
as Carl
10 Years
as Peter Jung
No Poster
A Flicker in Eternity
as Stanley
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Marcus Yeon (uncredited)
Gamer
as Humanz Dude
Labor Pains
as Miles
The Good Guy
as Steve-O
Friday the 13th
as Chewie
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
as Thom
The Wackness
as Justin
21
as Choi
American Pastime
as Lyle Nomura
Disturbia
as Ronnie
Rocket Science
as Heston