Teo Yoo

Teo Yoo

Born: April 11, 1981
in Cologne, Germany
Yoo Teo is a Korean actor and director. He began acting when studying at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, NY at the age of 20. He later continued his studies in an intensive course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. After having acted in various independent films and theater productions in New York and Berlin he moved to Seoul in 2009.

Movies for Teo Yoo...

Dirty Money
Title: Dirty Money
Released: January 16, 2025
Type: Movie
Two detectives in need; Myung-deuk looks after gang and takes bribes for his sick daughter; Dong-hyeok helps Myung-deuk to settle his gambling debts. One day they hear an information that Chinese gang is shipping a big amount of cash abroad and decide to steal it for themselves. But things go wrong and they're now chased both by police and Chinese gang.
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Past Lives
Title: Past Lives
Character: Hae Sung
Released: June 2, 2023
Type: Movie
Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends, are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
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Title: Love to Hate You
Character: Nam Kang-ho
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: TV
For an attorney who despises losing to men and an A-list actor who distrusts women, love means nothing — until they're forced to date each other.
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Decision to Leave
Title: Decision to Leave
Character: Assistant Manager Lee
Released: June 29, 2022
Type: Movie
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
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Log in Belgium
Title: Log in Belgium
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2021
Type: Movie
“To me films are an imaginary world where emotion comes into play.” YOO Teo traveled to Belgium to make his movie but he ended up being locked down due to COVID-19. This film is about his 15-days of quarantine in Antwerp Hotel fighting for his movie and loneliness. He also depicted his most personal story. This is the debut film of YOO Teo both as the star and the director.
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Title: Dr. Brain
Character: Secretary Yoon
Released: November 4, 2021
Type: TV
Brilliant brain scientist Sewon suffers a horrific personal tragedy. Desperate to uncover what happened to his family, he conducts "brain syncs" with the dead to access their memories for clues.
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Title: The Window
Character: Jae-Yeon Cho
Released: November 3, 2021
Type: TV
A look at the multi-billion dollar business surrounding international professional football where players are bought and sold at the end of the English Super League season.
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Title: Honeymoon Tavern
Released: July 12, 2021
Type: TV
Newlyweds visit a special tavern in Udo to enjoy their honeymoon.
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New Year Blues
Title: New Year Blues
Character: Rae-hwan
Released: February 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Four different couples have a romantic week over New Year's Eve. Both coming out of failed marriages, Ji-ho and Hyo-young are not open to the possibility of new love, while Jin-ah heads to the other side of globe and encounters Jae-hun.
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Pawn
Title: Pawn
Character: Deok-hwa
Released: September 29, 2020
Type: Movie
A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.
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Title: The School Nurse Files
Character: Mackenzie
Released: September 25, 2020
Type: TV
Wielding a light-up sword through the dark corners of a high school, a nurse with an unusual gift protects students from monsters only she can see.
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Title: Money Game
Character: Yoo Jin-Han
Released: January 15, 2020
Type: TV
When Jeongin Bank faces bankruptcy, the Financial Services Commission aims to preempt Korea from another economic meltdown as it did in the 1997 financial crisis. With the Korean government having a substantial stake in the bank, things get serious. Chae Yi Hun is the chief of financial policy at the FSC. He hides the fact that renowned economist Chae Byung Hak is his father. Heo Jae is the chairman of the FSC and has ambitious intentions of fortifying the country's financial infrastructure. Lee Hye Joon is a girl who came from nothing. She works at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and wants to see the utopian economy with change. The money game begins now.
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Title: Chocolate
Character: Kwon Min-seong
Released: November 29, 2019
Type: TV
Brought together by meaningful meals in the past and present, a doctor and a chef are reacquainted when they begin working at a hospice ward.
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Black Money
Title: Black Money
Character: Steve Jung
Released: November 13, 2019
Type: Movie
A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her death to clear his name, he realizes that the truth lies in a huge financial scandal.
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Vertigo
Title: Vertigo
Character: Jin-su
Released: October 17, 2019
Type: Movie
Haunted by past wounds from her parents, Seo-young suffers from tinnitus and vertigo which started when she had moved to her new office in the sky a few months ago. Seo-young and Jin-su, the manager of the development team, are secretly dating, but becomes vulnerable to an unexpected provocation. Saddened by the death of his only sister, Gwan-woo navigates around a 70-story high-rise on ropes. While cleaning windows on ropes at Landmark Tower one day, Gwan-woo becomes intrigued in Seo-young who watches him in awe from the other side.
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Title: Vagabond
Character: Jerome / Park Su-chan
Released: September 20, 2019
Type: TV
Stuntman Cha Dal-geon gets involved in a tragic airplane crash and ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process. Go Hae-ri, the oldest daughter of a deceased marine, decides to work for the National Intelligence Service as a secret ops agent in order to support her mom and younger siblings, although all she wanted to do is to become a civil servant.
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Title: Arthdal Chronicles
Character: Ragaz
Released: June 1, 2019
Type: TV
In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.
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Leto
Title: Leto
Character: Viktor Tsoi
Released: June 7, 2018
Type: Movie
Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LPs by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoï. Together with friends, they will change the destiny of rock’n’roll in the Soviet Union.
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Title: Movie Room
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 2018
Type: TV
Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.
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Title: Drama Stage
Released: December 2, 2017
Type: TV
South Korean anthology series featuring one-act dramas selected from the O'PEN Drama Storyteller Exhibition.
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The Moment
Title: The Moment
Character: Kim
Released: February 14, 2017
Type: Movie
The Moment tells the story of three couples in the romantic city of the New York, London and Seoul.
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Kim and Karn.
Title: Kim and Karn.
Character: Mr. Kim
Released: February 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Included in the 2017 Thai anthology film, The Moment.
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Bitcoin Heist
Title: Bitcoin Heist
Character: Thomas
Released: February 5, 2016
Type: Movie
To catch Interpol's most-wanted hacker, special Agent Dada must assemble a team of criminals with various special skillsets.
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You Call It Passion
Title: You Call It Passion
Character: Jay
Released: November 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Ra-hee is ready for the real world. She has graduated from a respectable college and begins to apply for full-time jobs but is rejected by every company that she applies to. When all hope is lost, she gets a phone call from a newspaper company and is recruited as an intern in the entertainment section. Although reluctant at first, as she believes herself to be over-qualified for the job, she soon learns and understands the passion of the press. During her rollercoaster experience as an entertainment journalist/intern, she discovers the dirty and hidden aspects of the journalism industry.
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Equals
Title: Equals
Character: Peter
Released: July 15, 2015
Type: Movie
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
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Seoul Searching
Title: Seoul Searching
Character: Klaus Kim
Released: January 30, 2015
Type: Movie
In the 1980s a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers who meet at a Seoul summer camp to learn what it means to be Korean. The three boys, from the U.S., Mexico, and Germany, then meet three girls who rock their world.
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One on One
Title: One on One
Character: Shadow 3
Released: May 22, 2014
Type: Movie
On May 9th, a female high school student was brutally murdered. There are 7 suspects and 7 shadows that terrorize them. Who are they and which one of them is you?
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Behind the Camera
Title: Behind the Camera
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 2013
Type: Movie
An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.
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Code Name: Jackal
Title: Code Name: Jackal
Character: Mustache
Released: November 15, 2012
Type: Movie
A legendary assassin takes on an elimination task targeting the famous pop singer. She succeeds in kidnapping the singer but is hesitant to kill him, while he is hesitant to run away.
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Shanghai Strangers
Title: Shanghai Strangers
Character: The Lover
Released: May 20, 2012
Type: Movie
A young woman in modern-day Shanghai whose chance encounter with a stranger moves her to divulge a deep-seated secret. In atmospheric flashbacks she is shown in an old house filled with mementos of the Jewish population who were given asylum in Shanghai during World War II.
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Love Fiction
Title: Love Fiction
Character: Secretary
Released: February 29, 2012
Type: Movie
A writer looking for inspiration finds a perfect muse in a girl. After much work, he makes her his girlfriend. But then he starts to get tired of her.
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Title: Running Man
Character: Self
Released: July 11, 2010
Type: TV
A reality and competition show where members are joined by celebs to complete a weekly mission to win the race with Seoul as the beautiful backdrop.
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Innocent When You Dream
Title: Innocent When You Dream
Character: Gustav Verga
Released: May 5, 2010
Type: Movie
About the lifestyle and dreams of a gypsy-street musician named Gustav Zerga.
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Actresses
Title: Actresses
Character: Emil
Released: December 10, 2009
Type: Movie
When six famous Korean actresses gather for a Vogue fashion photo shoot, egos collide in funny and touching ways in this ingenious mockumentary, where all actresses involved play (not so) fictional versions of themselves.
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Day Night Day Night
Title: Day Night Day Night
Character: Driver
Released: May 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with a nondescript American accent, and it’s impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. We never learn why she made her decision—she has made it already.
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Brooklyn Bound
Title: Brooklyn Bound
Character: Tommy Woo
Released: April 14, 2005
Type: Movie
Sean deals drugs but can he prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps?