Uhm Tae-goo

Uhm Tae-goo
Uhm Tae-goo
	Uhm in April 2021
Born	November 9, 1983 (age 41); Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Eom Tae-goo ; Um Tae-goo
Education	Konkuk University (Department of Film Arts)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Agent(s)	TeamHope (Team Hope Co., Ltd.)
Relatives	Um Tae-hwa (older brother)
Korean name
Hangul	엄태구
Hanja	嚴泰九
Revised Romanization	Eom Tae-gu
McCune–Reischauer	Ŏm T'aegu

Uhm Tae-goo (Korean: 엄태구; born November 9, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his supporting roles in many critically acclaimed films, such as Coin Locker Girl (2015) and The Age of Shadows (2016). He has been gaining significant attention due to his role in My Sweet Mobster (2024).

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Epitaph	Japanese soldier
2008	Strange Voyage	Jung Chang	Short film
2008	I Am Happy	Bar employee
2009	Oh! My God 2	Tow truck driver
	Insadong Scandal	Room salon manager
	No Charge Airline Ticket	Dong-hwan	Short film
	Secret	Man in hat
2010	The Servant	Man next to Mong-ryong
	I Saw the Devil	Detective
	Oki's Movie	Classmate	Segment "King of Kisses"
	Midnight FM	Detective Uhm
	Dance for Night		Short film
2011	Nice Shorts! 2011	Man-shik	Segment "Home Sweet Home"
	S.I.U.	Skinny Ong-bak
	Spellbound	Magic show producer
	Keep Quiet	Dong-woo
2012	Choked	Kwon Yoon-ho
	Beast Is My Middle Name		Short film
	Horror Stories	Delivery man / gunman	Segment "Sun and Moon"
	Forest	Tae-shik	Short film
2013	Azooma	Officer at police substation
	Incomplete Life: Prequel	Hwan-young
	Secretly, Greatly	Hwang Jae-oh
	Commitment	Bully
	Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls ^[2]	Tae-shik
2014	Obsessed	Warrant officer Kim
2015	Barracks	Dong-woo
	Coin Locker Girl^[3]^[4]	Woo Gon
	Minority Opinion	Lee Seung-joon
	Veteran	Jo Tae-oh's bodyguard
2016	The Age of Shadows^[5]^[6]^[7]	Hashimoto
2016	Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned^[8]	Tae-shik
2017	Chae's Movie Theater	Master
	Trivial Matters	Do-hwan	Short film
	A Taxi Driver^[9]^[10]	Sergeant first class Park
2018	The Great Battle	Pa-so
2018	Adulthood^[11]	Hwang Jae-min
2019	My Punch-Drunk Boxer^[12]^[13]^[14]	Lee Byung-goo
2021	Night in Paradise	Tae-goo
2022	The Witch: Part 2. The Other One	Mart customers	Special appearance^[15]
2023	Concrete Utopia	Homeless man	Special appearance^[16]

Television series

Year	Title	Role
2008	Love Marriage	Flower secretary
2008	Detective Mr. Lee
2009	Tamra, the Island	Jeon Chi-yong (young)
2010	Bad Guy	Hong Tae-ra's bodyguard
2011	Drama Special Series: "Perfect Spy"	Uhm Tae-goo
2012	KBS Drama Special: "Art"	Associate director
2013	KBS Drama Special: "The Devil Rider"	Kyung-chool
2014	Inspiring Generation	Do-goo
2014	KBS Drama Special: "Youth"	Jong-bum
2015	More Than a Maid	Chi-bok
2019	Save Me 2^[17]	Kim Min-cheol
2021	Hometown^[18]	Jo Kyung-ho^[19]
2024	My Sweet Mobster	Seo Ji-hwan^[20]

Web series

Year	Title	Role
2021	Dr. Brain	Tae-Gu^[21]
2024	Light Shop	^[22]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2012	13th Daegu Independent Short Film Festival	Acting Award	Forest	Won
2014	1st Wildflower Film Awards	Best Actor	Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls	Nominated
2015	24th Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Coin Locker Girl	Nominated
2016	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Coin Locker Girl	Nominated
	37th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Age of Shadows	Nominated
	53rd Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won
2017	53rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	37th Golden Cinema Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor		Won
	26th Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2019	24th Chunsa Film Art Awards^[23]	Special Popularity Award	The Great Battle	Won
2020	7th Wildflower Film Awards	Best Actor	My Punch-Drunk Boxer	Won
2021	30th Buil Film Awards^[24]	Best Actor	Night in Paradise	Nominated

References

^ "엄태구". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ "'잉투기' 엄태화 "엄태구 눈알 진짜 맞아 생일빵 됐죠"". No Cut News (in Korean). November 15, 2013.
^ "'차이나타운' 엄태구, 식구에 애착 강한 우곤 연기". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). May 5, 2015.
^ "'차이나타운' 엄태구의 미래가 궁금하다". SBS funE (in Korean). May 14, 2015.
^ "'밀정' 악역 엄태구 연기에 반했다면". Daum 1boon (in Korean). September 14, 2016.
^ "'밀정' 엄태구 "촬영 때 도망가고 싶었지만 행복했다"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). September 19, 2016.
^ "영화 '밀정' 하시모토 역할 맡은 엄태구 "따귀 장면이 날 살렸지만 미안해 죽을 맛"". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). September 20, 2016.
^ "엄태구, 엄태화 감독 '가려진 시간' 출연...강동원과 절친 호흡". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). October 18, 2016.
^ "'택시운전사' 엄태구, "송강호의 은혜 입었다"". Sportal Korea (in Korean). July 14, 2017.
^ "'택시운전사' 엄태구, 한 장면이면 충분했다". SBS funE (in Korean). July 14, 2017.
^ "[공식입장] 엄태구 주연 '어른도감', 8월 개봉 확정". Chosun. July 19, 2020.
^ "UM Tae-goo Weights in for DEMPSEY ROLL". Korean Film Biz Zone. May 8, 2018.
^ "엄태구X걸스데이 혜리, 영화 '뎀프시롤'서 주연 호흡". The Chosun Ilbo Korea (in Korean). March 16, 2018.
^ "'판소리 복싱'이란...영화 '뎀프시롤' 혜리-엄태구-김희원 캐스팅". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). April 25, 2018.
^ Kang, Hyo-jin (July 4, 2022). "마녀2' 엄태구 우정출연 스틸 공개...신시아 먹방에 '흠칫" ['Witch 2' Uhm Tae-goo friendship cast stills released... Cynthia's mukbang 'shocked] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Yoo, Eun-bi (August 5, 2023). "학연·혈연에 팬心까지 총동원 ...특별출연 '美친 라인업'[이슈S]" [Mobilize school ties, blood ties, and even fan hearts...Special appearance on "Crazy Friendly Lineup" [issue S]] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Yoon Hyo-jung (March 12, 2019). "[공식입장] '구해줘2' 엄태구·천호진·이솜 주연확정...'사이비' 원작". News1 (in Korean).
^ Kim Kyung-hee (July 20, 2021). "홈타운' 유재명-한예리-엄태구 내세운 미스터리 스릴러, 9월 첫방송 [공식]" [Hometown' Mystery Thriller with Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri, and Uhm Tae-goo, First Broadcast in September [Official]]. iMBC (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
^ Kim Soo-young (March 25, 2021). "홈타운' 유재명·한예리·엄태구 출연...'믿보' 라인업 완성 [공식]". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ Han Hae-seon (January 10, 2024). "'한선화=키즈 크리에이터' 찰떡 변신..엄태구·권율과 '놀아주는 여자' 2024년 첫 방송[공식]" ['Han Seon-hwa=Kids Creator' perfect transformation... Eom Tae-gu and Kwon Yul and 'Playing Woman' first broadcast in 2024 [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^ Kang Hyo-jin (October 27, 2021). "엄태구, 애플TV+ 론칭작 'Dr.브레인' 출연...김지운 감독과 재회" [Uhm Tae-goo to appear in Apple TV+'s 'Dr. Brain' Reunited with director Kim Ji-woon] (in Korean). Spotify News. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Moon Ji-yeon (January 19, 2024). "[공식] 배우 김희원, 연출 도전→주지훈·박보영 합류..'조명가게' 디즈니+ 공개" [[Official] Actor Kim Hee-won takes on the challenge of directing → joins Joo Ji-hoon and Park Bo-young...'Light Shop' released on Disney+] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Naver.
^ "BONG Joon-ho Wins Best Director at Chunsa Film Art Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 25, 2019.
^ Jo Young-mi (August 29, 2021). "모가디슈' ·'자산어보' 13개 부문 중 8개 부문 후보에 올라" [Mogadishu' and 'Jasaneobo' were nominated for 8 out of 13 categories]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Naver.

External links

Uhm Tae-goo at HanCinema

[1] "엄태구". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[2] "'잉투기' 엄태화 "엄태구 눈알 진짜 맞아 생일빵 됐죠"". No Cut News (in Korean). November 15, 2013.

[3] "'차이나타운' 엄태구, 식구에 애착 강한 우곤 연기". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). May 5, 2015.

[4] "'차이나타운' 엄태구의 미래가 궁금하다". SBS funE (in Korean). May 14, 2015.

[5] "'밀정' 악역 엄태구 연기에 반했다면". Daum 1boon (in Korean). September 14, 2016.

[6] "'밀정' 엄태구 "촬영 때 도망가고 싶었지만 행복했다"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). September 19, 2016.

[7] "영화 '밀정' 하시모토 역할 맡은 엄태구 "따귀 장면이 날 살렸지만 미안해 죽을 맛"". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). September 20, 2016.

[8] "엄태구, 엄태화 감독 '가려진 시간' 출연...강동원과 절친 호흡". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). October 18, 2016.

[9] "'택시운전사' 엄태구, "송강호의 은혜 입었다"". Sportal Korea (in Korean). July 14, 2017.

[10] "'택시운전사' 엄태구, 한 장면이면 충분했다". SBS funE (in Korean). July 14, 2017.

[11] "[공식입장] 엄태구 주연 '어른도감', 8월 개봉 확정". Chosun. July 19, 2020.

[12] "UM Tae-goo Weights in for DEMPSEY ROLL". Korean Film Biz Zone. May 8, 2018.

[13] "엄태구X걸스데이 혜리, 영화 '뎀프시롤'서 주연 호흡". The Chosun Ilbo Korea (in Korean). March 16, 2018.

[14] "'판소리 복싱'이란...영화 '뎀프시롤' 혜리-엄태구-김희원 캐스팅". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). April 25, 2018.

[15] Kang, Hyo-jin (July 4, 2022). "마녀2' 엄태구 우정출연 스틸 공개...신시아 먹방에 '흠칫" ['Witch 2' Uhm Tae-goo friendship cast stills released... Cynthia's mukbang 'shocked] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Naver.

[16] Yoo, Eun-bi (August 5, 2023). "학연·혈연에 팬心까지 총동원 ...특별출연 '美친 라인업'[이슈S]" [Mobilize school ties, blood ties, and even fan hearts...Special appearance on "Crazy Friendly Lineup" [issue S]] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Naver.

[17] Yoon Hyo-jung (March 12, 2019). "[공식입장] '구해줘2' 엄태구·천호진·이솜 주연확정...'사이비' 원작". News1 (in Korean).

[18] Kim Kyung-hee (July 20, 2021). "홈타운' 유재명-한예리-엄태구 내세운 미스터리 스릴러, 9월 첫방송 [공식]" [Hometown' Mystery Thriller with Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri, and Uhm Tae-goo, First Broadcast in September [Official]]. iMBC (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[19] Kim Soo-young (March 25, 2021). "홈타운' 유재명·한예리·엄태구 출연...'믿보' 라인업 완성 [공식]". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[20] Han Hae-seon (January 10, 2024). "'한선화=키즈 크리에이터' 찰떡 변신..엄태구·권율과 '놀아주는 여자' 2024년 첫 방송[공식]" ['Han Seon-hwa=Kids Creator' perfect transformation... Eom Tae-gu and Kwon Yul and 'Playing Woman' first broadcast in 2024 [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

[21] Kang Hyo-jin (October 27, 2021). "엄태구, 애플TV+ 론칭작 'Dr.브레인' 출연...김지운 감독과 재회" [Uhm Tae-goo to appear in Apple TV+'s 'Dr. Brain' Reunited with director Kim Ji-woon] (in Korean). Spotify News. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Naver.

[22] Moon Ji-yeon (January 19, 2024). "[공식] 배우 김희원, 연출 도전→주지훈·박보영 합류..'조명가게' 디즈니+ 공개" [[Official] Actor Kim Hee-won takes on the challenge of directing → joins Joo Ji-hoon and Park Bo-young...'Light Shop' released on Disney+] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Naver.

[23] "BONG Joon-ho Wins Best Director at Chunsa Film Art Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 25, 2019.

[24] Jo Young-mi (August 29, 2021). "모가디슈' ·'자산어보' 13개 부문 중 8개 부문 후보에 올라" [Mogadishu' and 'Jasaneobo' were nominated for 8 out of 13 categories]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Naver.

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v t e Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor
1960s	Lee Ye-chun (1962) Park No-sik (1963) Kim Hie-gab (1964) Park No-sik (1965) Choi Nam-hyeon (1966) Yoon Il-bong (1977) Park No-sik (1968)
1970s	Choi Moo-ryong (1971) Kim Hie-gab (1972) Park Am (1973) Heo Jang-kang (1974) Kim Jin-kyu (1975) Jang Dong-hwi (1976) Yoon Il-bong (1977) Choi Bool-am (1978) Hwang Hae (1979)
1980s	Park Am (1980) Jeon Moo-song (1981) Kim Hee-ra (1982) Kim Hee-ra (1983) Kim Mu-saeng (1984) Na Ki-su (1985) Shin Seong-il (1986) Lee Dae-geun (1987) Han Ji-il (1989)
1990s	Kim Hee-ra (1990) Park Geun-hyung (1991) Lee Geung-young (1992) Lee Geung-young (1993) Shin Seong-il (1994) Choi Jong-won (1995) Kim Il-woo (1996) Im Chang-jung (1997) Jung Jin-young (1999)
2000s	Joo Jin-mo (2000) Jung Eun-pyo (2001) Tōru Nakamura (2002) Baek Yoon-sik (2003) Huh Joon-ho (2004) Hwang Jung-min (2005) Yoo Hae-jin (2006) Kim Yoon-seok (2007) Yoo Jun-sang (2008) Jin Goo (2009)
2010s	Kim Hee-ra and Song Sae-byeok (2010) Jo Sung-ha (2011) Ryu Seung-ryong (2012) Jo Jung-suk (2013) Yoo Hae-jin (2014) Oh Dal-su (2015) Uhm Tae-goo (2016) Bae Seong-woo (2017) Kim Joo-hyuk (2018) Jin Seon-kyu (2019)
2020s	N/A (2020) N/A (2021) Byun Yo-han (2022) Oh Jung-se (2023)

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