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).

Uhm Tae-goo
Uhm in April 2021
Born (1983-11-09) November 9, 1983 (age 40)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other namesEom Tae-goo
Um Tae-goo
EducationKonkuk University (Department of Film Arts)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Agent(s)TeamHope (Team Hope Co., Ltd.)
RelativesUm Tae-hwa (older brother)
Korean name
Hangul
엄태구
Hanja
Revised RomanizationEom Tae-gu
McCune–ReischauerŎm T'aegu

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Epitaph Japanese soldier
2008 Strange Voyage Jung Chang Short film
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
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
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

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Year Title Role
2008 Love Marriage Flower secretary
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
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

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

Awards and nominations

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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 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

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  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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