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).
Uhm Tae-goo | |
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Uhm in September 2021 | |
| Born | (1983-11-09) November 9, 1983 (age 39) South Korea |
| Other names | Eom Tae-goo Um Tae-goo |
| Education | Konkuk University (Department of Film Arts) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Agent | Prain TPC |
| Relatives | Um Tae-hwa (older brother) |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Eom Tae-gu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm T'aegu |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 [1] | Tae-shik | ||
| 2014 | Obsessed | Warrant officer Kim | |
| 2015 | Barracks | Dong-woo | |
| Coin Locker Girl[2][3] | Woo Gon | ||
| Minority Opinion | Lee Seung-joon | ||
| Veteran | Jo Tae-oh's bodyguard | ||
| 2016 | The Age of Shadows[4][5][6] | Hashimoto | |
| Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned[7] | Tae-shik | ||
| 2017 | Chae's Movie Theater | Master | |
| Trivial Matters | Do-hwan | Short film | |
| A Taxi Driver[8][9] | Sergeant first class Park | ||
| 2018 | The Great Battle | Pa-so | |
| Adulthood[10] | Hwang Jae-min | ||
| 2019 | My Punch-Drunk Boxer[11][12][13] | Lee Byung-goo | |
| 2021 | Night in Paradise | Tae-goo | |
| 2022 | The Witch: Part 2. The Other One | Mart customers | Special appearance[14] |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 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 | Drama Special – Art | Associate director |
| 2013 | Drama Special – The Devil Rider | Kyung-chool |
| 2014 | Inspiring Generation | Do-goo |
| Drama Special – Youth | Jong-bum | |
| 2015 | More Than a Maid | Chi-bok |
| 2019 | Save Me 2[15] | Kim Min-cheol |
| 2021 | Hometown[16] | Jo Kyung-ho[17] |
| Dr. Brain | Tae-Gu[18] | |
| 2023 | Playing Woman | [19] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 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[20] | Special Popularity Award | The Great Battle | Won |
| 2020 | 7th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actor | My Punch-Drunk Boxer | Won |
| 2021 | 30th Buil Film Awards[21] | Best Actor | Night in Paradise | Nominated |
Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor | |
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