# Uhm Tae-goo

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

### 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 | Kim Min-cheol |
| 2021 | Hometown | Jo Kyung-ho |
| 2024 | My Sweet Mobster | Seo Ji-hwan |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2021 | Dr. Brain | Tae-Gu |
| 2024 | Light Shop | Hyun-min |

## 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 |
| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Age of Shadows | Nominated |
| 2016 | 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Age of Shadows | Won |
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Age of Shadows | Nominated |
| 2017 | 37th Golden Cinema Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | The Age of Shadows | Won |
| 2017 | 26th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Age of Shadows | Nominated |
| 2019 | 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Special Popularity Award | The Great Battle | Won |
| 2020 | 7th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actor | My Punch-Drunk Boxer | Won |
| 2021 | 30th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | Night in Paradise | Nominated |