External links
- Jerome Yoo at IMDb
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Jerome Yoo is a Canadian actor and film director from Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] He is most noted for his 2024 feature debut film Mongrels , for which he won the Horizon Award for Emerging Canadian Director at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, [2] and received Vancouver Film Critics Circle award nominations for Best British Columbia Director and One to Watch at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2024. [3] In 2025, Yoo received two Canadian Screen Awards nominations for Mongrels, including the John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award and Best Original Screenplay. [4]
Born in Seoul, South Korea, he emigrated to Canada with his family in childhood. He spent the majority of his childhood growing up in Coquitlam, British Columbia. [1] He developed an interest in film while studying at the University of British Columbia. [5] He had various acting roles, and directed a number of short films, prior to making his debut feature film Mongrels . [1] His most noted short film, Idols Never Die (2019), was co-written with actress Andrea Bang. [6]
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