Yoo Ah-in

Yoo Ah-in
Born	Eom Hong-sik (1986-10-06) October 6, 1986 (age 30) Daegu, South Korea
Education	Konkuk University - B.A in Film
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Agent	StarK Management (2005–2013) United Artists Agency (2014–present)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Korean name
Hangul	유아인
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Yu A-in
McCune–Reischauer	Yu A-in
Birth name
Hangul	엄홍식
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Eom Hong-sik
McCune–Reischauer	Om Hongsik

Yoo Ah-in (born Eom Hong-sik on October 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in television series Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010), and became best known for his leading roles in coming-of-age film Punch (2011), melodrama Secret Love Affair (2014), action blockbuster Veteran (2015), period drama film The Throne (2015), and historical drama series Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016). As of 2016, Yoo has three films, Punch, Veteran and The Throne, in the list of highest-grossing films in South Korea.

Considered one of the most outspoken and politically minded Korean actors of his generation, Yoo drew media attention in late 2012 when he tweeted a strongly worded criticism against the withdrawal of Ahn Cheol-soo from the presidential race. Yoo's unconventional image was strengthened by his willingness to make his social, artistic and philosophical interests public, and he is also the director of a "complex creative space" called Studio Concrete in Hannam-dong, Seoul, which he created with a group of seven artists of various media.

Eom Hong-sik was born in Daegu and dropped out of high school to pursue acting. Using the stage name Yoo Ah-in, he made his acting debut in the teen series Sharp 1 in 2003. Various roles on film and television followed. Yoo portrayed a lost teenager in low-budget indie film Boys of Tomorrow, a lonely warrior in historical drama Chil-woo the Mighty, the energetic patisserie aspirant in comedy film Antique, and a cheeky assistant in romantic comedy He Who Can't Marry.

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