{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1963)}} {{Western name order|Yu Raugi}} {{family name hatnote|Yu|lang=Chinese}} [[File:Raugi Yu as Dang.png|thumb|Yu as Dang in ''Mr. Young'']] '''Raugi Yu''' is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Kam Fong in ''JPod''. He is also a director and acting coach. Yu trained at Dawson College's theatre program in Montreal. He then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he earned his BFA through the acting program at the University of British Columbia.
== Television career == In the late 1990s, Yu began appearing on television. In 1998, he appeared in one episode of ''The Sentinel''. In 2001, he was the voice of the Cook in several episodes of the PBS children's animated series, ''Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'' and also in an episode of ''Dark Angel''. From 2002 – 2004, he appeared in three episodes of ''Da Vinci's Inquest''. He was seen in one episode of ''Gather Up Little People'' episodes of ''Dead Like Me'' in 2003, two episodes of ''The Dead Zone'' in 2003 and 2004, as well as playing the Chinese son in the film ''Spook'' in 2003.
In 2005, he also supplied the voice of Wendy's Butler in an episode of the animated series ''The Cramp Twins''. He is also friends with Selene Rose – a notable member of UBC Improv of Vancouver, British Columbia
In 2006, Yu appeared in the television shows ''Intelligence'', and ''Masters Of Horror''. In 2007, he played Dennis in ''When a Man Falls in the Forest'' and Wayne Kwan in an episode of ''Eureka''. Most recently, Yu was seen as Kam Fong on the series ''JPod.''
Yu was part of the recurring cast of ''Mr. Young'' as Dang the janitor.
In the 2017 film ''8 Minutes Ahead'', Yu plays one of the lead roles, Danny.<ref>{{Cite web|title=8 Minutes Ahead (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/8_minutes_ahead|language=en|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref>
== Theatre == During his early acting years, Yu was seen in several theatre productions, which soon grew into his film and television work.
For several years, during the 90s and early 2000s, Yu was an actor at Bard On The Beach in Vancouver, where he now continues to be an acting coach.
In 2002, Yu portrayed The King Of Siam in Theatre Under The Star's theatre production of ''The King And I''.
Yu played Dom in ''The Shoplifters'', a play written and directed by Morris Panych, in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/1201656/new-morris-panych-play-shoplifters-sends-small-time-steak-stealers-absurd-and-blackly|title=New Morris Panych play The Shoplifters sends small-time steak stealers into absurd and blackly comic territory|date=2019-02-15|website=The Georgia Straight|language=en|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/panychs-the-shoplifters-looks-at-the-five-fingered-discount-in-an-age-of-growing-corporatism|title=Panych's The Shoplifters looks at the five-fingered discount |website=Vancouver Sun|first=Shawn|last=Conner|date=2019-02-05|language=en|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref>
== Directing == In the spring of 2008, Yu directed ''The Odd Couple'' for the Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre company.
As of 2010–2011, Raugi teaches acting courses at New Image College of Fine Arts in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also teaches the summer Young Shakespearian program which Bard puts on every year for youth ages eight to eighteen.
== Filmography == === Film === * ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' (2010) as Vice Principal Roy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-actors-push-for-more-diversity-in-television-film-casting-1.4254346|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115194418/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-actors-push-for-more-diversity-in-television-film-casting-1.4254346|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2019|title=Canadian actors push for more diversity in television, film casting {{!}} Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News|website=www.ctvnews.ca|date=15 January 2019|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes" /> * ''Marmaduke'' (2010) as Drama Trainer <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes" />
=== Television === * ''The Sentinel'' (1998) as Monk * ''Police Academy: The Series'' (1998) as Manager * ''Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'' (2001) as Cook * ''Dark Angel'' (2001) as Ticket Taker<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/raugi_yu|title=Raugi Yu - Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> * ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' (2002–2004) as Constable * ''Dead Like Me'' (2003) as Raugi * ''The Dead Zone'' (2003-2004) as Michael Nazawa * ''The Cramp Twins'' (2005) as Wendy's Butler * ''The Evidence'' (2006) as CSU Cop * ''Intelligence'' (2006) as Henry Yu * ''Masters Of Horror'' (2006) as Phantom * ''Eureka'' (2007) as Wayne Kwan * ''JPod'' (2008) as Kam Fong * ''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'' (2011) as Asian Waiter * ''Mr. Young'' (2011-2013) as Dang * ''Arrow'' (2013) as Asian Driver * ''Jinxed'' (2013) as Science Teacher * ''The Stanley Dynamic'' (2014) as Chapman * ''Supernatural'' (2016) as Crew Member #2 * ''Some Assembly Required'' (2016) as Mr. Jannetty * ''Prison Break'' (2017) as Driver * ''Kung Fu'' (2021) as Professor Chau
=== Staff work === * ''Air Bud: World Pup'' (2000) - Set Dresser * ''War'' (2007) - Stunts
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== External links == * https://web.archive.org/web/20090223183353/http://www.vact.ca/oddcouple_bios.htm *{{IMDb name|1059765}}
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