Carlo Yu is a Canadian actor. He was born in Vancouver to parents who emigrated from Hong Kong. Upon graduating from high school, he studied computer science at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Drawn to the entertainment industry, he began a career working in video games as a programmer, but his creative desires shifted his focus to acting. He studied acting at various schools in Vancouver, including Austin-Tuck Studios, SchoolCreative Institute of the Arts, and Jeb Beach & Associates. In 2015, he made his first credited debut on The Romeo Section (2015).