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Sam Yo is a British actor, former ordained Buddhist monk and Peloton cycling instructor.

Early Life & Career
Yo is first-generation Thai/Chinese, he was born and raised in London. He trained at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, graduating with a Diploma in movement and dance. Yo was extremely active growing up, participating in several sports such as football, athletics and Muay Thai. He spent time as an ordained monk in Thailand as a means to get in touch with his heritage and explore his culture.

Theatre
Prior to becoming a Peloton instructor, Yo taking his stage name (Yo Santhaveesuk) was a professional actor since 2000. appearing in his first Tony award winning show The King & I at the London Palladium with Jason Scott Lee and Elaine Paige. He continued to work in various roles on stage playing Ching Ho in Thoroughly Modern Millie, John in Anything Goes and Chinese Elvis in Martha Josie and the Chinese Elvis. In 2018 he once again joined the cast of The King and I at the London Palladium with Ken Watanabe and Keli O’ Hara marking 18 years since his West End debut, with the same show and theatre. Yo can also be seen as ensemble, in the cinema release of this production.

Film and TV
Yo’s most notable on screen credits are, Panit in BBC’s Eastenders and Re-Kill as Nyguyen. Other projects also include Ninja Assassin which was directed by James McTiegue. Further roles with Yo's appearance include a Security Guard in Red 2 and Rambahadur Limbu in Victoria Cross Heroes. In 2018 he played Barman in Strangers with Anthony Wong and John Simm.

Health and Fitness
Yo has been personal training and teaching group fitness classes since 2007, earning his NASM Level 3 certification. In 2019, Yo was recruited out of 500 instructors by Peloton, after an 8-month audition process. Yo is said to bring mindfulness to his teaching practice, mixing physical and mental awareness to his sessions.

Personal Life
Yo is a huge film buff, Lego enthusiast, and self-proclaimed comic book nerd. He has a superman tattoo on his right shoulder which he accredits to his love for Bon Jovi as well as all things superhero-related.