Ryu Jun-yeol
Ryu Jun-yeol (Hangul: ๋ฅ์ค์ด; born 25 September 1986) is a South Korean actor. He gained popularity through his breakthrough role in the television series Reply 1988 (2015โ2016). Known as a prolific Chungmuro actor, since then he has starred in the box-office hit films The King (2017), A Taxi Driver (2017), Believer (2018), Money (2019), The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019). He pursued acting studies at Suwon University and became a prolific performer in short films and independent titles beginning in 2012. His first feature film role was a small part in the Korean Academy of Film Arts title INGtoogi: Battle of Internet Trolls. Following a flurry of shorts in 2014, Ryu next featured in the KAFA film Socialphobia. Following its debut at the Busan International Film Festival, the youth thriller became a smash hit at the box office and earned him numerous accolades, including the KAFA Rising Star Award and similar prizes from the First Brand Awards and the Max Movie Awards. In 2015, Ryu debuted as a TV actor, landing a small part in The Producers and next to a main role in Reply 1988. That role quickly turned him into a star and earned him more prizes, this time from the Paeksang Arts Awards and the Korea Cable TV Awards. He also appeared in the KAFA film The Boys Who Cried Wolf. The following year saw Ryu conquer the film world, scoring roles in diverse titles such as the youth road drama One Way Trip, the sci-fi drama Sori: Voice from the Heart, island thriller No Tomorrow, melodrama Canola and the noir thriller The King, and featured alongside Song Kang-ho in the Gwangju massacre drama A Taxi Driver.
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Credits
- 2024 ยทThe 8 Showas Jin-soo / 3F
- 2024 ยทAlienoid: Return to the Futureas Muruk
- 2023 ยทNattering with Nahas Self
- 2023 ยทA Side of a Relationshipas Jae-hyun
- 2022 ยทThe Night Owlas Cheon Kyoung-su
- 2022 ยทAlienoidas Muruk
- 2022 ยทCivilization Express - The Great Feast of Moviesas Self
- 2021 ยทLostas Kang-jae
- 2019 ยทThe Battle: Roar to Victoryas Lee Jang-ha
- 2019 ยทMoneyas Jo Il-hyun
- 2019 ยทTraveleras Himself
- 2019 ยทHit-and-Run Squadas Seo Min-jae
- 2018 ยทBelieveras Seo Young-rak
- 2018 ยทLittle Forestas Jae-ha
- 2017 ยทHeart Blackenedas Kim Dong-myung
- 2017 ยทA Taxi Driveras Gu Jae-sik
- 2017 ยทThe Kingas Choi Doo-il
- 2016 ยทThe Boys Who Cried Wolfas Dong-chul
- 2016 ยทLucky Romanceas Je Soo-ho
- 2016 ยทCanolaas Cheol-heon
- 2016 ยทNo Tomorrowas Ji-hoon
- 2016 ยทSori: Voice from the Heartas Underground Singer
- 2015 ยทReply 1988as Kim Jung-hwan
- 2015 ยทOne Way Tripas Ji-gong
- 2015 ยทOne-mindedas Club Dude
- 2015 ยทThe Producersas Joo Jong-hyun
- 2015 ยทSocialphobiaas Yang-ge
- 2014 ยทImpetuous Peopleas
- 2014 ยทYouth Over Flowersas Himself
- 2012 ยทBaeksang Arts Awardsas Self
- Future ยทRevelationsas Min-chan