Ryu Jun-yeol

Born: 1986-09-25

Ryu Jun-yeol (Hangul: 류준열; born 25 September 1986) is a South Korean actor. He gained popularity through his breakthrough role in the television series Reply 1988 (2015–2016). 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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Alienoid

as Muruk
Released: 2022-07-20

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt...

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Alienoid: Return to the Future

as Muruk
Released: 2024-01-10

Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes...

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A Taxi Driver

as Gu Jae-sik
Released: 2017-08-02

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young...

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Believer

as Seo Young-rak
Released: 2018-05-22

After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously...

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Little Forest

as Jae-ha
Released: 2018-02-28

A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape...

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The King

as Choi Doo-il
Released: 2017-01-18

A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon...

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The Battle: Roar to Victory

as Lee Jang-ha
Released: 2019-08-07

Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and...

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Heart Blackened

as Kim Dong-myung
Released: 2017-11-02

A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée....

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Hit-and-Run Squad

as Seo Min-jae
Released: 2019-01-30

Min-jae, a rookie police officer with a natural born talent for driving, is assigned to the...

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Canola

as Cheol-heon
Released: 2016-05-19

A girl who went missing after an accident returns 10 years later and reunites with her grandmother.

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The Night Owl

as Cheon Kyoung-su
Released: 2022-11-23

A period drama film, depicting Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Kyoung-su is a skilled acupuncturist but...

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Money

as Jo Il-hyun
Released: 2019-03-20

Get caught up in the tale of a new stock broker who dreams of becoming rich. Those dreams make...

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One Way Trip

as Ji-gong
Released: 2015-10-01

Four best friends, Yong-bi, Ji-gong, Sang-woo and Doo-man who just turned twenty and just came...

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The Boys Who Cried Wolf

as Dong-chul
Released: 2016-06-02

Wan-ju, a failed stage actor, makes ends meet by playing real-life parts as someone’s boyfriend...

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Sori: Voice from the Heart

as Underground Singer
Released: 2016-01-27

While desperately searching for his missing daughter, Hae-kwan comes across an AI satellite...

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Socialphobia

as Yang-ge
Released: 2015-03-12

A woman is attacked by Internet users after posting provocative remarks online. Using her...

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No Tomorrow

as Ji-hoon
Released: 2016-03-03

Based on a true story involving a reporter who starts investigating to uncover an unfortunate...

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A Side of a Relationship

as Jae-hyun
Released: 2023-02-01

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One-minded

as Club Dude
Released: 2015-06-18

Shenanigans occur in an apartment shared by two Korean women as one of them brings home a man...

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The 8 Show

as Jin-soo / 3F
First aired: 2024-05-17

Eight individuals trapped in a mysterious 8-story building participate in a tempting but...

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Reply 1988

as Kim Jung-hwan
First aired: 2015-11-06

Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five...

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The Producers

as Joo Jong-hyun
First aired: 2015-05-15

A rookie producer joins the Korean Broadcasting System to be near his secret crush and enters...

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Baeksang Arts Awards

as Self
First aired: 2012-04-26

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Nattering with Nah

as Self
First aired: 2023-06-02

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Lost

as Kang-jae
First aired: 2021-09-04

A forty year old woman who feels like she has not accomplished anything in life and a...

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Traveler

as Himself
First aired: 2019-02-21

Two men go backpacking to Cuba, the country full of their unique charms. For two weeks, they...

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Youth Over Flowers

as Himself
First aired: 2014-08-01

Youth Over Flowers is a South Korean travel-reality show which premiered on tvN in 2014.

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Lucky Romance

as Je Soo-ho
First aired: 2016-05-25

Relying on the words of a shaman, a superstitious woman tries to sleep with a man born in the...

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