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Film & TV
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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…
Known for
- Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema — Self2026
- mousetrap — jae moon jae2026
- Mousetrap — Je Moon-jae / The Rat2026
- Revelations — Sung Min-chan2025
- Reply 1988 10th Anniversary — Self2025
- Alienoid: Return to the Future — Muruk2024
- The 8 Show — Jin-soo / 3F2024
- Here for Promo — Self2024
- A Side of a Relationship — Jae-hyun2023
- Nattering with Nah — Self2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1986-09-25 ) September 25, 1986 (age 39) , Suwon , South Korea
- Education
- University of Suwon (Film)
- Occupations
- Actor photographer
- Years active
- 2012–present
- Agent
- United Artists Agency
- Hangul
- 류준열
- Hanja
- 柳俊烈
- Rr
- Ryu Junyeol
- Mr
- Ryu Chunyŏl
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Suwon
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Native language
- Korean
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Record label
- C-JeS Studios
- Image
- 160722 Ryu Jun-yeol.jpg
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- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- date of birth
- 1986-09-25
- Commons category
- Ryu Jun-yeol
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Ryu Chun-yŏl
- Revised Romanization
- Ryu Jun-yeol
- name in native language
- 류준열
- social media followers
- 3100000
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Encyclopedic overview
Ryu Jun-yeol (Korean: 류준열; born September 25, 1986) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in independent films like Socialphobia (2015) prior to being known through the television series Reply 1988 (2015–2016) which won him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor. He then starred in the films The King (2017), A Taxi Driver (2017), Believer (2018), The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019), and The Night Owl (2022). He also gained attention for his work in the two-part action blockbuster films Alienoid (2022) and Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024), as well as the series The 8 Show (2022). Ryu has received numerous accolades and has been included in the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list for three consecutive years: 14th in 2017, 36th in 2018, and 11th in 2019.
Early life and education
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