Joe Seo

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Joe Seo
Born
Joseph Seo

San Francisco
EducationCrescenta Valley High School
OccupationActor
Notable creditKyler Park in Cobra Kai

Joe Seo is an American actor known for his role as Kyler Park in the Netflix comedy-drama television series Cobra Kai .

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Personal life and early career

He was born on May 30, 1988, in San Francisco, California. [1] He graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 2006. [2] After completing his education, Seo began his acting career in the mid-2000s, gaining recognition for roles in Gridiron Gang (2006) and Freedom Writers (2007), both of which showcased him early on.

In 2016, Seo starred in the dramatic film Spa Night as the son in a conservative Korean family who begins to question his sexuality, for which his performance was reviewed in The Hollywood Reporter as "physically imposing yet intentionally somewhat opaque". [3] [4] At the Sundance Film Festival, Seo won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. [5] Seo is currently appearing in the Netflix television series Cobra Kai as Kyler Park. [6]

Selected filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
2018 The Vampyr Resistance CorpsTikaani [7]
2018–present Cobra Kai Kyler ParkRecurring role (seasons 1, 3–6) [7]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
2006 Gridiron Gang Choi [8]
2007 Freedom Writers Uncredited role
2011Out of the ShadowsJinshort film
2016 Spa Night David Cho [9]
Message from the King Sam [7]
2017The Bird Who Could FlyArthurshort film [10]

Awards

DateAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
January 21–31, 2016 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance Spa Night Won [5]
July 7–17, 2016 L.A. Outfest Grand Jury Award for Outstanding PerformanceSpa NightWon [11]

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