Ryu Seung-soo

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Ryu Seung-soo
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Ryu Seung-soo in January 2020.
Born (1971-08-12) August 12, 1971 (age 53)
Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea [1]
Education Seoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1997-present
AgentNpio Entertainment [2]
Spouse
Yoon Hye-won
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
류승수
Hanja
Revised Romanization Ryu Seung-su
McCune–Reischauer Ryu Sŭngsu

Ryu Seung-soo (born August 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Ryu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in Park Chan-wook's film Trio, and has been active as a supporting actor on film and television since. Among his notable films are the monks-versus-gangsters comedy Hi! Dharma! (2001), "kimchi" western The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), and Korean War movie The Front Line (2011). [3] He also appeared on TV in the quirky series Evasive Inquiry Agency (also known as Four Gold Chasers, 2007), revenge drama The Chaser (2012), and power-struggle saga Empire of Gold (2013).

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Despite being one of his earliest projects, the 2002 melodrama Winter Sonata is among Ryu's better known roles outside Korea, given the series' popularity throughout Asia. In 2009, he reprised his character via voice acting in the animated adaptation Winter Sonata Anime . [4] [5] [6] [7]

Ryu wrote his memoir Don't Be an Actor Like Me, which was published in 2009. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Book

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
3rd APAN Star Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actor Wonderful Days Won
Scene Stealer Festival 2023Bonsang "Main Prize" 6/45
Bloody Heart 		Won [21]

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