Joe Seo | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Notable credit | Kyler 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 . His height is 180cm, weighs 85kg.
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". [1] [2] At the Sundance Film Festival, Seo won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. [3] Seo is currently appearing in the Netflix television series Cobra Kai as Kyler Park. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2018 | The Vampyr Resistance Corps | Tikaani | [5] | |
2018–present | Cobra Kai | Kyler Park | Recurring role (seasons 1, 3–5) | [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2016 | Spa Night | David Cho | [6] | |
Message from the King | Sam | [5] | ||
2017 | The Bird Who Could Fly | Arthur | short film | [7] |
Date | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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January 21–31, 2016 | Sundance Film Festival [3] | Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance | Spa Night | Won |
July 7–17, 2016 | L.A. Outfest [8] | Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Performance | Spa Night | Won |
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