Ryu Seung-ryong | |
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Born | Seocheon County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea | November 29, 1970
Other names | Ryoo Seung-yong |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts (Theatre) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1985–present |
Agent | Prain TPC |
Spouse |
Unknown (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 류승룡 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ryu Seungryong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Sŭngnyong |
Ryu Seung-ryong (Korean: 류승룡; born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in theater, subsequently becoming one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean film and television. In 2013, he headlined Miracle in Cell No. 7, which became (at the time) the third highest grossing Korean film of all time, in 2014 he starred in historical film The Admiral: Roaring Currents, which is currently the highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea, and in 2019 he headlined the comedy film Extreme Job, which is currently the 2nd highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea.[1] Ryu is the first Korean to star in four movies that have drawn over 10 million viewers each.[2]
Ryu graduated with a Theatre degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts.[3] He currently teaches at Seoul Art College's School of Acting Arts as an adjunct professor.[4]
Ryu Seung-ryong made his acting debut at the age of 15 in a stage musical. After his screen debut in 2004's Someone Special, he has since become one of the most versatile and dependable character actors in Korea. A sampling of the various roles he has played over the years: a mentally handicapped father in Miracle in Cell No. 7,[5][6] the royal adviser Heo Gyun in Masquerade, an officer of the North Korean People's Army in The Front Line, a hard-nosed general of the Qing Dynasty in War of the Arrows, a ladies' man in All About My Wife, a gambling husband who fears his wife in The Quiz Show Scandal, a refined gay man in Personal Taste, a vengeful gangster in Secret, a reporter on the trail of a story in The Recipe, and the titular figure in The Piper.[7][8]
In 2017, Ryu was cast in the main role of Cho Hak-ju on the Netflix period zombie thriller Kingdom.[9] The series premiered on January 25, 2019.[10]
In 2019, Ryu starred in the comedy film Extreme Job which became the 2nd highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea.[11][12]
Ryu has two sons, Ryu Kang and Ryu Geon. In 2014, they appeared in MBC entertainment program 'Sunday Night - Where Are We Going, Dad.'[13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2004 | Someone Special | Robber 1 | ||
1.3.6 | Ploughman | short film Has the Shower Ended? | ||
2005 | Murder, Take One | Sung-joon | [14] | |
Good Girl | short film | |||
2006 | If You Were Me 2 | Kim Joo-joong | short film Someone Grateful | |
Righteous Ties | Jung Soon-tan | |||
Cruel Winter Blues | Lee Min-jae | |||
2007 | Beyond the Years | Yong-taek | ||
Hwang Jin-yi | Hee-yeol | |||
Eleventh Mom | Jae-soo's father | [15] | ||
My Love | Jeong-seok | [16] | ||
2009 | My Girlfriend Is an Agent | Won-seok | ||
Possessed | Detective Tae-hwan | [17] | ||
Good Morning President | North Korean emissary (cameo) | |||
Secret | "Jackal" | [18] | ||
2010 | Bestseller | Park Young-joon | [19] | |
Loving You Today | short film | |||
Blades of Blood | Nobleman Jung | |||
The Quiz Show Scandal | Kim Sang-do | |||
The Recipe | Choi Yoo-jin | |||
2011 | Battlefield Heroes | Yeon Nam-geon | ||
Children... | Hwang Woo-hyuk | [20] | ||
Earth Rep Rolling Stars | Big (voice) | animated film | ||
The Front Line | Hyeon Jeong-yoon | |||
War of the Arrows | Jyuushinta | [21] | ||
2012 | All About My Wife | Jang Sung-ki | ||
Masquerade | Heo Gyun | |||
Rise of the Guardians | North (voice) | animated film (Korean dubbed) | [22] | |
2013 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Lee Yong-gu | ||
2014 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Captain Harlock (voice) | animated film (Korean dubbed) | |
Rio 2 | Nigel (voice) | animated film (Korean dubbed) | ||
The Target | Baek Yeo-hoon | [23] | ||
The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Kurushima Michifusa | [24] | ||
2015 | Five Senses of Love | |||
The Piper | Woo-ryong | |||
The Sound of a Flower | Shin Jae-hyo | [25] | ||
2016 | Seoul Station | Father (voice) | animated film | [26] |
2018 | Psychokinesis | Suk-hun | [27] | |
Seven Years of Night | Hyun-soo | [28] | ||
2019 | Extreme Job | Squad Chief Go | ||
2021 | The Book of Fish | Doctor | Cameo | [29] |
Perhaps Love | Hyun | [30][31] | ||
2022 | Life Is Beautiful | Kang Jin-bong | [32] | |
20th Century Girl | Woon-ho's father (voice) | Special appearance; Netflix Film | [33] | |
TBA | Fifth Column | Hyun Joo-hee | [34] | |
Portrait of a Family | Jung-goo | [35][36] | ||
Jung's Ranch | Man-soo | [37] | ||
Amazon Whal Myung-soo | Jin-bong | [38] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1998 | Shadows of an Old Love | Sinawe | ||
2000 | Foolish Love | |||
2005 | Diamond Tears | |||
2007 | Chosun Police: Season 1 | Kang Seung-jo | ||
2008 | Mystery X-Files | |||
U-Turn | Yong | |||
Painter of the Wind | Kim Jo-nyeon | |||
2009 | IRIS | Leader of IRIS mercenaries | ||
2010 | Personal Taste | Choi Do-bin | ||
2014 | My Love from the Star | Heo Gyun | Cameo (Episode 19) | |
2021 | Jirisan | Narrator | Cameo (Episode 1) | [39] |
2023 | The Good Bad Mother | a tailor | Cameo (Episode 13) | [40] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019–2020 | Kingdom | Lord Cho Hak-ju | Season 1–2 | |
2023 | Moving | Jang Joo-won | [41] | |
2024 | Chicken Nugget | Choi Seon-man | [42] | |
2025 | Low Life | TBA |
Year | Song Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2004 | "Close Your Eyes Quietly" | Jaewook Jeong | |
2005 | "Are you happy?" | Kim Jang-hoon | |
"Snowman" | Gabi NJ | ||
2009 | "Sign" | Brown Eyed Girls | |
2021 | "Keep your head up" (네가 아는 너) | Lee Dong-hwi | [43] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Date | Ref. | |
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English | Korean | |||||
1998 | Nanta | 난타 | Chef | Dongsung Art Center Dongsung Hall | Mar 26 to May 3 | [44] |
1998 | The Reason She is Beautiful | 그 여자가 아름다운 이유 | Donrang Theater Ensemble | June 3–15 | [45] | |
1999 | Nanta | 난타 | Chef | Myeongdong Jeongdong Theater | May 10 | [46] |
2000 | Nanta | 난타 | Chef | Suseungdae Outdoor Theater | August 4 | [47] |
Jang Bogo | 장보고 | Jang Bogo | ||||
2002 | Welcome to Dongmakgol | 웰컴 투 동막골 | [48] | |||
2004 | Taxi Driver | 택시 드리벌 | Arts Center Small Theater | Jul 16 to Aug 29 | [49] | |
2006 | Death of a Salesman | 세일즈맨의 죽음 | Willy Loman | |||
2007–2008 | Clumsy People | 서툰 사람들 - 장진이 만든 코믹소란극 | Jang Deok-bae | Dongsung Art Centre Small Theatre | Dec 7 to Mar 16 | [50] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | 6th Korean Film Awards | Best New Actor | Hwang Jin-yi | Nominated | |
2008 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special | Painter of the Wind | Nominated | |
2010 | 7th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Secret | Nominated | |
31st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Nominated | ||||
2011 | 20th Buil Film Awards | War of the Arrows | Nominated | ||
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Won | ||||
19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film | Won | |||
2012 | Seoul Art College | SAC Art Award | Ryu Seung-ryong | Won | |
21st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | All About My Wife | Nominated | ||
49th Grand Bell Awards | Masquerade | Won | |||
All About My Wife | Nominated | ||||
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Won | ||||
KBS Entertainment Weekly | Best Star of 2012 | Ryu Seung-ryong | Won | [51] | |
2013 | 4th KOFRA Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | All About My Wife | Won | |
49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Nominated | |||
Best Actor (Film) | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Nominated | [52][53][54][55][56] | ||
Grand Prize (Film) | Won | ||||
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 20's Movie Star - Male | Won | [57] | ||
22nd Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Masquerade | Won | ||
50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Won | ||
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Nominated | ||||
21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Film) | Won | |||
Korean Film Actors Association | Movie Top Star Award | Won | |||
33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
2014 | 9th Max Movie Awards | Nominated | |||
2014 Korea Advertising Awards | Best Model Award | Ryu Seung-ryong | Won | [58] | |
2015 | 10th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Nominated | |
2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | Extreme Job | Nominated | [59] |
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
28th Buil Film Awards | Popular Star Award | Nominated | |||
40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
8th Korea Best Star Award (Korean Film Actors Association) | Won | ||||
19th Director's Cut Awards | Nominated | ||||
2022 | 21st New York Asian Film Festival | Best from the East Award | Perhaps Love | Won | [60][61] |
42nd Golden Cinematography Awards | Cinematographers' Choice Popularity Award | Won | |||
58th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated | [62] | |
2023 | Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | Best Lead Actor | Moving | Won | [63] |
59th Grand Bell Awards | Best Series Actor | Nominated | [64] | ||
8th Dong-A.com's PICK | 'Moving' from 'Cell No.7' | Ryu Seung-ryong | Won | [65] | |
9th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Moving | Won | [66][67] | |
2024 | CJ ENM Visionary Awards[note 1] | 2024 Visionary | Ryu Seung-ryong | Won | [69] |
60th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor – Television | Moving | Nominated | [70][71] | |
Most Popular Actor | Ryu Seung-ryong | Nominated |
Country | Ceremony | Year | Honor Or Award | Ref. |
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South Korea | Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards[note 2] | 2012 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation | [75] |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2013 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 34th | [76] |
The Screen | 2019 | 2009–2009 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 4th | [77] |