Ryu Jun-yeol

Ryu Jun-yeol

Age 39 — born September 25, 1986·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 at Suwon University and became a prolific performer in short films and independent titles beginning in 2012. His first feature film role was a small part in the Korean Academy of Film Arts title INGtoogi: Battle of Internet Trolls. Following a flurry of shorts in 2014, Ryu next featured in the KAFA film Socialphobia. Following its debut at the Busan International Film Festival, the youth thriller became a smash hit at the box office and earned him numerous accolades, including the KAFA Rising Star Award and similar prizes from the First Brand Awards and the Max Movie Awards. In 2015, Ryu debuted as a TV actor, landing a small part in The Producers and next to a main role in Reply 1988. That role quickly turned him into a star and earned him more prizes, this time from the Paeksang Arts Awards and the Korea Cable TV Awards. He also appeared in the KAFA film The Boys Who Cried Wolf. The following year saw Ryu conquer the film world, scoring roles in diverse titles such as the youth road drama One Way Trip, the sci-fi drama Sori: Voice from the Heart, island thriller No Tomorrow, melodrama Canola and the noir thriller The King, and featured alongside Song Kang-ho in the Gwangju massacre drama A Taxi Driver.
30Credits7 TV · 23 films
2013–2025Years activefirst to latest
8.8 Highest ratedReply 1988
7.2 Average ratingacross 25 titles

Top TV shows 7best Ryu Jun-yeol shows

  1. 1Reply 1988 posterReply 1988Kim Jung-hwan · 20 eps · 20158.8
  2. 2Lost posterLostKang-jae · 16 eps · 20218.6
  3. 3The Producers posterThe ProducersJoo Jong-hyun · 12 eps · 20157.4
  4. 4The 8 Show posterThe 8 ShowJin-soo / 3F · 8 eps · 20247.2
  5. 5Lucky Romance posterLucky RomanceJe Soo-ho · 16 eps · 20165.6
  6. 6Mousetrap posterMousetrapMoon-jae · 1 ep
  7. 7OutbackHans · 1 ep

Top movies 23best Ryu Jun-yeol movies

  1. 1No Tomorrow posterNo TomorrowJi-hoon · 20168.5
  2. 2A Taxi Driver posterA Taxi DriverGu Jae-sik · 20178.0
  3. 3Canola posterCanolaCheol-heon · 20167.9
  4. 4Little Forest posterLittle ForestJae-ha · 20187.6
  5. 5The Battle: Roar to Victory posterThe Battle: Roar to VictoryLee Jang-ha · 20197.4
  6. 6Socialphobia posterSocialphobiaYang-ge · 20157.4
  7. 7The King posterThe KingChoi Doo-il · 20177.3
  8. 8The Night Owl posterThe Night OwlCheon Gyeong-su · 20227.3
  9. 9Believer posterBelieverSeo Young-rak · 20187.2
  10. 10Hit-and-Run Squad posterHit-and-Run SquadSeo Min-jae · 20197.2
  11. 11The Boys Who Cried Wolf posterThe Boys Who Cried WolfDong-chul · 20167.1
  12. 12One-minded posterOne-mindedClub Dude · 20157.0
  13. 13Heart Blackened posterHeart BlackenedKim Dong-myung · 20176.9
  14. 14Alienoid posterAlienoidMuruk · 20226.9
  15. 15Sori: Voice from the Heart posterSori: Voice from the HeartUnderground Singer · 20166.7
  16. 16Money posterMoneyJo Il-hyun · 20196.7
  17. 17Alienoid: Return to the Future posterAlienoid: Return to the FutureMuruk · 20246.7
  18. 18One Way Trip posterOne Way TripJi-gong · 20166.6
  19. 19Revelations posterRevelationsSung Min-chan · 20256.4
  20. 20A Side of a Relationship posterA Side of a RelationshipJae-hyun · 20235.0
  21. 21Impetuous People2014
  22. 22Finding My Gundam posterFinding My GundamHyun Dong · 2013
  23. 23Midnight Sun posterMidnight SunYong Hoon · 2014

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