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Seung-ryong Ryu

  • Actor
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Seung-ryong Ryu in The Recipe (2010)
A wife who asks her husband to help her find her childhood sweetheart as a birthday present. Though reluctant, her husband's only choice is to set out on this journey with her.
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Life Is Beautiful (2022)
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Born in Seo-choen, a small village, in South Korea in 1970, Seung-Ryong Ryu discovered his love for acting when he saw a play at the age of 15. Then, he went on to study theater at Seoul Institute of the Arts. For over a decade after graduating from the college, he was just an obscure actor mostly performing on the small stage. During this time period, he had a chance to spend 5 years performing 'Nanta', a non-verbal performance, travelling all around the world and patiently built up the skills and perspectives as an actor.

He made his film debut as a minor role at a relatively late age of 34 in 'Someone Special (2004)'. In spite of a very short appearance, his 'driving existence as a supporting actor' instantly caught filmmakers' eye and soon led him to be a prolific supporting actor. Although his college mates already had risen to fame before him, his optimism and endless passion for acting made it possible for him to keep stepping forward calmly. While appearing in several films, he turned his attention to the TV dramas and won critical acclaim for his portrayal as a sensitive gay in the 2010 drama series 'Personal Taste' and demonstrated his wide range to inhabit various characters.

After Prain TPC, an entertainment agency, started to represent him, he is being in the 2nd highlight of his career. His recent 4 films, 'War of the Arrows (2011)', 'All About My Wife (2012)', 'Masquerade (2012), and 'Miracle of Cell No.7 (2013)', have become blockbuster box office hits in South Korea.

One of his strongest points as an actor is he slips into every role he takes perfectly and gets both critical and commercial acclaim. He has transformed himself into diverse characters so far: a hard-nosed Qing dynasty commander speaking Manchu language (War of the Arrows), a royal adviser in Chosun dynasty (Masquerade), an irresistible legendary Casanova (All About My Wife), and a mentally-handicapped father (Miracle of Cell No.7).

As his latest film 'Miracle of Cell No.7' elicited positive response at the Cannes Film Market during the 66th Cannes Film Festival, the leading actor, Seung-Ryong Ryu, consequently became the center of attention. Now he is planning to start a new chapter of his acting career abroad.
BornNovember 29, 1970
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BornNovember 29, 1970
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 10 nominations

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Seung-ryong Ryu in Kingdom (2019)
Seung-ryong Ryu and Jong-soo Kim in Kingdom (2019)
Seung-ryong Ryu in Kingdom (2019)
Seung-ryong Ryu in The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Seung-ryong Ryu in The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Seung-Won Cha and Seung-ryong Ryu in Secret (2009)
Seung-ryong Ryu in Secret (2009)
Seung-ryong Ryu in The Target (2014)
Seung-ryong Ryu in The Target (2014)
Joon-Sang Yoo, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Jin-Wook, and Seung-ryong Ryu in The Target (2014)
Lee Jin-Wook and Seung-ryong Ryu in The Target (2014)
Seung-ryong Ryu in War of the Arrows (2011)

Known for:

Park Won-sang, Dal-su Oh, Jeong-tae Kim, Seung-ryong Ryu, Man-sik Jeong, and Kal So-won in Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
Miracle in Cell No. 7
8.1
  • Yong-Goo(as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
  • 2013
Park Hae-il in War of the Arrows (2011)
War of the Arrows
7.1
  • Jyushinta(as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
  • 2011
Lim Soo-jung, Lee Sun-kyun, and Seung-ryong Ryu in All About My Wife (2012)
All About My Wife
6.6
  • Sung-Ki(as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
  • 2012
Seung-ryong Ryu, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Dong-hwi Lee, and Myoung Gong in Extreme Job (2019)
Extreme Job
7.0
  • Captain Ko
  • 2019

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  • Moving
    • Jang Joo-won
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Ra Mi-ran and Lee Do-Hyun in The Good Bad Mother (2023)
    The Good Bad Mother
    • Tailor
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Life Is Beautiful (2022)
    Life Is Beautiful
    • Kang Jin-bong
    • 2022
  • Jangleuman romaenseu (2021)
    Jangleuman romaenseu
    • 2021
  • The Book of Fish (2021)
    The Book of Fish
    • Soldier
    • 2021
  • Kingdom (2019)
    Kingdom
    • Cho Hak Joo
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Seung-ryong Ryu, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Dong-hwi Lee, and Myoung Gong in Extreme Job (2019)
    Extreme Job
    • Captain Ko
    • 2019
  • Night of 7 Years (2018)
    Night of 7 Years
    • Choi Hyun-su
    • 2018
  • Yeom-lyeok (2018)
    Yeom-lyeok
    • Seok-heon
    • 2018
  • Seoul Station (2016)
    Seoul Station
    • Suk-gyu (voice, as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
    • 2016
  • The Sound of a Flower (2015)
    The Sound of a Flower
    • Shin Jae-hyo (as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
    • 2015
  • The Piper (2015)
    The Piper
    • The father
    • Wandering musician
    • 2015
  • Choi Min-sik, Kim Myung-gon, Lee Jung-hyun, Jin Goo, Cho Jin-woong, Seung-ryong Ryu, Ryôhei Ohtani, Kim Tae-hoon, and Park Bo-gum in The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
    The Admiral: Roaring Currents
    • General Kurushima Michifusa
    • 2014
  • The Target (2014)
    The Target
    • Yeo-hoon (as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
    • 2014
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
    Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum
    • Lee Sun-il (voice)
    • 2013
  • Park Won-sang, Dal-su Oh, Jeong-tae Kim, Seung-ryong Ryu, Man-sik Jeong, and Kal So-won in Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
    Miracle in Cell No. 7
    • Yong-Goo (as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
    • 2013

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The Admiral: Roaring Currents
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The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Seven Years of Night
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Masquerade
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Masquerade
The Target Official Trailer
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Seung-yong Ryu
  • Born
    • November 29, 1970
    • South Korea
  • Children
      Gang Ryoo

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    He has had to acquire 5 languages for the roles in his films over the last 2 years: Manchu language (a Qing dynasty commander in 'War of the Arrows'), Spanish, French and African (a versatile ladies' man in 'All About My Wife'), and Japanese (a Japanese pirate in the upcoming film 'Battle of Myeongryang').
  • Quotes
    [after winning the Grand Prize at PaekSang Arts Award, 2013] I will bring changes as an actor but I will be a steadfast actor.

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