Ryu Jun-yeol

Ryu Junyeol Hangul 류준열 born 25 September 1986 is a South Korean actor He gained popularity through his breakthrough role in the television series Reply 1988 20152016 Known as a prolific Chungmuro actor since then he has starred in the boxoffice 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 scifi drama Sori Voice from the Heart island thriller No Tomorrow melodrama Canola and the noir thriller The King and featured alongside Song Kangho in the Gwangju massacre drama A Taxi Driver