Ryu Jun-yeol

Ryu Jun-yeol

Born: September 25, 1986
in 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.

Movies for Ryu Jun-yeol...

Title: The 8 Show
Character: Jin-soo
Released: May 17, 2024
Type: TV
Eight individuals trapped in a mysterious 8-story building participate in a tempting but dangerous game show where they earn money as time passes.
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Alienoid: Return to the Future
Title: Alienoid: Return to the Future
Character: Muruk
Released: January 10, 2024
Type: Movie
Ean has a critical missionto return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked upin the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the presence of a strange being in his body. Traveling through the centuries, they are trying to prevent the explosion of the haava.
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Title: Nattering with Nah
Character: Self
Released: June 2, 2023
Type: TV
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A Side of a Relationship
Title: A Side of a Relationship
Character: Jae-hyun
Released: February 1, 2023
Type: Movie
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The Night Owl
Title: The Night Owl
Character: Cheon Kyoung-su
Released: November 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Blind acupuncturist Kyeong-su is able to see like a normal person at night. One evening, Kyeong-su witnesses the death of the crown prince. King Injo is driven into madness while Kyeong-su attempts to reveal the truth behind the prince's death.
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Alienoid
Title: Alienoid
Character: Muruk
Released: July 20, 2022
Type: Movie
Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.
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Title: Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies
Character: Self
Released: June 17, 2022
Type: TV
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Title: Lost
Character: Kang-jae
Released: September 4, 2021
Type: TV
A forty year old woman who feels like she has not accomplished anything in life and a twenty-seven year old man who's frightened of himself.
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The Battle: Roar to Victory
Title: The Battle: Roar to Victory
Character: Lee Jang-ha
Released: August 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.
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Money
Title: Money
Character: Jo Il-hyun
Released: March 20, 2019
Type: Movie
Get caught up in the tale of a new stock broker who dreams of becoming rich. Those dreams make him susceptible to a stock market scam that threatens to get him in trouble.
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Title: Traveler
Character: Himself
Released: February 21, 2019
Type: TV
Two men go backpacking to Cuba, the country full of their unique charms. For two weeks, they enjoy Che Guevara’s revolution of freedom, the exciting melody of Buena Vista Social Club, splendid old cars, and refreshment from Mojito. They find lodging by walking around, think about places to eat, sleep, and what to wear. Bargaining happens everywhere. They throw themselves into the unpredictable moments. Here are the two confused tourists with a backpack. Their travel starts now.
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Hit-and-Run Squad
Title: Hit-and-Run Squad
Character: Seo Min-jae
Released: January 30, 2019
Type: Movie
Min-jae, a rookie police officer with a natural born talent for driving, is assigned to the perfect team: the Hit-and-Run Squad. But at the same time, for police detective Si-yeon, it is a place she is unjustly demoted to for doing her job. The two team up to arrest the rich and powerful speed maniac Jae-chul who is suspected of committing crimes for his obsession for speed.
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Believer
Title: Believer
Character: Seo Young-rak
Released: May 22, 2018
Type: Movie
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.
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Little Forest
Title: Little Forest
Character: Jae-ha
Released: February 28, 2018
Type: Movie
A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.
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Heart Blackened
Title: Heart Blackened
Character: Kim Dong-myung
Released: November 2, 2017
Type: Movie
A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.
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A Taxi Driver
Title: A Taxi Driver
Character: Gu Jae-sik
Released: August 2, 2017
Type: Movie
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
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The King
Title: The King
Character: Choi Doo-il
Released: January 18, 2017
Type: Movie
A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.
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The Boys Who Cried Wolf
Title: The Boys Who Cried Wolf
Character: Dong-chul
Released: June 2, 2016
Type: Movie
Wan-ju, a failed stage actor, makes ends meet by playing real-life parts as someone’s boyfriend or wingman. Desperate for money, Wan-ju takes on his most challenging role ever when he agrees to pretend to have witnessed a murder.
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Title: Lucky Romance
Character: Je Soo-ho
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: TV
Relying on the words of a shaman, a superstitious woman tries to sleep with a man born in the Year of the Tiger in order to save her sister's life.
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Canola
Title: Canola
Character: Cheol-heon
Released: May 19, 2016
Type: Movie
A girl who went missing after an accident returns 10 years later and reunites with her grandmother.
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No Tomorrow
Title: No Tomorrow
Character: Ji-hoon
Released: March 3, 2016
Type: Movie
Based on a true story involving a reporter who starts investigating to uncover an unfortunate case that occurred on a remote island.
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Sori: Voice from the Heart
Title: Sori: Voice from the Heart
Character: Underground Singer
Released: January 27, 2016
Type: Movie
While desperately searching for his missing daughter, Hae-kwan comes across an AI satellite robot that remembers sounds from all over the world. Rejuvenated by the robot's abilities, Hae-kwan begins to track down his daughter's voice. As they continue their journey, they form an unforgettable bond.
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Title: Reply 1988
Character: Kim Jung-hwan
Released: November 6, 2015
Type: TV
Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighborhood in Seoul.
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One Way Trip
Title: One Way Trip
Character: Ji-gong
Released: October 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Four best friends, Yong-bi, Ji-gong, Sang-woo and Doo-man who just turned twenty and just came of age took the road to Pohang, a small city near the beach—since one of the friends, Sang-woo, is enlisting in the marine corps the day after. On the last day before Sang-woo goes off to the army, a life-changing incident dawns in front of them. The four best friends now face a situation beyond their control, and are forced through an irrevocable day.
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One-minded
Title: One-minded
Character: Club Dude
Released: June 18, 2015
Type: Movie
Shenanigans occur in an apartment shared by two Korean women as one of them brings home a man that she picked up in a club and two thieves invade the place. Meanwhile, a fan oscillates and observes.
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Title: The Producers
Character: Joo Jong-hyun
Released: May 15, 2015
Type: TV
A rookie producer joins the Korean Broadcasting System to be near his secret crush and enters the madcap world of network TV, where ratings rule.
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Socialphobia
Title: Socialphobia
Character: Yang-ge
Released: March 12, 2015
Type: Movie
A woman is attacked by Internet users after posting provocative remarks online. Using her personal information, they go to her place but what they find is her body; she took her own life. Who made her kill herself? Or, was she killed by someone else?
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Impetuous People
Title: Impetuous People
Released: November 29, 2014
Type: Movie
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Title: Youth Over Flowers
Character: Himself
Released: August 1, 2014
Type: TV
Youth Over Flowers is a South Korean travel-reality show which premiered on tvN in 2014.
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Title: Baeksang Arts Awards
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2012
Type: TV
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Revelation
Title: Revelation
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie