Ryu Seung-soo

In this Korean name, the family name is Ryu.
Ryu Seung-soo
Ryu Seung-soo in January 2020.
Born (1971-08-12) August 12, 1971 (age 53)
Suyeong-gu, Busan, South Korea[1]
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1997-present
AgentNpio Entertainment [2]
Spouse
Yoon Hye-won
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
류승수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRyu Seung-su
McCune–ReischauerRyu Sŭngsu

Ryu Seung-soo (born August 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Ryu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in Park Chan-wook's film Trio, and has been active as a supporting actor on film and television since. Among his notable films are the monks-versus-gangsters comedy Hi! Dharma! (2001), "kimchi" western The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), and Korean War movie The Front Line (2011).[3] He also appeared on TV in the quirky series Evasive Inquiry Agency (also known as Four Gold Chasers, 2007), revenge drama The Chaser (2012), and power-struggle saga Empire of Gold (2013).

Despite being one of his earliest projects, the 2002 melodrama Winter Sonata is among Ryu's better known roles outside Korea, given the series' popularity throughout Asia. In 2009, he reprised his character via voice acting in the animated adaptation Winter Sonata Anime.[4][5][6][7]

Ryu wrote his memoir Don't Be an Actor Like Me, which was published in 2009.[8][9][10][11][12]

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  7. ^ Kang, Hye-in (6 October 2012). "Ryu Seung Soo talks about stress he got from Bae Yong Jun". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  8. ^ 배우 류승수의 새빨간 거짓말. Kyobo Book (in Korean). 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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  10. ^ "Ryu Seung Soo talks about BYJ in his book. (2)". Suehan's BYJ Blog. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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  12. ^ Oh, Jin-ju (12 December 2013). "Ryu Seung Soo tells that he bought high heels because of loneliness". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.