Ryu Jun-yeol

Biography

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.

Known For

A Side of a Relationship

Revelations

Socialphobia

No Tomorrow

One Way Trip

Sori: Voice from the Heart

Canola

The King

A Taxi Driver

Filmography

2025 Revelations

as Sung Min-chan

2024 The 8 Show

as Jin-soo / 3F

2024 Alienoid: Return to the Future

as Muruk

2023 Nattering with Nah

as Self

2023 A Side of a Relationship

as Jae-hyun

2022 The Night Owl

as Cheon Kyoung-su

2022 Alienoid

as Muruk

2022 Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies

as Self

2021 Lost

as Kang-jae

2019 The Battle: Roar to Victory

as Lee Jang-ha

2019 Money

as Jo Il-hyun

2019 Traveler

as Himself

2019 Hit-and-Run Squad

as Seo Min-jae

2018 Believer

as Seo Young-rak

2018 Little Forest

as Jae-ha

2017 Heart Blackened

as Kim Dong-myung

2017 A Taxi Driver

as Gu Jae-sik

2017 The King

as Choi Doo-il

2016 The Boys Who Cried Wolf

as Dong-chul

2016 Lucky Romance

as Je Soo-ho