Ryu Jun-yeol
Ryu Jun-yeol (Korean: 류준열; Hanja: 柳俊烈; born September 25, 1986) is a South Korean actor, activist, and photographer. Ryu began his acting career in independent films, and then rose to prominence through his breakthrough role in the critically acclaimed television series Reply 1988 (2015–2016), the highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history at the time, which also led to him winning various Best New Actor Awards in South Korea. Known as a prolific Chungmu-ro actor, since then he has starred in the box-office hit films The King (2017), A Taxi Driver (2017), Little Forest (2018), Believer (2018), Money (2019), The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019), and The Night Owl (2022).
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Ryu during an autograph event at Lotte World Mall, October 2018 | |
| Born | September 25, 1986 |
| Education | University of Suwon |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Agent | C-JeS Entertainment |
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| Hangul | 류준열 |
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| Revised Romanization | Ryu Jun-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Chunyŏl |
Ryu has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including nominations for Baeksang Arts Awards, Blue Dragon Film Awards, Buil Film Awards, Chunsa Film Art Awards, London East Asian Film Festival and New York Asian Film Festival. In addition to his film work, Ryu actively engages in social and environmental activism. He has been recognised by Forbes Korea as one of the most powerful celebrities in South Korea, placing on the listing for three consecutive years, fourteenth in 2017, thirty-sixth in 2018, and eleventh in 2019.