Personal Info
Birth date
1986-09-25 (38 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Also known as
Ryoo Joon-yeol
Ryoo Jun-yeol
Ryu Joon-yeol
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.
Filmography
Running Man
8.3
Overview:
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!The 8 Show
7.266
Overview:
Eight individuals trapped in a mysterious 8-story building participate in a tempting but dangerous show where they earn money as time passes.Reply 1988
8.8
Overview:
Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighbourhood in Seoul.Youth Over Flowers
8.5
Overview:
Youth Over Flowers is a South Korean travel-reality show which premiered on tvN in 2014.The Producers
7.5
Overview:
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.Lucky Romance
5.759
Overview:
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.Lost
8.6
Overview:
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.Traveler
8
Overview:
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.Alienoid
6.837
Overview:
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.The Rat
NYR
Overview:
After borrowing money from a loan shark that he could not pay back, No Ja ran away and out of fear for his life has not left his home for ten years. That is, until he discovers someone has stolen his identity and has been falsely living under his name and face.Alienoid: Return to the Future
6.606
Overview:
Ean has a critical mission to 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 up in 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.Revelations
6.4
Overview:
A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.A Taxi Driver
8.066
Overview:
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.Believer
7.2
Overview:
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.Hit-and-Run Squad
7.122
Overview:
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.The King
7.5
Overview:
A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.The Night Owl
7.4
Overview:
A period drama film, depicting Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Kyoung-su is a skilled acupuncturist but a blind who can only see a little at dark. Right after Kyoung-su joins King Injo's medical team, the prince comes back after 7 years of living in Chung dynasty. Due to a long journey coming back, the prince becomes ill, and the king's doctor brings Kyoung-su to heal him. But while Kyoung-su is doing his work, he finds out the king's hidden secret which might change everything that the king owns. Could Kyoung-su be able to save everyone and himself?Little Forest
7.603
Overview:
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.Money
6.9
Overview:
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.Socialphobia
7.5
Overview:
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?Canola
7.9
Overview:
A girl who went missing after an accident returns 10 years later and reunites with her grandmother.The Battle: Roar to Victory
7.326
Overview:
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.Heart Blackened
7
Overview:
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.One Way Trip
6.6
Overview:
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.Sori: Voice from the Heart
6.9
Overview:
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.Acting
TBAThe Rat (1 Episode) as Moon-jae
2025Revelations as Sung Min-chan
2024The 8 Show (8 Episodes) as Jin-soo / 3F
2024Alienoid: Return to the Future as Muruk
2023Nattering with Nah (1 Episode) as Self
2023A Side of a Relationship as Jae-hyun
2022The Night Owl as Cheon Kyoung-su
2022Alienoid as Muruk
2022Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies (1 Episode) as Self
2021Lost (16 Episodes) as Kang-jae
2019The Battle: Roar to Victory as Lee Jang-ha
2019Money as Jo Il-hyun
2019Traveler (10 Episodes) as Himself
2019Hit-and-Run Squad as Seo Min-jae
2018Believer as Seo Young-rak
2018Little Forest as Jae-ha
2017Heart Blackened as Kim Dong-myung
2017A Taxi Driver as Gu Jae-sik
2017The King as Choi Doo-il
2016The Boys Who Cried Wolf as Dong-chul
2016Lucky Romance (16 Episodes) as Je Soo-ho
2016Canola as Cheol-heon
2016No Tomorrow as Ji-hoon
2016Sori: Voice from the Heart as Underground Singer
2015Reply 1988 (20 Episodes) as Kim Jung-hwan
2015One Way Trip as Ji-gong
2015One-minded as Club Dude
2015The Producers (12 Episodes) as Joo Jong-hyun
2015Socialphobia as Yang-ge, Yang Ge
2014Impetuous People as Unknown
2014Youth Over Flowers (7 Episodes) as Himself
2014Midnight Sun as Yong Hoon
2013Finding My Gundam as Hyun Dong
2012Baeksang Arts Awards (1 Episode) as Self
2010Running Man (1 Episode) as [Caller]