Ryu Seung-ryong
Ryu Seung-ryong | |
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Born |
Seocheon County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea | November 29, 1970
Other names | Ryoo Seung-yong |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theatre |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004-present |
Agent | Prain TPC |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 류승룡 |
Hanja | 柳承龍 |
Revised Romanization | Ryu Seung-nyong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Sŭng-nyong |
Ryu Seung-ryong (born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in theater, subsequently becoming one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean film and television. In 2013, he headlined Miracle in Cell No. 7, which became (at the time) the third highest grossing Korean film of all time.
Career
Ryu Seung-ryong made his acting debut at the age of 15 in a stage musical. After his screen debut in 2004's Someone Special, he has since become one of the most versatile and dependable character actors in Korea. A sampling of the various roles he has played over the years: a mentally handicapped father in Miracle in Cell No. 7,[1][2] the royal adviser Heo Gyun in Masquerade, an officer of the North Korean People's Army in The Front Line, a hard-nosed general of the Qing Dynasty in War of the Arrows, a ladies’ man in All About My Wife, a gambling husband who fears his wife in The Quiz Show Scandal, a refined gay man in Personal Taste, a vengeful gangster in Secret, a reporter on the trail of a story in The Recipe, and the titular figure in The Piper.[3][4]
Ryu graduated with a Theatre degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts.[5] He currently teaches at Seoul Art College's School of Acting Arts as an adjunct professor.[6]
In November , 2015 he released to new movie " Do ri hwa go " with Su-ji.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Someone Special | Robber 1 | |
1.3.6 | Ploughman | short film Has the Shower Ended? | |
2005 | Murder, Take One | Sung-joon | |
Good Girl | short film | ||
2006 | If You Were Me 2 | Kim Joo-joong | short film Someone Grateful |
Righteous Ties | Jung Soon-tan | ||
Cruel Winter Blues | Lee Min-jae | ||
2007 | Beyond the Years | Yong-taek | |
Hwang Jin-yi | Hee-yeol | ||
Eleventh Mom | Jae-soo's father | ||
My Love | Jeong-seok | ||
2009 | My Girlfriend Is an Agent | Won-seok | |
Possessed | Detective Tae-hwan | ||
Good Morning President | North Korean emissary (cameo) | ||
Secret | "Jackal" | ||
2010 | Bestseller | Park Young-joon | |
Loving You Today | short film | ||
Blades of Blood | Nobleman Jung | ||
The Quiz Show Scandal | Kim Sang-do | ||
The Recipe | Choi Yoo-jin | ||
2011 | Battlefield Heroes | Yeon Nam-geon | |
Children... | Hwang Woo-hyuk | ||
Earth Rep Rolling Stars | Big (voice) | animated film | |
The Front Line | Hyeon Jeong-yoon | ||
War of the Arrows | Jyuushinta | ||
2012 | All About My Wife | Jang Sung-ki | |
Masquerade | Heo Gyun | ||
Rise of the Guardians | North (voice) | animated film (Korean dubbed)[8] | |
2013 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Lee Yong-gu | |
2014 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Captain Harlock (voice) | animated film (Korean dubbed) |
Rio 2 | Nigel (voice) | animated film (Korean dubbed) | |
The Target | Baek Yeo-hoon | ||
The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Kurushima Michifusa | ||
2015 | Five Senses of Love | ||
The Piper | Woo-ryong | ||
The Sound of a Flower | Shin Jae-hyo | ||
Seoul Station | Father (voice) | animated film |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1998 | Shadows of an Old Love | Sinawe | SBS |
2000 | Foolish Love | KBS2 | |
2005 | Diamond Tears | SBS | |
2007 | Chosun Police: Season 1 | Kang Seung-jo | MBC Dramanet |
2008 | Mystery X-Files | MBC Dramanet | |
U-Turn | Yong | OCN | |
Painter of the Wind | Kim Jo-nyeon | SBS | |
2009 | IRIS | Leader of IRIS mercenaries | KBS2 |
2010 | Personal Taste | Choi Do-bin | MBC |
2014 | My Love from the Star | Heo Gyun (cameo, episode 19) | SBS |
Theater
Year | Title | Role |
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Jang Bogo | Jang Bogo | |
Death of a Salesman | Willy Loman | |
2007 | Clumsy People | Jang Deok-bae |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | 6th Korean Film Awards | Best New Actor | Hwang Jin-yi | Nominated |
2008 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special | Painter of the Wind | Nominated |
2010 | 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Secret | Nominated |
2011 | 20th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | War of the Arrows | Nominated |
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film | Won | ||
2012 | Seoul Art College | SAC Art Award | N/A | Won |
21st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | All About My Wife | Nominated | |
49th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Masquerade | Won | |
All About My Wife | Nominated | |||
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
2013 | 4th KOFRA Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
49th Baeksang Arts Awards[9][10][11][12][13] | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | Nominated | ||
Best Actor (Film) | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Nominated | ||
Grand Prize (Film) | Won | |||
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards[14] | 20's Movie Star - Male | Won | ||
22nd Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Masquerade | Won | |
50th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Won | |
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Film) | Won | ||
2015 | 10th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Park, Eun-jee (28 December 2012). "Two heartwarming films for when you can't feel your toes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
- ↑ An, So-hyoun (8 February 2013). "Interview: Ryu Seung Ryong Says He Gained Respect from His Wife with The Gift of Room 7". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ Jung, Hyun-mok (21 May 2012). "Ryu Seung-ryong moves beyond stereotypes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Eun-sun (29 June 2015). "Ryu shows new, darker side in The Piper". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ Jung, Hyun-mok (29 October 2012). "Korea film industry has come down with 1970 fever". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Park, Si-soo (20 March 2014). "Entertainers take on teaching role". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ↑ 선아, 김 (2015-11-20). "류승룡, 스승의 표정 (도리화가 언론시사회)".
- ↑ Lee, Claire (24 October 2012). "Four local actors voice Hollywood-animated film". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ Lee, Claire (10 May 2013). "Ryu Seung-ryong wins top prize at Paeksang". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ Yim, Seung-hye (10 May 2013). "Ryu Seung-ryong gets top Paeksang Award". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (10 May 2013). "On the Scene: 2013 Paeksang Arts Awards: He Said, She Said". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ An, So-hyoun (10 May 2013). "Yoo Jae Suk and Ryu Seung Ryong Take Home Daesangs at the Paeksang Arts Awards". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ Ji, Yong-jin (13 May 2013). "RYU Seung-ryong Wins Grand Prize at Baeksang Arts Awards". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (19 July 2013). "Mnet's 20's Choice Sheds Light on Youth". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
External links
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