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Portrait of Yoo Yeon-seok

Acting

Yoo Yeon-seok

Career

Active from 2008 to 2026, busiest in 2012 and 2016 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Werewolf Boy
A Werewolf Boy
GoodWatch score88/100

Characters

28

The characters Yoo Yeon-seok played, best-known titles first.

Yoo Yeon-seok as Baek Sa-eon
Yoo Yeon-seok as Oh Jin-ho
Yoo Yeon-seok as Goo Dong-Mae
Yoo Yeon-seok as An Jeong-won
Yoo Yeon-seok as Woo-jin
Yoo Yeon-seok as Kang Dong-Joo
Yoo Yeon-seok as David Park
Yoo Yeon-seok as Park Ji-won
Yoo Yeon-seok as Jae-wook
Yoo Yeon-seok as Shin I-rang
Yoo Yeon-seok as Ha Sang-soo
Yoo Yeon-seok as Chil Bong Yi
Yoo Yeon-seok as Jae-Hyun Kim
Yoo Yeon-seok as King
Yoo Yeon-seok as Kim Yoon-woo
Yoo Yeon-seok as Geum Hyuk-soo
Yoo Yeon-seok as kidnapper
Yoo Yeon-seok as Lee Sung Yeol
Yoo Yeon-seok as Baek Gun-Woo
Yoo Yeon-seok as Shim Min-ho
Yoo Yeon-seok as Min-soo
Yoo Yeon-seok as Jae Heon
Yoo Yeon-seok as Han-soo
Yoo Yeon-seok as Dong-soo
Yoo Yeon-seok as Min Jun-ho
Yoo Yeon-seok as Ho-Ya
Yoo Yeon-seok as Shop Owner / Main Cook
Yoo Yeon-seok as Yeon-seok

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yoo Yeon-seok Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2
  • Violence
    3.4, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Korean Cinema 5
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • Slow-Burn Intimacy 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Korean Crime Thriller 2
  • Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Princess Covet the Scholar
Princess Covet the Scholar

TV show · as Seo Yul

2020s

17 titles · average score 71
Phantom Lawyer
Phantom Lawyer (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Shin I-rang

The Perfect Lie
The Perfect Lie (2026)

TV show · as Min Jun-ho

Resident Playbook
Resident Playbook (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Ahn Jeong-won

When the Phone Rings
When the Phone Rings (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Baek Sa-eon

A Bloody Lucky Day
A Bloody Lucky Day (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Geum Hyuk-soo

My Heart Puppy
My Heart Puppy (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

as Min-soo

The Interest of Love
The Interest of Love (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Ha Sang-su

Vanishing
Vanishing (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Park Jin-ho

Narco-Saints
Narco-Saints (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as David Park

New Year Blues
New Year Blues (2021)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jae-heon

Hospital Playlist
Hospital Playlist (2020)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Ahn Jeong-won

Steel Rain 2: Summit
Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jo Seon-sa

2010s

26 titles · average score 71
Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine (2018)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Gu Dong-mae

Dr. Romantic
Dr. Romantic (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Gang Dong-ju

Love, Lies
Love, Lies (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kim Yoon-woo

Mood of the Day
Mood of the Day (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kim Jae-hyun

Warm and Cozy
Warm and Cozy (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Baek Geon-woo

Perfect Proposal
Perfect Proposal (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lee Sung-yeol

The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shim Min-ho

Reply 1994
Reply 1994 (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Chil Bong-yi

Kangchi, the Beginning
Kangchi, the Beginning (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Park Tae-seo

A Werewolf Boy
A Werewolf Boy (2012)
GoodWatch score 88

as Ji-tae

Horror Stories
Horror Stories (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kidnapper

Architecture 101
Architecture 101 (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jae-wook

2000s

6 titles · average score 81
Dream
Dream (2009)

TV show · as Noh Chul-joong

Possessed
Possessed (2009)

TV show · as Baek Joong-chan

Money Show
Money Show (2009)

as Man

Melon Music Awards
Melon Music Awards (2009)

TV show · as Messenger

General Hospital 2
General Hospital 2 (2008)

TV show · as Woo-jin Heo

Oldboy
Oldboy (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

as Young Woo-jin