One day he made a friend, who would later work on the costume staff for film director Park Chan-wook, while taking acting classes. Remembering that he resembled an actor called Yoo Ji-tae, the film director give him a call about auditioning for a role. Finally, Yoo Yeon-seok made his debut with a small role in the film Oldboy as Yoo Ji-tae’s younger counterpart, in 2003. After graduating from Sejong University with a film arts degree, he resumed his acting career and began to use the stage name his agency recommended, Yoo Yeon Seok, in 2008. Not only did he appear in dramas and films, he also played several roles in a theater show, and in 2019 he will be acting in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”. Dates for the show’s run haven’t been made available yet, so we’ll just have to wait and see! Let’s dig up some more information about this handsome and talented actor. Check it out!
Yoo Yeon-seok’s Drama List
Here some of his appearances in the entertainment industry:
Dramas
2008-2009: – General Hospital 2 (as Heo Woo Jin) on MBC 2009: – Dream (as Noh Chul Joong) on SBS – Soul (as Baek Joong Chan) on MBC 2010: – Running, Gu (as Heo Ji Man) on MBC 2010-2011: – Pure Pumpkin Flower (as Oh Hyo Joon) on SBS 2011: – Midnight Hospital (as Yoon Sang Ho) on MBC – A Thousand Kisses (as Hyung Soo) on SBS 2012: – Tasty Life (as Choi Jae Hyuk) on SBS – What About Mom (as Kim Yeon Seok) on MBC 2013: – Gu Family Book (as Park Tae Seo) on MBC – Reply 1994 (as Chilbong) on tvN 2015: – Warm and Cozy (as Baek Gun Woo) on MBC – Mrs. Cop (as Kim Young Woo) on SBS (cameo in Episode.16) 2016-2017: – Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim (as Kang Dong Joo) on SBS 2018: – Mr. Sunshine (as Goo Dong Mae) on tvN
Films
2003: – Oldboy (as Young Lee Woo Jin)(credits: as Ahn Yeon Suk) 2009: – Short! Short! Short! 2009: Show Me The Money (as Man)(Segment:Saw) 2011: – Re- encounter (as Han Soo) 2012: – Eighteen, Nineteen (as Hoya) – Architecture 101 (as Jae Wook) – Two Weddings and a Funeral (as Joon (cameo)) – Horror Stories (as Man)(Segment: Beginning) – A Werewolf Boy (as Ji Tae) 2013: – Born to Sing (as Dong Soo) – Hwayi: A Monster Boy (as Park Ji Won) 2014: – Whistle Blower (as Shim Min Ho) – The Royal Tailor (as King) 2015: – Perfect Proposal (as Sung Yeol) – The Beauty Inside (as Woo Jin) 2016: – Love, Lies (as Yoon Woo) – Mood of the Day (as Jae Hyun) – A Quite Man (cameo as Motorcycle Man)
Music Videos
2008: -Thing o Do Tomorrow by Yoo Jong Shin 2009: – On the Days I Longed for Love by Lee Oh Gong Gam 2013: – You Fool by Honey G – Things to Do Tomorrow by Yoo Jong Shin feat Sung Si Kyung – The Day to Love by Lee Seung Chul – One Way Love by Hyolyn – Only Feeling You by Yoo Yeon Seok, Son Ho Jun and Jung Woo 2014: – Three People by Toy feat. Sung Sik Kyung 2015: Because You’re Pretty by Standing Egg
Theater Productions
Variety Shows
