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, and in 2019 he
starred in the comedy film Extreme Job, which is currently the 2nd
highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea. Ryu is the first
Korean to star in four movies that have drawn over 10 million viewers
each.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, 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.In 2017, Ryu was cast in the main role of Cho Hak-ju on
the Netflix period zombie thriller Kingdom The series premiered on
January 25, 2019.In 2019, Ryu starred in the comedy film Extreme Job
which became the 2nd highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea.
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, and in 2019 he
starred in the comedy film Extreme Job, which is currently the 2nd
highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea. Ryu is the first
Korean to star in four movies that have drawn over 10 million viewers
each.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, 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.In 2017, Ryu was cast in the main role of Cho Hak-ju on
the Netflix period zombie thriller Kingdom The series premiered on
January 25, 2019.In 2019, Ryu starred in the comedy film Extreme Job
which became the 2nd highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea.
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