Ryu Seung-soo (born August 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Ryu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in Park Chan-wook's film Trio, and has been active as a supporting actor on film and television since. Among his notable films are the monks-versus-gangsters comedy Hi! Dharma! (2001), "kimchi" western The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008), and Korean War movie The Front Line (2011). He also appeared on TV in the quirky series Evasive Inquiry Agency (also known as Four Gold Chasers, 2007), revenge drama The Chaser (2012), and power-struggle saga Empire of Gold (2013).
Despite being one of his earliest projects, the 2002 melodrama Winter Sonata is among Ryu's better known roles outside Korea, given the series' popularity throughout Asia. In 2009, he reprised his character via voice acting in the animated adaptation Winter Sonata Anime.
Ryu wrote his memoir Don't Be an Actor Like Me, which was published in 2009.
Contents
Filmography
Film
Love Untangled (2025)
Picnic (2024)
Men of Plastic (2022)
6/45 (2022)
Hard Hit (2021)
Black Money (2019) (cameo)
Deep (2018)
The Winter of the Year was Warm (2012)
Doomsday Book (2012)
The Front Line (2011)
Battlefield Heroes (2011)
Finding Mr. Destiny (2010)
Second Half (2010)
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)- Man-gil
My New Partner (2008)
Forever the Moment (2008) (cameo)
Happiness (2007)
Meet Mr. Daddy (2007)
200 Pounds Beauty (2006) (cameo)
All for Love (2005) (cameo)
You Are My Sunshine (2005)
April Snow (2005)
Mr. Gam's Victory (2004)
The President's Barber (2004)
If You Were Me (2003)
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)
Oh! Brothers (2003)
Double Agent (2003)
Conduct Zero (2002)
Surprise Party (2002)
Hi! Dharma! (2001)
Say Yes (2001)
A Growing Business (1999)
Art Museum by the Zoo (1998)
Rub Love (1998)
Trio (1997)
Television series
Bloody Heart (2022)
Backstreet Rookie (2020) (special appearance)
Tell Me What You Saw (2020)
Forest (2020)
Secret Boutique (2019)
Level Up (2019)
Drama Stage – "Like a Dog, Like a Beggar, Beautiful"
Top Star U-back (2018)
Wok of Love (2018)
The Package (2017)
Temperature of Love (2017)
School of Magic (2017)
The Lady in Dignity (2017) (cameo)
Distorted (2017)
A Beautiful Mind (2016)
Uncontrollably Fond (2016) (cameo)
My Beautiful Bride (2015)
Shine or Go Crazy (2015)
Punch (2014) (cameo)
Wonderful Days (2014)
Empire of Gold (2013)
KBS Drama Special – "Sirius" (2013)
Mom Is Acting Up (2012)
The Chaser (2012)
My One and Only (2011)
Variety show
Brave Detectives 2 (2022) - Special MC
Law of the Jungle in Yap Islands (2015)
Book
Don't Be an Actor Like Me (나 같은 배우 되지 마; 2009)