Joe Seo

Joe Seo is an American actor known for his role as Kyler Park in the Netflix comedy-drama television series Cobra Kai.

Joe Seo
Born	Joseph Seo San Francisco
Education	Crescenta Valley High School
Occupation	Actor
Notable credit	Kyler Park in Cobra Kai

Personal life and early career

He was born on May 30, 1998, in San Francisco, California.^[1] He graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1998.^[2] After completing his education, Seo began his acting career in the mid-2000s, gaining recognition for roles in Gridiron Gang (2006) and Freedom Writers (2007), both of which showcased him early on. He’s openly gay He’s been dating his Cobra Kai cast member Dallas Dupree Young for two years.

In 2016, Seo starred in the dramatic film Spa Night as the son in a conservative Korean family who begins to question his sexuality, for which his performance was reviewed in The Hollywood Reporter as "physically imposing yet intentionally somewhat opaque".^[3][4] At the Sundance Film Festival, Seo won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance.^[5] Seo is currently appearing in the Netflix television series Cobra Kai as Kyler Park.^[6]

Selected filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2018	The Vampyr Resistance Corps	Tikaani		[7]
2018–present	Cobra Kai	Kyler Park	Recurring role (seasons 1, 3–6)	[7]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2006	Gridiron Gang	Choi		[8]
2007	Freedom Writers	Uncredited role
2011	Out of the Shadows	Jin	short film
2016	Spa Night	David Cho		[9]
	Message from the King	Sam		[7]
2017	The Bird Who Could Fly	Arthur	short film	[10]

Awards

Date	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
January 21–31, 2016	Sundance Film Festival	Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance	Spa Night	Won	[5]
July 7–17, 2016	L.A. Outfest	Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Performance	Spa Night	Won	[11]

References

1. "Joseph Seo on HanCinema". Retrieved 2024-09-17.
2. "Crescenta Valley High School Class of 1998". Retrieved 2024-09-17.
3. "Joe Seo, star of 'Spa Night', talks about breakout role". Aspen Public Radio. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
4. "'Spa Night': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
5. "Sundance: The Birth of a Nation Sweeps Top Prizes". Variety. January 31, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
6. Topel, Fred (2022-07-07). "'Cobra Kai': Kyler Audition Reminded Joe Seo of Putin". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
7. "Why Kyler From Cobra Kai Looks So Familiar". Looper. 7 January 2021.
8. "Spa Night's Joe Seo on Steamy Sex Scenes & Samurais". www.out.com.
9. Holden, Stephen (2016-08-18). "Review: Wrestling With Gay Identity and Parental Wishes in 'Spa Night'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
10. Girl, Not A. Gossip (2021-04-05). "Film Review: 'The Bird Who Could Fly' the directorial debut for Raphael Sbarge + #FirstGlance Films Global Premiere + Q&A on April 9 #Trailer #Tickets #MovieReview #TheBirdWhoCouldFly". RCR News Media. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
11. Kilday, Gregg (July 17, 2016). "Outfest Award Winners Revealed as Andrew Ahn's 'Spa Night' Takes Grand Jury Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

External links

• Joe Seo at IMDb
• Spa Night review on Variety - Variety
• Spa Night review - Los Angeles Times
• Joe Seo - Kyler from Cobra Kai - Kicking it with The Koves Podcast (Martin Kove), 2022.
• Joseph Seo on HanCinema - Source on his age