Ryu Hyun-kyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Ryu.

Ryu Hyun-kyung (Korean: 류현경; born March 10, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1996 at age 12 as the younger counterpart of the protagonist in the SBS TV series Oxtail Soup.^[2] In 2010, Ryu drew attention with her supporting roles in the erotic period drama The Servant and the romantic comedies Cyrano Agency and Petty Romance.^[3][4] Leading roles followed in Mama (2011), Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012), and Miss Cherry's Love Puzzle (2013).^[5][6][7]

Ryu Hyun-kyung
Ryu Hyun-kyung in 2014.
Born	(1983-03-10) March 10, 1983 (age 42) Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Alma mater	Hanyang University (Theater and Film)
Occupations	Actress film director music video director
Years active	1996–present
Agent	Blitzway Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul	류현경
Hanja	柳賢慶
Revised Romanization	Ryu Hyeongyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ryu Hyŏn'gyŏng

Ryu also directed the short films Kwang-tae's Basic Story (2009) and Heart Robber (2010), as well as two music videos for the singer Jung-in.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Filmography

Film

As actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Fairy	Young-ran	premier 26th BIFF[12][13]
	Life Is Beautiful		[14]
2021	Perhaps Love	Hye-jin	special appearance[15]
2019	Pray	Lee Jeong-In	premier BIFF, target release 2019H1[16]
2018	A Tiger in Winter	Hyeon-ji
2017	The Romantic
	The Artist: Reborn	Giselle
2015	You Call It Passion	Chae-Eun
	Three Summer Nights	Ji-Young
	Office	Hong Ji-Sun
	Intimate Enemies	Jung-Sook
2014	Whistle Blower	Kim Mi-Hyun
	The Road Called Life	wife (voice)	animated movie
	Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits[17]	Kim Geum-Hwa (young)
2013	Miss Cherry's Love Puzzle	Aeng-Doo
	Born to Sing	Mi-Ae
	How to Use Guys with Secret Tips	(cameo)
2012	Two Weddings and a Funeral	Hyo-Jin
2011	Departure[18]		short film
	Smile Bus[19]	Yun-A	short film
	Boy	Jin-Sook
	Mama	Eun-Sung
2010	Heart Robber	Soo-Yeon	short film
	Petty Romance	Kyung-Sun
	Cyrano Agency	Seon-Ah
	The Servant	Hyang Dan-yi
	The First Love Series (segment: "Come On Just Once, Maybe Next Time)	Yoo Bong-joo
2009	Thirsty, Thirsty	Kwak Seon-Ju
2008	The Divine Weapon	Bang-Ok
2006	Slow Food, Fast Food		short film
2003	North Korean Guys	Han Na-Ra
	My Wife Is a Gangster 2	Yoon Ji-Hyun
	Righteous Battle
	Through the Night
2002	Marriage Is a Crazy Thing	female student part-time worker
	Pencase Freefall Test		short film
2000	Bichunmoo
	Truth Game
1999	Mayonnaise
1998	City of the Rising Sun
1997	Deep Blue

As director

Year	Title	Notes
2013	Asiana International Short Film Festival[20]	Trailer
	Those Obvious Words (Jung-in)	Music video
2011	Rainy Season (Jung-in)
2010	Heart Robber	Short film (also credited as screenwriter)
2009	Kwang-tae's Basic Story	Short film

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Behind Every Star	Ye Min-soo
	Cheer Up	Shin Ji-young
	Trolley	Jin Seung-hee
	O'PENing: "Find the 1st Prize"	Kang Mi-ran
2021	Taxi Driver	Baek Kyung-mi	Cameo [24]
2019	Doctor Detective	Choi Min
2018	Feel Good to Die	Choi Min-joo	[25]
2017	Children of the 20th Century	Han A-Reum
2016	The Master of Revenge	Kim Seon-joo	(cameo)
2015	Oh My Ghost	Policewoman Kang	(cameo, ep 13-14)
	The Lover	Ryoo Doo-Ri
	Run Towards Tomorrow	Han Yoo-Jung
2013	Empress Ki	Princess Kyunghwa	cameo
	KBS Drama Special: "Outlasting Happiness"	Sun-Joo
2012	Tasty Life	Jang Jung-Hyun
	Salamander Guru and The Shadows	Detective Kyung-Ja
2011	Midnight Hospital	Hong Na-Kyung
2008	Terroir	Gook Yook-Gong
	Their Romance Encyclopedia
2006	Just Run!	Song Ji-Hyun
	MBC Best Theater: "Miss Kim's Boomerang"
	Drama City: "Fog Street"
2005	Drama City: "Don't Go Home Tonight"
	Pharmacist Kim's Daughters	Kim Yong-Ok
2004	Sweet Buns	Kim Sun-Hee
2003	Age of Warriors
2000	Because of You
1999	The Boss
	School 2		(guest, ep 22)
1996	Oxtail Soup

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Shall We Have a Cup of Coffee		Cameo	[26]
2022	Big Bet	Kang Min-jung		[27][28]

Theater

Theater play performances

Year	Title		Role	Venue	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2014	Everything about my wife	내 아내의 모든 것	Jeong-in	Yes24 Stage 2	May 5 to June 29	[2]
2016	Almost, Maine	올모스트 메인	Glory, Waitress, Gayle, Marci	Sangmyung Art Hall 1	January 8 to July 3, 2016	[29]
				Namdong Sorae Art Hall Grand Performance Hall	November 18 to 19
2021	Lungs	렁스	Yeo-ja	Art One Theater 2	Juni 26 to September 5	[30]
2023	3 Days of Rain	3일간의 비	Nan / Laina	Dongguk University Lee Haerang Arts Theater	July 25 to October 1	[31]

Awards

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
SBS Drama Awards	2022	Best Supporting Team	Cheer Up	Won	[32]
	2023	Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama	Trolley	Nominated	[33]
Scene Stealer Festival	2016	Bonsang "Main Prize"	The Lovers	Won	[34]
	2023	Bonsang "Main Prize"	Trolley	Won	[35]
University Film Festival of Korea	2010	Best Supporting Actress	The Servant	Won