Yoo Jae-myung

Yoo Jae-myung (Korean: 유재명; born June 3, 1973) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the series Reply 1988 (2015), Stranger (2017), Life (2018), Itaewon Class (2020) and Voice of Silence (2020). He won Best Supporting Actor at the 6th APAN Star Awards.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.

Yoo Jae-myung
Yoo in September 2021
Born	(1973-06-03) June 3, 1973 (age 51) Busan, South Korea[1]
Alma mater	Pusan National University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Agents	SBD Entertainment Ace Factory
Spouse	Unknown (m. 2018)
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	유재명
Hanja	劉宰明[2]
Revised Romanization	Yu Jaemyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Yu Chaemyŏng

Career

Making his debut through the film The Last Witness in 2001, Yoo Jae-myung mainly took the supporting roles in movies and dramas. He was also a theater director in Busan and taught acting for four years in Seoul.^[3]

Yoo's popularity was raised through one of the highest rated dramas in Korean cable television history,^[4] Reply 1988, in 2015, and he later gained the main roles in films and TV series. From 2016 to 2018, he appeared in critically acclaimed shows such as The Good Wife, Stranger (Secret Forest), and Prison Playbook.^[5]

Yoo in August 2018

Yoo then appeared in two television series Life and Confession in 2018 and 2019 respectively, in which he received positive reviews from audiences.^[6][7] For his performance in Life, he won Best Supporting Actor award at the 6th APAN Star Awards.^[8]

Yoo next co-starred with Lee Sung-min in crime film The Beast, a remake of the French thriller 36 Quai des Orfèvres, premiered in June 2019.^[9][10] He also starred alongside Lee Young-ae in Bring Me Home,^[11] which was premiered in November 2019.^[12]

In 2020, Yoo co-starred with Park Seo-joon and Kim Da-mi in the series Itaewon Class,^[13] He next starred opposite Yoo Ah-in in a film Voice of Silence,^[14] written and directed by a female director Hong Eui-jeong,^[15] based on her script which was selected as one of top 12 projects at Venice Biennale College-Cinema 2016/2017.^[16][17][18]

In 2022, Yoo starred Kingmaker with Sul Kyung-gu.^[19]

Yoo's next projects will be starring Kwak Kyung-taek's Firefighters.^[20]

Personal life

Marriage and family

Yoo married on October 21, 2018, after dating for five years. He had met his wife who is reportedly twelve years younger while directing a stage play.^[21] The couple has one child together.^[22][23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	The Last Witness	Escaped captive
2005	Blue Swallow	Military police investigator
2006	Almost Love	Film director
	Bloody Tie	Police officer
2007	Meet Mr. Daddy	Doctor
2008	Open City	Member of identification section
2009	Wish	Teacher Moon Hak-jong
2011	Hit	Ha-na
2012	Miss Conspirator	Chief detective
	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Detective Kim
	Code Name: Jackal	City councilor
	South Bound	Public security head
2013	Rockin' on Heaven's Door	Intensive care doctor
	The Face Reader	Government official
	Commitment	Kim Sun-myung
	Steal My Heart	Doctor
2014	Monster	Police constable
	For the Emperor	Broker
	The Tunnel	Coal mine owner
	Whistle Blower	Hospital director
	Minor Club
2015	Fourth Place
	Outsider: Mean Streets
	Made in China	President Jang
	Veteran	Truck driver
	Inside Men	Chief reporter
	The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale	Hunter Yoo
2016	The Truth Beneath
2017	A Day	Kang-sik
	Merry Christmas Mr. Mo	Man-je
	The Chase	Detective Ko
	VIP	Senior Manager of North Korea Ministry of People's Security
2018	Broker	Engineer of broadcasting station
	Drug King	Detective squad chief Kim
	Golden Slumber	Sang-won
	Feng Shui	Koo Yong-sik
2019	Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission	Kim Doo-bong	Special appearance
	Money	Deal orderer
	The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil	Heo Sang-do
	The Beast	Detective Min-tae		[24]
	Bring Me Home	Hong Kyeong-jang		[25]
2020	Voice of Silence	Chang-bok		[26]
	Baseball Girl	Leader Kim		[27]
	Secret Garden	Jung won's uncle	Independent Film	[28]
2022	Kingmaker	Kim Young-ho		[29]
	Alienoid	Hyun-gam		[30]
	Hunt	Choi Gyu-sang	Special appearance	[31]
	Far East	Lee Su-yeong	sound film	[32]
2024	Land of Happiness	Jeon Sang-doo		[33]
	The Firefighters	Kang In-ki		[34]
	Harbin	Choi Jae-hyeong		[35]
TBA	Seeking the King	Ju-bok		[36][37]
	Portrait of a Family	Kwak Chang-gi		[38]
	Unautonomous Project			[39]
	SAT, Secret of the Question	Moon Joo-yeol		[40][41]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	KBS Drama Special: "Last Flashman"		1 episode
2011	Lights and Shadows	Film director
	My Daughter the Flower	Reporter Baek
	I Live in Cheongdam-dong	PD
2012	The King 2 Hearts	PD
	Angel's Choice	PD
	Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck	Min-seo's father
	Quiz of God 3	Anesthesiologist
2013	Special Affairs Team TEN 2	Chief of center
	The Blade and Petal	Kil-boo
	Good Doctor	Killer	Episode 15
2014	Wonderful Day in October		2 episodes Lunar New Year Special Drama
	Angel Eyes		Cameo
	KBS Drama Special: "Illegal Parking"	Kim Byung-gab
	Misaeng: Incomplete Life	Factory employee	Cameo
	House of Bluebird	Department head Im
2014	Forever Young		Broadcast on VTV, Vietnam
2015	Mrs. Cop	Accomplice
2015	Reply 1988	Yoo Jae-myung
2016	My Horrible Boss	Jo Dong-gyoo
	The Good Wife	Son Dong-ho
	Don't Dare to Dream	Eom Ki-dae
2016	Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth	Pa-o
2017	Strong Girl Bong-soon	Do Chil-goo
2017, 2020	Stranger	Lee Chang-joon	Main (season 1); Guest (season 2)
2017	Prison Playbook	Kim Je-hyeok's agent
	The Most Beautiful Goodbye	Geun-deok
2018	Life	Joo Kyung-moon		[42]
	JTBC Drama Festa: "Ping Pong Ball"	Kim Deuk-hwan		[43]
	The Smile Has Left Your Eyes	Yang Kyung-mo		[44]
2019	Confession	Gi Choon-ho		[7]
	My Fellow Citizens!	Kang Soo-il
2020	Itaewon Class	Jang Dae-Hee		[13]
	Mystic Pop-up Bar	Jade Emperor (voice only)
2021	Vincenzo	Hong Yoo-chan
	Hospital Playlist 2	Shin Seung-eui	Cameo (Episode 9)	[45][46]
	Hometown	Choi Hyung-in		[47][48]
2022	Grid	Unknown person	Special appearance (1 episode)	[49]
	Juvenile Justice	Um Joon-gi	Special appearance
	The Sound of Magic	Na Il-deung's father		[50]
	Insider	Noh Young-guk		[51]
2023	Song of the Bandits	Choi Sung-soo		[52]
2024	No Way Out: The Roulette	Kim Guk-ho		[53]
2025	Nice Man			[54]
	Knock-Off			[55]
TBA	The Fatherland and People			[56]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	54th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor (TV)	Stranger	Nominated	[57]
	6th APAN Star Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Life	Won	[8]
2020	56th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor (TV)	Itaewon Class	Nominated	[58]
2021	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor (Film)	Voice of Silence	Nominated	[59]
	30th Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[60]