Ryu Kyung-soo

Ryu Kyung-soo
Ryu at the 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
Born (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992
Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
EducationChung-Ang University – Department of Theater
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2010–present
AgentGhost Studio[1]
Korean name
Hangul
류경수
RRRyu Gyeongsu
MRRyu Kyŏngsu

Ryu Kyung-soo (born 12 October 1992)[2] is a South Korean actor.[3][4] He is known for his roles in the drama series Itaewon Class (2020), Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (2023), and Our Unwritten Seoul (2025). He also appeared in the films A Resistance (2019), Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021), and Yadang: The Snitch (2025).

Career

In March 2019, Ryu joined the recurring cast of the series Confession in the role of Han Jong-goo, a suspect in the Eun Seo-gu murder case.

In 2020, Ryu was cast in the series Itaewon Class where he played the role ex-gangster Choi Seung-kwon, one of "Dan Bam's" employees and Park Sae-ro-yi's (Park Seo-joon) friend and former cell-mate. The same year, he appeared in KakaoTV's Lovestruck in the City.[5]

In 2021, he appeared in the Netflix original series Hellbound as a cult priest.[6] He starred in another Netflix original series Glitch in 2022,[7] as well as in the Netflix original film Jung_E in 2023.[8]

In 2023, he starred alongside Lee Dong-wook in the action-fantasy drama Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 as Cheon Mu-Yeong,[9] a former mountain god that was once Lee Yeon's long time friend.

In 2025, Ryu starred opposite Park Bo-young and Park Jin-young in the tvN drama Our Unwritten Seoul as Han Se-jin, the owner of Changhwa Farm and business partner of Yoo Mi-rae.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Changu-dong Cave Bridge Young man
2012 Pluto Park Jeong-jae
2014 Midnight Sun Dongjun
2016 Baby Beside Me Baek-hyeon
2017 Midnight Runners Police academy conscripted policeman [11]
2018 The Vanished Repair team 2
A Daytime Picnic Goo jae-min
2019 Possible Faces [12]
A Resistance Nishida / Jung Chun-young [13]
The Divine Fury Doctor [14]
The Call Policeman [15]
2021 Hostage: Missing Celebrity Yeom Dong-hun [16]
2022 Broker Shin Tae-ho Special appearance [17][18]
Daemuga: Sorrow and Joy Shin-Nam [19]
2023 Jung_E Sang-hoon [8]
2024 Cabriolet Byeong-jae [20][21]
2025 Yadang: The Snitch Cho Hoon [22]
Noise Geun-Bae [23]
Homeward Bound Jin Woo [24]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Happy Ending Park Jeong-ho [25]
2013 Two Weeks [26]
2019 Confession Han Jong-goo [27]
2020 Itaewon Class Choi Seung-kwon [28]
2020–2021 Lovestruck in the City Kang Geon [29]
2021 Hellbound Cult priest Season 1 [30]
2022 The Sound of Magic Part-time employee Cameo
Glitch Kim Byung-jo [7]
2023 Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 Cheon Mu-Yeong [9]
2024 The Bequeathed Kim Young-ho [31][32]
2025 Our Unwritten Seoul Han Se-Jin [33]
2026 Bloodhounds Detective Choi Season 2; Special appearance [34]
TBA May the Congressman Protect You † TBA Special appearance [35]

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Young Actors' Retreat Cast member [36]

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2021 Opening ceremony Indie Forum Film Festival 2021 with Gong Min-jeung [37]

Awards and nominations

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.
Asia Artist Awards 2021 Icon Award Ryu Kyung-soo Won [38][39]
2022 Scene Stealer Award Won [40]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actor – Television The Bequeathed Nominated [41]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best New Actor Hostage: Missing Celebrity Nominated [42]

References

  1. ↑ Choi, Na-young (22 January 2023). 주원·김옥빈·김성오→류경수·차주영 '고스트' 식구들, 따뜻한 '새해 인사'. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Ryu Kyung-soo (류경수, Korean actor). Hancinema (in Korean).
  3. ↑ 류경수 영화배우. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ↑ 류경수. 다음 백과 (in Korean). 28 June 1973.
  5. ↑ '도시남녀의 사랑법' 지창욱X김지원, 첫 대본리딩부터 美친 케미 (in Korean). Retrieved 7 November 2020 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ "Yoo Ah In, Park Jeong Min, and more confirmed to lead the new Netflix supernatural series "Hellbound"". Annyeong Oppa. 29 July 2020.
  7. 1 2 Kim, No-eul (3 June 2021). 글리치' 측 "류경수 출연 확정" 전여빈 나나 만난다(공식) ['Glitch' side "Ryu Kyung-soo confirmed to appear" Jeon Yeo-bin meets Nana (official)] (in Korean). Retrieved 3 June 2021 – via Naver.
  8. 1 2 Kim, Myung-mi (6 July 2021). 연상호 감독 '정이' 제작, 강수연-김현주-류경수 캐스팅(공식입장) [Produced by director Yeon Sang-ho of 'Jung_E', cast Kang Su-yeon, Kim Hyeon-joo, and Ryu Kyung-soo (official position)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via Naver.
  9. 1 2 Ahn, Byeong-gil (3 May 2022). [공식] 류경수 '구미호뎐 1938' 주연 캐스팅. 스포츠경향 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Kang, Seon-ae (30 June 2025). 류경수, '미지의 서울' 통해 선사한 위로...인생 캐릭터 경신. SBS연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Hit-and-Run Squad Cast (Korean Movie – 2018) – 뺑반. Hancinema (in Korean).
  12. ↑ Possible Faces (Korean Movie – 2017) – 얼굴들. Hancinema (in Korean).
  13. ↑ A Resistance (Korean Movie – 2019) – 항거: 유관순 이야기. Hancinema (in Korean).
  14. ↑ The Divine Fury Cast (Korean Movie – 2019) – 사자. Hancinema (in Korean).
  15. ↑ The Call - Cast (Korean Movie, 2020, 콜). Hancinema (in Korean). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  16. ↑ Cho, Myung- hyun (6 August 2021). [리뷰] 황정민이 완벽하게 차려놓은 밥상, '인질' [[Review] Hwang Jung-min's perfect dining table, 'hostage']. Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  17. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (27 May 2022). 고레에다호 승선 '브로커' 칸 적신 눈물과 환희...12분 기립박수. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved 8 June 2022 – via Naver.
  18. ↑ Kim, Na-yeon (15 June 2022). 브로커', 송새벽·김선영→이동휘·박해준도 있다..대체불가 신스틸러 [Broker', Song Sae-byeok, Kim Seon-young → Lee Dong-hwi, Park Hae-joon are also there..Irreplaceable new stealer]. MT Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Jo, Ji-young (4 September 2022). [공식] 박성웅→정경호 무당 코미디 영화 '대무가', 10월 개봉 확정 [[Official] Park Seong-woong → Jung Kyung-ho Shaman comedy movie 'The Great Dancer', confirmed for release in October]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 4 September 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ↑ Lee, Da-won (19 July 2022). '이태원클라쓰' 조광진 작가, 그는 메가폰을 왜 잡았나[스경X피플] [Itaewon Class' writer Jo Gwang-jin, why did he hold a megaphone [Sukyeong X People]]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 19 July 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ↑ Choi, Song-hui (28 May 2024). '이태원 클라쓰' 조광진 작가, 감독 데뷔작 '카브리올레' 6월 19일 개봉. Aju News (in Korean). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  22. ↑ Park, Ji-yoon (31 March 2025). 강하늘·유해진·박해준 '야당', 4월 16일 개봉 최종 확정 [Kang Ha-neul, Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-joon 'Opposition Party', Finalized for Release on April 16]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved 19 April 2025 – via Naver.
  23. ↑ TV Daily Original (25 June 2025). '노이즈' 들려도 무섭고, 안들려도 무서워요 [씨네뷰] [It's scary when you hear 'noise', and it's scary when you don't hear it [Cineview]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  24. ↑ Lee, Seok-Won. 입소문 도는 '비밀일 수밖에', 주요 영화제 전석 매진 [Word of mouth is spreading, and "It Has to Be a Secret" sells out all major film festivals.]. msn (in Korean). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  25. ↑ Happy Ending Cast (Korean Drama – 2012) – 해피엔딩. Hancinema (in Korean).
  26. ↑ "Lee Joon-gi meets Park Ha-sun". MBC Global Media. 10 July 2013.
  27. ↑ "Confession Drama Cast". Hancinema. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  28. ↑ Kim, Soo-kyung (16 February 2020). '이태원 클라쓰' 류경수, 언제 어디서나 '새로이 바라기'. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  29. ↑ 지창욱-김지원, 카카오TV '도시남녀의 사랑법' 하반기 첫선[공식] (in Korean). 21 September 2020 – via Naver.
  30. ↑ 넷플릭스 '지옥' 유아인, 박정민, 김현주, 원진아, 양익준 등 출연 확정. Naver (in Korean). 29 July 2020.
  31. ↑ Moon, Ji-yeon (18 October 2022). [공식] 김현주·박희순·박병은·류경수, 연니버스 '선산' 라인업 완성 [[Official] Kim Hyun-joo, Park Hee-soon, Park Byung-eun, and Ryu Kyung-soo complete the lineup for Yeonnibus 'Sunsan']. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Naver.
  32. ↑ 연상호 기획·각본 '선산' 1월19일 공개확정..긴장감 휘몰아치는 티저포스터 (in Korean). Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Naver.
  33. ↑ Jang, A-reum (8 October 2024). [단독] 류경수 '미지의 서울' 주연 합류...박보영·박진영과 로코 [[Exclusive] Ryu Kyung-soo joins the cast of 'Unknown Seoul'... Romantic comedy with Park Bo-young and Park Jin-young]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved 3 December 2024 – via Naver.
  34. ↑ Kim, Na-yeon (6 April 2026). 박서준→덱스가 '사냥개들' 시즌2에? 감독 "카리스마·아우라 필요" [Park Seo-joon to Dex in 'The Hounds' Season 2? Director: "Charisma and Aura Needed"]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 6 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Naver.
  35. ↑ Shin, Young-eun (3 April 2026). [단독] 김선호 '의원님이 보우하사', 다음주 촬영 시작 - 스타투데이 [[Exclusive] Kim Seon-ho to Start Filming Next Week for 'Under the Protection of the Assemblyman']. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 April 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  36. ↑ Kang, Nae-ri (30 June 2022). 지창욱X박서준X박보검 '청춘MT', 9월 방송...연합 MT 떠난다(공식) [Ji Chang-wook X Park Seo-joon X Park Bo-gum 'Youth MT' to be broadcast in September... Allied MT is leaving (official)]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Naver.
  37. ↑ Ryu, Ji-yoon (23 September 2021). 인디포럼2021영화제, 30일 개최...공민정·류경수 개막식 사회 [Indie Forum 2021 Film Festival to be held on the 30th... Gong Min-jung and Ryu Kyung-soo opening ceremony moderator]. Dailyan (in Korean). Retrieved 23 September 2021 – via Naver.
  38. ↑ Jo, Eun-mi (2 December 2021). 2021 AAA' 이정재, 2년 연속 대상 영예..임영웅 4관왕·유아인 2관왕[종합] [2021 AAA' Lee Jung-jae, Grand Prize for 2 consecutive years... Lim Young-woong 4 crowns, Yoo Ah-in 2 crowns [Overall]]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved 2 December 2021 – via Naver.
  39. ↑ AAA Special Investigation (2 December 2021). 이정재→세븐틴, 2021 AAA 빛낸 대상..임영웅 4관왕 최다 [종합] [Lee Jung-jae → Seventeen, 2021 AAA Shining Grand Prize... Most of Lim Young-woong's 4 crowns [Overall]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 2 December 2021 – via Naver.
  40. ↑ Kim, Yoo-rim (13 December 2022). 故강수연 명복 빌겠다"... 류경수 신스틸러상 [2022 AAA] ["Pray for the late Kang Soo-yeon's soul"... Kyungsoo Ryu Scene Stealer Award [2022 AAA]]. Money S (in Korean). Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Naver.
  41. ↑ Hwang, So-young (8 April 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed]. JTBC News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024 – via Naver.
  42. ↑ Kim, Na-ra (1 November 2021). 제42회 청룡영화상, 후보 발표...류승완 '모가디슈' 최다 부문 노미네이트 [공식] [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, nominations announced... Ryoo Seung-wan 'Mogadishu' Nominated for Most Category [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 1 November 2021 – via Naver.
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