Gong Yoo

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Gong Yoo
Korean spelling
Hangeul 공유
Hanja 孔 劉
Revised
Romanization 		Gong Yu
McCune-
Reischauer 		Kong Yu
Birth Name
Hangeul 공지철
Hanja 孔 地 哲
Revised
Romanization 		Gong Ji-cheol
McCune-
Reischauer 		Kong Chich'ŏl

Gong Yoo (born July 10, 1979 in Busan , South Korea ; real name: Gong Ji-cheol ) is a South Korean actor .

Life

Gong holds a bachelor's degree in theater from Kyung Hee University .

Gong Yoo pursued the idea of ​​a film adaptation of the novel Dogani by Gong Ji-young . The film caused a sensation in South Korea after its release in September 2011. The cases of child abuse depicted in the film were then reopened by the court. In late October 2011, a new law on sexual abuse of minors and the disabled was also passed.

In 2013, Gong returned to the big screen as a North Korean spy in the action film The Suspect . After a two-year hiatus from film, he returned to film in the love drama alongside Jeon Do-yeon . The film A Man and A Woman is about a love affair between an older woman and a younger man. He also plays the leading role in the action-packed zombie film Train to Busan (2016), which was invited to the Cannes International Film Festival .

Filmography (selection)

Movies

  • 2003: My Tutor Friend ( 동갑 내기 과외 하기 Donggamnaegi Gwaoehagi )
  • 2004: Spy Girl ( 그녀 를 모르면 간첩 Geu Nyeo-reul Moreumyeon Gancheop )
  • 2004: Superstar Kam Sa-yong ( 슈퍼 스타 감사용 )
  • 2004: S Diary ( 에스 다이어리 )
  • 2005: She's on Duty ( 잠복 근무 Jambokgeunmu )
  • 2007: Like a Dragon ( Ryū ga gotoku: Gekijōban )
  • 2010: Finding Mr. Destiny ( 김종욱 찾기 Gim Jong-uk Chatgi )
  • 2011: Silenced ( 도가니 Dogani )
  • 2013: The Suspect ( 용의자 Yonguija )
  • 2016: A Man and A Woman ( 남과 여 Nam-gwa Yeo )
  • 2016: Train to Busan ( 부산행 Busan-haeng )
  • 2016: The Age of Shadows ( 밀정 Miljeong )

TV Shows

  • 2001: School 4 ( 학교 4 Hakgyo 4 , KBS2 )
  • 2001: Ssangdungine ( 쌍둥이 네 , KBS2)
  • 2002: Eonjena Dugeun Dugeun ( 언제나 두근 두근 , KBS2)
  • 2002: Geochim-eopneun Sarang ( 거침 없는 사랑 , KBS2)
  • 2003: Seumusal ( 스무 살 , SBS )
  • 2003: Seukeurin ( 스크린 , SBS)
  • 2005: Geonppangseonsaeng-gwa Byeolsatang ( 건빵 선생 과 별 사탕 , MBC )
  • 2006: Eoneu Meotjin Nal ( 어느 멋진 날 , SBS)
  • 2007: The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince ( 커피 프린스 1 호점 Coffee Prince 1-hojeom , MBC)
  • 2012: Big ( 빅 , KBS2)
  • 2013: Dating Agency: Cyrano ( 연애 조작 단; 시라노 Yeonae-johakdang; Sirano , cameo , tvN )
  • 2016: Dokkaebi ( 도깨비 , tvN)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beck Una: Actor Gong Yoo - Part 1. In: Asia Gyeongje. 10asia, September 27, 2011, accessed May 7, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Beck Una: Actor Gong Yoo - Part 2. In: Asia Gyeongje. 10asia, September 27, 2011, accessed May 7, 2016 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Gong is the family name here, Yoo is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Gong, Yoo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 공유 (Hangeul); 孔 劉 (Hanja); Gong Yu (revised Romanization); Kong Yu (McCune-Reischauer); 공지철 (real name, Hangeul); 孔 地 哲 (real name, Hanja); Gong Ji-cheol (real name, revised Romanization); Kong Chich'ŏl (real name, McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Busan , South Korea