Yoo Ah-in

Yoo Ah-in is one of the most naturally gifted actors South Korean cinema has produced, and watching him work has always felt like watching someone who simply cannot be boring on screen. From the raw teenage fury he brought to Punch to the slow-burn menace of Burning — Lee Chang-dong's understated masterpiece — he has a way of inhabiting a character from the inside out rather than just performing emotions. His Blue Dragon Best Actor win was deserved, and I'd argue Burning alone puts him in conversations alongside art-house heavyweights worldwide. The drug investigation that dominated his story in 2023 was a genuinely sad chapter, because talent this specific doesn't come around often.

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Name (English)

Yoo Ah-in

Name (Japanese)

ユ・アイン

Reading

ゆ・あいん

Born

October 6, 1986 (age 39)

Origin

Daegu, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / creative director / manufacturer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

University

Konkuk University

Awards & achievements

• Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hongsick/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo%20Ah-in
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489930

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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