Yoo Jae-myung

Yoo Jae-myung is the kind of actor who makes you stop and rewind a scene just to figure out how he did that. Born in Busan and trained seriously at Pusan National University, he built his career the slow, unglamorous way — years of stage and small-screen work before mainstream audiences caught on. When Reply 1988 hit in 2015 he was already a known quantity among theater fans, but that show put his face in front of millions. Then Stranger came along in 2017 and he was magnetic in it, holding his own against a stacked cast. His Best Supporting Actor win at the APAN Star Awards felt like the industry finally catching up to what hardcore drama watchers already knew. Every role he takes, from the quiet drama of Life to the tense world of Itaewon Class, he brings a lived-in specificity that elevates the whole production around him.

Name (English)

Yoo Jae-myung

Name (Japanese)

ユ・ジェミョン

Reading

ゆ・じぇみょん

Born

June 3, 1973 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Busan, South Korea

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

University

Pusan National University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo%20Jae-myung
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3
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Tags

• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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