Seo Hyun-woo

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Biography

Seo Hyun-woo (born 20 November 1983) is a South Korean actor who began his career on stage and made his debut in a musical in 2010. In the same year, he won an acting award at The 9th Off Daehakro Festival.

He is widely recognized for his portrayal of reporter Kim Moo-jin in the 2020 drama Flower of Evil. In 2022, Seo played the role of Sa Cheol-seong in Park Chan-wook's film Decision to Leave. His performance earned him the New Actor Award at the 21st Director's Cut Awards.

Known For

Decision to Leave

Cheol-seong

A Taxi Driver

Security Command

Hope

Paramedic

Tunnel

SNC Reporter

Ashfall

1 Deputy Department Head

Flower of Evil

Kim Moo-jin

A Hard Day

Police Officer

Love and Leashes

Team Leader Hwang

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Climax TV	Oh Gwang-jae
2026	Honour TV	Park Je-Yeol
2025	Ms. Incognito TV	Lee Don
2025	Wall to Wall MOVIE	Yeong Jin-ho
2025	Our Movie TV	Bu Seung-won
2025	Nocturnal MOVIE	Detective Son
2024	Seoul Busters TV	Jeong Jeong-hwan
2024	Escape MOVIE	Major Cha
2024	Uncle Samsik TV	Jung Han-min
2024	Whenever Possible TV	Self
2024	My Name Is Loh Kiwan MOVIE	Eun-cheol
2024	A Shop for Killers TV	Lee Seong-jo
2023	Celebrity TV	Jang Hyun-soo
2023	Nattering with Nah TV	Self
2023	One Day Off TV	Novelist
2023	Marui Video MOVIE	Producer Kim
2023	Phantom MOVIE	Section Chief Cheon
2022	Seire MOVIE	Self
2022	Behind Every Star TV	Kim Jung-don
2022	Honest Candidate 2 MOVIE	Cho Tae-joo
2022	Thunderbird MOVIE	Self
2022	Adamas TV	Kwon Hyun-jo
2022	Decision to Leave MOVIE	Cheol-seong
2022	Love and Leashes MOVIE	Team Leader Hwang
2021	Spiritwalker MOVIE	Mr. Baek
2021	2021 Summer Drama Collage: Monster Mansion TV	[Broker]
2021	Ghost Mansion MOVIE	Broker
2021	Aloners MOVIE	Seong-hoon
2021	Live Hard MOVIE	Producer
2021	New Year Blues MOVIE	Hyo-yeong's Husband
2020	Flower of Evil TV	Kim Moo-jin
2020	Manxin MOVIE	Self
2020	Teuri MOVIE	Jjang-gu
2020	Somewhere in Between MOVIE	Sang-jin
2020	Digital Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro: The Real-World Guide to Set Up and Workflow MOVIE	Director
2020	The Man Standing Next MOVIE	Jeon Du-hyeok
2020	Secret Zoo MOVIE	Secretary Oh
2019	Ashfall MOVIE	1 Deputy Department Head
2019	Film Adventure MOVIE	Jong-pil
2019	A Boy and Sungreen MOVIE	Seong-wook
2019	Juror 8 MOVIE	Defendant Kang Du-sik
2019	The Fiery Priest TV	Nam Doo-heon
2018	Beautiful Days MOVIE	Mother's Boyfriend
2018	After My Death MOVIE	Homeroom Teacher
2018	Time TV	Cheon Soo-Chul
2018	Cinema with You MOVIE	Jung-woo
2018	Believer MOVIE	Jeong-il
2018	Apocalypse Runner MOVIE	Dong-Sik
2018	Movie Room TV	Self
2018	A Tiger in Winter MOVIE	Boo-jung
2018	Amazing Saturday TV	Self
2018	Seven Years of Night MOVIE	Detective Lee
2018	My Mister TV	Section Chief Song
2018	The Vanished MOVIE	Dong-gu
2017	1987: When the Day Comes MOVIE	Prosecutor Lee
2017	Heart Blackened MOVIE	Thailand Branch Manager
2017	A Taxi Driver MOVIE	Security Command
2017	The Discloser MOVIE	Cha Woo-jin
2016	The Bacchus Lady MOVIE	Doctor
2016	Tunnel MOVIE	SNC Reporter
2016	Hiya MOVIE	Kim Yong-Man
2016	Musudan MOVIE	Lee Hyun-Suk
2016	Teach Me MOVIE	Self
2015	Allergy MOVIE	Byeong-gu
2015	Fatal Intuition MOVIE	Doo-soo
2014	Manhole MOVIE	Male Police Officer
2014	No Tears for the Dead MOVIE	Finance crime special team
2014	A Hard Day MOVIE	Police Officer
2013	Motel Aquarium MOVIE	Self
2013	Hope MOVIE	Paramedic
2013	The Face Reader MOVIE	Jin-moo
2013	The Spy: Undercover Operation MOVIE	Dispatch agent
2013	Dirty Harry MOVIE	Self
2013	Traveler from the North MOVIE	탈북 브로커
2012	Love Fiction MOVIE	Yi-gyu
	The Generals MOVIE	Park Cheol-woong
	The Roundup 5 MOVIE	Ko Young-min
	The Ordinary Jackpot TV	Yang Jun-ho
	Granny TV	Self

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