Gong Yoo (born Gong Ji-cheol in 1979 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean actor. He started in show business as a video jockey and in a host of supporting roles before landing the major role of Park Tae-in in the romantic comedy series Hello My Teacher. His breakout role was as the romantic lead in The First Shop of Coffee Prince, rich heir Choi Han-gyul. He experienced a Career Resurrection in the 2010s following his lead roles in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God and Train to Busan.
Selected filmography:
- School 4 (2001): Hwang Tae-young
- My Tutor Friend (2003): Lee Jong-soo
- Spy Girl (2004): Choi Ko-bong
- S Diary (2004): Yu-in
- Shes On Duty (2005): Kang No-young
- Hello My Teacher (2005): Park Tae-in
- One Fine Day (2006): Seo Gun
- The First Shop of Coffee Prince (2007): Choi Han-gyul
- Finding Mr Destiny (2010): Han Gi-joon
- Silenced (2011): Kang In-ho
- Big (2012): Seo Yoon-jae/Kang Kyung-joon
- The Suspect (2013): Ji Dong-cheol
- A Man And A Woman 2016 (2016): Ki-hong
- Train to Busan (2016): Seok-woo
- Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016-2017): Goblin/Kim Shin
- The Age Of Shadows (2016): Kim Woo-jin
- Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (2019): Jung Dae-hyun
- Seo Bok (2021): Gi-heon
- Squid Game (2021): The Salesman
- The Silent Sea (2021): Yoon-jae
Tropes about his career:
- Production Posse: He worked together with Hwang Dong-hyuk in Silenced and Squid Game.
- Those Two Actors: With Jung Yu-mi, his costar in Silenced, Train to Busan, and Kim Jiyoung: Born 1982.
