Yoo Soon-woong

Career overview

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Name: Yoo Soon-woong (Korean: 유순웅).
Born: 1963 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do (also listed as North Chungcheong), South Korea.
Profession: South Korean actor and theatre director.
Education: Unho High School; Hanshin University (majored in Christian Education).
Early Career: Performed extensively during university years through madanggeuk.
Theatre Work: Created and performed in the solo play Yeomjaengi Yu-ssi (염쟁이 유씨), which premiered in 2004 and has had multiple long-running seasons.
Affiliation: Art Factory Dure (예술공장 두레).
Acting Style/Specialization: Known for strong presence, expressive delivery, prolific supporting and character roles, and playing elderly characters.
Known For (Film/TV): The Wailing (2016), A Hard Day (2014), and War of the Arrows (2011).
Credits: 35 known credits (TMDB).
Paragraph 1: Background and Early Career.
Yoo Soon-woong is a South Korean actor and theatre director born in 1963 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. He attended Unho High School and later graduated from Hanshin University, where he majored in Christian Education. His performance career began extensively during his university years through madanggeuk, where he gained recognition for his expressive delivery and strong presence.
Paragraph 2: Theatre and Acting Style.
In the theatre, Yoo is affiliated with the group Art Factory Dure. He is the central performer in the solo play Yeomjaengi Yu-ssi (염쟁이 유씨), a production that premiered in 2004 and has since been staged for multiple long-running seasons. He is recognized for his work in prolific supporting and character roles, particularly for his portrayals of elderly characters.
Paragraph 3: Film/TV Credits.
His work in cinema and television includes credits such as War of the Arrows (2011), A Hard Day (2014), and The Wailing (2016). According to The Movie Database, he has 35 known credits.
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Yoo Soon-woong is a South Korean actor and theatre director born in 1963 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. He is an alumnus of Unho High School and Hanshin University, where he completed a major in Christian Education. His experience in performing began during his university years through madanggeuk, where he became known for his expressive delivery and strong presence on stage.

In the field of theatre, Yoo is affiliated with the group Art Factory Dure. He created and performed in the solo play Yeomjaengi Yu-ssi (염쟁이 유씨), which premiered in 2004 and has been staged for multiple long-running seasons. He is noted for his prolific supporting and character roles in Korean cinema and television, with a particular reputation for playing elderly characters.

His film and television credits include roles in War of the Arrows (2011), A Hard Day (2014), and The Wailing (2016