Gong Yoo

South Korean actor

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2024 Gong Yoo continues to be associated with the Netflix series Squid Game, which has been confirmed to extend until this year.
2024 Gong Yoo starred as Han Jeong Won in the film 'The Trunk'.
2024 Gong Yoo is set to make a special appearance as Sung-joon in the film 'Wonderland'.
2024 In 'Squid Game,' Gong Yoo continued to gain recognition as his character contributed significantly to the intense storyline that captivated audiences worldwide.
2024 Reprised his role as a salesman in the first episode of 'Squid Game' season 2, receiving positive social media reviews.
2021 He starred in the action thriller film Seo Bok alongside Park Bo-gum, playing a former intelligence agent involved in the chase for the first human clone.
2021 Gong Yoo appeared in the globally popular television series 'Squid Game,' which became a major success on Netflix and garnered international attention.
2021 Gong Yoo appeared as the salesman and recruiter in the first season of the Netflix series Squid Game, a role he reprised in the first episode of the second season in 2024.
December 2021 He appeared as team leader Han Yoon-jae in the Netflix original sci-fi thriller series The Silent Sea, which topped Netflix's global charts and became the most-watched non-English series in its second week.
2020 Gong Yoo won the Advertising Model award at the Brand Customer Loyalty Award.
March 2020 Gong Yoo confirmed his special appearance in Kim Tae-yong's film Wonderland.
2019 Gong Yoo was ranked 17th in The Screen's list of 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies.
2019 Gong Yoo starred as Jung Dae-hyun in the film 'Kim Ji-young: Born 1982'.
2018 Gong Yoo was ranked 24th in Forbes' Korea Power Celebrity 40.
2018 He was cast in the feminist film Kim Ji-young: Born 1982, playing the role of Kim Ji-young's husband, marking his third collaboration with actress Jung Yu-mi.
2017 Gong Yoo won Model of the Year at the Seoul Creative Festival of Film Advertising.
2017 Gong Yoo, along with Kim Go-eun, won Best Couple at the DramaFever Awards for 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'.
2017 Gong Yoo won Best Actor at the DramaFever Awards for 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'.
2017 Gong Yoo won Best Actor at the Baeksang Awards for his performance in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.
2017 Gong Yoo received widespread acclaim for his performance in 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God,' solidifying his status as a leading actor in South Korea.
2017 Gong Yoo was ranked 27th in Forbes' Korea Power Celebrity 40.
2017 Gong Yoo won Best Model Award at the Korea Advertisers Association Awards.
2017 Gong Yoo won Actor of the Year at the Brand of the Year Awards for his role in 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'.
2017 Gong Yoo revealed in an interview that he is from the Gokbu Gong clan.
2016 Starred in two notable films: Train to Busan and The Age of Shadows
2016 He starred in the film The Age of Shadows, contributing to his recognition in the film industry.
2016 Gong Yoo also starred in The Age of Shadows, which became another hit, surpassing 6 million admissions within two weeks of its release.
2016 Gong Yoo featured in the hit film 'Train to Busan,' a zombie apocalypse thriller that gained international recognition and was praised for its emotional depth.
2016 Gong Yoo starred in the melodrama A Man and a Woman alongside Jeon Do-yeon, marking the beginning of a successful year.
2016 Gong Yoo won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the Korea Film Actors Association Awards for 'A Man and a Woman'.
2016 Won Best Actor at the Baeksang Awards for his performance in 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'.
December 2016 Gong Yoo returned to television in Kim Eun-sook's fantasy-romance drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, playing the titular goblin, which became a massive hit.
2014 Gong Yoo appeared in the music video for Kim Dong-ryul's song 'How I Am'
2014 Gong Yoo was nominated for Best Actor at the Chunsa Film Art Awards for 'The Suspect'.
2014 Gong Yoo received a Presidential Commendation from the National Tax Service.
2014 Kim Dong-ryul released the song 'How I Am' in 2014.
2014 Gong Yoo won Best Actor at the Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards for 'The Suspect'.
July 7 2014 Gong Yoo was named as an ambassador for the National Tax Service (NTS) alongside actress Ha Ji-won, participating in campaigns promoting honest tax payment.
2013 Gong Yoo made a cameo appearance as a magician in episode 9 of the series 'Dating Agency: Cyrano.'
2013 Gong Yoo played a leading role in the film 'The Suspect,' a notable action thriller in which he portrayed a former North Korean agent.
November 2013 Gong Yoo was appointed as a special representative of UNICEF in Korea to raise awareness about children's rights.
2012 Gong Yoo starred in the film 'Big' as the dual roles of Seo Yoon-jae and Kang Kyung-joon.
2012 Gong Yoo released the song 'Because It's You' as part of a big soundtrack.
2012 Gong Yoo was nominated for Best Actor in Film at the Baeksang Arts Awards for his performance in 'Silenced'.
2012 Gong Yoo starred in the television series 'Big', playing dual roles as Seo Yoon-jae and Kang Kyung-joon
2011 Gong Yoo won the Popular Star Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his work in 'Silenced'.
October 2011 The Dogani Bill, targeting sex crimes against minors and the disabled, was successfully passed in the National Assembly following the public uproar from the film Silenced.
September 22 2011 Gong Yoo's film Silenced, based on Gong Ji-young's novel The Crucible, was released, leading to public outrage and a demand for legislative reform.
2010 Gong Yoo starred as Han Gi-joon in the film 'Finding Mr. Destiny'.

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