Quick facts

Professional name
Gong Yoo
Full name
Gong Ji-cheol
Korean name
공유 · 공지철
Born
July 10, 1979
Age
47
Birthplace
Busan, South Korea
Nationality
South Korean
Occupation
actor
Years active
2001–
Agency
Management SOOP
Debut
professional activity, 2001
Train to Busan → The Trunk

Gong Yoo: Biography and beginnings

Gong Yoo (공유 · 공지철) — Gong Ji-cheol. Born: July 10, 1979, Busan, South Korea. active since: 2001. represented by: Management SOOP.

The documented starting point used here is professional activity, 2001. Height, MBTI, residence and family details are not filled automatically; fields without a strong source remain hidden. Official production titles retain their distributed form.

Career development — Train to Busan

Gong Yoo expanded his range from the romantic comedy Coffee Prince to the social drama Silenced, genre cinema in Train to Busan and television fantasy in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The Trunk continues his line of restrained, ambiguous adult roles.

Selected filmography: Gong Yoo

This selection is not a substitute for a complete filmography. It traces the route from Coffee Prince through Train to Busan to The Trunk, listing character and platform separately.

  • 2007 — Coffee Prince — role: Choi Han-kyul — MBC
  • 2011 — Silenced — role: Kang In-ho — film
  • 2016 — Train to Busan — role: Seok-woo — film
  • 2016–2017 — Guardian: The Lonely and Great God — role: Kim Shin — tvN
  • 2024 — The Trunk — role: Han Jeong-won — Netflix

Career timeline: Gong Yoo

  • 2001 — professional activity, 2001
  • 2016 — Train to Busan
  • 2024 — The Trunk

Recently documented work: The Trunk

The most recent reference included in this selection is The Trunk (2024). The wording is deliberate: the page does not automatically call it the “latest project” unless the source supplies a complete current list. The permanent profile can absorb the next confirmed role without creating a duplicate page.

Sources and verification: Gong Yoo

Core source: Korean Film Council — KOFIC. Biographical data and projects are published only when they can be tied to the displayed sources. Where shown, age is calculated automatically from the birth date under the international standard; it is not stored as a fixed number.

Source

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