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Seo Hyun-woo

Seo Hyun-woo

Actor · Born November 20, 1983 (42) · Busan, South Korea

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1983 (42)
From
Busan, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 30% in 30 days

What are Seo Hyun-woo's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
23%
Self
16%
Survival
15%
Society
7%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Seo Hyun-woo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Seo Hyun-woo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

81 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ordinary Jackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yang Jun-ho

  • Climax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Oh Gwang-jae

  • Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Park Je-Yeol

  • Ms. Incognito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lee Don

  • Wall to Wall(2025)

    as Yeong Jin-ho

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Our Movie(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Bu Seung-won

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Nocturnal(2025)

    as Detective Son

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Seoul Busters(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jeong Jeong-hwan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Escape(2024)

    as Major Cha

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Uncle Samsik(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jung Han-min

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Loh Kiwan(2024)

    as Eun-cheol

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Shop for Killers(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Lee Seong-jo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jang Hyun-soo

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Nattering with Nah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One Day Off(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Novelist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Marui Video(2023)

    as Producer Kim

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Phantom(2023)

    as Section Chief Cheon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Seire(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Behind Every Star(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kim Jung-don

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Honest Candidate 2(2022)

    as Cho Tae-joo

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbird(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Adamas(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kwon Hyun-jo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Decision to Leave(2022)

    as Cheol-seong

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Love and Leashes(2022)

    as Team Leader Hwang

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Spiritwalker(2020)

    as Mr. Baek

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • 2021 Summer Drama Collage: Monster Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as [Broker]

  • Ghost Mansion(2021)

    as Broker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Aloners(2021)

    as Seong-hoon

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Live Hard(2020)

    as Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • New Year Blues(2021)

    as Hyo-yeong's Husband

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Flower of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Moo-jin

  • Manxin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Teuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jjang-gu

  • Intruder(2020)

    as Dr. Han

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Somewhere in Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sang-jin

  • Digital Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro: The Real-World Guide to Set Up and Workflow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Director

  • The Man Standing Next(2020)

    as Jeon Du-hyeok

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Secret Zoo(2020)

    as Secretary Oh

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Ashfall(2019)

    as 1 Deputy Department Head

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Film Adventure(2019)

    as Jong-pil

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bring Me Home(2019)

    as Police

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Boy and Sungreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Seong-wook

  • The Juror(2019)

    as Defendant Kang Du-sik

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Fiery Priest(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Nam Doo-heon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Lies Within(2019)

    Show as In Dong-Gu

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mother's Boyfriend

  • After My Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Homeroom Teacher

  • Time(2018)

    Show 32 episodes · as Cheon Soo-Chul

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Cinema with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jung-woo

  • Believer(2018)

    as Jeong-il

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dong-Sik

  • A Tiger in Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Boo-jung

  • Seven Years of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Detective Lee

  • My Mister(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Section Chief Song

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Vanished(2018)

    as Dong-gu

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 1987: When the Day Comes(2017)

    as Prosecutor Lee

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Heart Blackened(2017)

    as Thailand Branch Manager

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Taxi Driver(2017)

    as Security Command

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Discloser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Cha Woo-jin

  • The Bacchus Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Doctor

  • Tunnel(2016)

    as SNC Reporter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kim Yong-Man

  • Musudan(2016)

    as Lee Hyun-Suk

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Teach Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Allergy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Byeong-gu

  • Fatal Intuition(2015)

    as Doo-soo

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Manhole(2014)

    as Male Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • No Tears for the Dead(2014)

    as Finance crime special team

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Hard Day(2014)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Motel Aquarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Hope(2013)

    as Paramedic

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Face Reader(2013)

    as Jin-moo

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Spy: Undercover Operation(2013)

    as Dispatch agent

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Dirty Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Steel Cold Winter(2013)

    as Math teacher

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Traveler from the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as 탈북 브로커

  • Love Fiction(2012)

    as Yi-gyu

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Granny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Yoo Il-gu

  • The Generals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Park Cheol-woong

  • The Roundup 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ko Young-min

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 75 of them dated from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Believer (2018)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Our Movie (2025)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

A Shop for Killers (2024)

Film career

20122026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 79 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

2010s37 · acting2020s38 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 3% of 31 roles
131823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Seo Hyun-woo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Uncle Samsik (2024)

82nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hope (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Seo Hyun-woo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Seo Hyun-woo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Seo Hyun-woo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Hae-young shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers