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Nam Yeon-woo

Nam Yeon-woo

Actor · Born October 9, 1982 (44) · Seoul, South Korea

Nam Yeon-woo was born on 9 October 1982 in South Korea. He is an actor and director, known for Lost to Shame (2017), Train to Busan (2016) and Jazzy Misfits (2019).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 9, 1982 (44)
From
Seoul, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 33 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Nam Yeon-woo's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
20%
Power
20%
Survival
15%
Society
5%
Self
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Kang-tae in Fanfare (2019)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Bittersweet
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Nam Yeon-woo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nam Yeon-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

33 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ui-jin

  • Head Over Heels(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fire Ghost

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Helpless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Whirlwind(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Presidential security service

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Greenhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Kyung-il

  • CinemaTech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jin

  • Recipe for Farewell(2022)

    Show as Used car dealer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Cursed(2021)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fanfare(2019)

    as Kang-tae

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jazzy Misfits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Adaptation

  • The Cursed(2020)

    Show as Yoo Jeong-hoon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Fruits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as New employee

  • A Gaze on an Invisible Orange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Do-hyun

  • Champion(2018)

    as Team Leader Kim

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

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

    as Young Man

  • Lost to Shame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay · as Oh Song-jun

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

    as Mask Hammer Man

  • The Cabinet of Francis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Hansung

  • Sori: Voice from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as NIS agent

  • My Left Nipple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Hyun-woo

  • The Tiger(2015)

    as Rifle Recovery Unit Platoon Leader

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Red Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Chang-soo

  • Intoxcated heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Seol-won

  • Art Lecture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Werber Park

  • No Tears for the Dead(2014)

    as Byeon's subordinate

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Entangled(2014)

    as Seul-ho (Soon-yeong's son)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Steal My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Detective Tak

  • Daytime Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bong-gu

  • Fatal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sung-gong

  • Nabang Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Perfect Number(2012)

    as Investigator 2

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Even if you grab me by the collar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • 통수의 밤 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kang Gyu-hoon

Career shape

Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2012 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Perfect Number (2012)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Perfect Number (2012)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

The Cursed (2020)

Film career

20122025

Peak 2012 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 2012Screen debut· Perfect Number

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 27 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting3 of 30: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 30: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 30: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 30: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

30 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew2020s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew

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.

How do Nam Yeon-woo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Entangled (2014)

75th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Tiger (2015)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

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.

Who does Nam Yeon-woo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nam Yeon-woo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Yong-wan shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers