Joe Seo

Joe Seo is an American actor known for his role as Kyler Park in the Netflix comedy-drama television series Cobra Kai.

Joe Seo
Born	Joseph Seo San Francisco
Education	Crescenta Valley High School University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation	Actor
Notable credit	Kyler Park in Cobra Kai

Personal life and early career

He was born on August 2, 1980, in San Francisco, California.^[1] Seo began his acting career in the mid-2000s, gaining recognition for roles in Gridiron Gang (2006) and Freedom Writers (2007), both of which showcased him early on.

In 2016, Seo starred in the dramatic film Spa Night as the son in a conservative Korean family who begins to question his sexuality, for which his performance was reviewed in The Hollywood Reporter as "physically imposing yet intentionally somewhat opaque".^[2][3] At the Sundance Film Festival, Seo won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance.^[4] Seo appeared in the Netflix television series Cobra Kai as Kyler Park.^[5]

Selected filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2017	Hawaii Five-0	Viktor	Episode: "Kau pahi, Ko'u kua. Kau pu, ko'h po'o"	[6]
2018	The Vampyr Resistance Corps	Tikaani	6 episodes	[7]
2018–2024	Cobra Kai	Kyler Park	Recurring role (seasons 1, 3–6)	[7]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2006	Gridiron Gang	Choi		[8]
2007	Freedom Writers	Sindy's gang member	Uncredited role
2011	Out of the Shadows	Jin	short film
2016	Spa Night	David Cho		[9]
	Message from the King	Sam		[7]
2017	The Bird Who Could Fly	Arthur	short film	[10]

Awards

Date	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
January 21–31, 2016	Sundance Film Festival	Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance	Spa Night	Won	[4]
July 7–17, 2016	L.A. Outfest	Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Performance	Spa Night	Won	[11]