Kwon Yul (actor)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.

Kwon Se-in (Korean: 권세인; born June 29, 1982), better known by the stage name Kwon Yul (권율),^[2] is a South Korean actor.^[3][4] He made his acting debut with a leading role in the 2007 high school sitcom Mackerel Run.^[5] Kwon is best known for his roles as Seo Ji-seok on the daily soap opera Angel's Revenge (2014), Yi Hoe in the blockbuster period film The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), and as Lee Sang-woo in the hit romantic comedy series Let's Eat 2 (2015).

Kwon Yul
Kwon in 2019
Born	Kwon Se-in (1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 43) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Chung-Ang University (Theater Studies)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Agent	J.Wide-Company
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2025)​
Korean name
Hangul	권세인
Hanja	權世仁
RR	Gwon Sein
MR	Kwŏn Sein
Stage name
Hangul	권율
Hanja	權律
RR	Gwon Yul
MR	Kwŏn Yul
Website	Official website

Personal life

On May 19, 2025, Kwon's agency announced that Kwon would be tying the knot on May 24 in a private ceremony in Seoul.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Beastie Boys	Ji-hoon
2010	My Dear Desperado	Jae-young
2012	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Sobangcha impersonator 3
	Pietà	Man with guitar
2013	Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls [ko]	Hee-joon
2014	Tabloid Truth	Han Jung-soo	Cameo
	Godsend	So-young's boyfriend
	The Admiral: Roaring Currents	Yi Hoe [ko]		[7]
	Miss the Train	Yeon-woo
	Phantoms of the Archive		Segment "Old Film"
	Twinkle-Twinkle Pitter-Patter [ko]	Commentary	Short film
2015	Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral	Narrator	Documentary film
	I'm After You	Yeom Ki-ho	Television film
2016	Elephant in the Room	Ji-sub	Segment "Lucid Dream"	[8]
	The Hunt	Maeng Jun-ho		[9]
	Moonlight Palace	Won	Voice
	Worst Woman	Hyun-oh		[10]
2017	Anarchist from Colony	Lee Seok		[11]
	A Special Lady	Gong-myeong	Cameo
2018	Champion	Jin-gi		[12][13]
2022	The Policeman's Lineage	Na Young-bin		[14]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Mackerel Run	Baek Heon
2008	Working Mom	Park In-seong
	The Great King, Sejong	Shin Suk-ju
2009	My Fair Lady	Jung-sik
2010	Glad to Love You	Dong-hoon
2011	Lie to Me	Park Hoon
	Brain	Yeo Bong-gu		[15]
2012	What's Up	Director Oh
	Just an Ordinary Love Story	Han Jae-min
	Monster	Cha Eun-oh
	Seoyoung, My Daughter	Man-se, Ho-jung's blind date	Cameo (Episode 20)
2013	She Is Wow	Ji Seong-ki		[16]
2014	Angel's Revenge	Seo Ji-seok
2015	Let's Eat 2	Lee Sang-woo		[17][18]
2016	One More Happy Ending	Goo Hae-joon		[19]
	Bring It On, Ghost	Joo Hye-seong		[20]
2017	Whisper	Kang Jung-il		[21][22]
2018	Voice	Bang Je-soo	Supporting role (Season 2), Cameo (Season 3, Season 4 (Episode 14)	[23][24]
2019	Haechi	Park Moon-soo		[25]
2020	The King: Eternal Monarch	King Lee Ho	Cameo (Episode 1, 4, 14)
	My Unfamiliar Family	Yoo Min-Woo	Cameo (Episode 13–16)
2021	Dali & Cocky Prince	Jang Tae-jin		[26]
2022	Mental Coach Jegal	Gu Tae-man		[27][28]
	Love Is for Suckers	Baek Jun-yeol	Cameo (Episode 16)	[29]
2023	Longing for You	Cha Young-woon		[30]
2024	Connection	Park Tae-jin		[31]
	My Sweet Mobster	Jang Hyun-woo		[32][33]
	Cinderella at 2 AM	Ha Yun-seo's blind date	Cameo (Episode 5)	[34]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021–2022	No, Thank You	Moon Goo-young	Season 1–2	[35][36]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Yoon Kye-sang's One Table	Host	Co-host with Yoon Kye-sang (August 26 – November 17)	[37]
2013	Movie Star Social Club		July 11 – January 15
2022	I Met You Season 3 - I Met a Fireman	Narrator		[38]
	O Cine	Host		[39]
	Restaurant in Line			[40][41]
2023	Europe Outside the Tent	Cast Member	Season 2	[42]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2018–present	Seoul Environmental Film Festival		[43][44]
2021	Opening and closing ceremonies; 19th Gwanghwamun International Short Film Festival	with Kim Tae-hoon	[45]
2022	closing ceremony 27th Busan International Film Festival	with Han Sun-hwa	[46]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist(s)	Ref.
2015	"Meteor"	Unknown Dress

Theater

Year	Title	Ref.
2001	Camen
2002	Our Town
	A Little Monk
	West Side Story

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
KBS Drama Awards	2021	Best Supporting Actor	Dali and the Cocky Prince	Nominated	[47]
Korea Drama Awards	2017	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Whisper	Won	[48]
MBC Drama Awards	2016	Excellence Acting Awards in a Miniseries	One More Happy Ending	Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards	2022	Best Entertainer Award	Omniscient Interfering View	Won	[49]
		Rookie Award in Variety Category		Nominated	[50]
SBS Drama Awards	2017	Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama	Whisper	Won	[51][unreliable source?]
	2019	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama	Haechi	Nominated	[52]
Style Icon Asia	2016	Awesome Spotlight	Kwon Yul	Won	[53]