Kyung Hee University (Department of Theater and Film)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2001–present
Agent
Management SOOP
Height
184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Parents
Gong Won (공원, 孔源) (father)
Yoo Myung-Joo (유명주, 劉明珠) (mother)
Relatives
Gong Eun-Jung (공은정, 孔溵程; elder sister)
Korean name
Hangul
공유
Hanja
孔劉
Revised Romanization
Gong Yu
McCune–Reischauer
Kong Yu
Birth name
Hangul
공지철
Hanja
孔地哲
Revised Romanization
Gong Ji-cheol
McCune–Reischauer
Kong Chich'ŏl
Website
msoopent.com
Gong Ji-cheol (Korean: 공지철; born July 10, 1979), better known by his stage name Gong Yoo (Korean: 공유), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Coffee Prince (2007), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), and Squid Game (2021–present), as well as the films Silenced (2011), The Suspect (2013), Train to Busan (2016), and The Age of Shadows (2016).
His stage name is a combination of his father's family name "Gong" and of his mother's family name "Yoo".[3]
^공유(공지철) 탤런트, 영화배우. Naver Profiles (in Korean). June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
^"Management Soop". Management Soop. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^"Interesting Stories Behind The Stage Name Of These 5 Actors". Kpopmap. May 1, 2020. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
Gong Ji-cheol (Korean: 공지철; born July 10, 1979), better known by his stage name GongYoo (Korean: 공유), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his...
by Lee Yong-ju and starring GongYoo and Park Bo-gum. The film revolves around a former intelligence agent Gi-heon (GongYoo), who gets involved with the...
South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring GongYoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee and Kim...
Entertainment (a Kakao company). The roster includes actors Jeon Do-yeon, GongYoo, Gong Hyo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Jae-wook, Seo Hyun-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Nam...
Sang-woo's mother Park Si-wan as Kang Cheol, Sae-byeok's younger brother GongYoo as a salesman who recruits participants for the Game (seasons 1–2) Lee...
film is set in Shanghai and Seoul in the 1920s and stars Song Kang-ho and GongYoo. It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language...
and Star Candy) is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, GongYoo, Kim Da-hyun, and Choi Yeo-jin. It aired on SBS from April 13 to...
drama's stimulation of empathy in everyday life. During the broadcast, actor GongYoo on Instagram, recommended his fans to watch My Liberation Notes and after...
was cast in the 2021 Netflix sci-fi thriller The Silent Sea, alongside GongYoo, Lee Moo-saeng and Kim Sun-young. In 2022, she returned to the big screen...
Her Are Spies") is a 2004 South Korean film starring Kim Jung-hwa and GongYoo., A group of students run a website devoted to the girls who work at their...
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