Yeo Jin-goo

Yeo Jin-goo
Yeo in July 2024
Born	(1997-08-13) August 13, 1997 (age 27) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other names	Yeo Jin-gu
Education	Chung Ang University (Department of Theater)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Agent	J-Full Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	여진구
Hanja	呂珍九
Revised Romanization	Yeo Jingu
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏ Chin'gu
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Yeo Jin-goo (Korean: 여진구; Hanja: 呂珍九, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film Sad Movie (2005). Nicknamed "Nation's Little Brother",^[2] he went on to play the younger characters of the lead roles in films and television series such as in A Frozen Flower (2008), Giant (2010), Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), and Missing You (2012). He is known for playing the title character in the action thriller Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013), for which he won the Best New Actor trophy at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Since then, he has taken on lead roles in the films Shoot Me in the Heart (2015), The Long Way Home (2015), and Warriors of the Dawn (2017). He has also starred in the popular television series such as The Crowned Clown (2019), Hotel del Luna (2019), and Beyond Evil (2021).