Gong Yoo

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).

Gong Yoo
Gong in May 2018
Born
Gong Ji-cheol

(1979-07-10) July 10, 1979
Busan, South Korea
EducationKyung Hee University (Department of Theater and Film)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
AgentManagement SOOP
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Parents
  • Gong Won (공원, 孔源) (father)
  • Yoo Myung-Joo (유명주, 劉明珠) (mother)
RelativesGong Eun-Jung (공은정, 孔溵程; elder sister)
Korean name
Hangul
공유
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGong Yu
McCune–ReischauerKong Yu
Birth name
Hangul
공지철
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGong Ji-cheol
McCune–ReischauerKong Chich'ŏl
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His stage name is a combination of his father's family name "Gong" and of his mother's family name "Yoo".

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