Ryu Seung-ryong (; born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. For his performance in Miracle in Cell No. 7, Ryu won the Grand Prize in Film at 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards. At the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards, he also received the Grand Prize for the same role. In addition to his Grand Prize win, Ryu has received four other nominations from the Baeksang Arts Awards throughout his career.
His further accolades in films include two Blue Dragon Film Awards, two Grand Bell Awards, a Buil Film Award, and a Golden Cinematography Award. In 2022, he received the Best from the East Award at the 21st New York Asian Film Festival for his role in Perhaps Love.
His contributions to the arts have been further recognized with the 2012 SAC Art Award from the Seoul Institute of the Arts, 2024 CJ ENM Visionary Awards and a Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards.
Awards and nominations + Sortable table of awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result APAN Star Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Moving Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2023 Best Lead Actor Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Grand Prize – Film Miracle in Cell No. 7 Best Actor – Film Best Supporting Actor – Film All About My Wife 2019 Best Actor – Film Extreme Job 2024 Best Actor – Television Moving 2026 Grand Prize – Television The Dream Life of Mr. Kim Best Actor – Television Blue Dragon Film Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actor Secret 2011 War of the Arrows 2012 All About My Wife 2013 Best Actor Miracle in Cell No. 7 2019 Extreme Job Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 Best Actor Moving Buil Film Awards 2012 Best Supporting Actor All About My Wife 2013 Masquerade 2019 Best Actor Extreme Job Chunsa Film Art Awards 2019 Cine21 Film Awards 2025 Series Category – Actor of the Year The Dream Life of Mr. Kim CJ ENM Visionary Awards 2024 2024 Visionary Ryu Seung-ryong Director's Cut Awards 2019 Male Actor of the Year Extreme Job Dong-A.com's Pick 2023 "Moving" from "Cell No.7" Ryu Seung-ryong Golden Cinematography Awards 2022 Cinematographers' Choice Popularity Award Perhaps Love Grand Bell Awards 2012 Best Supporting Actor Masquerade All About My Wife 2013 Best Actor Miracle in Cell No. 7 2022 Life Is Beautiful 2023 Best Series Actor Moving Korea Best Star Awards 2012 Best Star of 2012 Ryu Seung-ryong KOFRA Film Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor All About My Wife Korea Advertising Awards 2014 Best Model Award Ryu Seung-ryong Korean Advertisers Association Awards 2013 Best Model Award Ryu Seung-ryong Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2013 Best Actor Miracle in Cell No. 7 Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2011 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Film War of the Arrows 2013 Grand Prize (Film) Miracle in Cell No. 7 Korean Film Awards 2007 Best New Actor Hwang Jin Yi Max Movie Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actor Secret 2014 Best Actor Miracle in Cell No. 7 2015 Best Supporting Actor The Admiral: Roaring Currents Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2013 20's Movie Star – Male Miracle in Cell No. 7 New York Asian Film Festival 2022 Best from the East Award Perhaps Love SBS Drama Awards 2008 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special Painter of the Wind Seoul Institute of the Arts 2012 SAC Art Award Ryu Seung-ryong 2026 Light of Life Seoul International Drama Awards2026 Best Actor The Dream Life of Mr. Kim Star Night — Korea Top Star Awards 2013Top Star Actor Miracle in Cell No. 7 2019 Extreme Job
State honors + Name of country, year given, and name of honor Country Ceremony Year Honor or Award South Korea Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards 2012 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes Korea 2013 Korea Power Celebrity 40 Gallup Korea 2014Gallup Korea's Favorite Actor Korean Film Council 2021 Korean Actors 200 The Screen 2019 2009–2009 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies
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