Seo Hyun-chul
South Korean television and film actor
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Seo Hyun-chul (Korean: 서현철, born 19 May 1965)[1] is a South Korean theater, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in several television series and films[2] notably, the medical drama Good Doctor (2013), the film Mission: Possible (2021), and the action-comedy series Good Boy (2025).[3][4]
- Film actor
- Theater actor
Seo Hyun-chul | |
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| Born | May 19, 1965 Seosan, Chungchongnam-do, South Korea |
| Other name | Seo Hyun-cheol |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Agent | MUMW |
| Spouse | Jung Jae-eun |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서현철 |
| Hanja | 徐鉉哲 |
| RR | Seo Hyeoncheol |
| MR | Sŏ Hyŏnch'ŏl |
Career
Seo debuted in 1994 ln play Hwang Gu-do. Since then he has appeared in about 110 stage and musical plays. He made his TV debut in 2010 series Cinderella's Stepsister, whereas his film debut was in the film Finding Mr. Destiny in the same year.[2]
Seo appeared on talk show Radio Star thrice in year 2015, 2017 and 2019 in episodes 426, 513 and 648 respectively.[5][6] In 2021 he appeared in tvN's apocalyptic thriller Happiness along with his wife Jung Jae-eun.[7] In 2022 Seo was cast in JTBC TV series Thirty-Nine as father of one of the main leads.[8]
Personal life
Seo married actress Jung Jae-eun after 2 years of dating at the age of 45.[9]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finding Mr. Destiny | Customer 2 | [10] | |
| 2013 | The Gifted Hands | Chief detective Go | ||
| 2017 | The Bros | Eldest grandson | Cameo | [3] |
| 2019 | Black Money | Im Seung-man | ||
| 2021 | Mission: Possible | Detective squad chief | [11] | |
| 2024 | Pilot | Fellow captain | Cameo |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cinderella's Stepsister | Kang-sook's true love | [12] | |
| KBS Drama Special: "Spy Trader Kim Chul-soo's Recent Condition" |
Park | Season 1, episode 10 | ||
| The King of Legend | Yeom-bo | |||
| 2011 | KBS Drama Special: "Perfect Spy" |
Chief | Season 1, Episode 6 | |
| Our Women | Choi Doo-ho | |||
| KBS Drama Special: "Identical Criminals" |
Choi Kyeong-rok | Season 2, episode 11 | ||
| 2012 | Moon Embracing the Sun | Lord Shim San | [13] | |
| The Secret of Birth | Go Eun-pyo | b | ||
| 2013 | Good Doctor | Byung-soo | [14] | |
| Golden Rainbow | Kang Dong-pal | [15] | ||
| 2014 | KBS Drama Special: "First Birthday" |
Seong-gi | Season 5, episode 2 | |
| Wonderful Days | Han Bin / Hwang Gil-sang | [16] | ||
| Diary of a Night Watchman | Min Joong-seo | |||
| 2015 | The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War | Yi Il | ||
| KBS Drama Special: "The Wind Blows to the Hope" |
Moon Jong-dae | Season 6, episode 2 | ||
| Assembly | Seo Dong-jae | |||
| Six Flying Dragons | Jang Sam-bong | [17] | ||
| Sweet, Savage Family | Seo Chul-joong | |||
| 2016 | Jang Yeong-sil | Choi Bok | ||
| One More Happy Ending | Ward official | |||
| Wanted | Kim Sang-sik | [18] | ||
| The Good Wife | Son Byung-ho | |||
| Cinderella with Four Knights | Eun Gi-sang | [19] | ||
| The Sound of Your Heart | Vice Head of Division 5 | |||
| My Fair Lady | Kong Gil-ho | |||
| 2017 | Circle | Detective Hong Jin-hong father | [20] | |
| Manhole | Soo-jin's father | |||
| Revolutionary Love | Kim Ki-sub | [21] | ||
| 2018 | A Poem a Day | Yang Myung-cheol | [22] | |
| Sunny Again Tomorrow | Lee Sang-hoon | [23] | ||
| 2019 | KBS Drama Special: "Home Sweet Home" |
Jo Hyeon-seok | Season 10, episode 1 | |
| Melting Me Softly | Hwang Gab-soo | [24] | ||
| Woman of 9.9 Billion | Oh Dae-yong | [25] | ||
| 2020 | Men Are Men | Seo Ho-joon | [26] | |
| 2021 | Happiness | Yi-hyun's father | [7] | |
| 2022 | Forecasting Love and Weather | Chae Yoo-jin's father | Special appearance | |
| Thirty-Nine | Jeong Chan-young's father | [8] | ||
| 2022–2023 | The First Responders | Baek Cham | Season 1–2 | [27] |
| 2023 | My Lovely Liar | Jang Joong-gyu | [28] | |
| Welcome to Samdal-ri | Jo Pan-sik | [29] | ||
| 2024 | A Virtuous Business | [30] | ||
| 2025 | Good Boy | Hwang Gyeong-cheol | [31] | |
| 2026 | Undercover Miss Hong | So Kyung-dong | [32] |
Web series
Television show
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Listen, See, It's Okay | Cast Member | Television, drama, sound | [34] |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Theatrical Enthusiasm - Turn off the lights, please | [35] | |
| 2004 | Theatrical Enthusiasm - Fantastic | Henry | |
| 2005 | Stone in the Pocket | Theater actor | |
| 2006 | Nasaengmun | Hairdresser | |
| Fantastic | Henry | ||
| 2007 | Country boy scat | Henry | |
| Noise Off | Roger | ||
| 2008 | Radio Star | Bureau chief | |
| 2009 | Samdobong Beauty Story | Noh Noh Sul | |
| Story of a Thief | Less old thief | ||
| 2015 | University of Laughter | Censor | [36] |
| 2021 | Special Liar | Stanley Gardner | [37] |
| Frankenstein | Stephan | [38] | |
| 2022–2023 | Old Weekly Song | Josef Mashkan | [39] |