When I become a character in a movie or drama … I can think… - Gong Yoo

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When I become a character in a movie or drama … I can think about the character only and not the complicated matters of my own life. I feel ecstasy in those moments and it’s what keeps me going as an actor. It’s not about the money, it’s not about the honor.

Gong Yoo

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About 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), The Silent Sea (2021), and Squid Game (2021), and the films Silenced (2011), Train to Busan (2016) and The Age of Shadows (2016).

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Pen Names: 공유

Alternative Names: Gong Yu • Gong Ji-cheol

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