Yoo Hai-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

1970-01-04 Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea 60 Credits

Biography

Yoo Hae-jin (born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. After graduating with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, he became a member of Theater troupe The Mokwha Repertoire Company. He has established himself as one of the top actors in the country, playing both supporting and lead roles.

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Big Deal

Big Deal

2025

as Pyo Jong-rok

7.2
Acting

In 1997, when the Asian financial crisis hit Korea, Gukbo, the number one Soju company is on the brink of bankruptcy. In the high-stakes market of M&A...

Yadang: The Snitch

Yadang: The Snitch

2025

as Koo Gwan-hee

7.4
Acting

Navigating both the criminal underworld and law enforcement agencies, professional snitches called "yadang" provide covert information about the drug ...

Exhuma

Exhuma

2024

as Ko Young-geun

7.6
Acting

After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the...

Dog Days

Dog Days

2024

as Min-sang

7.6
Acting

Min-sang, a meticulous planner and tidy single man, is frustrated daily by his tenant, Jin-young, a veterinarian who turns his newly mortgaged buildin...

Honeysweet

Honeysweet

2023

as Cha Chi-ho

6.0
Acting

Chi-ho, a genius confectionery researcher who has developed addictive flavors, experiences a sweet change when he meets Il-yeong, a call center worker...

The Night Owl

The Night Owl

2022

as King Injo

7.4
Acting

A period drama film, depicting Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Kyoung-su is a skilled acupuncturist but a blind who can only see a little at dark. Right afte...

Confidential Assignment 2: International

Confidential Assignment 2: International

2022

as Kang Jin-tae

7.2
Acting

Follows Rim Chul Ryung heading back to South Korea in pursuit of a brutal and secret criminal organization. He teams up again with Kang Jin Tae, who v...

Life Is But a Dream

Life Is But a Dream

2022

as Undertaker

5.6
Acting

An undertaker digs up an abandoned grave to get wood to build a coffin for the savior of his village, but in doing so, he awakens the ghost of an anci...

Hostage: Missing Celebrity

Hostage: Missing Celebrity

2021

as Self (cameo)

6.9
Acting

A box office star has to prove his action credentials in the real world when he's kidnapped and held for ransom.

Space Sweepers

Space Sweepers

2021

as Bubs (voice)

7.1
Acting

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destructi...

The Battle: Roar to Victory

The Battle: Roar to Victory

2019

as Hwang Hae-chul

7.3
Acting

Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia...

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

2019

as Kim Pan-su

7.8
Acting

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Kor...

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

2018

as Tae-soo

7.2
Acting

A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's secrets.

Love+Sling

Love+Sling

2018

as Gui-bo

6.5
Acting

A former wrestler bonds with his son over the sport. But then the son's girlfriend falls in love with the father.

1987: When the Day Comes

1987: When the Day Comes

2017

as Han Byung-yong

8.1
Acting

In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of offic...

A Taxi Driver

A Taxi Driver

2017

as Hwang Tae-sul

8.1
Acting

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreig...

Confidential Assignment

Confidential Assignment

2017

as Kang Jin-tae

6.9
Acting

When a crime organization from North Korea crosses borders and enters South Korean soil, a South Korean detective must cooperate with a North Korean d...

Luck-Key

Luck-Key

2016

as Hyung-wook

7.1
Acting

A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist assassin who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out acto...

Fatal Intuition

Fatal Intuition

2015

as Pharmacist Min

5.6
Acting

Desperate for revenge, a young man enlists the aid of a medium to help him track down his sister's killer.

Veteran

Veteran

2015

as Choi Dae-woong

6.9
Acting

When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor...

The Unfair

The Unfair

2015

as Jang Dae-seok

7.3
Acting

Residents, who are evicted from their homes in a designated urban renewal, demonstrate against their removal. The police arrive and attempt to end the...

The Classified File

The Classified File

2015

as Kim Joong-san

6.6
Acting

A detective and a fortune teller join forces to find a kidnapped child whom no one expects to be alive. Based on a true story.

Tazza: The Hidden Card

Tazza: The Hidden Card

2014

as Ko Gwang-ryeol

7.0
Acting

Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was a child. He will succeed his uncle and jump into t...

The Pirates

The Pirates

2014

as Cheol-bong

7.0
Acting

At the cusp of the founding of Joseon Dynasty, an envoy from China is delivering Emperor’s Ming’s Royal Seal. But nature in the form of a giant whale ...

Obsessed

Obsessed

2014

as Lim

6.7
Acting

A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, t...

The Flu

The Flu

2013

as Bae Kyung-Ub

7.5
Acting

A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.

The Spies

The Spies

2012

as Department Head Choi

7.0
Acting

Kim, a North Korean spy, lives in South Korea for 22 years and is contacted unexpectedly by his superior. His team plans to complete an earlier missio...

Miss Conspirator

Miss Conspirator

2012

as Red Shoes

6.9
Acting

A woman with a severe anxiety disorder stumbles into a 44 million dollars drug deal gone wrong. Suddenly the mafia, as well as the police, wants to ge...

Mama

Mama

2011

as Seung-chul

6.0
Acting

A mother of a boy with muscular dystrophy is diagnosed with uterine cancer. A daughter of a prima donna decides to chase her dreams, to the ire of her...

In Love and the War

In Love and the War

2011

as Jae-choon

7.0
Acting

In June 1950, soon after the start of the Korean War, a troop of North Korean soldiers enter a small South Korean village. Captain Jeong-woong proclai...

The Unjust

The Unjust

2010

as Jang Seok-gu

6.5
Acting

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big pr...

Enemy At The Dead End

Enemy At The Dead End

2010

as Sang-up

6.4
Acting

A post-traumatic stress disorder patient bound to his bed finds himself sharing his room with a gang looking for a paralyzed amnesia patient. And he m...

Moss

Moss

2010

as Kim Deok-cheon

6.9
Acting

A city boy visits a remote village to find out the reason behind his father's strange death. The locals are watching his every move and are eager to s...

A Little Pond

A Little Pond

2010

as Refugee

6.3
Acting

The Korean war does not start well for the US. They are being routed by the North Koreans and In July 1950, the early stage of the Korean War, at the ...

Woochi: The Demon Slayer

Woochi: The Demon Slayer

2009

as Chorangyi

6.8
Acting

Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it.

The Truck

The Truck

2008

as Jeong Cheol-min

6.6
Acting

Cheol-min makes a living by working in the shipping business. He has a daughter suffering from a heart condition, and in need of surgery. To save his ...

Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K

Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K

2007

as Keun-yeong

5.5
Acting

Mrs. KWON has spent lifetime building a small home-made soup business into an empire with her bare hands. Now a retiring millionaire, she’s distribute...

My Son

My Son

2007

as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Lee Gang-sik sits in jail with a life sentence because of murder. His good behavior the last 15 years earns him the opportunity to be released for one...

Small Town Rivals

Small Town Rivals

2007

as Noh Dae-gyu

6.8
Acting

Cho Chun-sam and Noh Dae-gyu, now both in their thirties, are old friends who went to the same elementary school. In their school days, Chun-sam was a...

Once in a Summer

Once in a Summer

2006

as PD Kim

6.9
Acting

An assistant to a TV producer, eager to stay off his bad side, promises to convince her former professor, a famous but reclusive academic, to appear o...

Tazza: The High Rollers

Tazza: The High Rollers

2006

as Ko Gwang-ryeol

6.9
Acting

Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are ...

Over the Border

Over the Border

2006

as (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

After learning that his grandfather is alive and living in Seoul, a North Korean musician must leave his fiancee behind and accompany his family to So...

The King and the Clown

The King and the Clown

2005

as Yuk-gab

7.0
Acting

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened wit...

Lee Dae-ro Can't Die

Lee Dae-ro Can't Die

2005

as Hankal

5.2
Acting

Lee Dae-ro Can't Die (이대로, 죽을 순 없다, also known as Short Time) is a 2005 South Korean action film about a corrupt police officer who is told he has onl...

Blood Rain

Blood Rain

2005

as Dok-gi

7.1
Acting

In 1808, an imperial investigator arrives on an idyllic island to investigate a series of grisly murders. The locals believe that a ghost is responsib...

Mapado

Mapado

2005

as Fisherman

6.2
Acting

A gangster and a corrupt police officer travel to the tiny remote island of Mapado to hunt down a young woman who has run off with a winning lottery t...

Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul

Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown In Seoul

2004

as Yong-dae

6.0
Acting

Following the last wish of an old master, three monks head to Seoul to rest his remains in the Mushim Temple. However, they discover that the heavily ...

The Coast Guard

The Coast Guard

2002

as Cheol-gu

6.3
Acting

A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing. Driven by the belief th...

Jail Breakers

Jail Breakers

2002

as Zap-sae

6.4
Acting

Two inmates break out of a prison only to discover afterwards that they are up for parole. Desperate to get their lives back on track, they realize th...

Break Out

Break Out

2002

as (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

How far would you go to recover a cigarette lighter? A pulsing mix of hard-hitting action, wry social commentary, and black humor, director Jang Hang ...

Public Enemy

Public Enemy

2002

as Yong-man

7.2
Acting

A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.

The Warrior

The Warrior

2001

as Du-chung

7.0
Acting

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldi...

Kick the Moon

Kick the Moon

2001

as Neop-chi

6.0
Acting

Choi Ki-dong, who becomes a teacher, and Park Young-jun, who becomes a gang member, meet again after 10 years. To compete for Min Ju-ran, they start a...

Attack the Gas Station!

Attack the Gas Station!

1999

as Gangri Gang Leader

6.6
Acting

A quartet of disaffected Korean youths have robbed a Seoul gas station. After taking the gas station over, their wacky antics ensue; forcing the manag...

The Spy

The Spy

1999

as Gangster

6.0
Acting

A North Korean spy named Lee Chul-jin infiltrates the eastern coast of South Korea. His mission is to steal a Super Pig DNA sample which can be used t...

Blackjack

Blackjack

1997

as Dump 1

4.5
Acting

Three people are caught in a deadly game of greed, lust, and murder.

The Man Who Lives with the King

N/A

as Village chief

Acting

Gimpo

N/A

Acting

Still Life

N/A

Acting

Remake of the British-Italian movie "Still Life" [2013]

The Assassins

N/A

Acting