Yoo Hae-jin (Korean: 유해진; 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. Yoo expanded into film in the late 1990s, initially appearing in supporting roles in films such as The King and the Clown (2005) and Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), winning the Grand Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor for the former. He subsequently became one of South Korea's most prominent supporting actors, receiving further Best Supporting Actor awards for Moss (2010) and The Pirates (2014). Yoo later transitioned into leading roles, notably starring in the commercially successful comedy Luck Key (2016) and the action film Confidential Assignment (2017). He went on to appear in films including Intimate Strangers (2018), Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission and The Battle: Roar to Victory (both 2019), The Night Owl (2022), and Exhuma (2024). In 2026, his performance in The King's Warden earned him the Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize. (Via Wikipedia)