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Seo Yi-sook

Seo Yi-sook

Acting

Biography

Seo Yi-sook (born December 6, 1966) is a South Korean theatre, television and movie actress. She is a recipient of the 2003 Gu Hi-seo Theatre Award for Actor of the Year and Expected Actor, the 40th Dong-A Theatre Award for Best Acting (2004),[5] and the 30th Lee Hae-rang Theater Award (2020).[6] Seo began her career in 1986 by joining a local theater company in Suwon. She received the Best New Actor Award at the 1986 Korea Theatre Festival and an Acting Award at the 6th National Theatre Festival in 1987.[7] After joining the Michu Theatre Company in 1989, she made her debut with the company in Shin Yi Gukgi. The following year, she debuted as a musical actress in Make a Hero (1990). Seo made her first television appearance as a supporting actress in 2010. Her television work includes supporting roles in Empress Ki (2013–2014), The Rebel (2017), Hotel del Luna (2019), The World of the Married (2020), and Start-Up (2020); and also feature film The Mayor (2017).

Known For

Empress Ki
7.4

A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.

Empress Ki

2013
Hotel Del Luna
8.5

When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.

Hotel Del Luna

2019
Six Flying Dragons
7.2

The ambitious success stories of 6 people surrounding Prince Lee Bang Won, and the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon, the man instrumental in helping King Taejo establish the fledgling Joseon nation.

Six Flying Dragons

2015
The Heirs
7.8

After a chance encounter in LA, two teens from different social backgrounds reunite at an exclusive high school attended by Korea's über rich.

The Heirs

2013
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
8.6

After time traveling to the Joseon era, a talented chef meets a tyrant king. Her modern dishes captivate his palate, but royal challenges await her.

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

2025
Shooting Stars
8.1

Frustrations and feelings collide when a dynamic PR executive finds herself working with her irksome nemesis — who happens to be a megastar client.

Shooting Stars

2022
Start-Up
8.2

Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.

Start-Up

2020
Midnight Horror Story
8.7

Six celebrities are judged by “Dark Spirits” as they compete to tell the best horror story for a chance to win this haunting Korean variety show.

Midnight Horror Story

2021
The Good Bad Mother
8.9

A tragic accident leaves an ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child – forcing him and his mother to embark on a journey to heal their relationship.

The Good Bad Mother

2023
Under the Queen's Umbrella
8.2

A spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.

Under the Queen's Umbrella

2022
The Rebel
5.6

During the period of Joseon Yeonsanjo, Hong Gildong was a hero who helped the unfortunate locals and fought against greedy governors. This legendary rebel, Hong Gildong's journey unveils his battle for love and justice.

The Rebel

2017
My Lawyer, Mr. Jo
5.2

Jo Deul-Ho, who came from a poor family background, is a promising prosecutor, but he can't ignore the corruption at his workplace. He becomes a whistle-blower and loses everything. Jo Deul-Ho then works to become a lawyer.

My Lawyer, Mr. Jo

2016
Knight Flower
8.3

Cho Yeo Hwa has been a widow for 15 years. Her in-laws are the most prestigious noble family in the kingdom. During the day, she leads the life of a widow devoted entirely to her dead husband's memory and rarely ventures outside the gate of her home. At night, Yeo Hwa dons the mask of Hero, who secretly jumps over the surrounding wall to save the helpless.

Knight Flower

2024
Rookie Cops
7.9

Wi Seung Hyun joins the Korean national Police University to follow in his father's footsteps but runs into hurdles as he gets involved with a woman named Go Eun Gang.

Rookie Cops

2022
Queenmaker
7.3

After a tragic accident, a powerful fixer uses her skills to transform a civil rights lawyer into the next mayor — and take down her former employer.

Queenmaker

2023
You're All Surrounded
7.9

P4: are the new recruits in the violent crimes unit at Gangnam Police Station. The journey of four young cops as they fumble, learn, fall in love and find their way to becoming people the citizens can trust.

You're All Surrounded

2014
My Dear Cat
5.8

While looking for her lost cat, magazine journalist Go Yang-soon meets law school student and part-time photographer Yeom Chi-woong. Soon, they begin to get to know each other and each other's families.

My Dear Cat

2014
Red Swan
7.2

Oh Wan-soo, who married into the powerful Hwain Group, faces death threats. She crosses paths with Seo Do-yoon, a bodyguard investigating a friend's death that is tied to the Hwain Group. Together, they unravel Hwain Group's secrets tainted with desire.

Red Swan

2024
The Master of Revenge
7.2

When Moo-Myung was young, he had an once-in-a-lifetime event. He walked into orphanage by himself. To take revenge, he attempts to become a God of Noodles.

The Master of Revenge

2016
My Secret, Terrius
8.2

A woman named Go Ae-Rin loses her husband. Along with her neighbour Kim Bon, who is a NIS agent, they discover the truth behind her husband's involvement in a huge conspiracy.

My Secret, Terrius

2018