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Biography
Seo Woo-jin (Korean: 서우진; born 23 July 2015) is a South Korean child actor and model, who appeared in dramas such as The Light in Your Eyes, VIP and Love with Flaws. He is best known for his roles as Cho Seo-woo - daughter of Kim Tae-hee's character in Hi Bye, Mama! (2020) and Lee Se-jong - youngest son of the protagonist played by Ji Hyun-woo in Young Lady and Gentleman (2021).
Career
Seo Woo-jin debuted in 2017 in KBS2's Confession Couple. He appeared in OCN Save Me 2 (2019) and tvN's Hi Bye, Mama! (2020), the latter role where he played a girl, Cho Seo-woo, who is the daughter of the protagonist, Cha Yu-ri, who is portrayed by Kim Tae-hee. Seo was cast due to his striking resemblance to Kim as well as his stable acting abilities, although his costumes, dresses and long hair had some netizens concerned about gender identity.
In 2021, he made his face known by appearing in weekend drama Young Lady and Gentleman as 6 year old cute kindergartener. For his portrayal as the role of the youngest son of the main lead Ji Hyun-woo, he won Best Young Actor award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards.
By 2022 he has appeared in 19 works over the past 6 years. He is appearing in iHQ's romance thriller TV series Sponsor, which began airing from February 23.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | God's Choice | American Film |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sweet Stranger and Me | ||
| 2017 | Confession Couple | ||
| 2018 | My Contracted Husband, Mr. Oh | ||
| Gangnam Scandal | |||
| 2019 | The Light in Your Eyes | Lee Dae-sang (young) | |
| Save Me 2 | Seo-joon | ||
| Search: WWW | |||
| VIP | Seo-jin | ||
| Love with Flaws | Joo Seo-joon (young) | ||
| 2020 | |||
| Hi Bye, Mama! | Cho Seo-woo | ||
| The King: Eternal Monarch | Prime Minister's son | ||
| Lonely Enough to Love | Kim Min | ||
| Man in a Veil | Lee Min-woo / Choi Min-woo / Han Dong-ho | ||
| 2021 | Mouse | Young Jae-hoon | |
| At a Distance, Spring Is Green | Young Yeo-Joon | ||
| The Devil Judge | Child Kang Isaac | ||
| 2021–2022 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Lee Se-jong | |
| Artificial City | Jung Hyun-woo | ||
| 2022 | Sponsor | Hyun-jin-young | |
| Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3 | ghost | ||
| A Model Family | Park Hyun-woo (young) | ||
| Under the Queen's Umbrella | Grand Heir Won Son | ||
| 2023 | Brain Works | Shin Ha-roo | |
| My Man Is Cupid | Elementary school student |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | KBS Creative Song Contest | Host | with Park So-hyun and Yoo Min-sang | |
| Children's Taste, Dongchimi | Cast Member | Chuseok special |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Model Awards | 2021 | Kids Star Award | Young Lady and Gentleman | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Young Actor | Man in a Veil | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Won |