Gong Ji-chul, better known by his stage name Gong Yoo, is a South Korean actor who made her acting debut with the television show School 4 in 2001. He went on to make his movie debut in the year 2003 with the South Korean romantic comedy movie My Tutor Friend. His breakthrough performance, however, came with the romantic comedy The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince in 2005. While being a part of both television and movies, the actor was seen in movies like Silenced (2011), The Suspect (2013), Train to Busan (2016), and The Age of Shadows (2016).