Yang Byung-yeol (; born 23 November 1993) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He debuted in 2015 in Naver TV's web drama Dream Knight and was active under the stage name 'Kang Yun-je'. He later on began working under his birth name Yang Byung-yeol. He came into prominence in 2021 in MBC TV series The Red Sleeve, and KBS weekend drama Young Lady and Gentleman. He also appeared in 2018 film The Princess and the Matchmaker. In 2022, he appearied as main lead in KBS's daily drama Bravo, My Life.
Career Yang Byung-yeol is affiliated to artist management company Npio Entertainment.
In 2021, Yang was cast in historical romance TV series The Red Sleeve as Seong Sik, the elder brother of Seong Deok-im (Royal Noble Consort Uibin Seong) portrayed by Lee Se-young. His performance was appreciated and he received favorable reviews from viewers for his charming portrayal of the character. He was also recognised for his portrayal of Bong Joon-oh in KBS weekend drama Young Lady and Gentleman (2021–22). His "unrivaled performance" was appreciated in the 52 episodes series.
On March 5, 2022 Yang appeared in 546th episode of musical show Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, which was Young Lady and Gentleman special. He along with Kim Yi-kyung sang a duet "Dream" .
In 2022, Yang appeared as main lead in KBS1 daily TV series Bravo, My Life, and won Excellence Award for Actor in a Daily Drama in 2022 KBS Drama Awards.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Long Way Home Second lieutenant Ahn 2016 Trick High school male student 1, son 2018 The Princess and the Matchmaker Man about town 3
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2015 Dream Knight Joon Debut 2016 You Are a Gift Lee Yeong-gwang 2017 Magic School Lee Seong Web drama 2017 Drama Stage: "Chief B and the Love Letter" Son Jae-hyeonSeason 1 2018 Devilish Charm Joo Ja-rang 2020 More Than Friends Joon-yeong 2020–21 Royal Secret Agent Civil servant Kim 2021–2022 Young Lady and Gentleman Bong Joon-oh 2021 The Red Sleeve Seong Sik 2022 Bravo, My Life Kang Cha-yeol
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Asia Model Awards 2022Rising Star Award, ActorYang Byung-yeol KBS Drama Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily DramaBravo, My Life Best New Actor
References
External links Yang Byung-yeol official website
Yang Byung-yeol on Daum