Joe Seo is an American actor known for his role as Kyler Park in the

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comedy-drama television series ''

Cobra Kai ''Cobra Kai'' is an American Martial arts film, martial arts comedy drama television series created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. It serves as a sequel to the first three ''The K ...

''.

Personal life and early career

He was born on August 2, 1990, in San Francisco, California. Seo began his acting career in the mid-2000s, gaining recognition for roles in ''

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'' (2006) and ''

Freedom Writers ''Freedom Writers'' is a 2007 American biographical drama film written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey and Mario. It is based on the 1999 book '' The Freedom W ...

'' (2007), both of which showcased him early on. In 2016, Seo starred in the dramatic film ''

Spa Night ''Spa Night'' is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Andrew Ahn (in his feature directorial debut). It stars Joe Seo, Haerry Kim, and Youn Ho Cho. It centers on a closeted Korean-American teenager who, living with ...

'' as the son in a conservative Korean family who begins to question his sexuality, for which his performance was reviewed in ''

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'' as "physically imposing yet intentionally somewhat opaque". At the

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, Seo won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. Seo appeared in the

television series ''

'' as Kyler Park.

Selected filmography

Television

Film

Awards

References

External links

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''Spa Night'' review on ''Variety''
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''Spa Night'' review
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Joe Seo - Kyler from Cobra Kai
- ''Kicking it with The Koves'' Podcast (

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), 2022.
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