Kwak Do-won

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kwak.
Kwak Do-won
Born Kwak Byung-kyu
(1974-05-17) May 17, 1974
South Korea
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003-present
Agent C-JeS Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gwak Do-won
McCune–Reischauer Kwak Towŏn
Birth name
Hangul
Revised Romanization Gwak Byeong-gyu
McCune–Reischauer Kwak Pyŏnggyu

Kwak Do-won (born Kwak Byung-kyu on May 17, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He is best known as a supporting actor, notably in the films The Yellow Sea (2010), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), and The Attorney (2013).[1][2] In 2016, he is reportedly in a relationship with actress Jang So Yeon.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 If You Were Me Yeokdobu director
Ogu Byung-gu
2007 The Obese Family Son-in-law Kwok short film
Passionate People Broadcasting PD short film
2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird Gangster at traditional market
2009 The Great Player Lee Dong-shik short film
Jin-Wie Jin-wie
Handphone Lead detective
Sisters on the Road Truck driver 1 / Radio DJ (voice)
Mother Charcoal fire man
Too Fragile to Be Loved President Kim short film
2010 The Man From Nowhere Detective Kim
Midnight FM Reporter Jang
Hero PE teacher
심장이 필요한 남자 Detective Park
The Yellow Sea Prof. Kim Seung-hyun
2011 Head Jung seonbae
Double Clutch short film
2012 Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Jo Beom-seok
Love Fiction Director Hwang
The Fantastic Duo Deok-gyu short film
Ghost Sweepers Monk Shim-in
A Company Man Kwon Jong-tae
2013 The Berlin File Chung Wa-dae
An Ethics Lesson[4] Soo-taek
The Great Player short film
The Attorney Cha Dong-young
2014 Man in Love Young-il
Mad Sad Bad segment "Ghost"
Tazza: The Hidden Card Jang Dong-sik
2015 The Shameless Moon Ki-beom
The Magician Gwi-mol
The Wailing Jong-gu
2016 Asura

Television

Year Title Role Network
2008 Discovery of the Speech: Good Years KBS1
2009 Strange Stories and Legends:
The Third Story
Jung Yoon-seok E Channel
2010 Mister M Ha-na's father EBS
2011 My Mom Audrey Ki-tae EBS
2012 Phantom[5] Kwon Hyuk-joo SBS
2013 Good Doctor Kang Hyun-tae KBS2
The Suspicious Housekeeper Park Bok-nyeo's late husband (cameo) SBS

Theater

Year Title Role
1999 King David Israel's soldier
2001 Hamlet
Rural Scholar Jo Nam-myung
2003 Samyeong Daesa Tokugawa Ieyasu
Citizens of Seoul 1919
Deceived by Money, Despaired by Love Kwang-ho byeonsa
이랑 나비되어 Joo-ki
2004 The Wandering Troupe
울 밑에선 봉선이야
King Lear Edgar
2005 Cain Gwang-dae
2006 The Dummy Bride Police substation head
Beautiful Men Kim Kyung-son
2007 Edward Bond's Lear Tom, the Duke of North

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 21st Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Nominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
5th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Phantom Won
SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actor in a Drama Special Won
2014 9th Max Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor The Attorney Won
50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor (Film) Nominated
23rd Buil Film Awards[6] Best Supporting Actor Won
34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[7] Best Supporting Actor Won
51st Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated

References

  1. "KWAK Do-won". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. Hwang, Hee-yeon; Kim, Hyung-seok (17 October 2014). "10 Scene Stealers① - KWAK Do-won: Suppressing Opponents with Tone and Stares". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  3. Team, Online-Issue. "곽도원♥장소연, 알고 보니 '곡성'이 이어준 커플". 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  4. An, So-hyoun (31 January 2013). "Kwak Do Won Says He Wants to Act with SNSD's Taeyeon". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  5. Hong, Grace Danbi (25 July 2012). "MBLAQ's G.O. and Kwak Do Won Take Cute Selcas Together". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. Kim, June (6 October 2014). "SHIM Eun-kyung, SONG Kang-ho, HONG Sangsoo and ROARING CURRENTS Win at 23rd Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  7. Conran, Pierce (4 November 2014). "Top Honors for HILL OF FREEDOM at 34th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-11-08.


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