Kwak Do-won
Kwak Do-won | |
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| Born | Kwak Byung-kyu May 17, 1973 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Agent | Mada Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 곽도원 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwak Do-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Towŏn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 곽병규 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwak Byeong-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Pyŏnggyu |
Kwak Do-won (born Kwak Byung-kyu on May 17, 1973) is a South Korean actor.
Career
[edit]Kwak is known for his roles in the films The Yellow Sea (2010), Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012),[2] The Attorney (2013), The Wailing (2016),[3][4] Asura: The City of Madness (2016), Steel Rain (2017) and the television series Phantom (2012).
In May 2019, Kwak signed with new agency Mada Entertainment.[5] Later in July 2022, Kwak renewed his contract with Mada Entertainment.[6]
Personal life
[edit]On April 20, 2005, he mentioned on Knowing Bros that he was late for theater practice because of the Seoul Children's Grand Park elephants escape case.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| 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 | Soo-taek | [8] | |
| The Great Player | short film | ||
| The Attorney | Cha Dong-young | [9] | |
| 2014 | Man in Love | Young-il | [10] |
| Mad Sad Bad | segment "Ghost" | ||
| Tazza: The Hidden Card | Jang Dong-sik | [11] | |
| 2015 | The Shameless | Moon Ki-beom | |
| The Magician | Gwi-mol | [12] | |
| 2016 | The Wailing | Jong-gu | [13] |
| Asura: The City of Madness | Kim Cha-in | ||
| 2017 | The Mayor | Shim Hyeok-soo | [14] |
| Steel Rain | Kwak Chul-woo | [15] | |
| 2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit | Park Jin-woo, North Korean Supreme Guard Command Chief | [16] |
| The Man Standing Next | Kim Hyong-uk | [17] | |
| The Golden Holiday | |||
| TBA | Firefighter | [18] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Discovery of the Speech: Good Years | |
| 2009 | Strange Stories and Legends: The Third Story |
Jung Yoon-seok |
| 2010 | Mister M | Ha-na's father |
| 2011 | My Mom Audrey | Ki-tae |
| 2012 | Phantom[19] | Kwon Hyuk-joo |
| 2013 | Good Doctor[20] | Kang Hyun-tae |
| The Suspicious Housekeeper | Park Bok-nyeo's late husband (cameo) | |
| 2022 | Never Give Up | Gu Pil-soo[21] |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Villains | Jang Joong-hyuk | [22] |
Theater
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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[23] | Excellence Award, Actor | Phantom | Won | |
| 20th 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[24] | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[25] | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| 51st Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | 25th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | The Wailing | Nominated |
| 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| The Korea Film Actors Association[26] | Korea's Top Star | Won | ||
| BloodGuts UK Horror Awards | Best Actor in an International Film | Won | ||
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | Nominated | |
| 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 37th Golden Cinema Festival | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | ||
| 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Mayor | Nominated |
Listicles
[edit]| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Screen | 2019 | 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 31st | [27] |
References
[edit]- ^ "곽도원". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Veteran Supporting Actors Behind Success of Domestic Films". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 February 2014.
- ^ "KWAK Do-won". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 곽도원, 마다엔터테인먼트와 전속계약..한고은·심형탁과 한솥밥 [공식]. OSEN (in Korean). May 28, 2019.
- ^ Park Sol-yi (July 5, 2022). "배우 곽도원, 마다엔터테인먼트와 재계약 체결 [공식]" [Actor Kwak Do-won renews contract with Mada Entertainment [Official]] (in Korean). TV Reports. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ ※억울함 주의※ 코끼리 탈출로 연극 연습 지각한 곽도원(KWAK DO WON) T^T 아는 형님(Knowing bros) 222회 [※Warning about regrets※ KWAK DO WON, who was late for theater practice due to escaping the elephant T^T Knowing bros Episode 222] (in Korean). JTBC Entertainment. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ An, So-hyoun (31 January 2013). "Kwak Do Won Says He Wants to Act with SNSD's Taeyeon". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ "Kwak Do-won joins, "The Attorney"". HanCinema. 31 March 2013.
- ^ ""When A Man Loves A Woman" Kwak Do-won is not bad at last". HanCinema. 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Kwak Do-won to star in "Tazza: The Hidden Card"". HanCinema. 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Kwak Do-won confirmed to be in 'The Joseon Magician' as role of trainer for Yoo Seung-ho". HanCinema. 9 January 2015.
- ^ "NA Hong-jin and KWAK Do-won Chat about THE WAILING after Cannes Premiere". Korean Film Biz Zone. 24 May 2016.
- ^ "[INTERVIEW] Kwak Do-won hopes film takes people to polls". The Korea Times. 24 April 2017.
- ^ "JUNG Woo-sung & KWAK Do-won Back Together for STEEL RAIN". Korean Film Biz Zone. 27 December 2016.
- ^ "'Steel Rain' spinoff coming soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 20, 2019.
- ^ Yoon, Min-sik (12 December 2019). "'The Man Standing Next' a film about final weeks leading to dictator's death". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (April 14, 2020). "[단독]곽도원·주원·유재명, 곽경택 감독 '소방관' 불꽃길 도전 [종합]" [[Exclusive] Kwak Do-won, Joo-won, Yoo Jae-myung, Director Kwak Kyung-taek's 'Firefighter' Flame Road Challenge [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (25 July 2012). "MBLAQ's G.O. and Kwak Do Won Take Cute Selcas Together". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Kwak Do-won comes back with "Green Mass"". HanCinema. 6 June 2013.
- ^ Park So-young (December 1, 2021). "곽도원x윤두준에 '연기 도전' 정동원까지..'구필수는 없다'=신선해" [From Kwak Do-won x Yoon Doo-joon to 'Acting Challenge' Jeong Dong-won...] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Seung-hyun (June 10, 2022). "유지태·곽도원·이범수·이민정, 티빙 오리지널 '빌런즈' 출연 확정" [Yoo Ji-tae, Kwak Do-won, Lee Beom-su, and Lee Min-jung confirmed to appear in Teabing's original 'Villains'] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Winners At The 5th Korea Drama Awards". The Manila Bulletin. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top Star Awards for KONG Hyo-jin, CHO Jin-woong, JO Jung-suk, KWAK Do-won". Korean Film Biz Zone. 3 January 2017.
- ^ "한국영화 배우 흥행 파워 TOP 배우 하정우 그러나 TOP 10위 안에 여성 배우는 실종...여성 주연 영화 부재가 원인" [Korean movie actor box office power TOP actor Ha Jung-woo but the female actor in the top 10 is missing... Due to the absence of female-starred films]. RNX (in Korean). 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
External links
[edit]- Kwak Do-won at HanCinema
- Kwak Do-won at the Korean Movie Database
- Kwak Do-won at IMDb
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