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.
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | ||
심장이필요한남자 | 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] | |
Year | Title | Role |
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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] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2023 | Villains | Jang Joong-hyuk | [22] |
Year | Title | Role |
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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 | |
이랑나비되어 | Joo-ki | |
2004 | The Wandering Troupe | |
울밑에선봉선이야 | ||
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 |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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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 |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
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The Screen | 2019 | 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 31st | [27] |
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