Nam Yeon-woo

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Nam Yeon-woo
Born (1982-10-09) October 9, 1982 (age 41)
Education Korea National University of Arts - School of Drama, Acting Department
Occupation Actor
Years active2012-present
Korean name
Hangul
남연우
Revised Romanization Nam Yeon-u
McCune–Reischauer Nam Yŏn-u

Nam Yeon-woo (born October 9, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Nam played his first leading role in a feature film in Lee Don-ku's indie Fatal (2013). [1] [2] [3]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Perfect Number Investigation team member 2
2013FatalLee Sung-gong
Steal My Heart Detective Tak
28°C Under the Shade (short film)Sang-joon
Art Lecture (short film)
Daytime Moon (short film)Bong-gu
2014 No Tears for the Dead Department head Byun's underling 7
Red Carpet Chang-soo
My Dictator Actor at audition
EntangledSeul-ho, Soon-young's son
Intoxicated Heart (short film)Hwang Seol-wonalso credited as director,
screenwriter, editor, producer
2015The Trip Around the WorldDetective Park

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2014 1st Wildflower Film Awards Best ActorFatalWon
Best New Actor/ActressNominated
201738th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New ActorLost To ShameNominated

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References

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  2. Gray, Carmen (10 February 2013). "Fatal". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  3. Conran, Pierce (2 April 2014). "JISEUL Tops 1st Wildflower Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-01-25.