Making his debut in the movie <If You Were Me> in the year 2008, KWAK Do-won expanded the breadth of his acting in various movies such as <Midnight F.M.>, <The Man from Nowhere>, <Mother>, and <Handphone>. He always reveals his ambitions when he acts, “I always received help as a results the good relationship I’ve developed with new people and I will become an actor that tries to always give off a good impression to the viewers.” Though well-r... expand
Making his debut in the movie <If You Were Me> in the year 2008, KWAK Do-won expanded the breadth of his acting in various movies such as <Midnight F.M.>, <The Man from Nowhere>, <Mother>, and <Handphone>. He always reveals his ambitions when he acts, “I always received help as a results the good relationship I’ve developed with new people and I will become an actor that tries to always give off a good impression to the viewers.” Though well-regarded for his many supporting roles in Korean commercial fare, such as YOON Jong-bin’s <Nameless Gangster> in 2012 and RYOO Seung-wan’s <The Berlin File> the following year, his reputation sky-rocketed after appearing as in the 2013 smash hit, <The Attorney>. His electric courtroom scenes with SONG Kang-ho were much talked about. He also impressed alongside HWANG Jung-min in 2014’s <Man in Love>.
Outside Story
Date of birth: 1974
Height, Weight, Blood type: 180cm, 93kg, O type
Hobbies: Traveling, Fishing
Talents: Taek-kyun
Educational background: Graduated from Kwang-Nam Highschool
Family relationship: Last child of three children
Debut
’08 Movie <If You Were Me>
Drama
’12 SBS <Ghost> KWON Hyeok-joo
’11 EBS <My Mother Audrey>
’09 EBS <Mister M>
’09 E Channel <Gidam Legend: The Third Story>
’08 KBS <Discovery of the Speech: Good Years>
Movie
’14 <Man in Love> - Young-il
’13 <The Attorney> - CHA Dong-young
’13 <An Ethics Lesson> - Professor Soo-taek
’13 <The Berlin File> - Investigator
’12 <Ghost Sweepers> - Monk Shim-In
’12 <A Company Man> - Jong-tae
’12 <Love Fiction> - Director
’11 <Nameless Gangster> - JO Beom-seok
’11 <Head> - JEON Seon-bae
’10 <The Yellow Sea> - KIM Seong-hyun
’10 <Midnight F.M.> - Journalist JANG
’10 <The Man from Nowhere> - Det. KIM
’10 <Hero> - P.E. Teacher
’09 <Handphone> - Lead police officer
’09 <Mother> - Charcoal fire man
’09 <The Great Player>
’09 <Jin-Wie>
’08 <The Good, The Bad, The Weird> - Gangster at traditional market
’08 <Sisters on the Road> - Truck driver / Radio DJ (voice)
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