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Kwak Do-won

Date of birth: 1974-05-17

Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea

Known for: Acting

Also known as: 곽도원, DoWon Kwak, Gwak Do-won, 郭到元, 郭度沅, 郭道元, 郭炳奎, 곽병규

Kwak Do-won

Biography

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), The Attorney (2013), The Wailing (2016), 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.

Movie Credits

An Ethics Lesson
3

An Ethics Lesson

2013-02-21

A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautifu

Nameless Gangster
3.4

Nameless Gangster

2012-02-02

A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime part

The Yellow Sea
3.7

The Yellow Sea

2010-12-22

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing w

A Company Man
3.4

A Company Man

2012-10-11

A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest

Man in Love
3.6

Man in Love

2014-01-22

Tae-il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not mu

The Attorney
3.9

The Attorney

2013-12-18

Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and t

The Man from Nowhere
3.9

The Man from Nowhere

2010-08-04

An ex-special agent is involved in a convoluted drug ring drama. He has to save a drug smuggler's in

Tazza: The Hidden Card
3.5

Tazza: The Hidden Card

2014-09-03

Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was

The Wailing
3.7

The Wailing

2016-05-12

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A poli

The Berlin File
3.4

The Berlin File

2013-01-30

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just

Barracks
2.1

Barracks

2015-03-05

In an old military bus are Myeong-hoon, his girlfriend Yeong-eun, and survival game friends; they ar

The Shameless
3.3

The Shameless

2015-05-15

A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfr

Double Clutch
0

Double Clutch

2011-04-29

A prisoner on death row feels suicidal in his cell. However, he finds a glimmer of hope from his dau

The Magician
3.1

The Magician

2015-12-30

A Princess in the Joseon Dynasty travels to the Qing Dynasty to marry. On the way to there, she meet

Love Fiction
3.4

Love Fiction

2012-02-29

A writer looking for inspiration finds a perfect muse in a girl. After much work, he makes her his g

Asura: The City of Madness
3.4

Asura: The City of Madness

2016-09-28

A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city

Steel Rain
3.5

Steel Rain

2017-12-14

Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to k

The Mayor
3.3

The Mayor

2017-04-26

For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his e

Ghost Sweepers
3.1

Ghost Sweepers

2012-10-03

Chan-young, a young journalist, is sent to investigate a village which has supposedly been possessed

Ogu, A Hilarious Mourning
0

Ogu, A Hilarious Mourning

2003-11-28

Angels land on earth in human form with a simple assignment: escort an old lady to her final resting

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
3.6

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

2008-07-16

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and C

The Man Standing Next
3.5

The Man Standing Next

2020-01-22

When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows e

The Golden Holiday
3.1

The Golden Holiday

2020-09-29

A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding

Mother
3.9

Mother

2009-05-28

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with

Steel Rain 2: Summit
3.5

Steel Rain 2: Summit

2020-07-29

A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North

Firefighters
3.7

Firefighters

2024-12-04

Even in the harshest environments, firefighters must focus on extinguishing fires and rescuing every

Handphone
3.3

Handphone

2009-02-19

A talent manager loses his handphone which contains a scandalous video which could destroy his caree

Head
3.1

Head

2011-05-26

Dr. KIM Sang-chul who is a world renowned genius medical scientist is killed by himself and his head

Midnight FM
3.4

Midnight FM

2010-10-14

Popular TV anchorwoman & late night DJ Ko Sun-young set to host her final radio program. During the

Mad Sad Bad
3.9

Mad Sad Bad

2014-05-15

Ryoo Seungwan, Han Jiseung, Kim Taeyong got together to make a 3D omnibus film. It's a 3D vision of

Hero
2.5

Hero

2010-11-18

Sim-dan gets bullied everyday in his school, becomes a vampire after an unexpected accident. After a

Sisters on the Road
3.1

Sisters on the Road

2009-04-23

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estran

CCTV
3

CCTV

2021-07-07

A horror film about the truth behind a broadcasting network’s brutal massacre drama a decade ago bei