# Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won (born Kwak Byung-kyu on May 17, 1973) is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition in supporting roles in the films The Yellow Sea (2010) and Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012). Kwak is known for starring in The Attorney (2013), Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014), The Wailing (2016), Asura: The City of Madness (2016), Steel Rain (2017), and The Man Standing Next (2020).

## Career

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. Later in July 2022, Kwak renewed his contract with Mada Entertainment.

## Personal life

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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | If You Were Me | Yeokdobu director | |
| 2003 | Ogu | Byung-gu | |
| 2007 | The Obese Family | Son-in-law Kwok | short film |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2009 | Jin-Wie | Jin-wie | |
| 2009 | Handphone | Lead detective | |
| 2009 | Sisters on the Road | Truck driver 1 / Radio DJ (voice) | |
| 2009 | Mother | Charcoal fire man | |
| 2009 | Too Fragile to Be Loved | President Kim | short film |
| 2010 | The Man From Nowhere | Detective Kim | |
| 2010 | Midnight FM | Reporter Jang | |
| 2010 | Hero | PE teacher | |
| 2010 | 심장이 필요한 남자 | Detective Park | |
| 2010 | The Yellow Sea | Prof. Kim Seung-hyun | |
| 2011 | Head | Jung seonbae | |
| 2011 | Double Clutch | | short film |
| 2012 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Jo Beom-seok | |
| 2012 | Love Fiction | Director Hwang | |
| 2012 | The Fantastic Duo | Deok-gyu | short film |
| 2012 | Ghost Sweepers | Monk Shim-in | |
| 2012 | A Company Man | Kwon Jong-tae | |
| 2013 | The Berlin File | Chung Wa-dae | |
| 2013 | An Ethics Lesson | Soo-taek | |
| 2013 | The Great Player | | short film |
| 2013 | The Attorney | Cha Dong-young | |
| 2014 | Man in Love | Young-il | |
| 2014 | Mad Sad Bad | | segment "Ghost" |
| 2014 | Tazza: The Hidden Card | Jang Dong-sik | |
| 2015 | The Shameless | Moon Ki-beom | |
| 2015 | The Magician | Gwi-mol | |
| 2016 | The Wailing | Jong-gu | |
| 2016 | Asura: The City of Madness | Kim Cha-in | |
| 2017 | The Mayor | Shim Hyeok-soo | |
| 2017 | Steel Rain | Kwak Chul-woo | |
| 2020 | Steel Rain 2: Summit | Park Jin-woo, North Korean Supreme Guard Command Chief | |
| 2020 | The Man Standing Next | Kim Hyong-uk | |
| 2020 | The Golden Holiday | | |
| 2024 | The Firefighters | Jeong Jin-seop | |

### Television

| 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 | Kwon Hyuk-joo |
| 2013 | Good Doctor | Kang Hyun-tae |
| 2013 | The Suspicious Housekeeper | Park Bok-nyeo's late husband (cameo) |
| 2022 | Never Give Up | Gu Pil-soo |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2023 | Villains | Jang Joong-hyuk | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1999 | King David | Israel's soldier |
| 2001 | Hamlet | |
| 2001 | Rural Scholar Jo Nam-myung | |
| 2003 | Samyeong Daesa | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
| 2003 | Citizens of Seoul 1919 | |
| 2003 | Deceived by Money, Despaired by Love | Kwang-ho byeonsa |
| 2003 | 이랑 나비되어 | Joo-ki |
| 2004 | The Wandering Troupe | |
| 2004 | 울 밑에선 봉선이야 | |
| 2004 | King Lear | Edgar |
| 2005 | Cain | Gwang-dae |
| 2006 | The Dummy Bride | Police substation head |
| 2006 | Beautiful Men | Kim Kyung-son |
| 2007 | Edward Bond's Lear | Tom, the Duke of North |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2012 | 21st Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Nominated |
| 2012 | 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Nominated |
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Phantom | Won |
| 2012 | 20th SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Phantom | Won |
| 2014 | 9th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Attorney | Won |
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Film) | The Attorney | Nominated |
| 2014 | 23rd Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Attorney | Won |
| 2014 | 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Attorney | Won |
| 2014 | 51st Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Attorney | Nominated |
| 2014 | 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Attorney | Nominated |
| 2016 | 25th Buil Film Awards | Best Actor | The Wailing | Nominated |
| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | The Wailing | Nominated |
| 2016 | 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | The Wailing | Nominated |
| 2016 | The Korea Film Actors Association | Korea's Top Star | The Wailing | Won |
| 2016 | BloodGuts UK Horror Awards | Best Actor in an International Film | The Wailing | Won |
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | The Wailing | Nominated |
| 2017 | 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actor | The Wailing | Nominated |
| 2017 | 37th Golden Cinema Festival | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Wailing | Won |
| 2017 | 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Mayor | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
| The Screen | 2019 | 2009–2019 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies | 31st | |