Personal Info
Birth date
1974-05-17 (51 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
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.
Filmography
Running Man
8.272
Overview:
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!Home Alone
7.353
Overview:
It can be a badge of honor to be “single.” “I Live Alone” is a documentary-style South Korean reality series that follows the members of a self-formed club called Rainbow, which is comprised of celebrities who are single and live alone.Men on a Mission
7.528
Overview:
Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.Villains
NYR
Overview:
A crime drama about bloody clashes and confrontations between villains over ultra-precise counterfeit 'supernotes'The Man from Nowhere
7.699
Overview:
An ex-special agent is involved in a convoluted drug ring drama. He has to save a drug smuggler's innocent daughter from being the victim of her parents' fight.The Wailing
7.375
Overview:
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.Mother
7.71
Overview:
A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.The Good, the Bad, the Weird
7.2
Overview:
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.Tazza: The Hidden Card
7
Overview:
Dae-gil has been skilled with his hands and has shown a strong desire for winning ever since he was a child. He will succeed his uncle and jump into the world of Tazza, risking his life in competition.Never Give Up
4.4
Overview:
A young entrepreneur finds an unlikely partner, and friend, in a middle-aged breadwinner as they live together in the home of an enigmatic loan shark.Nameless Gangster
6.91
Overview:
A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.Asura: The City of Madness
6.8
Overview:
A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.Ghost
7.762
Overview:
The police procedural tackles crimes and clues in the cyber world, weaving a massive, twist-filled mystery of murders, identity switches, corruption and conspiracy.Man in Love
7.302
Overview:
Tae-Il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.The Man Standing Next
7
Overview:
When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government's operations, heads to the United States in exile.The Yellow Sea
7.3
Overview:
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.A Company Man
6.754
Overview:
A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.The Attorney
7.767
Overview:
Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.The Berlin File
6.7
Overview:
When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.Firefighters
7.818
Overview:
Even in the harshest environments, firefighters must focus on extinguishing fires and rescuing everyone there. At 3:47 AM on March 4, 2001, the 119 emergency call center receives a phone call about a fire that has broken out in the Hongje-dong neighborhood. Firefighters, including newcomer Cheol-woong, rush to the scene.Steel Rain 2: Summit
7.1
Overview:
A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.Steel Rain
7.096
Overview:
Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.Midnight FM
6.9
Overview:
Popular TV anchorwoman & late night DJ Ko Sun-young set to host her final radio program. During the show, she receives a startling text message instructing her to follow specific directions or endanger the lives of her family.The Magician
6.2
Overview:
A Princess in the Joseon Dynasty travels to the Qing Dynasty to marry. On the way to there, she meets a young magician and falls in love with him.The Golden Holiday
6.3
Overview:
A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case.Barracks
4.3
Overview:
In an old military bus are Myeong-hoon, his girlfriend Yeong-eun, and survival game friends; they are headed to a private camp to experience army life. Myeong-hoon knows there to be a large population of people to be taking part in this but he shocked to find the camp deserted. It turns out they had arrived a day early due to Myeong-hoon's miscalculation. The instructor and his assistant arrange temporary barracks for them to spend the night in. Myeong-hoon and his friends shower, take a walk or drink after dinner. However, as the day darkens, they start disappearing one by one so Myeong-hoon and Yeong-eun starts looking for them. All they find are gruesome bodies of their friends.Love Fiction
6.7
Overview:
A writer looking for inspiration finds a perfect muse in a girl. After much work, he makes her his girlfriend. But then he starts to get tired of her.An Ethics Lesson
6
Overview:
A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.The Shameless
6.444
Overview:
A homicide detective tries to flush out a mob enforcer by befriending the suspect's beautiful girlfriend, but soon develops romantic feelings for her.Ghost Sweepers
6.2
Overview:
Chan-young, a young journalist, is sent to investigate a village which has supposedly been possessed by demons. The incidents taking place have been so strange and terrifying that local shamans and other religious leaders have simply given up, abandoning the town. But upon her arrival, Chan-young discovers that an all-star team of supernaturally-inclined heroes has assembled to rid the village of evil. This team includes Mr. PARK the exorcist, Shi-min the monk, Wol-gwang the clairvoyant, Seung-hee the tarot master, and Seok-hyeon, an engineer. Chan-young follows the heroes as they prepare for an epic battle against the village’s evil forces.Acting
TBAVillains (1 Episode) as Jang Joong-hyuk
2024Firefighters as Jin-seob
2022Never Give Up (16 Episodes) as Goo Pil-soo
2021CCTV as Unknown
2020The Golden Holiday as Byeong-soo
2020Steel Rain 2: Summit as Park Jin-woo
2020The Man Standing Next as Park Yong-gak
2017Steel Rain as Kwak Cheol-woo
2017The Mayor as Shim Hyeok-soo
2016Asura: The City of Madness as Kim Cha-in
2016The Wailing as Jong-goo
2015The Magician as Gwi-mol
2015Men on a Mission (1 Episode) as Self
2015The Shameless as Moon Ki-beom
2015Barracks as Bus driver
2014Tazza: The Hidden Card as Jang Dong-sik
2014Mad Sad Bad as Unknown
2014Man in Love as Han Young-il
2013The Attorney as Cha Dong-yeong
2013Home Alone (2 Episodes) as Self
2013An Ethics Lesson as Soo-taek
2013The Berlin File as Blue House Investigator
2012A Company Man as Kwon Jong-tae
2012Ghost Sweepers as Shim-in
2012Ghost (20 Episodes) as Kwon Hyuk-joo
2012Love Fiction as Director Hwang
2012Nameless Gangster as Jo Beom-seok
2011Head as Senior Jeong
2011Double Clutch as Lawyer
2010The Yellow Sea as Professor Kim Seung-hyun
2010Hero as Unknown
2010Midnight FM as Journalist Jang
2010The Man from Nowhere as Detective Kim
2010Running Man (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009Mother as Charcoal Fire Man
2009Sisters on the Road as Truck driver
2009Handphone as Police Captain
2008The Good, the Bad, the Weird as Ghost Market Gang
2003Ogu, A Hilarious Mourning as Byung-Gu