Kwak Si-yang

South Korean actor (born 1987)
Kwak Si-yang
Kwak in April 2017
Born
Kwak Myeong-jin

(1987-01-15) January 15, 1987 (age 37)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationDankook University – Environmental and civil engineering
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentDrawing Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
곽시양
Revised RomanizationGwak Si-yang
McCune–ReischauerKwak Siyang
Birth name
Hangul
곽명진
Revised RomanizationGwak Myeong-jin
McCune–ReischauerKwak Myŏngchin

Kwak Si-yang (born January 15, 1987; Korean: 곽시양; birthname: Kwak Myeong-jin, Korean: 곽명진)[1] is a South Korean actor.

Career

Kwak debuted as an actor in the 2014 drama Glorious Day.[2] His first major role was the film 2014 Night Flight.[3] He then appeared in the music drama, Persevere, Goo Hae-ra.[4][5]

On October 1, 2015, Starhaus Entertainment launched the project group One O One, releasing their debut single "Love You". The group consists of Kwak along with fellow Starhaus actors Ahn Hyo-seop, Song Won-seok and Kwon Do-kyun.[6]

Kwak gained popularity after starring in the hit romantic comedy drama Oh My Ghost, portraying a chef who appears stand-offish but is kind and sweet.[7][8] He then starred in daily drama All is Well [ko],[9] and joined the reality show We Got Married where he was paired with actress Kim So-yeon.[10][11][12]

In 2016, Kwak starred in his first historical drama Mirror of the Witch.[13][14] He received his first major role in SBS's 2016 drama Second to Last Love,[15] which won him the New Star Award at SBS Drama Awards.[16]

In 2017, he starred in tvN's fantasy-romance drama Chicago Typewriter as Yoo Ah-in's rival.[17][18][19][20] He also made a special appearance in KBS' romantic comedy drama Fight for My Way.[21][22]

In 2018, Kwak appeared in the thriller film The Witness,[23] and also in the romance thriller drama Four Men, a prequel to the 2017's Man to Man.[24][25]

In 2019, Kwak starred in the war film The Battle of Jangsari.[26] In 2020, he joined the SBS sci-fi drama Alice as time traveler Yu Min-hyuk.

In 2021, Kwak starred in the SBS historical-fantasy drama Lovers of the Red Sky.[27] The same year he joined the JTBC drama Idol: The Coup.[28] Later in September 2021, Kwak signed a contract with Drawing Entertainment after his contract with the previous agency has ended.[29]

In 2022, he played the role of barista Gong Soo-cheol in the KBS2 drama Café Minamdang.[30]

Personal life

On September 20, 2023, it was confirmed that Kwak is in a relationship with actress Lim Hyun-joo.[31]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Night Flight Yong-joo [3][32]
2016 Sori: Voice From The Heart Hyun-soo [33]
Elephant in the Room Lee Jae-won [34][35]
Familyhood Kang Ji-hoon [36][37]
2018 The Witness Tae-ho [38]
2019 The Battle of Jangsari Park Chan-nyun [39]
TBA The Desperate Chase Jo Soo-kwang [40][41]
Three Evil Islands Ryuhei Matsuda [42]
You'll Die in 6 Hours Ki-hoon [43]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Glorious Day Jung Hee-joo [2]
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae-ra [ko] Kang Se-jong [44]
Oh My Ghost Seo-joon [45]
All is Well [ko] Kang Gi-chan [9]
2016 One More Happy Ending Divorced man Cameo (Episode 1) [46][47]
Mirror of the Witch Poong-yeon [48]
Second to Last Love Park Joon-woo [49]
2017 Three Color Fantasy - Queen of the Ring Professional model Cameo (Episode 5) [50]
Chicago Typewriter Baek Tae-min / Heo Young-min [18][19][20][51]
Fight for My Way Kim Nam-il Cameo (Episode 11–16) [21][22][52]
2019 Welcome 2 Life Goo Dong-tae [53]
2020 Alice Yoo Min-hyuk [54]
2021 Lovers of the Red Sky Prince Juhyang (Yi Hu) [27][55]
Idol: The Coup Cha Jae-hyuk [28]
2022 Café Minamdang Gong Soo-cheol [56]
2024 Flex X Cop Jin Seung-ju [57]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Strange Visitor Himself [citation needed]
2017 2TV Snack [58]
2021 Genesis (2021) Choi Jin-soo [25][59]
2022 Rookie Cops Kim Hyun-soo Special appearance [60]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015–2016 We Got Married – Season 4 Cast Member with Kim So-yeon (Episode 287–316) [10]
2017 Lost Time Host [61]
Law of the Jungle in Sumatra Cast member Episodes 256–261 [62]
2018 Sea Police [63]
2021–present My Little Old Boy Special members Episode 266–present [64]

Music video

Year Title Artist Role Ref.
2009 You and I Park Bom Sick Boyfriend [65]

Discography

Soundtrack contributions

Title Year Album
"Do You Know?"
(with Yoo Sung-eun) 		2015 Persevere, Goo Hae-ra OST
"Bus Stop"
(with Jinyoung of B1A4)
"Love You" 101 (One o One) OST
"Stunning"
"You Are My Light" 2016

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2016 Best New Actor Second to Last Love Nominated
Asia Artist Awards 2016 New Actor Award Kwak Si-yang Won [66]
2018 Choice Award Won [67]
Asia Model Awards 2016 New Star Award (Actor) Won
MBC Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Welcome 2 Life Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards 2015 New Star Awards We Got Married - Season 4 Won [68]
Best Couple Award Kwak Si-yang with Kim So-yeon
We Got Married - Season 4 		Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama All is Well [ko] Won [69]
Netizen Award, Actor Nominated
2022 Best Supporting Actor Café Minamdang Nominated [70]
SBS Drama Awards 2016 New Star Award Second to Last Love Won [16]
2020 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy / Romance Drama Alice Nominated [71]
2021 Best Character Award, Actor Lovers of the Red Sky Won [72]
Wildflower Film Awards 2015 Best New Actor Night Flight Nominated

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