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Woo Do-hwan

Woo Do-hwan
Woo in March 2023
Born (1992-07-12) July 12, 1992 (age 32)
Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Alma materDankook University – Department of Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
AgentBlitzway Studios[1]
Korean name
Hangul
우도환
Hanja
Revised RomanizationU Do-hwan
McCune–ReischauerU Tohwan

Woo Do-hwan (Korean우도환; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Save Me (2017), Mad Dog (2017), Tempted (2018), My Country: The New Age (2019), The King: Eternal Monarch (2020), Bloodhounds (2023) and Mr. Plankton (2024). He also appeared in the film The Divine Fury (2019).

Early life and education

Woo was born on July 12, 1992, in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. He graduated from Dankook University, majoring in performance and film.[2]

Personal life

Woo began his mandatory military service on July 6, 2020.[3] By attending six weeks of training as a company commander intern in the recruit training course, he graduated as a student leader at the 1st Department of Transportation Training. Woo was discharged from military service on January 5, 2022, not returning to the unit after his final vacation in accordance with the rules of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Operation Chromite Ri Kyung-shik's subordinate [5]
Master Man with baseball cap backwards [6]
2019 The Divine Fury Ji Shin [7]
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful Loner [8]
2023 My Heart Puppy the husband of the first interviewee Cameo [9]
TBA Tropical Night Tae-gang [10]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 You're Here, You're Here, You're Really Here Cameo [11][better source needed]
2012 Flower Band Cameo [12][better source needed]
2016 Sweet Stranger and Me Kim Wan-shik [13]
2017 Save Me Seok Dong-cheol [14][15]
Mad Dog Kim Min-joon (Jan Gebauer) [16][17]
2018 Tempted Kwon Si-hyeon [18][19]
2019 My Country: The New Age Nam Seon-ho [20][21]
2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Jo Eun-seob / Jo Yeong [22][23]
2023 Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Baek Gwang-hyun Season 2 (Cameo, episode 10) [24]
Joseon Attorney Kang Han-soo [25]
2023–present Bloodhounds Kim Geon-woo [26]
2024 Mr. Plankton Hae-jo [27]
2025 Knock-Off Lee Min-seok [28]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Dramaworld Seung-woo Cameo [29]

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 2018 Best New Actor Mad Dog Nominated [30]
2021 Best Supporting Actor The King: Eternal Monarch Nominated [31][32]
Asia Artist Awards 2020 Popularity Award (Actor) Woo Do-hwan Nominated [33]
Asia Top Awards 2023 Best Actor Of The Year Joseon Attorney Won [34]
2024 Best Performance Award Bloodhounds Won [35]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 Best New Actor – Film Master Nominated [36]
2018 Best New Actor – Television Save Me Nominated [37]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best New Actor The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful Nominated [38][39][40]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2020 Best New Actor The Divine Fury Nominated
Golden Cinema Film Festival 2021 Won [41]
KBS Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actor Mad Dog Won [42][unreliable source?]
Netizen Award, Actor Nominated
Best Couple Award Woo Do-hwan (with Ryu Hwa-young)
Mad Dog
Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2018 Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Tempted Won [43]
SBS Drama Awards 2020 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama The King: Eternal Monarch Nominated [44]
The Seoul Awards 2018 Best New Actor (Drama) Mad Dog Nominated [45]

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  39. ^ Delayed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19
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