Kwak Si-yang (born Kwak Myeong-jin; January 15, 1987) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Kwak debuted as an actor in the 2014 drama ''
Glorious Day''.
His first major role was the film 2014 ''
Night Flight''.
He then appeared in the music drama, ''Persevere, Goo Hae-ra''.
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
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and Kwon Do-kyun.
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.
He then starred in daily drama ',
and joined the reality show ''
We Got Married'' where he was paired with actress
Kim So-yeon
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In 2016, Kwak starred in his first historical drama ''
Mirror of the Witch''. He received his first major role in
SBS's 2016 drama ''
Second to Last Love'', which won him the New Star Award at
SBS Drama Awards
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.
In 2017, he starred in
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's fantasy-romance drama ''
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See also
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's rival.
He also made a
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History ...
in
KBS' romantic comedy drama ''
Fight for My Way''.
In 2018, Kwak appeared in the thriller film ''
The Witness'',
and also in the romance thriller drama ''
Four Men'', a prequel to the 2017's ''
Man to Man''.
In 2019, Kwak starred in the war film ''
The Battle of Jangsari''. 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
''Lovers of the Red Sky'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Kim Yoo-jung, Ahn Hyo-seop, Gong Myung and Kwak Si-yang. It is directed by Jang Tae-yoo and written by Ha Eun. The series adapted from the novel of the same name w ...
''.
The same year he joined the
JTBC
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drama ''
Idol: The Coup''.
Later in September 2021, Kwak signed a contract with Drawing Entertainment after his contract with the previous agency has ended.
In 2022, he played the role of barista Gong Soo-cheol in the
KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
drama ''
Café Minamdang
''Café Minamdang'' () is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Oh Yeon-seo, Kwak Si-yang, Kang Mi-na, and Kwon Soo-hyun. It is based on a web novel titled ''Minamdang: Case Note'' by writer Jung Jae-ha, which was serialized ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television show
Discography
Soundtrack contributions
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Male actors from Seoul
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male television actors
South Korean television personalities
21st-century South Korean male actors