Han Joo-wan (born January 10, 1984) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in
indie short film
A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...
s such as
Leesong Hee-il's
queer
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''Suddenly, Last Summer'' and Lee Sang-woo's ''Exit'' (the latter from
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, ) is an Asian film festival based in South Korea. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival seeking to introduce independent and experimental films to the general public and focusing ...
's annual ''Short! Short! Short!''
omnibus project). Han rose to mainstream popularity in 2013 in the highly rated ensemble
TV drama
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Wang's Family
''Wang's Family'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Oh Hyun-kyung, Lee Tae-ran, Lee Yoon-ji, Jo Sung-ha, Oh Man-seok and Han Joo-wan. It aired on KBS2 from August 31, 2013 to February 16, 2014 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19 ...
'', which led to him being cast in 2014
period drama
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Gunman in Joseon
''Gunman in Joseon'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Joon-gi, Nam Sang-mi, Jeon Hye-bin, Han Joo-wan, and Yu Oh-seong. It aired on KBS2 from June 25 to September 4, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 22 episo ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
21st-century South Korean male actors
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male television actors
Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni
Male actors from Seoul
People from Gangnam District
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