Seo Sang-won (Korean: 서상원; Hanja: 徐祥源, November 11, 1967) is a South Korean actor.[1] He has appeared in supporting roles in various films and television dramas, but is better known for his work as a stage actor. His most known works in television series are Record of Youth (2020) and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021).
Seo Sang-won | |
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서상원 | |
![]() Seo Sang-won 2020 | |
Born | (1967-11-11) 11 November 1967 (age 55) South Korea |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992 - present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seo Sang-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Seo Sang-wŏn |
In 1992, Seo begin his acting career as member Theatre Company Michu (Korean: 극단 미추; Hanja: 美醜).[note 1][3] Seo took part in many important play of the company such as General Oh’s Claw by Park Jo-yeol and Namsadang Sky. He was a member from 1992 to 2001.
In 2001 he became member of National Theater Company of Korea. In the same year he took part in stage play Shakespeare's Hamlet, one of the most loved repertoires in the world of performing arts. His roles were nobleman, Norwegian soldier, and Guildenstern.
After six years, he finally got lead role as Hamlet in Terrorist Hamlet (2007),[4] a collaboration between National Theater Company of Korea and German director Jens-Daniel Herzog. He was former Artistic Director of the Mannheim National Theater and considered to be the next-generation director of German contemporary theater. Adaptation of the script were written by Kim Min-hye and Johannes Kirsten. It was premiered as NTCK Regular Performance The 209th World Masterpiece Stage.
In the play, Hamlet appears as an unfamiliar figure in jeans and a pistol in hand, and Claudius who ascended the throne after killing the previous king, is portrayed as a democratic figure representing the new era.[5] For his performance as Hamlet, Seo received the best actor award from 2008 Korean Drama Awards and a 2008 Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[6]
A year later, the National Theater Company of Korea and German director Jens-Daniel Herzog collaborated again in Terrorist Hamlet (2008) for NTCK Regular Performance The 210th World Masterpiece Stage.
Two years later, Seo was rewarded 2010 Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, but didn’t attend the ceremony.[7]
His first television appearance was minor role as Pastor in drama Prison Playbook (2017). After that he took mostly minor and supporting roles because his focus still in his theater works. In 2019 he appear in movie Lucky Chan-sil as cameo.
Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
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English | Original | |||
2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | 찬실이는 복도 많지 | Director Ji | Cameo |
2019 | Ruby | 루비 | Director | |
2017 | The Mayor | 특별시민 | Park Won | |
2016 | Detective Hong Gil-dong: The Lost Village | 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을 | TV Debate Professor | |
2015 | The Black Priests | 검은 사제들 | Professor | |
2009 | Marine Boy | 마린보이 | VIP Member 2 | |
2005 | Blood Silkworm | 혈의 누 | Villager 3 | |
2005 | Typhoon Taeyang | 태풍태양 | CF cameraman | |
2003 | I live in the train station | 역전에 산다 | Reporter | |
1998 | Lee Jae-soo's Rebellion | 이재수의 난 | Musician 2 | |
1998 | Beautiful Times | 아름다운 시절 | Seong-hwan | |
1993 | Three Cups of Coffee | 커피석잔 | Tae-shik |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. | |
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English | Original | ||||
2017 | Prison Playbook | 슬기로운 감빵생활 | Pastor's prison guard | tvN | |
2018 | KBS Drama Special - Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days | 나의 흑역사 오답노트 | Professor Bong | KBS | |
2018 | My Mister | 나의 아저씨 | Go Jin-beom | tvN | |
2018 | Mr. Sunshine | 미스터 션샤인 | Go Sa-Hong's relative | ep.10 | |
2019 | Her Private Life | 그녀의 사생활 | Noh Seok Photographer | ||
2019 | Be Melodramatic | 멜로가 체질 | Jin-joo’s father | JTBC | |
2019 | Vagabond | 배가본드 | Choi Jeong-woon - Airplane captain | SBS TV | |
2020 | My Unfamiliar Family | 아는 건 별로 없지만 | Yoo Seon-il | tvN | |
2020 | Melting Me Softly | 날 녹여주오 | Doctor Yoon | ||
2020 | Record of Youth | 청춘기록 | Won Tae-kyung | ||
2020 | More Than Friends | 경우의 수 | Kyung Man-ho | JTBC | |
2020 | True Beauty | 여신강림 | Kang Joon-hyuk | tvN | |
2020 | Sell Your Haunted House | 대박부동산 | Yang Woo-Jin's father | KBS2 | Ep. 1 |
2021 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | 갯마을 차차차 | Yoon Tae-ha | tvN |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
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English | Original | |||
1994 | Four angels are good people | 사천사는 착한사람 | [8] | |
1994 | Namsadang Sky | 남사당의 하늘 | Beonaso | [9] |
1995 | General Oh’s Claw | 오장군의 발톱 | Sergeant, Driver | [10][11] |
1996 | In the mountains when spring comes | 봄이오면 산에들에 | ||
1996 | Dung Dung Nakrang Dung | 둥둥 낙랑 둥 | [12] | |
2001 | Sergeant at Maengjinsa’s House | 맹진사댁 경사 | Close Relative | |
2001 | Secret History of King Gongmin, Pamonggi | 공민왕 비사, 파몽기 | People | |
2001 | When I was Young | 나 어릴적에 | Close up philosopher, Geum Boklee’s father | |
2001 | Hamlet | 햄릿 | nobleman, norwegian soldier, guildenstern | |
2002 | Dry and Worn-out | 마르고 닳도록 | Secretary of the Embassy, Don Carlos Secundo | |
2002 | Chunyang Exhibition | 기생비생 춘향전 | Corpse’s brother | |
2002 | Home | 집 | Brother in law | |
2002 | Julius Caesar | 줄리어스 시저 | Citizen, Athedorus, Klitters | |
2003 | Home | 집 | Brother in law | [13] |
2003 | Titus Andronicus | 타이터스 앤드러니커스 | Saturninus | |
2003 | Problematic Human Yeoun-san | 문제적 인간 연산 | Instead of young 2 | |
2004 | Thunderstorm | 뇌우 | Jo Woo-ping | |
2004 | Nobility Play | 귀족놀이 | Swordsman Teacher, Mufti | |
2005 | The Thieves | 떼도적 | Spiegelberg | [14] |
2005 | Spray | 물보라 | Yong-man | |
2005 | Sergeant Maengjin’s House | 맹진사댁 경사 | Close Relative | |
2005 | Story of a Stairway | 어느 계단 이야기 | Urbano | |
2006 | Nobility Play | 귀족놀이 | Swordsman Teacher, Mufti | |
2006 | Our Town | 우리 읍내 | Choir Sosi | |
2006 | Life Cord | 뇌우태 | Dan-jong |
Year | Production | Role | Theater | Ref. | |
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English Title | Original Title | ||||
2007 | The Yellow Inn | 황색여관 | Lawyer | the National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | [16] |
2007 | Wildfire | 산불 | Won-tae | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | |
2007 | Life Cord | 뇌우태 | Dan-jong | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | |
2007 | Terrorist Hamlet | 테러리스트 햄릿 | Hamlet | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | [4] |
2007 | Winter Sunflower | 겨울 해바라기 | Tsuyuko | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | [17] |
2007 | Bad Boy | 불량청년 | 30 Studio | ||
2008 | Terrorist Hamlet | 테러리스트 햄릿 | Hamlet | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | |
2008 | National Theater Company's 211th Regular Performance - 100 Years Covenant to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Korean Theater | 백년언약 | man, rooster | National Theater Haeoreum Theater | |
2008 | Terrorist Hamlet | 테러리스트 햄릿 | Hamlet | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | |
2009 | Three Sisters | 세자매 | Staff Captain Vassily Vasilyevich Solyony | Myeongdong Arts Theater, Seoul | [18] |
2009 | Bird Bird | 새 새 | Persuasion | National Theater of Korea Haneul Theater | |
2009 | Dung Dung Nakrang Dung | 둥둥 낙랑 둥 | Uncle, Lion | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | |
2010 | Dung Dung Nakrang Dung | 둥둥 낙랑 둥 | Uncle, Lion | National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater | |
2010 | Macbeth Below the Equator | 적도아래의 맥베스 | Kim Chun-gil | Myeongdong Arts Theater | [19] |
2011 | The Author | 디 오써 | Writer | Doosan Art Center Space111 | [20] |
2011 | Woyzeck | 보이체크 | Franz Woyzeck | Daehakro Arts Theater Grand Theater | [21] |
2012 | Song of Spring Flow into The Sea | 봄의 노래는 바다에 흐르고 | Lieutenant General Shinoda | Namsan Arts Center Drama Center | [22][23] |
2012 | A Long Journey into the Night | 밤으로의 긴 여로 | Edmund | Myeongdong Arts Theater | [24] |
2013 | The Story of Blue Boat (Yeong-yang) | 푸른배 이야기 | Governor , I , Captain Namhocheol , Hong Gil , Dalyoung , local residents | National Theater of Korea Small Theate | [25] |
2013 | Asian Onsen | 아시아 온천 | Crow | Seoul Arts Center CJ Towol Theater | |
2013 | The Story of Blue Boat (Yeong-yang) | 푸른배 이야기 | Governor , I , Captain Namhocheol , Hong Gil , Dalyoung , local residents | Nutrition Culture and Sports Center | [26] |
2014 | Whale | 고래 | Jo-jang | Sogang University Mary Hall | |
2014 | Shadow Eye | 그림자 아이 | Mr. Kwon | National Theater Company Baek Baek Hee Jang Min Ho Theater | |
2015 | Three Sisters | 세자매 | Staff Captain Vassily Vasilyevich Solyony | Sogang University Mary Hall Grand Theater in Sinsu-dong, Seoul | [27] |
2015 | Chimerica | 차이메리카 | Joe Scofield | Doosan Art Center Space111 | [28] |
2016 | Copenhagen | 코펜하겐 | Heisenberg | Dongsung Art Center Small Theater | |
2017 | Wonmu Intel | 원무인텔 | Kang Jung-hwan | Egg Nucleus Small Theater | |
2017 | Bad Boy | 불량청년 | Naru Art Center Grand Performance Hall | [29] | |
2018 | Lonely person, difficult person, sad person | 외로운 사람, 힘든 사람, 슬픈 사람 | Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov | Doosan Art Center Space111 | [30] |
2022 | Merry Christmas, Mom | 메리크리스마스, 엄마 | son station | JTN Art Hall 1 | |
2022 | The Two Popes | 두 교황 | Pope Benedict XVI | KEPCO Art Center | [31] |
Award | Year | Category | Works | Result | Ref. |
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Korean Drama Award | 2008 | Best Actor | Terrorist Hamlet | Won | [6] |
Country | Year | Honor | Ref. |
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South Korea[note 2] | 2008 | Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism | [6] |
It was said that he was nominated again in 2010 but refused to accept it.[7]
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