Byun Yo-han | |
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Born | Incheon, South Korea | April 29, 1986
Education | Korea National University of Arts – Acting |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Agent | Saram |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Byeon Yo-han |
McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏn Yohan |
Byun Yo-han (born April 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016), and Mr. Sunshine (2018). He has also appeared in several independent films including Socialphobia (2015) and The Book of Fish (2021).
Career
He made his acting debut in 2011, and appeared in over 30 short films as a student of Korea National University of Arts.[1][2] The then-unknown actor rose to fame in 2014 with a supporting role in the popular workplace cable series Misaeng: Incomplete Life.[3]
In 2015, he starred in leading roles in indie hit Socialphobia and the romantic comedy Ex-Girlfriends' Club.[1][4][5] In the same year, he also appeared as one of the six main leads in SBS's 50-episode historical drama Six Flying Dragons playing a master swordsman.[6][7] Byun then starred alongside Kim Yoon-seok in the fantasy drama film Will You Be There?.[8][9]
In 2018, he starred in the hit drama Mr. Sunshine, which became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history.[10]
In 2021, Byun starred in Lee Joon-ik's black-and-white historical film The Book of Fish, for which he was nominated for the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Film.[11][12]
In 2022, Byun starred in Kim Han-min's blockbuster film, Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022). Byun grabbed 6 awards through his role, Japanese naval commander, Wakisaka.[13]
In 2023, Byun was chosen as the representative of "Next Actor" in the 11th Muju Film Festival which held in June 2–6, 2023. His works and career's history were exhibited in Muju Choibuk Art Museum during the festival.[14][15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Working on Saturday | Do-yeon | Short film | |
Seventeen in Summer | Tae-gu | |||
Dear Catastrophe | Yo-han | |||
2012 | The Night of the Witness | Yoo Ji-hoon | ||
Crow Boy | Beom-jun | |||
Picnic Together | Tamiya Takuya | |||
Magic Hour | Sang-hoon | |||
Juvenile Offender | Male guest with donut | Bit part | ||
2013 | Norigae | Park Ji-hoon | ||
Cold Eyes | M3 | [16] | ||
Three Mirrors | Stalker | Short film | ||
Hyun-soo's Story | — | |||
2014 | Tinker Ticker | Park Jung-gu | [17] | |
No Tears for the Dead | Song Joon-ki | [16] | ||
2015 | Socialphobia | Ji-woong | ||
Madonna | Dr. Im Hyeok-gyu | [18] | ||
2016 | Phantom Detective | Gwang Eun-hoi shadow man | Special appearance | [19] |
Nowhere Boy | Beom-joon | Short film | ||
Will You Be There? | young Han Soo-hyun | |||
2017 | A Day | Lee Min-chul | [20] | |
2018 | My Dream Class | Han Gi-tak | Short film | [21] |
2021 | The Sun Does Not Move | David Kim | Japanese film | [22][23] |
The Book of Fish | Jang Chang-dae | [11] | ||
On the Line | Han Seo-joon | [24][25] | ||
2022 | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Wakisaka | [26] | |
2023 | Believer 2 | Jin Ha-rim | Special appearance | [27] |
TBA | Following | TBA | [28] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Vampire Prosecutor 2 | Kim Joon | Cameo (Episode 1) | [29] |
2014 | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Han Seok-yool | ||
2015 | Ex-Girlfriends' Club | Bang Myung-soo | ||
2015–2016 | Six Flying Dragons | Ddang-sae / Lee Bang-ji | ||
2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Kim Hee-sung | ||
TBA | Death to Snow White | Go Jung-woo | [30] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2024 | Uncle Samsik | Kim San | Disney+ original | [31] |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2016 | Hedwig | Hedwig | [32] |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2015 | Best New Actor | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Won | [33] |
Asia Model Awards | 2022 | Asia Star Award | Byun Yo-han | Won | [34][35] |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2015 | Best New Actor – Film | Socialphobia | Nominated | [36] |
2016 | Best New Actor – Television | Six Flying Dragons | Nominated | ||
Most Popular Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Best Actor – Film | The Book of Fish | Nominated | [12] | |
2023 | Best Supporting Actor – Film | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won | [37] | |
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2015 | Best New Actor | Socialphobia | Nominated | [38] |
2021 | Best Actor | The Book of Fish | Nominated | [39] | |
2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won | [40] | |
Buil Film Awards | 2015 | Best New Actor | Socialphobia | Won | [41] |
2021 | Best Actor | The Book of Fish | Nominated | [42] | |
2022 | Popular Star Award | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won | [43] | |
Busan Film Critics Awards | 2021 | Best Actor | The Book of Fish | Won | [44] |
Cine21 Award | 2015 | Best New Actor | Socialphobia | Won | |
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2016 | Nominated | |||
2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Nominated | [45] | |
Director's Cut Awards | 2022 | Best Actor in film | The Book of Fish | Nominated | [46] |
2023 | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Nominated | [47] | ||
Golden Cinema Film Festival | 2017 | Popularity Award | Will You Be There? | Won | [48] |
Grand Bell Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won | [49] | |
Korea Arts and Culture Award | 2022 | Actor in Film section | Voice | Won | [50] |
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2021 | Best Actor – Film | Voice and The Book of Fish | Won | [51] |
Korea Film Actors Association Awards | 2015 | Popular Movie Star | Socialphobia | Won | [52] |
Korea Film Reporters Association Awards | 2016 | Best New Actor | Won | [53] | |
Korea Musical Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Nominated | |
Marie Claire Asia Star Awards | 2022 | Asian Star Award | Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won | [54] |
SBS Drama Awards | 2015 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Six Flying Dragons | Won | [55] |
New Star Award | Won | ||||
Seoul Independent Film Festival | 2014 | Independent Star Award | Socialphobia | Won | [56] |
Soompi Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Mr. Sunshine | Nominated | |
Wildflower Film Awards | 2015 | Best New Actor | Tinker Ticker | Nominated | [57] |
References
- ↑ 연기에 앞서 마음부터 비운다. Cine21 (in Korean). January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 1, 2015). "Byun Yo Han Talks About Acting in Misaeng and EXO's Su Ho". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Hong, Hye-jin (April 2, 2015). "Byun Yo-han and Song Ji-hyo shows off chemistry". K-pop Herald.
- ↑ Kwon, Ji-youn (May 1, 2015). "Meet members of Ex-girlfriend Club". The Korea Times.
- ↑ "Who are the 'Six Flying Dragons'?". Kpop Herald. September 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Byun Yo-han, from rookie to leading actor, proves there was a good reason for the success". Hancinema. TV Report. November 3, 2015.
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- ↑ "Byun Yo-han to star in Kim Eun-sook's "Mr. Sunshine"". Hancinema. Ilgan Sports. July 17, 2017.
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- 1 2 Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (May 13, 2021). "57회 백상예술대상 수상자 · 작품". baeksangawards (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ↑ Ahn, Byung-gil (April 29, 2023). "변요한 '6관왕'이로소이다" [Byun Yohan with Six Crowns] (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
- ↑ "무주산골영화제" (PDF). 무주산골영화제. Muju Film Festival. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ Im, Chae-du (March 28, 2023). "제11회 무주산골영화제 '넥스트 액터'에 배우 변요한 선정" [The 11th Muju Film Festival Byun Yohan selected as the representative of the "Next Actor"] (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Naver.
- 1 2 '들개' '우는남자' 변요한, '제2의 이제훈' 주목. Nocutnews (in Korean). March 25, 2014.
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- ↑ '마돈나' 감독 "변요한 순한 얼굴, 상반된 매력 있다" 극찬. TV Report (in Korean). June 18, 2015.
- ↑ "[Interview] 'Phantom Detective' Lee Je-hoon, "I want to make a sequel with Byun Yo-han"". Hancinema. Herald Corporation. May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Time-loop film 'A Day' repeats same accident in different ways". Kpop Herald. June 8, 2017.
- ↑ "변요한X공승연X박희순 '별리섬' 25일 첫선…포스터+예고편 공개". Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han Cast in Japanese Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. January 23, 2020.
- ↑ Yang Yu-jin (October 7, 2021). "후지와라 타츠야X타케우치 료마X한효주X변요한 '태양은 움직이지 않는다', 이달 개봉" [Fujiwara Tatsuya X Takeuchi Ryoma X Han Hyo-joo X Byun Yo-han 'The Sun Doesn't Move' to be released this month]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Naver.
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- ↑ Jo Ji-young (August 10, 2021). "[공식] 변요한X김무열 만난 '보이스', 9월 개봉 확정..韓최초 보이스피싱 범죄물 탄생" [[Official] Byun Yo-han and Kim Mu-yeol's 'Voice' is confirmed to be released in September.. Korea's first voice phishing crime is born]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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- ↑ Kim Ye-seul (November 18, 2023). "화려한 껍데기, 달라진 알맹이…'독전2' [쿡리뷰]". 쿠키뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ↑ "변요한, 영화 '그녀가 죽었다' 주인공…신혜선과 재회". News1 Korea. September 9, 2020.
- ↑ '반지 컬렉터' 변요한, "제 양손의 반지는요~". Star1 (in Korean). January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Kim, Jin-seok (June 18, 2021). "[단독]변요한, 드라마 '백설공주에게 죽음을' 주인공". Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ Han Hae-sun (October 11, 2022). "송강호 32년만 드라마 '삼식이 삼촌', 변요한·이규형·서현우 합류 [공식]" [Song Kang-ho joins drama 'Samsik Uncle' for the first time in 32 years, Byun Yo-han, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Seo Hyun-woo [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- ↑ "Byun Yo-han to take-on iconic role of 'Hedwig'". Kpop Herald. February 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Kim Soo-hyun wins grand prize at APAN Star Awards". Kpop Herald. November 29, 2015.
- ↑ Yang, Yong-eun (October 14, 2022). "제17회 2022 아시아모델페스티벌 인 의정부', 14일부터 사흘간 의정부에서 개최" [The 17th 2022 Asian Model Festival in Uijeongbu', held in Uijeongbu for three days from the 14th]. Straight News (in Korean). Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Asia Model Awards 2022". Asia Model Festival Organizing Committee. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ "′백상예술대상′ 남자 신인상 후보, 이민호vs변요한vs강하늘..수상자는?" (in Korean). Chosun Biz. May 12, 2015.
- ↑ Kim, So-yeon (April 28, 2023). "우영우'·'헤어질 결심' 대상, 이변 없었다 [백상예술대상](종합)" ['Woo Young-woo' and 'Decision to break up' Grand prize, no change [Baeksang Arts Awards] (comprehensive)] (in Korean). Maeil Business star Today. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.
- ↑ 청룡영화제 신인상, 이민호-이유영 대종상 기운 이어갈까 (in Korean). Sports Today. November 26, 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
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- ↑ Conran, Pierce (October 8, 2015). "THE SHAMLESS Triumphs at the 24th Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ↑ Jo Young-mi (August 29, 2021). "모가디슈' ·'자산어보' 13개 부문 중 8개 부문 후보에 올라" [Mogadishu' and 'Jasaneobo' were nominated for 8 out of 13 categories]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Naver.
- ↑ Nam Yoo-jung (October 6, 2022). "2022 부일영화상, 박해일·탕웨이 '최고의 별'" [2022 Buil Film Awards, Park Hae-il and Tang Wei's 'Best Stars']. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
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- ↑ Lee Ji-yul (August 26, 2022). "제27회 춘사국제영화제 각 부문별 후보자 공개" [The 27th Chunsa International Film Festival nominees for each category revealed] (in Korean). Beyond Post. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ↑ Noh Kyu-min (February 9, 2022). "[공식] 제20회 디렉터스컷 어워즈, 24일 개최…'오겜' 'D.P.' '지옥' 노미네이트" [[Official] The 20th Director's Cut Awards, held on the 24th... 'Ogem' 'D.P.' 'Hell' nomination] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Naver.
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- ↑ 변요한, 황금촬영상 시상식서 '남자 베스트상' 수상.."감격스럽다". The Star (in Korean). August 28, 2017.
- ↑ Lee, Mi-ji (December 9, 2022). "[제58회대종상]'헤어질 결심' 작품상 포함 3관왕..박해일·염정아 남녀주연상(종합)" [[58th Grand Bell Awards] 'Decision to Break Up' 3 awards including best picture... Park Hae-il · Yeom Jeong-a Best Male and Female Leading Actor (overall)]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via Naver.
- ↑ @sarament_official (April 21, 2022). "변요한 영화 <보이스>로 제10회 대한민국 예술문화인대상 영화배우 부문을 수상 했습니다" (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ↑ Park Soo-in (December 16, 2021). "변요한, 대한민국 문화연예대상 최우수배우상 수상 "극장 지켜준 관객들 감사" [Byun Yo-han, Best Actor Award at the Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards "Thanks to the audience for protecting the theater] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Naver.
- ↑ "LEE Byung-hun, YOO Ah-in and HAN Hyo-joo Take Top Star Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. December 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Jeon Do-yeon named best actress". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 28, 2016.
- ↑ "마리끌레르 아시아 스타 어워즈 2022" [Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2022]. Marie Claire Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ "SBS Drama Awards 2015 Winners". Hancinema. December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Yoon, Ina (December 29, 2014). "Winners at the 40th Seoul Independent Film Festival". Korean Cinema Today.
- ↑ Ma, Kevin (April 1, 2015). "Girl at My Door leads Wildflower nominations". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015.
External links
- Byun Yo-han at Saram Entertainment (in Korean)