Sean Richard Dulake
Born (1984-06-09) June 9, 1984
Los Angeles, California
Alma materBoston University
OccupationActor
AgentBH Entertainment (South Korea)

Sean Richard Dulake (born June 9, 1984) is an American actor and director.

Early life

Dulake was born on June 9, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, to a British father and Korean mother.[1] He studied theatre arts and business at Boston University.[2] He went on to study Sanford Meisner's acting technique in Los Angeles, where he partook in various theater and sketch comedy performances.[3]

Dulake moved to South Korea in 2007 to learn more about his Korean heritage and attended Seoul National University for a year to learn how to speak Korean.[1]

Career

Dulake made his television debut in 2010 as doctor Horace Newton Allen on SBS’ medical drama Jejungwon about the first Western medical institution in Korea.[3] He has gone on to portray diverse variety of characters, from a double agent in the action series Athena: Goddess of War'[2] to a famous chef in the family drama Feast of the Gods.[2]

Dulake directed and hosted a short documentary for Discovery Channel's television series Korea Next.[4][3] The episode, entitled "Finding Hallyuwood", explores the Korean wave phenomenon[4] and garnered him a Best Director nomination at the Asian Television Awards in 2013.[2]

Returning to English speaking roles, in 2014, he starred in a short film executive produced by Michelle Yeoh entitled Morning Star and the 2015 movie Ktown Cowboys which premiered at South by Southwest.

In 2016, Dulake starred in and produced Dramaworld, a co-production between Viki and Netflix about an American girl who gets sucked into her favorite Korean drama. Dulake portrayed Joon Park, the male lead in the in-show's K-drama. The show won "Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year" at the Seoul International Drama Awards.[5] Dulake returned in the second season, which premiered in March 2021.[6]

He also co-wrote and played an American lieutenant colonel alongside Liam Neeson in the Korean War film Operation Chromite, which opened at number one in the Korean summer box office.[7] The film was a box office hit in Korea, garnering a sequel The Battle of Jangsari set to be released in 2019 with Megan Fox and Kim Myung-min joining the cast.[8][9]

Personal life

He is cousins with South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun.[3][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Athena: The Movie Andy
2014 Morning Star Thomas short
2015 Ktown Cowboys Adam
2016 Operation Chromite Edward L. Rowny

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2010 Jejungwon Allen SBS
2010 Athena: Goddess of War Andy SBS
2012 Take Care of Us, Captain James SBS
2012 Feast of the Gods Daniel MBC
2016 Dramaworld Joon Park Viki

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Asian Television Awards Best Director Korea Next: Finding Hallyuwood Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Sean Dulake". Viki. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Redmond, John (2017-08-22). "Movie star to be judge for English speech contest". Korea Times. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sunwoo, Carla (December 28, 2012). "Actor-director blazes his own trail". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. 1 2 Munoz, Polo (13 April 2013). "American actor Sean Dulake is a star in Korea". Latino Weekly Review. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. ↑ Clarke, Stewart (2018-06-28). "'Dramaworld' Deal Sees Propagate Board Breakout U.S.-South Korean Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  6. ↑ Frater, Patrick (2021-03-31). "Second Season of Korean-American 'Dramaworld' Debuts Across Asia". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Sean Dulake". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "The Battle of Jangsari (Korean Movie - 2018) - 장사리 9.15". HanCinema. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  9. ↑ "Megan Fox to appear in Korean film". koreatimes. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  10. ↑ "Sean Richard". m.koreanfilm.or.kr. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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