Byun Yo-han
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 Entertainment |
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]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Working on Saturday | Do-yeon | Short film |
Seventeen in Summer | Tae-gu | Short film | |
Dear Catastrophe | Yo-han | Short film | |
2012 | The Night of the Witness | Yoo Ji-hoon | Short film |
Crow Boy | Beom-joon | Short film | |
Picnic Together | Short film | ||
Magic Hour | Sang-hoon | Short film | |
Juvenile Offender | Male guest with donut | ||
2013 | Norigae | Park Ji-hoon | |
Cold Eyes | M3 | [13] | |
Three Mirrors | Stalker | Short film | |
Hyun-soo's Story | Short film | ||
2014 | Tinker Ticker | Park Jung-gu | [14] |
No Tears for the Dead | Song Joon-ki | [13] | |
2015 | Socialphobia | Ji-woong | |
Madonna | Dr. Im Hyeok-gyu | [15] | |
2016 | Phantom Detective | Gwang Eun-hoi shadow man | Special appearance[16] |
Will You Be There? | young Soo-hyun | ||
2017 | A Day | Lee Min-chul | [17] |
2018 | My Dream Class | Han Gi-tak | Short film[18] |
2021 | The Sun Does Not Move | David Kim | Japanese film[19] |
The Book of Fish | Chang Dae | [11] | |
TBA | She's Dead / 그녀가 죽었다 | [20] | |
Voice | Seo Joon | [21] | |
Hansan / 한산 | Wakisaka | [22] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2012 | Vampire Prosecutor 2 | Kim Joon | OCN | Ep.1[23] |
2014 | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Han Seok-yool | tvN | |
2015 | Ex-Girlfriends' Club | Bang Myung-soo | ||
2015-2016 | Six Flying Dragons | Ddang-sae / Lee Bang-ji | SBS | |
2018 | Mr. Sunshine | Kim Hee-sung | tvN |
Musicals
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2016 | Hedwig | Hedwig | [24] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | 40th Seoul Independent Film Festival | Independent Star Award | Socialphobia | Won | [25] |
2015 | 2nd Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Actor | Tinker Ticker | Nominated | [26] |
51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | Socialphobia | Nominated | [27] | |
24th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actor | Won | [28] | ||
Cine21 Movie Award | Won | ||||
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Nominated | [29] | |||
4th APAN Star Awards | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Won | [30] | ||
23rd SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Six Flying Dragons | Won | [31] | |
New Star Award | Won | ||||
Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Popular Movie Star | Socialphobia | Won | [32] | |
2016 | 7th Korea Film Reporters Association Awards (KOFRA) |
Best New Actor | Won | [33] | |
21st Chunsa Film Festival | Best New Actor | Nominated | |||
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Six Flying Dragons | Nominated | ||
Most Popular Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||||
2017 | 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actor | Will You Be There? | Nominated | |
37th Golden Cinema Film Festival | Popularity Award | Won | [34] | ||
1st Korea Musical Awards | Best New Actor | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Nominated | ||
2019 | 14th Soompi Awards | Top Excellence Actor in a Supporting role | Mr. Sunshine | Nominated | |
2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (Film) | The Book of Fish | Nominated | [12] |
References
- ^ 연기에 앞서 마음부터 비운다. Cine21 (in Korean). 28 January 2014.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (1 February 2015). "Byun Yo Han Talks About Acting in Misaeng and EXO's Su Ho". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.
- ^ Hong, Hye-jin (2 April 2015). "Byun Yo-han and Song Ji-hyo shows off chemistry". K-pop Herald.
- ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (1 May 2015). "Meet members of Ex-girlfriend Club". The Korea Times.
- ^ "Who are the 'Six Flying Dragons'?". Kpop Herald. 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Byun Yo-han, from rookie to leading actor, proves there was a good reason for the success". Hancinema. TV Report. 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Kim Yun-seok and Byun Yo-han cast in lead roles". Kpop Herald. 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Inspired actor looks to the future: After years of making independent films, Byun Yo-han is ready to shine". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Byun Yo-han to star in Kim Eun-sook's "Mr. Sunshine"". Hancinema. Ilgan Sports. 17 July 2017.
- ^ a b Choi Young-joo (15 December 2020). "이준익 감독·설경구·변요한 '자산어보', 2021년 개봉". nocutnews.
- ^ a b Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (13 May 2021). "57회 백상예술대상 수상자 · 작품". baeksangawards (in Korean). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b '들개' '우는남자' 변요한, '제2의 이제훈' 주목. Nocutnews (in Korean). 25 March 2014.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (28 March 2014). "In Focus: Tinker Ticker". Korean Cinema Today.
- ^ '마돈나' 감독 "변요한 순한 얼굴, 상반된 매력 있다" 극찬. TV Report (in Korean). 18 June 2015.
- ^ "[Interview] 'Phantom Detective' Lee Je-hoon, "I want to make a sequel with Byun Yo-han"". Hancinema. Herald Corporation. 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Time-loop film 'A Day' repeats same accident in different ways". Kpop Herald. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "변요한X공승연X박희순 '별리섬' 25일 첫선…포스터+예고편 공개". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 11 October 2018.
- ^ "HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han Cast in Japanese Film". Korean Film Biz Zone. January 23, 2020.
- ^ "변요한, 영화 '그녀가 죽었다' 주인공…신혜선과 재회". News1 Korea. September 9, 2020.
- ^ "BYUN Yo-han Speaks Up for VOICE". Korean Film Biz Zone. November 27, 2019.
- ^ "'한산: 용의 출현', 박해일-변요한-안성기 등 캐스팅 확정... '명량' 흥행 잇는다". Star Daily News. May 15, 2020.
- ^ ‘반지 컬렉터’ 변요한, “제 양손의 반지는요~”. Star1 (in Korean). 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Byun Yo-han to take-on iconic role of 'Hedwig'". Kpop Herald. 21 February 2016.
- ^ Yoon, Ina (29 December 2014). "Winners at the 40th Seoul Independent Film Festival". Korean Cinema Today.
- ^ Ma, Kevin (1 April 2015). "Girl at My Door leads Wildflower nominations". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
- ^ "′백상예술대상′ 남자 신인상 후보, 이민호vs변요한vs강하늘..수상자는?" (in Korean). Chosun Biz. 12 May 2015.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (8 October 2015). "THE SHAMLESS Triumphs at the 24th Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ^ 청룡영화제 신인상, 이민호-이유영 대종상 기운 이어갈까 (in Korean). Sports Today. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ "Kim Soo-hyun wins grand prize at APAN Star Awards". Kpop Herald. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "SBS Drama Awards 2015 Winners". Hancinema. 31 December 2015.
- ^ "LEE Byung-hun, YOO Ah-in and HAN Hyo-joo Take Top Star Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Jeon Do-yeon named best actress". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 January 2016.
- ^ 변요한, 황금촬영상 시상식서 '남자 베스트상' 수상.."감격스럽다". The Star (in Korean). 28 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Byun Yo-han at Saram Entertainment (in Korean)