Woo Do-hwan

South Korean actor (born 1992)

In this Korean name, the family name is  Woo.

Woo Do-hwan

Woo in March 2023

Born|  (1992-07-12) July 12, 1992 (age 33)

Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Alma mater| Dankook University – Department of Performing Arts
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 2011–present
Agent| Blitzway Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul|

우도환

Hanja|

禹棹煥

RR| U Dohwan
MR| U Tohwan

Woo Do-hwan (Korean: 우도환; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Save Me (2017), Mad Dog (2017), Tempted (2018), My Country: The New Age (2019), The King: Eternal Monarch (2020), Bloodhounds (2023) and Mr. Plankton (2024). He also appeared in the film The Divine Fury (2019).

## Early life and education

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Woo was born on July 12, 1992, in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. He graduated from Dankook University, majoring in performance and film.[2]

## Personal life

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### Military service

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Woo began his mandatory military service on July 6, 2020.[3] By attending six weeks of training as a company commander intern in the recruit training course,[4] he graduated as a student leader at the 21st Department of Transportation Training. Woo was discharged from military service on January 5, 2022, not returning to the unit after his final vacation in accordance with the rules of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea.[5]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2016  | Operation Chromite | Ri Kyung-shik's subordinate  |  | [6]
Master | Man with baseball cap backwards  |  | [7]
2019  | The Divine Fury | Ji Shin  |  | [8]
The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful | Loner  |  | [9]
2023  | My Heart Puppy | the husband of the first interviewee  | Cameo  | [10]
TBA | Tropical Night | Tae-gang  |  | [11]

### Television series

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2011  | You're Here, You're Here, You're Really Here [ko] |  | Cameo | [12][better source needed]
2012  | Flower Band |  | Cameo | [13][better source needed]
2016  | Sweet Stranger and Me | Kim Wan-shik  |  | [14]
2017  | Save Me | Seok Dong-cheol  |  | [15][16]
Mad Dog | Kim Min-joon (Jan Gebauer)  |  | [17][18]
2018  | Tempted | Kwon Si-hyeon  |  | [19][20]
2019  | My Country: The New Age | Nam Seon-ho  |  | [21][22]
2020  | The King: Eternal Monarch | Jo Eun-seob / Jo Yeong  |  | [23][24]
2023  | Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist | Baek Gwang-hyun  | Season 2 (Cameo, episode 10)  | [25]
Joseon Attorney | Kang Han-soo  |  | [26]
2023–present  | Bloodhounds | Kim Geon-woo  |  | [27]
2024  | Mr. Plankton | Hae-jo  |  | [28]
2025  | Knock-Off | Lee Min-seok  |  | [29]

### Web series

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2016  | Dramaworld | Seung-woo  | Cameo  | [30]

## Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination  Award ceremony  | Year  | Category  | Nominee / Work  | Result  | Ref.

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APAN Star Awards | 2018 | Best New Actor  | Mad Dog | Nominated  | [31]
2021 | Best Supporting Actor  | The King: Eternal Monarch | Nominated  | [32][33]
Asia Artist Awards | 2020  | Popularity Award (Actor)  | Woo Do-hwan  | Nominated  | [34]
Asia Top Awards  | 2023  | Best Actor Of The Year  | Joseon Attorney | Won  | [35]
2024  | Best Performance Award  | Bloodhounds | Won  | [36]
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor – Film | Master | Nominated  | [37]
2018 | Best New Actor – Television | Save Me | Nominated  | [38]
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2021 | Best New Actor | The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful | Nominated  | [39][40][41]
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Best New Actor  | The Divine Fury | Nominated  |
Golden Cinema Film Festival  | 2021  | Won  | [42]
KBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Best New Actor  | Mad Dog | Won  | [43]
Netizen Award, Actor  | Nominated
Best Couple Award  | Woo Do-hwan (with Ryu Hwa-young)
Mad Dog | Nominated
MBC Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama  | Tempted | Won  | [44]
SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama  | The King: Eternal Monarch | Nominated  | [45]
The Seoul Awards | 2018  | Best New Actor (Drama)  | Mad Dog | Nominated  | [46]

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## External links

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Media related to Woo Do-hwan at Wikimedia Commons

* Woo Do-hwan at IMDb
* Woo Do-hwan at HanCinema

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