Ryu Deok-hwan

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Ryu.
Ryu Deok-hwan
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Born (1987-06-12) June 12, 1987 (age 37)
Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Other names Ryoo Duk-hwan
Education Chung-Ang University - Theater and Film
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–present
Website clownryu.com
Korean name
Hangul 류덕환
Revised Romanization Ryu Deok-hwan
McCune–Reischauer Ryu Tŏk-hwan

Ryu Deok-hwan (Hangul: 류덕환; born June 12, 1987) is a South Korean actor.

Career

Ryu Deok-hwan began his career as a child actor on stage at age 6. Among his early TV drama appearances was a role on the popular Lifetime in the Country which he played for 8 years.[1]

While he had played minor roles in several films, it was Ryu's breakout lead performance in Like a Virgin that earned him critical praise and industry recognition. He gained 28kg in three months to play the role of a transgender teenager who joins the ssireum team.[2]

Other notable roles include a high schooler desperate for a pair of Nikes in No Comment, a North Korean soldier in Welcome to Dongmakgol, a boy meeting his estranged father in My Son, a serial killer in Our Town, a medical student in Private Eye, a top neurosurgeon and forensic examiner in God's Quiz,[3][4] and King Gongmin in Faith.[5][6][7] He has also acted in the stage plays Equus,[8] and Jang Jin's Clumsy People.[9][10]

In 2012 he directed the short film Waiting for Jang Joon-hwan for the Olleh Smartphone Film Festival.[11][12]

Personal life

Ryu's mother is musical producer Jung Ok-young.[13]

Filmography

Film

As Actor

Year Title Role
1999 Weathering the Storm pool boy
2000 Spooky School
2001 My Beautiful Girl, Mari (animated) Kim Nam-woo (voice)
2002 No Comment "My Nike" Myung-jin
2004 My Little Bride Dong-goo
2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol Seo Taek-ki
2006 Like a Virgin Oh Dong-ku
2007 Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox (animated) Hwang Geum-ee (voice)
My Son Lee Joon-seok
Our Town Hyo-yi
2009 Private Eye Gwang-soo
2010 The Quiz Show Scandal Oh Cheol-joo
2011 Earth Rep Rolling Stars (animated) Lucky (voice)
The Last Blossom Jung Jung-soo
Head Shin Hong-jae
Link Lee Jae-hyun
2012 The Peach Tree Dong-hyun
2013 Nobody's Daughter Haewon Dong-joo
Behind the Camera editor
2015 You Call It Passion Cameraman Seo-jin

As Director

Year Title Cast Notes
2012 Waiting for Jang Joon-hwan Oh Jung-se
Park Shin-hye		 Short film
2013 The Story of Man & Woman
Part 1: "Couple"
Part 2: "Friend"
Part 3: "Unrequited Love"
Part 4: "Sincerely"		 Go Kyung-pyo
Kang Han-na		 Short film

Television

Year Title Role Network
1992 Ppo Ppo Ppo (Kiss Kiss Kiss) MBC
1996 Lifetime in the Country Soon-gil MBC
2000 Full of Sun KBS2
2001 Stepmother young Heo Sang-wook KBS1
2002 Five Brothers and Sisters young Han Jung-shik SBS
2003 MBC Best Theater "Do 야 love me?" Yoon Gyeong MBC
2004 People of the Water Flower Village Jae-kyung MBC
Sharp 1 KBS2
2008 U-Turn Hwan OCN
2010 God's Quiz Han Jin-woo OCN
2011 God's Quiz Season 2 Han Jin-woo OCN
2012 God's Quiz Season 3 Han Jin-woo OCN
Faith King Gongmin SBS
2013 Good Doctor adult Park Yi-on
(cameo, episode 10)		 KBS2
2014 God's Quiz Season 4 Han Jin-woo OCN

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2009 "Sign" Brown Eyed Girls
2011 "Index Finger" Raspberry Field

Theater

Year Title Role
1992 The Emperor's New Clothes
2009-2010 Equus Alan Strang
2012 Clumsy People Jang Deok-bae

Discography

Year Song Title Notes
2006 "Like a Virgin" (feat. Super Kidd) Track from Like a Virgin OST
2011 "That Is You" Track from God's Quiz Season 2 OST

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2005 4th Korean Film Awards Best New Actor
Welcome to Dongmakgol
 Nominated
2006 7th Busan Film Critics Awards Best New Actor
Like a Virgin
 Won
27th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Won
5th Korean Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
9th Director's Cut Awards Best New Actor Won
2007 4th Max Movie Awards Best New Actor Won
43rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Film) Nominated
11th Fantasia International Film Festival Best Actor Won
44th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor Won
최고의 영화상 기자가 뽑은 Best New Actor Won
1st Korea Movie Star Awards Best Young Star Won
1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Actor Nominated
2011 7th Korea Drama Awards Special Award for Cable TV God's Quiz - Season 2 Nominated
2012 SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries
Faith
 Nominated

References

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