Seo Sang-won

Seo Sang-won (Korean: 서상원; Hanja: 徐相元, November 11, 1967) is a South Korean actor.[1] He has appeared in supporting roles in various films and television dramas, but is better known for his work as a stage actor. His most known works in television series are Record of Youth (2020) and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021).

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.
Seo Sang-won
서상원
Born (1967-11-11) 11 November 1967
South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active1992 - present
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeo Sang-won
McCune–ReischauerSeo Sang-wŏn

Career

In 1992, Seo begin his acting career as member of Theater Company Extreme Michu. The theater company Michu was founded in August 1986 by director Son Jin-chaek.[2] Seo took part in many important play of the company such as General Oh’s Claw by Park Jo-yeol and Namsadang Sky. He was a member from 1992 to 2001.

In 2001 he became member of the National Theater Company of Korea. In the same year he took part in stage play Shakespeare's Hamlet, one of the most loved repertoires in the world of performing arts. His roles were nobleman, Norwegian soldier, and Guildenstern.

After six years, he finally got lead role as Hamlet in Terrorist Hamlet (2007),[3] a collaboration between of the National Theater Company of Korea and German director Jens-Daniel Herzog. He was former Artistic Director of the Mannheim National Theater and considered to be the next-generation director of German contemporary theater. Adaptation of the script were written by Kim Min-hye and Johannes Kirsten. It was premiered as NTCK Regular Performance The 209th World Masterpiece Stage.

In the play, Hamlet appears as an unfamiliar figure in jeans and a pistol in hand, and Claudius, who ascended the throne after killing the previous king, is portrayed as a democratic figure representing the new era.[4] For his performance as Hamlet, Seo received the best actor award from 2008 Korean Drama Awards and a 2008 Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[5]

A year later, the National Theater Company of Korea and German director Jens-Daniel Herzog collaborated again in Terrorist Hamlet (2008) for NTCK Regular Performance The 210th World Masterpiece Stage.

Two years later, Seo was rewarded 2010 Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, but didn’t attend the ceremony.[6]

His first television appearance was as Pastor in drama Prison Playbook (2017). After that he took mostly minor and supporting roles because his focus still in his theater works. In 2019 he appear in movie Lucky Chan-sil as cameo.

Filmography

Film
Year English title Korean title Role Notes
2019 Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지 Director Ji Cameo

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2017 Prison Playbook Pastor's prison guard tvN
2018 KBS Drama Special - Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days (나의 흑역사 오답노트) Professor Bong KBS
2018 My Mister Go Jin-beom tvN
2018 Mr. Sunshine Go Sa-Hong's relative ep.10
2019 Her Private Life Noh Seok Photographer
2019 Be Melodramatic Jinju Boo JTBC
2019 Vagabond Choi Jeong-woon - Airplane captain SBS TV
2020 My Unfamiliar Family Yoo Seon-il tvN
2020 Melting Me Softly Doctor Yoon
2020 Record of Youth Won Tae-kyung
2020 More Than Friends Kyung Man-ho JTBC
2020 True Beauty Kang Joon-hyuk tvN
2020 Sell Your Haunted House (대박부동산) Yang Woo-Jin's father KBS2 Ep. 1
2021 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Yoon Tae-ha tvN

Theater
All works in National Theater started from 2021,[7] from before that year were work from Extreme Michu.
Year English title Korean title Schedulle Venue Role Ref
1994 Four angels are good people 사천사는 착한사람 [8]
1995 Namsadang Sky 남사당의 하늘 [9]
1995 General Oh’s Claw 오장군의 발톱 Sergeant, Driver [10][11]
1996 In the mountains when spring comes 봄이오면 산에들에
1996 Dung Dung Nakrang Dung 둥둥 낙랑 둥 [12]
2001 Sergeant at Maengjinsa’s House 맹진사댁 경사 Close Relative
2001 Secret History of King Gongmin, Pamonggi 공민왕 비사, 파몽기 People
2001 When I was Young 나 어릴적에 Close up philosopher, Geum Boklee’s father
2001 Hamlet 햄릿 nobleman, norwegian soldier, guildenstern
2002 Dry and Worn-out 마르고 닳도록 Secretary of the Embassy, Don Carlos Secundo
2002 Chunyang Exhibition 기생비생 춘향전 Corpse’s brother
2002 Home 집 Brother in law
2002 Julius Caesar 줄리어스 시저 Citizen, Athedorus, Klitters
2003 Home 집 Brother in law [13]
2003 Titus Andronicus 타이터스 앤드러니커스 Saturninus
2003 Problematic Human Yeoun-san 문제적 인간 연산 Instead of young 2
2004 Thunderstorm 뇌우 Jo Woo-ping
2004 Nobility Play 귀족놀이 Swordsman Teacher, Mufti
2005 The Thieves 떼도적 Spiegelberg [14]
2005 Spray 물보라 Yong-man
2005 Sergeant Maengjin’s House 맹진사댁 경사 Close Relative
2005 Story of a Stairway 어느 계단 이야기 Urbano
2006 Nobility Play 귀족놀이 Swordsman Teacher, Mufti
2006 Our Town 우리 읍내 Choir Sosi
2006 Life Cord 뇌우태 Dan-jong
2007 The Yellow Inn 황색여관 22nd to April 8th the National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater Lawyer [15]
2007 Wildfire 산불 Won-tae
2007 Life Cord 뇌우태 2007.09.11-2007.09.23 National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater Dan-jong
2007 Terrorist Hamlet 테러리스트 햄릿 2007.11.06-2007.11.24 National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater Hamlet [3]
2007 Winter Sunflower 겨울 해바라기 December 26, 2007-Januari 6, 2008 National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater Tsuyuko [16]
2008 Terrorist Hamlet 테러리스트 햄릿 March 23, 2008 National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater Hamlet
2008 National Theater Company's 211th Regular Performance - 100 Years Covenant to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Korean Theater 백년언약 2008.05.28-2008.06.01 National Theater Haeoreum Theater man, rooster
2008 Terrorist Hamlet 테러리스트 햄릿 National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater Hamlet
2009 Three Sisters 세자매 September 4-13 Myeongdong Arts Theater, Seoul Staff Captain Vassily Vasilyevich Solyony [17]
2009 Bird Bird 새 새 Persuasion
2009 Dung Dung Nakrang Dung 둥둥 낙랑 둥 2009.12.22-2010.01.14 National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater Uncle, Lion
2010 Dung Dung Nakrang Dung 둥둥 낙랑 둥 Uncle, Lion
2010 Macbeth Below the Equator 적도아래의 맥베스 2010.10.02-2010.10.14 Myeongdong Arts Theater Kim Chun-gil [18]
2011 The Author 디 오써 2011.04.26-2011.05.28 Doosan Art Center Space111 Writer [19]
2011 Boy Check 보이체크 2011.08.21-2011.09.10 Daehakro Arts Theater Grand Theater Boy Check [20]
2012 Song of Spring Flow into The Sea 봄의 노래는 바다에 흐르고 2012.06.12-2012.07.01 Namsan Arts Center Drama Center Lieutenant General Shinoda [21][22]
2012 A Long Journey into the Night 밤으로의 긴 여로 2012.10.19-2012.11.11 Myeongdong Arts Theater Edmund [23]
2013 The Story of Blue Boat (Yeong-yang) 푸른배 이야기 2013.03.08-2013.03.24 small theater of National Theater Company Governor , I , Captain Namhocheol , Hong Gil , Dalyoung , local residents [24]
2013 Asian Onsen 아시아 온천 2013.06.10-2013.06.16 Seoul Arts Center CJ Towol Theater Crow
2013 The Story of Blue Boat (Yeong-yang) 푸른배 이야기 2013-07-11 to 2013-07-11 Nutrition Culture and Sports Center Governor , I , Captain Namhocheol , Hong Gil , Dalyoung , local residents [25]
2014 Whale 고래 2014.04.17 ~ 2014.05.04 Sogang University Mary Hall Jo-jang
2014 Shadow Eye 그림자 아이 2014.10.24-2014.11.02 National Theater Company Baek Baek Hee Jang Min Ho Theater Mr. Kwon
2015 Three Sisters 세자매 October 30 to November 8. Sogang University Mary Hall Grand Theater in Sinsu-dong, Seoul Staff Captain Vassily Vasilyevich Solyony [26]
2015 Chimerica 차이메리카 2015.04.14-2015.05.16 Doosan Art Center Space111 Joe Scofield [27]
2016 Copenhagen 코펜하겐 2016.07.14-2016.07.31 Dongsung Art Center Small Theater Heisenberg
2017 Wonmu Intel 원무인텔 2017.05.04-2017.05.14 Egg Nucleus Small Theater Kang Jung-hwan
2007 Bad Boy 불량청년 2017.05.25-2017.06.11 30 Studio
2017 Bad Boy 불량청년 2017.06.17-2017.06.25 Naru Art Center Grand Performance Hall [28]
2018 Lonely person, difficult person, sad person 외로운 사람, 힘든 사람, 슬픈 사람 2018.10.05-2018.10.27 Doosan Art Center Space111 Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov [29]
2022 Merry Christmas, Mom 메리크리스마스, 엄마 2022.02.24 ~ 2022.02.27 JTN Art Hall 1 son station

Accolades

Award
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, recipient of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
Korean Drama Award 2008 Best Actor Terrorist Hamlet Won [5]

State honors
Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Year Honor Ref.
South Korea[note 1] 2008 Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism [5]

It was said that he was nominated again in 2010 but refused to accept it.[6]

Notes
  1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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