Seo Sang-won (, November 11, 1967) is a South Korean

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. 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 ''

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'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2021).

Career

In 1992, Seo begin his acting career as member Theatre Company Michu (). 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

National Theater Company of Korea The National Theater Company of Korea (NTCK, Korean:국립극단) is a South Korean theatre company founded in 1950 as an affiliate of the National Theater of Korea. In 2010, in its 60th anniversary year, NTCK separated from the National Th ...

. In the same year he took part in stage play Shakespeare's

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

, 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

in ''Terrorist Hamlet'' (2007), a collaboration between

and

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director

Jens-Daniel Herzog Jens-Daniel Herzog (born 12 July 1964) is a German stage director for play and opera, and a theater manager. Career Jens-Daniel Herzog was born in Berlin, the son of the actor Peter Herzog. He studied Philosophy at the FU Berlin. From 1989 Her ...

. 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,

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. 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. A year later, the

and German director

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. His first television appearance was minor role as Pastor in drama ''

Prison Playbook ''Prison Playbook'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series directed by Shin Won-ho and starring Park Hae-soo and Jung Kyung-ho. The series marks Park Hae-soo's first-ever lead role. It aired from November 22, 2017 to January 18, 2018 on tv ...

'' (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 ''Lucky Chan-sil'' () is a 2019 South Korean romantic drama and fantasy film written and directed by Kim Cho-hee. It stars Kang Mal-geum in the title role, alongside Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Young-min, Yoon Seung-ah and Bae Yoo-ram. The film was rele ...

'' as cameo.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Theater

Accolades

Award

State honors

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

Notes

References

External links

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1967 births Living people 21st-century South Korean male actors Male actors from Seoul South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male musical theatre actors South Korean male stage actors South Korean male television actors {{Korea-actor-stub