Woo Do-hwan

In this Korean name, the family name is Woo.

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).

Woo Do-hwan
Woo in March 2023
Born	(1992-07-12) July 12, 1992 (age 32) 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
Revised Romanization	U Dohwan
McCune–Reischauer	U Tohwan

Early life and education

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

Personal life

Military service

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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
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

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
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

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Dramaworld	Seung-woo	Cameo	[30]

Awards and nominations

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.
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][unreliable source?]
		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]