Seo Sang-won

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Seo Sang-won
서상원
Seo Sang-won 2020
Born (1967-11-11) 11 November 1967 (age 56)
South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active1992 - present
Korean name
Hangul
서상원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeo Sang-won
McCune–ReischauerSeo Sang-wŏn

Seo Sang-won (Korean: 서상원; Hanja: 徐祥源, 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).

Career[edit]

In 1992, Seo begin his acting career as member Theatre Company Michu (Korean: 극단 미추; Hanja: 美醜).[note 1][3] 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. 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),[4] a collaboration between 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

In 2011, Seo acted alongside Kim Young-pil, Kim Joo-wan, and Jeon Mi-do in the play "The Author" by British playwright Tim Crouch. Director Kim Dong-hyeon, known for his skill in creating nuanced stage language, reinterpreted this powerful theatrical work and brought it to the stage. "The Author" serves as the inaugural production in the 'Borderline' series, curated by Doosan Art Center. The play breaks down the barriers between art and reality, blurring the lines between the stage and the audience. It explores the story within a story, delving into the impact that a violent and shocking play has on the actors, writers, and audience members involved.[8]

His first television appearance was minor role 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[edit]

Film[edit]

List of Film(s)
Year Title Role Ref.
English Original
1993 Three Cups of Coffee 커피석잔 Tae-shik
1998 Beautiful Times 아름다운 시절 Seong-hwan
Lee Jae-soo's Rebellion 이재수의 난 Musician 2
2003 I live in the train station 역전에 산다 Reporter
2005 Typhoon Taeyang 태풍태양 CF cameraman
Blood Silkworm 혈의 누 Villager 3
2009 Marine Boy 마린보이 VIP Member 2
2015 The Black Priests 검은 사제들 Professor
2016 Detective Hong Gil-dong: The Lost Village 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을 TV Debate Professor
2017 The Mayor 특별시민 Park Won
2019 Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지 Director Ji Cameo
Ruby 루비 Director

Television[edit]

List of television series
Year Title Role Note Ref.
English Original
2017 Prison Playbook 슬기로운 감빵생활 Pastor's prison guard tvN
2018 KBS Drama Special - Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days 나의 흑역사 오답노트 Professor Bong KBS
My Mister 나의 아저씨 Go Jin-beom tvN
Mr. Sunshine 미스터 션샤인 Go Sa-Hong's relative ep.10
2019 Her Private Life 그녀의 사생활 Noh Seok Photographer
Be Melodramatic 멜로가 체질 Jin-joo’s father JTBC
Vagabond 배가본드 Choi Jeong-woon - Airplane captain SBS TV
2020 My Unfamiliar Family 아는 건 별로 없지만 Yoo Seon-il tvN
Melting Me Softly 날 녹여주오 Doctor Yoon
Record of Youth 청춘기록 Won Tae-kyeong
More Than Friends 경우의 수 Kyung Man-ho JTBC
True Beauty 여신강림 Kang Joon-hyuk tvN
Sell Your Haunted House 대박부동산 Yang Woo-Jin's father KBS2 Ep. 1
2021 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 갯마을 차차차 Yoon Tae-ha tvN

Stage[edit]

Theater[edit]

All works as Member of Theater Company Michu
Year Title Role Ref.
English Korean
1994 Four angels are good people 사천사는 착한사람 [9]
Namsadang Sky 남사당의 하늘 Beonaso [10]
1995 General Oh’s Claw 오장군의 발톱 Sergeant, Driver [11][12]
1996 In the mountains when spring comes 봄이오면 산에들에
Dung Dung Nakrang Dung 둥둥 낙랑 둥 [13]
2001 Sergeant at Maengjinsa’s House 맹진사댁 경사 Close Relative
Secret History of King Gongmin, Pamonggi 공민왕 비사, 파몽기 People
When I was Young 나 어릴적에 Close up philosopher, Geum Boklee’s father
Hamlet 햄릿 nobleman, norwegian soldier, guildenstern
2002 Dry and Worn-out 마르고 닳도록 Secretary of the Embassy, Don Carlos Secundo
Chunyang Exhibition 기생비생 춘향전 Corpse’s brother
Home 집 Brother in law
Julius Caesar 줄리어스 시저 Citizen, Athedorus, Klitters
2003 Home 집 Brother in law [14]
Titus Andronicus 타이터스 앤드러니커스 Saturninus
Problematic Human Yeoun-san 문제적 인간 연산 Instead of young 2
2004 Thunderstorm 뇌우 Jo Woo-ping
Nobility Play 귀족놀이 Swordsman Teacher, Mufti
2005 The Thieves 떼도적 Spiegelberg [15]
Spray 물보라 Yong-man
Sergeant Maengjin’s House 맹진사댁 경사 Close Relative
Story of a Stairway 어느 계단 이야기 Urbano
2006 Nobility Play 귀족놀이 Swordsman Teacher, Mufti
Our Town 우리 읍내 Choir Sosi
Life Cord 뇌우태 Dan-jong
All works as Member of National Theater (started from 2007)[16]
Year Title Role Theater Ref.
English Korean
2007 The Yellow Inn 황색여관 Lawyer the National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater [17]
Wildfire 산불 Won-tae
Life Cord 뇌우태 Dan-jong
Terrorist Hamlet 테러리스트 햄릿 Hamlet [4]
Winter Sunflower 겨울 해바라기 Tsuyuko [18]
Bad Boy 불량청년 30 Studio
2008 Terrorist Hamlet 테러리스트 햄릿 Hamlet National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater
National Theater Company's 211th Regular Performance - 100 Years Covenant to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Korean Theater 백년언약 man, rooster National Theater Haeoreum Theater
Terrorist Hamlet 테러리스트 햄릿 Hamlet National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater
2009 Three Sisters 세자매 Staff Captain Vassily Vasilyevich Solyony Myeongdong Arts Theater, Seoul [19]
Bird Bird 새 새 Persuasion National Theater of Korea Haneul Theater
Dung Dung Nakrang Dung 둥둥 낙랑 둥 Uncle, Lion
2010
Macbeth Below the Equator 적도아래의 맥베스 Kim Chun-gil Myeongdong Arts Theater [20]
2011 The Author 디 오써 Writer Doosan Art Center Space111 [21]
Woyzeck 보이체크 Franz Woyzeck Daehakro Arts Theater Grand Theater [22]
2012 Song of Spring Flow into The Sea 봄의 노래는 바다에 흐르고 Lieutenant General Shinoda Namsan Arts Center Drama Center [23][24]
A Long Journey into the Night 밤으로의 긴 여로 Edmund Myeongdong Arts Theater [25]
2013 The Story of Blue Boat (Yeong-yang) 푸른배 이야기 Governor , I , Captain Namhocheol , Hong Gil , Dalyoung , local residents National Theater of Korea Small Theate [26]
Asian Onsen 아시아 온천 Crow Seoul Arts Center CJ Towol Theater
The Story of Blue Boat (Yeong-yang) 푸른배 이야기 Governor , I , Captain Namhocheol , Hong Gil , Dalyoung , local residents Nutrition Culture and Sports Center [27]
2014 Whale 고래 Jo-jang Sogang University Mary Hall
Shadow Eye 그림자 아이 Mr. Kwon National Theater Company Baek Baek Hee Jang Min Ho Theater
2015 Three Sisters 세자매 Staff Captain Vassily Vasilyevich Solyony Sogang University Mary Hall Grand Theater in Sinsu-dong, Seoul [28]
Chimerica 차이메리카 Joe Scofield Doosan Art Center Space111 [29]
2016 Copenhagen 코펜하겐 Heisenberg Dongsung Art Center Small Theater
2017 Wonmu Intel 원무인텔 Kang Jung-hwan Egg Nucleus Small Theater
Bad Boy 불량청년 Naru Art Center Grand Performance Hall [30]
2018 Lonely person, difficult person, sad person 외로운 사람, 힘든 사람, 슬픈 사람 Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov Doosan Art Center Space111 [31]
2022 Merry Christmas, Mom 메리크리스마스, 엄마 son station JTN Art Hall 1
The Two Popes 두 교황 Pope Benedict XVI KEPCO Art Center [32]

Accolades[edit]

Award[edit]

List of Award(s)
Award Year Category Works Result Ref.
Korean Drama Award 2008 Best Actor Terrorist Hamlet Won [6]

State honors[edit]

List of State Honour(s)
Country Year Honor Ref.
South Korea 2008 Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism [6]

It was said that he was nominated again in 2010 but refused to accept it.[7]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Theatre Company Michu (Korean: 극단 미추; Hanja: 美醜) was founded in August 1986 by Son Jin-chaek. The theater company Michu originated with the 'Son Jinchaek Directing Lab', which established when CEO Son Jin-chaek was the representative of the Minye Theater. Michu continues to search for the identity of Korean theater that emphasizes spirit rather than form . Since 1987, Michu has performed Madangnori works every year. Madangnori refers to traditional Korean theater that combines various forms of folk entertainment, such as puppetry, mask dances and traditional percussion music.[2]

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