Koo Kyo-hwan

Koo Kyo-hwan (born 14 December 1982) is a South Korean actor and film director known for his role in the films Jane (2016), Peninsula (2020) and Escape from Mogadishu (2021).[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Koo.
Koo Kyo-hwan
Born (1982-12-14) 14 December 1982
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationActor, film director
Years active2006–present
AgentNamoo Actors
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGu Gyo-hwan
McCune–ReischauerKu Kyo-hwan

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2009 Castaway on the Moonutilities man No. 1
2012 A Werewolf BoyPlastered man
2014 Romance in SeoulGi-cheol/Gyo-hwan
2015 Now PlayingGoo Gyo-hwan
2016 Beaten Black and BlueGyo-hwan
2017 JaneJane[2]
2018 MaggieLee Sung-won
2020 PeninsulaCaptain Seo
2021 Escape from MogadishuTae Joon-gi[3]
TBA Gil Bok-soon [4]

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2016 Dance From AfarKBS2Sin Pa-rangDrama Special
2021 Kingdom: Ashin of the NorthNetflixAi Da Gan[5]
D.P.Han Ho-yul[6]
2022 Monstrous TVING Jeong Ki-hoon [7]
TBA D.P. Season 2 Netflix Han Ho-yul [8]

As director
  • Turtles (short film, 2011) – director
  • Where is My DVD? (short film, 2013) – director
  • Welcome to My Home (short film, 2013) – director
  • Love Docu (short film, 2014) – director
  • After School (short film, 2015) – director
  • Fly to the Sky (short film, 2015) – director
  • Now Playing (2015) – also credited as screenwriter, producer, film editor, script editor[9]
  • Girls on Top (short film, 2017) – director

As screenwriter
  • Maggie (2018) - also credited as film editor

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.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best New Actor – Film Jane Won [10]
2021 Best Supporting Actor – Film Peninsula Nominated [11]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2017 Best New Actor Jane Nominated
2021 Best Supporting Actor Escape from Mogadishu Nominated [12]
Popular Star Award Won [13]
Buil Film Awards 2017 Best New Actor Jane Won
2020 Best Supporting Actor Peninsula Nominated
2021 Best Supporting Actor Escape from Mogadishu Nominated [14]
Busan International Film Festival 2016 Actor of the Year Beaten Black and Blue Won
Busan Film Critics Awards 2017 Best New Actor Jane Won
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2017 Best New Actor Beaten Black and Blue Won [15]
2018 Best Supporting Actor Jane Nominated [16]
2021 Peninsula Nominated [17]
Director's Cut Awards 2019 Best New Actor Maggie Nominated [18]
Wildflower Film Awards 2017 Best New Actor Beaten Black and Blue Nominated

References
  1. "KOO Kyo-hwan". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. Kotzathanasis, Panos (1 April 2017). "[Guest Film Review] "Jane"". Hancinema. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. Kim Ji-won (29 June 2021). "모가디슈' 구교환 "위기 속 희망·유머 잃지 않는 영화" ['Mogadishu' Gu Gyo-gwan "A film that does not lose hope and humor in a crisis"]. TenAsia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. Kim No-eul (27 October 2021). "구교환 측 "넷플릭스 영화 '길복순' 출연 검토 중"[공식]" [Koo Gwang-hwa's side "Considering to appear in Netflix movie 'Gil Bok-soon'" [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 27 October 2021 – via Naver.
  5. Yang So-young (7 July 2021). "킹덤: 아신전' 김뢰하·구교환 캐릭터 스틸 공개 '카리스마 폭발" [Kingdom: Ashinjeon' Kim Roe-ha and Koo Gyo-gwan's character stills revealed, 'Charisma explosion']. Maeil Business Star Today (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. Moon Ji-yeon (30 July 2021). "[공식] 정해인·구교환 넷플릭스 'D.P.' 8월 27일 공개 확정" [[Official] Jung Hae-in and Koo Gwan-gwan Netflix 'D.P.' Confirmed to be released on August 27th]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. Kim Seong-hyeon (9 August 2021). "구교환·신현빈·곽동연, '부산행' 연상호 작가 신작 '괴이' 출연 확정(공식)" [Koo Gyo-hwa, Shin Hyun-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon confirmed to appear in 'Train to Busan' writer Yeon Sang-ho's new work 'Ghost' (official)]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. Kim, Bora (14 December 2021). "정해인x구교환 'D.P.', 시즌2 제작 확정[공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. Schwartz, William (29 August 2015). "[HanCinema's Film Review] "Now Playing"". Hancinema. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. "[2018 백상예술대상 종합] tvN '비밀의 숲'·영화 '1987' 대상 영예+3·4관왕". Osen (in Korean). 4 May 2018.
  11. Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (12 April 2021). "57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개". isplus.joins (in Korean). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  12. Kim Na-ra (1 November 2021). "제42회 청룡영화상, 후보 발표…류승완 '모가디슈' 최다 부문 노미네이트 [공식]" [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, nominations announced... Ryoo Seung-wan 'Mogadishu' Nominated for Most Category [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved 1 November 2021 – via Naver.
  13. Lee Woo-joo (26 November 2021). "[제42회 청룡영화상] 송중기·구교환·전여빈·임윤아, 인기스타상 수상 "인기多 알긴 했는데" [[42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards] Song Joong-ki, Koo Gyo-hwa, Jeon Yeo-bin, and Lim Yoon-a win the Popular Star Award "I knew it was popular"] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via Naver.
  14. Jo Young-mi (29 August 2021). "모가디슈' ·'자산어보' 13개 부문 중 8개 부문 후보에 올라" [Mogadishu’ and ‘Jasaneobo’ were nominated for 8 out of 13 categories]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Naver.
  15. Kotzathanasis, Panos (26 May 2017). "Chunsa Film Art Awards 2017 Winners". Hancinema. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  16. "제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나". Newsen (in Korean). 3 May 2018.
  17. Park Kyung-hee (5 July 2021). "유아인 vs 송중기 남주상 주인공은?...제26회 춘사국제영화제 후보 발표" [Yoo Ah-in vs Song Joong-ki, who will be the main male lead?...Announced nominees for the 26th Chunsa International Film Festival]. m.slist (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  18. "Director's Cut Awards 2019 Awards". imdb.
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