Byun Yo-han

This is a Korean name; the family name is Byun.
Byun Yo-han
Born April 29, 1986
Incheon, South Korea
Education Korea National University of Arts - Acting
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011-present
Agent Saram Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 변요한
Revised Romanization Byeon Yo-han
McCune–Reischauer Pyŏn Yohan

Byun Yo-han (born April 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor. Byun made his acting debut in 2011, and appeared in over 30 short films as a student of Korea National University of Arts.[1] The then-unknown actor rose to fame in 2014 with a supporting role in the popular workplace cable series Misaeng.[2] In 2015, he starred in leading roles in indie hit Socialphobia and the romantic comedy Ex-Girlfriend Club.[1][3][4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2011 Working on Saturday (short film) Do-yeon
Seventeen in Summer (short film) Tae-gu
Dear Catastrophe (short film) Yo-han
2012 The Night of the Witness (short film) Yoo Ji-hoon
Crow Boy (short film) Beom-joon
Picnic Together (short film)
Magic Hour (short film) Sang-hoon
Juvenile Offender Male guest with donut
2013 Norigae Park Ji-hoon
Cold Eyes M3
Three Mirrors (short film) Stalker
Hyun-soo's Story (short film)
2014 Tinker Ticker[6] Park Jung-gu
No Tears for the Dead Song Joon-ki
2015 Socialphobia Ji-woong
Madonna Hyeok-gyu

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2014 Misaeng Han Seok-yool tvN
2015 Ex-Girlfriend Club Bang Myung-soo tvN

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 40th Seoul Independent Film Festival[7] Independent Star Award Socialphobia Won
2015 2nd Wildflower Film Awards[8] Best New Actor Tinker Ticker Nominated
51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Film) Socialphobia Pending

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kim, Hyun-soo (23 March 2015). "BYUN Yo-han of SOCIALPHOBIA: A Star That Shines Brighter on Set". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. Hong, Grace Danbi (1 February 2015). "Byun Yo Han Talks About Acting in Misaeng and EXO's Su Ho". enewsWorld. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. "New Film Expected to Set Indie Box-Office Record". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. Jeon, Su-mi (25 March 2015). "Song Ji Hyo and Byun Yo Han Show Couple Chemistry During Ex-Girlfriend Club Script Reading". enewsWorld. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. Hong, Hye-jin (2 April 2015). "Byun Yo-han and Song Ji-hyo shows off chemistry". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. Conran, Pierce (28 March 2014). "In Focus: Tinker Ticker". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  7. Yoon, Ina (29 December 2014). "Winners at the 40th Seoul Independent Film Festival". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  8. Ma, Kevin (1 April 2015). "Girl at My Door leads Wildflower nominations". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

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