Kwak Sun-young

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwak.

Kwak Sun-young (Korean: 곽선영; born May 11, 1983) is a South Korean actress. In 2006 she began her career in musical theater, starring in musical Dalgona. She starred in the stage adaptation of Goong and Full House, among many other musicals and plays. After over a decade on the stage, Kwak made her television debut in 2018. She is best known for her roles in Encounter (2018), VIP (2019), Hospital Playlist (2020), Inspector Koo (2021), Behind Every Star (2022), and Brain Works (2023).

Kwak Sun-young
Kwak in May 2020
Born	(1983-05-11) May 11, 1983 (age 41) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dongguk University (Department of Acting)[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Agent	Zion Entertainment
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2015)​ [2]
Children	1[2]
Korean name
Hangul	곽선영
Hanja	郭善英
Revised Romanization	Gwag Seon-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kwak Sŏnyŏng
Website	zionent.kr

Career

Kwak was born on May 11, 1983, in Seoul.^[3] Kwak's first contact with the stage was in high school, when she joined the theater department, even though she wanted to join a band instead.^[4][5] She studied acting at Dongguk University.^[6] Later in 2010, she enrolled in graduate school to pursue a master's degree in Performing Arts.^[7][8] After graduating, Kwak made her debut on the stage in the musical Dalgona in 2006.^[9] She played Seon, Catsby's girlfriend, in the musical The Great Catsby.^[5] In 2014, Kwak was cast in a musical adaptation of the television series Full House.^[10] In 2015, Kwak appeared in her first stage play, My Life is Pounding. In 2016, Kwak joined another musical production, Julie and Paul.^[5]

In 2018, Kwak started auditioning for advertisements and was cast in "Mom's Side", an advertisement for the energy drink Bacchus-F, which became popular and lead to her being cast in other advertisements and in her first television productions. That same year, she made her first television appearance in the mini-series Your Honor, where Kwak plays Song Ji-yeon, a victim of sexual assault.^[11] She later got her first supporting role as Song Hye-kyo's best friend and personal secretary in the television series Encounter.^[11] In 2020, Kwak starred in the medical drama Hospital Playlist, as Lee Ik-sun, younger sister of Lee Ik-jun (Jo Jung-suk) and love interest of Kim Jun-wan (Jung Kyung-ho).^[12][13] That same year, Kwak joined another theater production, Lungs.^[14]

Personal life

Kwak Seon-young married her non-celebrity husband in 2015 and gave birth to a son the following year.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
TBA	Lobby (로비)	Director Kim	[16]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Your Honor	Song Ji-yun	Cameo	[17]
	Encounter	Jang Mi-jin		[18]
2019	My Country: The New Age	Han Hee Jae's mother	Cameo	[19]
	VIP	Song Mi-na		[19]
2020	Mystic Pop-up Bar	Eun Su / Sun Hwa	Cameo	[20]
2020	Hospital Playlist	Lee Ik-sun	Season 1–2	[19][20]
2021	Inspector Koo	Na Je-hee		[21]
	KBS Drama Special: "Ordinary Goods"	Kim Jae-hwa		[22][23]
2022	Behind Every Star	Cheon Je-in		[24]
2023	Brain Works	Seol So-jung		[25]
2024	Crash	Min So-hee		[26]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	Moving	Hwang Ji-hee	[27]

Stage

Musical

Musical performance(s)^[28]

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2006	Dalgona	달고나	ensemble cast	—		[9]
2007	The Great Catsby Season 1	위대한 캣츠비 Season1	Seon	Dongyang Arts Theatre 1 (former. Art Centre K Nemo Theatre)	March 9 to July 31	[9]
	Notre Dame de Paris	노트르담 드 파리	Fleur de Reis	Gimhae Culture Centre Maru Hall
				Goyang Aram Nuri Aram Theatre		[29]
2007–2013	Finding Mr. Destiny	김종욱 찾기	Female	JTN Art Hall 1	October 23 to February 17
2008	The Great Catsby Season 3	위대한 캣츠비 Season3	Seon	Dongyang Arts Theatre 1 (former. Art Centre K Nemo Theatre)	April 8 to December 31
	Notre Dame de Paris	노트르담 드 파리	Fleur de Reis	Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre	January 18 to February 28
				Seongnam Art Centre Opera House
				Daegu Opera House
				Daejeon Arts Centre Art Hall
				Gimhae Culture Centre Maru Hall
	Polaroid	폴라로이드	Jang Sun-young	Daehak-ro Free Theatre	July 1 to August 24	[30]
	Finding Mr. Destiny	김종욱 찾기	Female	Cheonan City Hall Bonseo Hall		[31]
2009	Notre Dame de Paris	노트르담 드 파리	Fleur de Reis	Busan Citizens' Centre Grand Theatre		[32]
	Finding Mr. Destiny	김종욱 찾기	Female	Daegu Bongsan Cultural Centre Grand Performance Hall (Gion Hall)
	Notre Dame de Paris	노트르담 드 파리	Fleur de Reis	Daegu Gyemyung Art Centre
	Finding Mr. Destiny	김종욱 찾기	Female	Daejeon Arts Centre Ensemble Hall
	Notre Dame de Paris	노트르담 드 파리	Fleur de Reis	Sejong Centre for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre
				Ulsan Culture and Arts Centre Grand Performance Hall
	Laundry	빨래	Seo Na-young	Doosan Art Centre Yeongang Hall	April 28 to June 14	[33]
	Notre Dame de Paris	노트르담 드 파리	Fleur de Reis	Daejeon Arts Centre Art Hall
				National Theatre Haeoreum Theatre
				Seongnam Art Centre Opera House
	Finding Mr. Destiny	김종욱 찾기	Female	Seongnam Art Centre Ensemble Theatre
				MBC Lotte Art Hall
				Daegu Bongsan Cultural Centre Grand Performance Hall (Gion Hall)
2010	The Singles	싱글즈	Nanan	JTN Art Hall 3	April 6 to October 3
	Goong	궁	Shin Chae-kyung	National Museum of Korea Theatre	September 8 to October 24	[34]
				Sori Cultural Arts Center	December 4 to 5
				Cheonma Art Centre Grand Hall	December 11 to 12
				Chungnam University Jeongshimhwa International Cultural Centre Jeongshimhwa Hall	December 18 to 19
				Gyeonggi Art Centre Grand Theatre	December 25 to 26
2011	Goong	궁	Shin Chae-kyung	National Museum of Korea for Theater	September 16 to October 9	[35]
2011-2012	She Loves Me	쉬 러브즈 미	Amalia Ballash	Daehangno SH Art Hall	November 12 to January 29	[36]
2012	Mozart Opera Rock	모차르트 오페라 락	Constance Weber	Daegu Keimyung Art Center	February 14 to March 11	[37]
				Seongnam Arts Center Opera House	March 30 to April 29
	Bu Yong Ji-ae - Andong	부용지애 - 안동	Kim's Virgin	Andong Hahoe Village Buryongdae	August 4 to 8	[38]
2013	Finding Mr. Destiny - Gunpo	김종욱 찾기 - 군포	Female	Gunpo City Culture and Arts Centre Azalea Hall (small performance hall)	February 23 to 16
	Hymn of Death	사의 찬미	Yun Sim-deok	Dongtan Complex Culture Centre Banseok Art Hall	June 28 to 30	[39]
	Laundry	빨래	Seo Na-young	Art One Theater 2	March 14 to October 5	[40]
	Goong - Osaka	궁	Shin Chae-kyung	Osaka BRAVA Theatre	July 5 to 21
2013–2014	Laundry	빨래	Seo Na-young	Art One Theater 2	October 11 to March 2
2014	Full House	풀 하우스	Han Ji-eun	Dongsung Art Centre Dongsung Hall	April 11 to June 8	[41]
	Salieri	살리에르	Katrina	Sejong Center for the Performing Arts M Theater	July 22 to August 31	[42]
	Hymn of Death	사의 찬미	Yun Sim-deok	Yes24 Stage 1	August 4
2014–2015	Love Letter	러브레터	Itsuki Fujii and Hiroko Watanabe	Dongsung Arts Center Dongsung Hall	December 2 to February 15	[43]
2015	Hymn of Death	사의 찬미	Yun Sim-deok	Yes24 Stage 1	June 6 to September 6	[44]
2016	Julie and Paul	줄리 앤 폴	Julie	CJ Azit Daehak-ro (formerly SM Art Hall)	July 4 to 5	[45]
2017	Hymn of Death	사의 찬미	Yun Sim-deok	Yes24 Stage 1	July 29 to October 29	[3]
2017–2018	Me and Natasha and The White Donkey	나와 나타샤와 흰 당나귀	Sleeper	Daehangno Uniplex Building 2	October 11 to January 28	[46]
	Julie and Paul	줄리 앤 폴	Julie	Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater	December 23 to January 7	[47]

Theater

List of stage play(s)^[28]

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
2015	My Life is Pounding	두근두근 내 인생	Choi Mi-ra	Uniplex 2	March 13 to May 25	[48]
2020	Theatrical Battle 8 - Lungs	연극열전8 - 렁스	W	Art One Theater Hall 2	March 9 to July 5	[49]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s)/work(s)	Result	Ref.
SBS Drama Awards	2019	Best New Actress	VIP	Nominated	[50]
KBS Drama Awards	2021	Best Actress in Drama Special/TV Cinema	Drama Special – Oddinary	Nominated	[51]
3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards	2024	Best Supporting Actress	Moving	Nominated	[52]

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External links

• Kwak Sun-young at HanCinema