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Sean Richard Dulake (born June 9, 1984) is an American actor and director.
Sean Richard Dulake | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1984 |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Agent | BH Entertainment (South Korea) |
Dulake was born on June 9, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, to a British father and Korean mother.[1] He studied theatre arts and business at Boston University.[2] He went on to study Sanford Meisner's acting technique in Los Angeles, where he partook in various theater and sketch comedy performances.[3]
Dulake moved to South Korea in 2007 to learn more about his Korean heritage and attended Seoul National University for a year to learn how to speak Korean.[1]
Dulake made his television debut in 2010 as doctor Horace Newton Allen on SBS’ medical drama Jejungwon about the first Western medical institution in Korea.[3] He has gone on to portray diverse variety of characters, from a double agent in the action series Athena: Goddess of War'[2] to a famous chef in the family drama Feast of the Gods.[2]
Dulake directed and hosted a short documentary for Discovery Channel's television series Korea Next.[4][3] The episode, entitled "Finding Hallyuwood", explores the Korean wave phenomenon[4] and garnered him a Best Director nomination at the Asian Television Awards in 2013.[2]
Returning to English speaking roles, in 2014, he starred in a short film executive produced by Michelle Yeoh entitled Morning Star and the 2015 movie Ktown Cowboys which premiered at South by Southwest.
In 2016, Dulake starred in and produced Dramaworld, a co-production between Viki and Netflix about an American girl who gets sucked into her favorite Korean drama. Dulake portrayed Joon Park, the male lead in the in-show's K-drama. The show won "Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year" at the Seoul International Drama Awards.[5] Dulake returned in the second season, which premiered in March 2021.[6]
He also co-wrote and played an American lieutenant colonel alongside Liam Neeson in the Korean War film Operation Chromite, which opened at number one in the Korean summer box office.[7] The film was a box office hit in Korea, garnering a sequel The Battle of Jangsari set to be released in 2019 with Megan Fox and Kim Myung-min joining the cast.[8][9]
He is cousins with South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun.[3][10]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Athena: The Movie | Andy | |
| 2014 | Morning Star | Thomas | short |
| 2015 | Ktown Cowboys | Adam | |
| 2016 | Operation Chromite | Edward L. Rowny | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jejungwon | Allen | |
| 2010 | Athena: Goddess of War | Andy | |
| 2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | James | |
| 2012 | Feast of the Gods | Daniel | |
| 2016 | Dramaworld | Joon Park | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Asian Television Awards | Best Director | Korea Next: Finding Hallyuwood | Nominated | |
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