Son Seung-won
Son Seung-won (born June 29, 1990) is a South Korean actor.[1][2] He is most active in musical theatre, and was the youngest Korean actor cast in the leading role in the Korean staging of Hedwig and the Angry Inch in 2013.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Son Seung-won | |
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Born | South Korea | June 29, 1990
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–2018 |
Agent | Blossom |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 손승원 |
Hanja | 孫承源 |
Revised Romanization | Son Seung-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Sŭngwŏn |
He is also known for his role in the television series Hello, My Twenties!.[10]
DIU and imprisonment
On December 26, 2018 Son was reportedly charged for driving under the influence of alcohol without a license by Gangnam Police Station as he was involved in a car accident in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul. At the time of accident, Son had a blood alcohol content of 0.206 percent at which time it was revealed Son's driver's license was already cancelled on November 18 as he had been caught drunk driving in September as well.[11][12][13]
In April 2019, Son was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, forfeiting his military service.[14] Son was released from prison in May 2020.
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Refs. |
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2014 | Drama Special – We All Cry Differently | Ryu Ji-han | KBS2 | [15] |
2014–2015 | Sweet Secret | Han Jin-woo | [16] | |
Healer | Kim Moon-sik (young) | [17] | ||
2015 | Hello Monster | Choi Eun-bok | [18] | |
2016 | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo | Byun Seung-mo | [19] | |
Hello, My Twenties! | Im Sung-min | JTBC | [20] | |
2016-2017 | Person Who Gives Happiness | Lee Gun-woo | MBC | [21] |
2017 | Hello, My Twenties! 2 | Im Sung-min | JTBC | [22] |
2018 | Welcome to Waikiki | Bong Doo-shik | [23] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Glove | Park Choong-nam |
Musical theatre
Year | Title | Role |
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2009 | Spring Awakening | |
2010 | A Person Who Dreams | |
2011 | Welcome Mom | Him Chan |
2011-2012 | Thrill Me | Nathan Leopold |
2012-2013 | The Birth of Playing Hard to Get | Seo Dong |
2013 | Trace U | Koo Bon-ha |
2013-2014 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
2013 | The Veiled Empress of 1895 | Hwi |
2013-2014 | Le Passe Muraille | News Vendor |
2016 | Bare the musical | Peter |
The Days | Kang Moo-young | |
2017-2018 | Fan Letter | Jung Se-hoon |
2018 | R&J | Student 1 |
2018-2019 | Rimbaud | Rimbaud |
References
- "[My Name] Son Seung Won (1)". 10Asia (in Korean). 8 September 2015.
- "[My Name] Son Seung Won (2)". 10Asia (in Korean). 8 September 2015.
- Yoon, Tae-Hong (27 March 2013). "Beauty Interview: Hot rookie actor Son Seung-Won, looking like a twin of Song Joong-Ki". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- Heo, Seol-Hee (19 May 2013). 손승원 "조승우 송창의와 헤드윅이라니..장난전화인줄"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- Park, Jung-Hwan (23 June 2013). '역대 최연소 헤드윅' 손승원, "조승우·송창의는 큰 언니" ['Youngest Hedwig' Son Seung-Won, "Jo Seung-Woo and Song Chang-Eui are like big sisters"]. OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- Lee, Na-Rae (5 August 2013). 최연소 헤드윅 손승원 "이태원 젠더바까지 가봤다"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- Lee, Lee Na-Rae (7 August 2013). 손승원 "군대도 조승우형 따라갈 거에요"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- Lee, Na-Rae (26 August 2013). 손승원 "뮤지컬계 송중기, 하나도 안 닮았는데 죄송했죠"(인터뷰). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- Yong, Won-Joong (9 June 2014). 인터뷰: 패기의 '헤드윅' 품은 손승원. Sports Q (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- [인터뷰①] '청춘시대2' 손승원 "시즌3 무조건 출연, 박은빈과 러브라인 원해". News1 (in Korean). 15 October 2017.
- Jung, An-ji (26 December 2018). 손승원 측 "무면허 음주운전 사고?…확인 후 입장 밝힐 것". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- Hwang, Hye-jin (26 December 2018). 블러썸 측 “손승원과 10월 초 계약 종료, 현재 본인과 연락 안돼”(공식입장). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- 손승원 음주사고…경찰 측 “손승원 무면허 음주사고 조사 중” [공식입장]. Sports Donga (in Korean). 26 December 2018.
- '무면허 음주 뺑소니' 손승원 1심서 징역 1년6개월 실형. hankyung.com (in Korean). 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- 손승원, ‘드라마스페셜-다르게 운다’로 드라마 첫 데뷔. TenAsia (in Korean). 10 October 2014.
- "'Hedwig's Son Seung-Won to star in Sweet Secrets". Hancinema. Star Money. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- Nawael, Khelil (9 December 2014). "Song Seung Won Makes His First Appearance in Healer". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- 손승원, ‘너를 기억해’ 출연 확정..특범팀 팀원 최은복 역. TenAsia (in Korean). 22 May 2015.
- '동네변호사 조들호' 손승원, 피고인 아들로 첫 등장 '강렬 존재감'. OBS News (in Korean). 30 June 2016.
- '청춘시대' 손승원, 현실판 남사친의 정석. Herald Corporation (in Korean). 6 August 2016.
- "Son Seung-won stars in "Giving Happiness" as Lee Gun-woo". Hancinema. Xports News. 11 October 2016.
- "Son Seung-won to star in "Age of Youth 2"". Hancinema. Newsen. 12 June 2017.
- 김정현·이이경·손승원, '으라차차 와이키키' 캐스팅 확정 [공식]. My Daily (in Korean). 18 December 2017.