Introduction
Kwak Si-yang (born Kwak Myeong-jin on January 15, 1987) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Kwak debuted as an actor in the 2014 drama Glorious Day. His first major role was the film 2014 Night Flight. He then appeared in the music drama, Persevere, Goo Hae-ra.
On October 1, 2015, Starhaus Entertainment launched the project group One O One, releasing their debut single "Love You". The group consists of Kwak along with fellow Starhaus actors Ahn Hyo-seop, Song Won-suk and Kwon Do-kyun.
Kwak gained popularity after starring in the hit romantic comedy drama Oh My Ghost, portraying a chef who appears stand-offish but is kind and sweet. He then starred in daily dramaAll is Well, and joined the reality show We Got Married where he was paired with actress Kim So-yeon.
In 2016, Kwak starred in his first historical drama Mirror of the Witch. He received his first major role in SBS's 2016 drama Second To Last Love, which won him the New Star Award at SBS Drama Awards.
In 2017, he starred in tvN's fantasy-romance drama Chicago Typewriter as Yoo Ah-in's rival. He also made a special appearance in KBS' romantic comedy drama Fight for My Way.
In 2018, Kwak appeared in the thriller film The Witness, and also in the romance thriller drama Four Men, a prequel to the 2017's Man to Man.
In 2019, Kwak starred in the war film The Battle of Jangsari.
Discography
Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Song Title | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Do You Know?" (with Yoo Sung-eun) | Persevere, Goo Hae-ra OST | |
| "Bus Stop" (with Jinyoung of B1A4) | |||
| "Love You" | 101 (One o One) OST | ||
| "Stunning" | |||
| 2016 | "You Are My Light" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2nd Wildflower Film Awards | Best New Actor | Night Flight | Nominated | |
| 15th MBC Entertainment Awards | New Star Award | We Got Married - Season 4 | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Nominated | ||||
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama | All is Well | Won | ||
| Netizen Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | 11th Asia Model Festival | New Star Award (Actor) | N/A | Won | |
| 5th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor | Second To Last Love | Nominated | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Won | |||
| 1st Asia Artist Awards | New Actor Award | N/A | Won | ||
| 2018 | 3rd Asia Artist Awards | Choice Award | Won | ||
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Welcome 2 Life | Nominated |