Son Seung-won

Son Seung-won is a South Korean actor born on 29 June 1990 in Seoul. He first built his name on the musical stage, then won drama fans as Bong Doo-sik, the kind aspiring writer in Welcome to Waikiki (2018), and as Choi Eun-bok in Hello Monster (2015).

Son Seung-won is about 5 feet 10 inches (177 cm) tall.

Early life

Son studied theatre and film at Kaywon Arts High School and later studied acting at Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his debut in 2009 in the musical Spring Awakening. He then worked mainly in musicals and plays, and played Park Choong-nam in Glove (2011). In 2013 he was the youngest Korean actor cast as the lead in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Career and breakthrough

Son moved to television in 2014. He played the young Kim Moon-sik in Healer (2014), a short but memorable part in a much-loved action romance. In Hello Monster (2015), he played Choi Eun-bok across all sixteen episodes, showing a quieter, serious side. His fan base grew in Age of Youth (2016), also known as Hello, My Twenties!, where he played Lim Sung-min, and he returned for the second season. He also played Lee Gun-woo in Happiness Giver (2016).

Popular roles

His best-known role is Bong Doo-sik in Welcome to Waikiki (2018). Doo-sik comes to Seoul hoping to become a screenwriter, but life at the guesthouse is never easy or quiet. Son played him as gentle, patient and very funny, and his warm chemistry with the other housemates made Doo-sik a favourite. Together, Welcome to Waikiki and Hello Monster still introduce most new fans to his work, one for comedy and one for serious acting.

Recent work

Son's last major drama roles came in the late 2010s, after almost ten years of busy work in musicals, plays and television. In recent years he has kept a low profile and stayed away from the spotlight. Fans still revisit his musicals and dramas with affection, remembering a stage actor who could move from a big musical number to a soft, kind scene with ease.