Yang Kyung-won

Yang Kyung-won is a South Korean actor born on 1 April 1981 in Seoul, South Korea. He started his career in musical theatre and became a fan favourite with his funny and touching role in Crash Landing on You (2019). His strong voice, comic timing and warm acting have made him one of Korea's most loved supporting actors.

He is 180 cm (5 feet 11 inches) tall.

Early life

Yang was born in Seongbuk-dong, in Seongbuk District, Seoul. He first studied architecture at Kookmin University and worked at an architecture company for about two and a half years. He then changed his path completely, joined a theatre troupe, and began to train and perform on stage, following his real dream of acting.

Career and breakthrough

Yang made his stage debut in the musical 42nd Street in 2010 and spent years performing in musicals and plays before moving to television, with an early screen role in Six Flying Dragons (2015). His breakthrough came in Crash Landing on You (2019), where he played Pyo Chi-soo, the sharp-tongued North Korean soldier whose rude jokes hid a soft heart. The role made him famous and earned him award nominations.

Popular roles

In Vincenzo (2021), Yang played Lee Cheol-wook, the kind pawnshop owner who surprises everyone with his hidden wrestling skills. In Big Mouth (2022), he played Gong Ji-hoon, a rich and powerful media boss, showing a colder and more arrogant side. These very different roles proved how wide his acting range is.

Recent work

Yang also appeared in Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023), a warm healing drama set on Jeju Island, and he has continued to take interesting supporting roles on television. Fans still love Pyo Chi-soo most, but each new role shows another side of this talented stage-trained actor.