Ahn Suk-hwan

Ahn Suk-hwan
Ahn Suk-hwan
Born	Ahn Jin-hyeong; November 1, 1959 (age 65); Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education	Dankook University – Business Administration
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Korean name
Hangul	안석환
Hanja	安奭奐
Revised Romanization	An Seok-hwan
McCune–Reischauer	An Sŏkhwan
Birth name
Hangul	안진형
Hanja	安鎭亨
Revised Romanization	An Jin-hyeong
McCune–Reischauer	An Chinhyŏng

Ahn Suk-hwan (Korean: 안석환; real name: Ahn Jin-hyeong (안진형); November 1, 1959) is a South Korean actor. Ahn has been active in theater, film and television since 1986.^[1] His onscreen roles include both comedic and villainous supporting turns, among them a ruthless but humane prison warden in the film The Road Taken (2003), and a strict but loving father in the Hong sisters-penned drama Sassy Girl Chun-hyang (2005).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Female Wars: The Man Who Moved In	Deok-man
2015	Revivre	Director Ahn	Cameo
2015	Heartbreak Hotel	Boss
2014	Quo Vadis	Pastor Gil
2012	26 Years	Ahn Su-ho
	The Concubine^[2]	Shin Ik-chul
	Remembrance of MB	Narrator
2011	Shotgun Love	Foodstall owner
2007	My Father	Jang Min-ho
2006	Mr. Wacky	Teacher Noh	Cameo
2004	Face	Dr. Yoon
2003	The Road Taken	Oh Tae-shik
2002	R. U. Ready?	Old Man Hwang
	Bet On My Disco
	Four Toes	F Killer
	Public Enemy
2001	My Wife Is a Gangster	Messenger	Cameo
	The Humanist	Bae Kyoung-wi	Cameo
	Dream of a Warrior
2000	Just Do It	Jeong Byeong-hwan
	The Siren
	Dal Segno		short film
1999	Fin de Siecle
	Tell Me Something	Prosecutor Gu
	Doctor K	Wi Pyun-ho	cameo
1998	Paradise Lost	Eun-kyo's husband
1997	No. 3	Kang Do-shik
1996	The Real Man
1996	A Petal
1995	A Hot Roof	Cameraman
1995	Gunman	Head of Department
1994	To You From Me
	The Taebaek Mountains
	The Fox with Nine Tails
	Tirano's Claw
1993	My Beautiful		short film
1993	For Go-chul		short film
1992	Distance
1992	Myong-ja, Akiko, Sonia

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	KBS Drama Special – "Shoot For Love"	Park Seok-hwan	one act-drama^[3]
2021–2022	The All-Round Wife	Bang Bae-su	Episode 45–122
2020–2023	The Uncanny Counter	Choi Jang-mul	Season 1–2^[4]
2020	Was It Love?	Island resident	Cameo, episode 8-9
	My Wonderful Life	Ki-shin	Cameo
	Kkondae Intern	Cheon Seok-ho	Cameo, episode 18 and 23-24
	Oh My Baby	Man flirting with Lee Ok-ran	Cameo, episode 16
2018–2019	Partners for Justice 2	No Han-shin
2018	Clean with Passion for Now	Cha Seung-hwan
	100 Days My Prince	Park Sun-do
	Room No. 9	Bong Sa-dal
2017	Live Up to Your Name	Shin Myung-hoon
	The Rebel	No Sa-shin
	The Guardians	Lawyer	Cameo, episode 32
2016	Come Back Mister	Cha Hee-jang
	Local Hero	Park Sun-hoo
	Entertainer	Kim Sung-nam	Cameo, episode 6
2015	Six Flying Dragons	Yuk San
	Beating Again	Ma Tae-seok
	Life Tracker Lee Jae-goo	Hwang Gil-san
	Shine or Go Crazy	Kim Jong-shik
2014	Liar Game	Lloyd Capital Investment CEO	Cameo, episode 11
	KBS Drama Special – "The Reason I Get Drunk"	Soo-geun	one-act drama
	The King's Face	Lee San-hae
	Discovery of Love	Bae Min-soo	^[5]
	Gunman in Joseon	Kim Byung-je
2013	Basketball	Min Tae-shin
	Hold My Hand	Oh Shin-hee's father
	The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang	Baek Ga
	Goddess of Fire	Toyotomi Hideyoshi	Cameo
	The Scandal	Jo Chi-gook
	Ugly Alert	Kyung-tae's father	Cameo
	The Virus	Kim Do-jin
	Flower of Revenge	Baek Doo-jin
2012	Family Portrait	Han Sang-sik
	Only Because It's You	Jack Black
	Family	Yeol Srok-hwan
	Big^[6]	Gil Min-gyu
	Bridal Mask	Lee Shi-young
	Tasty Life	Jo pyung-goo
	Rooftop Prince^[7]^{[unreliable source?]}	Yong Dong-man
	Salamander Guru and The Shadows	Gang leader	Cameo, episode 2
	Take Care of Us, Captain	Lee Dong-chan	Cameo
2011	Deep Rooted Tree	Lee Shin-juk
	Pianissimo
	KBS Drama Special – "The Beeper"	Kim Gwang-soo	one-act drama
	Warrior Baek Dong-soo	Seo Yoo-dae
	Paradise Ranch	Han Tae-man
	Drama Special Series – "Special Crime Squad MSS"	Choi Du-il	one-act drama
2010	The King of Legend	Go Heung
	Big Thing	Son Bon-shik
	Personal Taste	Han Yup-sup
	The Fugitive: Plan B		Cameo, episode 3
	The Slave Hunters	Bang Hwa-baek
2009	Hometown Legends – "The Wooden Doll"	Kim Chu-seo	one-act drama
	Partner	Jae-ho's stepfather	Guest, episode 1-3
	Cinderella Man	Butler Ahn
	Ja Myung Go	Prophet	Cameo
	Kyung-sook's Father	Mr. Choi
	Boys Over Flowers	Geum Il-bong
2008	White Lie	Seo Ho-ku
	Hometown Legends – "Child, Let's Go to Cheong Mountain"	Chun-soo	one-act drama
	The Secret of Coocoo Island	Park Hae-chul
	Painter of the Wind	Shin Han-pyeong
	Spotlight	Ahn Joong-suk
	Drama City – "Disciplinary Committee"	Public Information Officer	one-act drama
	Before and After: Plastic Surgery Clinic	Lee Eok-man
	Hong Gil-dong	Seo Yun-seop
2007	Drama City – "Old Punk Songs"		one-act drama
	Drama City – "The Dual Accounts Murder"		one -act drama
	Lobbyist
	Capital Scandal	Ueda Mamoru
	Witch Yoo Hee	Chae Byeong-seo
2006	Drama City – "The Stars Shine Brightly"		one-act drama
	Drama City – "The Writer, the Actor, and the Apartment"		one-act drama
	KBS TV Novel – "Sunok"	Chang-soo
	Farewell to Arms
	Special Crime Investigation: Murder in the Blue House	Choi Joon
	The Invisible Man, Choi Jang-soo	Kang Young-bok
	Special of My Life
	TV Literature – "Bad Story"	Officer Hoon	one-act drama
2005	Banjun Drama – "Dangerous Pupil"		one-act drama
	My Girl	Jang Il-do
	Drama City – "Gopo Inn"		on-act drama
	Ballad of Seodong
	Bizarre Bunch	Lee Byung-doo
	Drama City – "Everyone, Cha Cha Cha!"		one-act drama
	KBS TV Novel – "Wind Flower"	Jang Eok-geun
	Single Again	Jang Dae-geun
	Rebirth: Next	Psychiatrist	Guest
	Drama City – "Barefoot Kae-jo"	Village Head	one-act drama
	Sassy Girl Chun-hyang	Mong-ryong's father
2004	MBC Best Theater – "Very Merry Christmas"		one-act drama
	MBC Best Theater – "Tabloid Episode 1: Miss J's Truth"		one-act drama
	The Age of Heroes	Security Chief
	Forbidden Love		Guest
	Beijing My Love	Seo Il-doo
2003	Drama City – "Unstoppable Brother"		one-act drama
	Drama City – "Crime Free Village"		one-act drama
	Drama City – "São Paulo"		one-act drama
	Drama City – "The Queen of Disco"		one-act drama
	Drama City – "S Law and Under Scandal"		one-act drama
	Good Person	Goo Sang-jin
	Snowman
	Punch	Bong Gi-bong
2002	Girl's High School Days	Park Jong-soo
2000	Cruise of Love
1999	Ghost	Bong-gu
	Did We Really Love?
	Young Sun	Han Jae-soo
1998	White Nights 3.98
1995	Jazz		Guest

Theater

The Bald Soprano (2011)^[8]
Cyrano de Bergerac (2010)
University of Laughs (2010)
Noises Off (2006)
Richard III (2004)
Art (2003)
Gasigogi (A Thorny Fish) (2001)
Woman of Flames, Na Hye-seok (2000)
People of the Jurassic (1998)
이 풍진 세상의 노래 (1998)
Men's Impulse (1997)
Waiting for Godot (1994-2002)

Awards

2012 1st K-Drama Star Awards: Best Comic Acting (Family)
2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Bizarre Bunch, Sassy Girl Chun-hyang)
1998 Young Artist of Today Award
1998 34th Dong-A Theatre Awards: Best Actor (Men's Impulse)
1998 National Theater Association of Korea: Best Actor (Excellence Award)
1997 International Theater Festival: Most Popular Theater Actor
1997 National Theater Association of Korea: Most Popular Actor in the First Half of 1997
1997 National Theater Association of Korea: Best Actor (Top Excellence Award)
1996 33rd Dong-A Theatre Awards: Best Actor (이 세상 끄으읕)
1996 Seoul Performing Arts Festival: Grand Prize (Daesang)

References

^ Lee, Young-jin (March 14, 2000). 조연배우로 산다는 것 [2] - 안석환 [Being an Actor in a Supporting Role - Ahn Seok-hwan]. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
^ "Ahn Suk Hwan from Tasty Life Praises The Emperor's Concubine Jo Yeo Jeong". KDramaStars. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
^ Woo, Da-bin (October 25, 2023). "단막극 '도현의 고백'이 선사할 뭉클함" [The one-act play 'Confessions of Do-hyun' will make you cry]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kim Na-young (April 20, 2023). "'학폭 논란' 조병규, '경이로운 소문2'로 3년만 복귀…진선규→김히어라 합류" [Academic violence controversy' Cho Byeong-gyu returns after 3 years with 'Wonderful Rumors 2'... Jin Seon-gyu → joined Kim Hi-ra] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Hye-in (July 4, 2014). "Photos from the 1st script reading rehearsal of Discovery of Love unleashed". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
^ Stewart, Ho (15 June 2012). "Gong Yoo, Lee Min Jung, Suzy are a Happy Bunch on Big Set". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
^ "Actor Ahn Suk Hwan "Yoochun Should Do Even Better in the Future"". KpopStarz. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
^ Park, Min-young (23 February 2011). "Theater of the absurd ditches the rule book". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

External links

Ahn Seok-hwan Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
Ahn Seok-hwan at HanCinema
Ahn Seok-hwan at the Korean Movie Database
Ahn Seok-hwan at IMDb

[1] Lee, Young-jin (March 14, 2000). 조연배우로 산다는 것 [2] - 안석환 [Being an Actor in a Supporting Role - Ahn Seok-hwan]. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[2] "Ahn Suk Hwan from Tasty Life Praises The Emperor's Concubine Jo Yeo Jeong". KDramaStars. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[3] Woo, Da-bin (October 25, 2023). "단막극 '도현의 고백'이 선사할 뭉클함" [The one-act play 'Confessions of Do-hyun' will make you cry]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Naver.

[ss2Main-4] Kim Na-young (April 20, 2023). "'학폭 논란' 조병규, '경이로운 소문2'로 3년만 복귀…진선규→김히어라 합류" [Academic violence controversy' Cho Byeong-gyu returns after 3 years with 'Wonderful Rumors 2'... Jin Seon-gyu → joined Kim Hi-ra] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Naver.

[5] Kim, Hye-in (July 4, 2014). "Photos from the 1st script reading rehearsal of Discovery of Love unleashed". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-01-05.

[6] Stewart, Ho (15 June 2012). "Gong Yoo, Lee Min Jung, Suzy are a Happy Bunch on Big Set". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[7] "Actor Ahn Suk Hwan "Yoochun Should Do Even Better in the Future"". KpopStarz. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[8] Park, Min-young (23 February 2011). "Theater of the absurd ditches the rule book". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

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