, born on March 19, 1997, in Daejeon, South Korea, began his entertainment journey by moving to Seoul at age 13 to pursue music and acting. He trained at FNC Academy from 2010, where he studied guitar, bass, and acting. He graduated from Munrae Middle School in February 2013 and then from the School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2016. He debuted in acting in 2012 in My Husband Got a Family and has since built a diverse career spanning TV, film, musicals, and theatre.</p>
<h5>Career highlights:</h5>
<p>Kwak has delivered standout performances across various genres. Early roles in Puberty Medley (2013) and Modern Farmer (2014) established him as a promising young actor, while his breakout came with Love in the Moonlight (2016). Later, he earned attention in Gangnam Beauty (2018), Never Twice (2019), Vincenzo (2021), Big Mouth (2022), and musicals like The Elephant Song and Something Rotten!. In Queen of Tears (2024), he played Hong Soo‑cheol, the caring husband and brother whose emotional depth and action sequences garnered praise, helping the drama reach tvN’s highest-ever ratings of ~24.8%.</p>){kind=link}
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Approximately 175 cm (5′9″)
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Kwak Dong Yeon
Kwak Dong‑yeon (곽동연), born on March 19, 1997, in Daejeon, South Korea, began his entertainment journey by moving to Seoul at age 13 to pursue music and acting. He trained at FNC Academy from 2010, where he studied guitar, bass, and acting. He graduated from Munrae Middle School in February 2013 and then from the School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2016. He debuted in acting in 2012 in My Husband Got a Family and has since built a diverse career spanning TV, film, musicals, and theatre.
Career highlights:
Kwak has delivered standout performances across various genres. Early roles in Puberty Medley (2013) and Modern Farmer (2014) established him as a promising young actor, while his breakout came with Love in the Moonlight (2016). Later, he earned attention in Gangnam Beauty (2018), Never Twice (2019), Vincenzo (2021), Big Mouth (2022), and musicals like The Elephant Song and Something Rotten!. In Queen of Tears (2024), he played Hong Soo‑cheol, the caring husband and brother whose emotional depth and action sequences garnered praise, helping the drama reach tvN’s highest-ever ratings of ~24.8%.