Koo Kyo-hwan

Koo Kyo Hwan, born in Seoul, is a South Korean actor, costume designer, editor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is managed as an actor by Namoo Actors. He graduated from the Seoul Institute of Arts. Koo made his acting debut in the 2009 South Korean romantic comedy “Castaway on the Moon”. In 2016, Kyo Hwan won Busan International Film Festival for the category “Actor of the Year” for his contribution to "Beaten Black and Blue". In 2017, he won Busan Film Critics Awards, Buil Film Awards for the category “Best New Actor” in “Jane”. In the same year, Kyo Hwan won Chunsa Film Art Awards for the category “Best New Actor” for his work in “Beaten Black and Blue”. In 2018, Kyo Hwan won the Baeksang Arts Awards for the category “Best New Actor – Film” for his work in "Jane".

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Behind the Camera (2013)

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Je-Yong
CAST:  Park Hee-soon  •  Oh Jung-se  •  Kim Min-hee  •  Ryu Deok-hwan

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Je-Yong
CAST:  Park Hee-soon  •  Oh Jung-se  •  Kim Min-hee  •  Ryu Deok-hwan

A Werewolf Boy (2012)

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An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Sung-hee
CAST:  Song Joong-ki  •  Park Bo-young  •  Yoo Yeon-seok  •  Lee Young-lan

An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Sung-hee
CAST:  Song Joong-ki  •  Park Bo-young  •  Yoo Yeon-seok  •  Lee Young-lan

Castaway on the Moon (2009)

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River - only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hae-jun
CAST:  Jung Jae-young  •  Jung Ryeo-won  •  Yang Mi-kyung  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River - only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hae-jun
CAST:  Jung Jae-young  •  Jung Ryeo-won  •  Yang Mi-kyung  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

Don't Step Out of the House (2009)

A poor boy and his sister live in a basement apartment. One day, strangers enter their house and threaten them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Sung-hee
CAST:  Park Se-jong  •  Lee Da-in  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Jo Sung-hwan

A poor boy and his sister live in a basement apartment. One day, strangers enter their house and threaten them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Sung-hee
CAST:  Park Se-jong  •  Lee Da-in  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Jo Sung-hwan

Jane (2016)

Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. Sohyun feels happy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Hyun-hoon
CAST:  Lee Min-ji  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Lee Joo-young  •  Park Hyun-young

Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. Sohyun feels happy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Hyun-hoon
CAST:  Lee Min-ji  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Lee Joo-young  •  Park Hyun-young

Romance in Seoul (2014)

seg.1) Jong-soo misses his roomate Yeong-joo, who is gone. He's embarassed he misses someone who wasn't even his lover, but a close roomate. Meanwhile, Yeong-joo knew this day would come. seg.2) Min-ha is full of vitality. Ki-cheol lives in the greenhouse built by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Hyun-chul  •  Choi Si-hyung  •  Jung Jae-hoon  •  Kim Tae-yong  •  Lee Woo-jung  •  Jung Hyuk-ki  •  Lee Jeong-hong
CAST:  Park Joo-hee  •  Go Hyeon  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Lee Chae-eun

seg.1) Jong-soo misses his roomate Yeong-joo, who is gone. He's embarassed he misses someone who wasn't even his lover, but a close roomate. Meanwhile, Yeong-joo knew this day would come. seg.2) Min-ha is full of vitality. Ki-cheol lives in the greenhouse built by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Hyun-chul  •  Choi Si-hyung  •  Jung Jae-hoon  •  Kim Tae-yong  •  Lee Woo-jung  •  Jung Hyuk-ki  •  Lee Jeong-hong
CAST:  Park Joo-hee  •  Go Hyeon  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Lee Chae-eun

Girls on Top (2017)

Don't worry. You were lonely at home. It will be better to be with friends. There will always be a lot of people visiting you. The ceiling is higher, and it will be warmer there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Chun Woo-hee  •  Lee Joo-young

Don't worry. You were lonely at home. It will be better to be with friends. There will always be a lot of people visiting you. The ceiling is higher, and it will be warmer there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Chun Woo-hee  •  Lee Joo-young

Beaten Black And Blue (2016)

Coincidence brings Gyohwan, a ´keyboard warrior´ who has left home and is moving from gosiwon to gosiwon, and Jeongsu, a ´patriotic senior citizen´ who has fought all his life against the left wing, together who become close like a grandfather and grandson. A black ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Soo-hyun
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Dong Bang-woo  •  Park Myung-shin  •  Jeon Yeo-been

Coincidence brings Gyohwan, a ´keyboard warrior´ who has left home and is moving from gosiwon to gosiwon, and Jeongsu, a ´patriotic senior citizen´ who has fought all his life against the left wing, together who become close like a grandfather and grandson. A black ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Soo-hyun
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Dong Bang-woo  •  Park Myung-shin  •  Jeon Yeo-been

Now Playing (2015)

You and my romance 'Now Playing' screening begins soon!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoon Seong-ho  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Kang Kyung-tae  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Jeong Yeon-joo  •  Park Jong-hwan  •  Baek Soo-jang  •  Park Min-ji

You and my romance 'Now Playing' screening begins soon!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoon Seong-ho  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Kang Kyung-tae  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Jeong Yeon-joo  •  Park Jong-hwan  •  Baek Soo-jang  •  Park Min-ji

Maggie (2019)

A couple's hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Lee Joo-young  •  Moon So-ri  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Dong Bang-woo

A couple's hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Lee Joo-young  •  Moon So-ri  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Dong Bang-woo

ROMEO (2019)

"I can't reach you, So-jung.“ The movie starts with a desire to see what we all of us want to see. Love too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Yi Ok-seop  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

"I can't reach you, So-jung.“ The movie starts with a desire to see what we all of us want to see. Love too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Yi Ok-seop  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

Boys (2008)

Tae-jun accidentally brakes Jin-uk's kite. Perhaps because he feels sorry for it, Tae-jun begins to show his interest in Jin-uk and becomes close with him by remaking a kite. Bum-seok, a friend of Tae-jun, has conflicts with Jin-uk, without any clear reason for it. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoon Sung-hyun
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Lee Min-woong  •  Kim Si-kwon

Tae-jun accidentally brakes Jin-uk's kite. Perhaps because he feels sorry for it, Tae-jun begins to show his interest in Jin-uk and becomes close with him by remaking a kite. Bum-seok, a friend of Tae-jun, has conflicts with Jin-uk, without any clear reason for it. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoon Sung-hyun
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Lee Min-woong  •  Kim Si-kwon

Nice Shorts (2009)

Nice Shorts consists of four short films from up and coming directors. A simple walk means so much more in the touching short "Shall We Take a Walk?" directed by Kim Ye Yeong and Kim Yeong Geun. Directed by Hong Sung Hoon, "Girl" tells of a father's strange day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Sung-hee  •  Kim Ye-young  •  Kim Young-geun  •  Hong Sung-hoon  •  Lee Jung-wook
CAST:  Choi Gwi-hwa  •  Jo Young-jin  •  Na Hae-ryung  •  Park Se-jong

Nice Shorts consists of four short films from up and coming directors. A simple walk means so much more in the touching short "Shall We Take a Walk?" directed by Kim Ye Yeong and Kim Yeong Geun. Directed by Hong Sung Hoon, "Girl" tells of a father's strange day ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jo Sung-hee  •  Kim Ye-young  •  Kim Young-geun  •  Hong Sung-hoon  •  Lee Jung-wook
CAST:  Choi Gwi-hwa  •  Jo Young-jin  •  Na Hae-ryung  •  Park Se-jong

Money Show (2009)

"Short! Short! Short! 2009" is an anthology film commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The film consists of 10 short films centered around the theme of "Money," made by 10 up & coming directors in South ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-ho  •  Kim Young-nam  •  Yoon Seong-ho  •  Kim Eun-kyung  •  Choi Equan  •  Kwon Jong-kwan  •  Yang Hae-hun  •  Nam Da-jung  •  Leesong Hee-il  •  Chegy
CAST:  Oh Dal-su  •  Im Won-hee  •  Park Won-sang  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

"Short! Short! Short! 2009" is an anthology film commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The film consists of 10 short films centered around the theme of "Money," made by 10 up & coming directors in South ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Sung-ho  •  Kim Young-nam  •  Yoon Seong-ho  •  Kim Eun-kyung  •  Choi Equan  •  Kwon Jong-kwan  •  Yang Hae-hun  •  Nam Da-jung  •  Leesong Hee-il  •  Chegy
CAST:  Oh Dal-su  •  Im Won-hee  •  Park Won-sang  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

Midnight Express (2011)

Jin-soo is a lonely father who has sent his wife and daughter abroad to study. One night, he hears about how a young man living next door broke up with his girlfriend. Jin-soo suggests his neighbor go to his girlfriend´s place to confess his love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Ui-seok
CAST:  Jeong In-gi  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

Jin-soo is a lonely father who has sent his wife and daughter abroad to study. One night, he hears about how a young man living next door broke up with his girlfriend. Jin-soo suggests his neighbor go to his girlfriend´s place to confess his love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Ui-seok
CAST:  Jeong In-gi  •  Koo Kyo-hwan

Where is my DVD? (2013)

Go Gi-hwan is the actor who was starred in a large number of short films. However, he couldn't get any dvd from the directors. He's decided to collect his dvds meeting the directors who he used to work with, and he faces the fact that he couldn't have known....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Go Bo-gyeol  •  Kim Han-na  •  Bong Joon-ho

Go Gi-hwan is the actor who was starred in a large number of short films. However, he couldn't get any dvd from the directors. He's decided to collect his dvds meeting the directors who he used to work with, and he faces the fact that he couldn't have known....  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Go Bo-gyeol  •  Kim Han-na  •  Bong Joon-ho

A Dangerous Woman (2014)

Bo-kyung is in the final year of her studies in oriental painting. Although she has a boyfriend of four years, Duk-woo, Bo-kyung has feelings for one particular senior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Kim Kkob-bi  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Baek Soo-jang  •  Ryoo Je-seung

Bo-kyung is in the final year of her studies in oriental painting. Although she has a boyfriend of four years, Duk-woo, Bo-kyung has feelings for one particular senior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Kim Kkob-bi  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Baek Soo-jang  •  Ryoo Je-seung

Dempseyroll: confessions (2014)

Byeong-Gu used to be a professional boxer. But one day he finds out that he’s got punch-drunk. With not much time left, he decides to start boxing again. To complete his own style, called “Pansori-boxing.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Hyun-chul  •  Jung Hyuk-ki
CAST:  Cho Hyun-chul  •  Lee Min-ji  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Park Jong-hwan

Byeong-Gu used to be a professional boxer. But one day he finds out that he’s got punch-drunk. With not much time left, he decides to start boxing again. To complete his own style, called “Pansori-boxing.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Hyun-chul  •  Jung Hyuk-ki
CAST:  Cho Hyun-chul  •  Lee Min-ji  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Park Jong-hwan

Love Docu (2015)

Koo Kyo-hwan and Lee Ha-na are lovers The cash-strapped couple plans their own self-associated documentary, "Project Name: Love," blinded by the five million won advance fund. However, they suddenly break up due to differences in personality, artistry, and taste.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Im Seong-mi  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Park Hyun-young

Koo Kyo-hwan and Lee Ha-na are lovers The cash-strapped couple plans their own self-associated documentary, "Project Name: Love," blinded by the five million won advance fund. However, they suddenly break up due to differences in personality, artistry, and taste.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Im Seong-mi  •  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Park Hyun-young

Fly To The Sky (2015)

Sung-hwan, who returned from Italy, reunites with Kyo-hwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Jo Sung-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop

Sung-hwan, who returned from Italy, reunites with Kyo-hwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop
CAST:  Koo Kyo-hwan  •  Jo Sung-hwan  •  Yi Ok-seop
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