My Take
Kwak Dong-yeon is one of those actors who quietly builds a resume so solid you don't realize how many of your favorite K-dramas he's been in until you stop and count. He broke through in 2016 with Love in the Moonlight, holding his own against the main leads in a way that put him firmly on the radar, and he's kept that momentum going ever since. His supporting turn in Vincenzo was genuinely scene-stealing, and Big Mouth showed he could anchor a tense thriller on his own. Then came Queen of Tears in 2024, which became a massive hit, and he was right there in the thick of it. He's got real range — period romance, dark crime, melodrama — and he never feels out of place in any of them. A quiet overachiever, and I mean that as a full compliment.
Overview
Kwak Dong-yeon (Korean: 곽동연; born 19 March 1997) is a South Korean actor. He first gained wide recognition in 2016 for starring in the period drama Love in the Moonlight, and is also known for his roles in Gangnam Beauty (2018), Never Twice (2019), Vincenzo (2021), Big Mouth (2022), and Queen of Tears (2024).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kwak Dong-yeon
- Name (Japanese)
- クァク・トンニョン
- Reading
- くぁく・とんにょん
- Born
- March 19, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Daejeon, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / musician / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.