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Seo Dong-won

Seo Dong-won

Actor · Born April 4, 1979 (47) · South Korea

Seo Dong-won (서동원) is a South Korean actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 4, 1979 (47)
From
South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 58% in 30 days

What are Seo Dong-won's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
38%
Power
4%
Survival
4%
Morality
3%
Society
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
5
Melancholic
5
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Tense
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Seo Dong-won's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Seo Dong-won's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Choir of God(2025)

    as Bae Kook-seong

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rhapsody for the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Detective Jung

  • I Kill U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Manager No (Eps 2, 6)

  • Flex x Cop(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · as Lee Gi-seok

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Bear Man(2023)

    as Detective Seo

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Call It Love(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · as Cha Young-Min

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Confidential Assignment 2: International(2022)

    as Detective Seo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Pipeline(2021)

    as General Dung

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Joseon Exorcist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marco

  • Love with Flaws(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Doctor Kim

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Life of My Secretary(2019)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jung Joong-Hee

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hymn of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Woo-jin's Employee

  • That Man Oh Soo(2018)

    Show as Constable Kim

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • I'm Not a Robot(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jo Jin-bae

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Stranger(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Jung-bon

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Suspicious Partner(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as So Jeong Ha

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of the Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Aquarium Manager

  • You Call It Passion(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Six Flying Dragons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · as Yi Bang-gwa

  • Modern Farmer(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · as Park Sang Deuk

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • 시월의 어느 멋진 날에 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Song Ha-Jin

  • Angel Eyes(2014)

    Show as Kim Ho-jin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Swine Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jeom Baek-i

  • Nine: Nine Time Travels(2013)

    Show as Choi Jin-cheol (young)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Code Name: Jackal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hotel Receptionist

  • Dancing Queen(2012)

    as Jeong-cheol

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Wife Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Park Young-bae

  • Super Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kang Min

  • This Charming Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sad Man

  • I'm From Chosun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as 안박사

  • Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do(2004)

    as Seong-hun

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • My Tutor Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Chang-hee

  • My Sassy Girl(2001)

    as Army Deserter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Gingko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jang-jun (young)

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Dancing Queen (2012)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

My Sassy Girl (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019)

Film career

20002025

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2001Screen debut· My Sassy Girl

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Seo Dong-won's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Choir of God (2025)

87th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stranger (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 82/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Seo Dong-won work with?

People who share at least 2 of Seo Dong-won's MovieCove titles; Jung Ae-ri shares the most, 2.