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Gang Dong-won

Gang Dong-won

Actor · Born January 19, 1981 (45) · Busan, South Korea

Gang Dong-won (born 18 January 1981) is a South Korean actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 19, 1981 (45)
From
Busan, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Gang Dong-won's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Bonds
25%
Survival
14%
Power
13%
Self
7%
Ideas
4%
Society
4%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 13

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 13 of 21 analyzed roles.

Hero
13 of 21
Shadow
5 of 21
Ally
3 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
6
Warm
5
Hopeful
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Gang Dong-won's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gang 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

36 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wild Sing(2026)

    as Hwang Hyun-woo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tempest(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer · as Paik Sanho

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Nuns(2025)

    as Choi Joon-ho

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Uprising(2024)

    as Cheon-young

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Plot(2024)

    as Young-il

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman(2023)

    as Dr. Cheon

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Broker(2022)

    as Dong-soo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Peninsula(2020)

    as Han Jung-seok

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Illang: The Wolf Brigade(2018)

    as Lim Joong-kyung

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Golden Slumber(2018)

    as Kim Gun-woo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 1987: When the Day Comes(2017)

    as Lee Han-yeol

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Master(2016)

    as Kim Jae-myung

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned(2016)

    as Sung-min

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Violent Prosecutor(2016)

    as Han Chi-won

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Priests(2015)

    as Deacon Choi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • My Brilliant Life(2014)

    as Dae-soo

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Kundo: Age of the Rampant(2014)

    as Jo-yoon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as X

  • Haunters(2010)

    as Cho-in

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jay (segment "Love for Sale")

  • Secret Reunion(2010)

    as Song Ji-won

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Woochi: The Demon Slayer(2009)

    as Jeon Woo-chi

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Min-woo

  • Voice of a Murderer(2007)

    as Kidnapper

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Maundy Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jung Yun-soo

  • Duelist(2005)

    as Sad Eyes

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Chosun Noir: Lee Myung-se Makes the DUELIST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 16 episodes · as Cha Kang-jae

  • Romance of Their Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jung Tae-sung

  • Too Beautiful to Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Choi Hee-cheol

  • 1% of Anything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · as Lee Jae-In

  • Country Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 17 episodes · as Min Ji-hoon

  • Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tsunami LA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • 토벌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • 토벌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 32 of them dated from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

A Violent Prosecutor (2016)

$67M worldwide

Highest rated

1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Peninsula (2020)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 2004Screen debut· Too Beautiful to Lie
  • 2009First top-billed film· Woochi: The Demon Slayer
  • 2020Career best· Peninsula
  • 2025Best so far· Tempest

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdProducing1 of 36: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s11 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 36% of 22 roles
040919

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gang Dong-won's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, producer

Tempest (2025)

91st percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. 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.

Is Gang Dong-won's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles49–88 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles6–40 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gang Dong-won work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gang Dong-won's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eugene Lee shares the most, 9.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers