Sean Richard Dulake (born June 9, 1984) is an American actor and director.
Sean Richard Dulake | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1984 |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Agent | BH Entertainment (South Korea) |
Early life edit
Dulake was born on June 9, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, to a British father and Korean mother.[1] He studied theatre arts and business at Boston University.[2] He went on to study Sanford Meisner's acting technique in Los Angeles, where he partook in various theater and sketch comedy performances.[3]
Dulake moved to South Korea in 2007 to learn more about his Korean heritage and attended Seoul National University for a year to learn how to speak Korean.[1]
Career edit
Dulake made his television debut in 2010 as doctor Horace Newton Allen on SBS’ medical drama Jejungwon about the first Western medical institution in Korea.[3] He has gone on to portray diverse variety of characters, from a double agent in the action series Athena: Goddess of War'[2] to a famous chef in the family drama Feast of the Gods.[2]
Dulake directed and hosted a short documentary for Discovery Channel's television series Korea Next.[4][3] The episode, entitled "Finding Hallyuwood", explores the Korean wave phenomenon[4] and garnered him a Best Director nomination at the Asian Television Awards in 2013.[2]
Returning to English speaking roles, in 2014, he starred in a short film executive produced by Michelle Yeoh entitled Morning Star and the 2015 movie Ktown Cowboys which premiered at South by Southwest.
In 2016, Dulake starred in and produced Dramaworld, a co-production between Viki and Netflix about an American girl who gets sucked into her favorite Korean drama. Dulake portrayed Joon Park, the male lead in the in-show's K-drama. The show won "Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year" at the Seoul International Drama Awards.[5] Dulake returned in the second season, which premiered in March 2021.[6]
He also co-wrote and played an American lieutenant colonel alongside Liam Neeson in the Korean War film Operation Chromite, which opened at number one in the Korean summer box office.[7] The film was a box office hit in Korea, garnering a sequel The Battle of Jangsari set to be released in 2019 with Megan Fox and Kim Myung-min joining the cast.[8][9]
Personal life edit
He is cousins with South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun.[3][10]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Athena: The Movie | Andy | |
| 2014 | Morning Star | Thomas | short |
| 2015 | Ktown Cowboys | Adam | |
| 2016 | Operation Chromite | Edward L. Rowny |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jejungwon | Allen | SBS | |
| 2010 | Athena: Goddess of War | Andy | SBS | |
| 2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | James | SBS | |
| 2012 | Feast of the Gods | Daniel | MBC | |
| 2016 | Dramaworld | Joon Park | Viki |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Asian Television Awards | Best Director | Korea Next: Finding Hallyuwood | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ a b "Sean Dulake". Viki. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Redmond, John (2017-08-22). "Movie star to be judge for English speech contest". Korea Times. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ a b c d Sunwoo, Carla (December 28, 2012). "Actor-director blazes his own trail". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ a b Munoz, Polo (13 April 2013). "American actor Sean Dulake is a star in Korea". Latino Weekly Review. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (2018-06-28). "'Dramaworld' Deal Sees Propagate Board Breakout U.S.-South Korean Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2021-03-31). "Second Season of Korean-American 'Dramaworld' Debuts Across Asia". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Sean Dulake". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "The Battle of Jangsari (Korean Movie - 2018) - 장사리 9.15". HanCinema. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "Megan Fox to appear in Korean film". koreatimes. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "Sean Richard". m.koreanfilm.or.kr. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
