Kwon Sang-woo

Kwon Sang-woo Profile

Name: Kwon Sang-woo
DOB: August 5th, 1976
Birth place: Daejoon, Korea
Height: 183cm
Blood type: O
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Hannam University (Fine Arts Education major)
Profession: Actor and model

(Also credited as Kwon Sang Woo Kwon Sangwoo, Kwone Sang-woo, Gwon Sang-wu, Quan Xiang Yu)

Hobbies: Basketball and swimming

Kwon Sang-woo Biography

Kwon Sang-woo is popular Korean actor, often regarded as one of the sexiest men in Korea. Kwon Sang-woo was a model before turned acting; he is made famous with TV drama Stairway to Heaven.

Kwon Sang-woo started his entertainment as a model before started acting in 2001.

2003 was the breakthrough year for Kwon Sang-woo with boxoffice hit movie My Tutor Friend, which won him a few best newcomer awards. Kwon Sang-woo also starred in TV drama Into The Sun, which was quite a hit as well.

Kwon Sang-woo’s biggest success came in 2004 with melodrama Stairway To Heaven, co-starring Choi Ji-woo and Kim Tae-hee. Stairway To Heaven was a hit across Asia, making Kwon Sang-woo an international star. He also won numerous popular actor awards with the TV drama.

Kwon Sang-woo continued to star in other movies like Love So Divine, Once Upon A Time In High School; and TV drama Sad Sonata etc.