Oh Man-seok
| Oh Man-seok | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 30, 1975 South Korea |
| Alma mater | Korea National University of Arts - BFA in Acting (2002) |
| Occupation | Actor, Theatre director |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Agent | Nice Person Company (좋은사람컴퍼니) |
| Spouse(s) | Jo Sang-gyeong (2001-2007; divorced) |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 오만석 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | O Man-seok |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Mansŏk |
Oh Man-seok (born January 30, 1975) is a South Korean actor. Best known for playing the titular transgender singer in rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Oh's acting career spans theater, television and film.
Oh Man-seok graduated from the School of Drama at Korea National University of Arts with a BFA in Acting. He made his stage debut in Faust in 1999. One of his early notable roles was as the androgynous court jester Gong-gil who becomes the object of obsession of the tyrant King Yeonsan in Yi, which would later be adapted into the hit 2005 film King and the Clown. Highly acclaimed for his portrayal of Gong-gil, Oh was awarded Best New Actor by the National Theater Association of Korea for the play's first run in 2000, and he reprised the role four more times in 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2010.
More roles followed in The Rocky Horror Show (2001),Return to the Forbidden Planet (2002), Grease (2003), Singin' in the Rain (2004), The Seagull (2004), Woyzeck (2004), and Assassins (2005).
But Oh became a bonafide musical theatre superstar in 2005, when he was cast as the titular East German transgender singer in the first Korean staging of the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. As the first "Korean Hedwig," Oh received sensational reviews for his performance and he won Best Actor at the Korea Musical Awards. After its run, a sold-out concert featured four of the actors alternating in the lead role, namely Oh, Jo Seung-woo, Kim Da-hyun and Song Yong-jin.
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