Go Kyung-pyo

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Go Kyung-pyo
File:Go Kyung-pyo 고경표 in 2020.png
Go in 2020
Born (1990-06-11) June 11, 1990 (age 35)
Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea[1]
EducationKonkuk University
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Agent(s)CL& Company
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Korean name
Hangul
고경표
Hanja
高庚杓[2]
RRGo Gyeongpyo
MRKo Kyŏngp'yo

Go Kyung-pyo (Korean: 고경표; born June 11, 1990) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in 2010 and became a cast member of the comedy show Saturday Night Live Korea for its first three seasons (2011–2012). He then gained wide recognition for his roles in the television dramas Reply 1988 (2015–16), Don't Dare to Dream (2016), and Chicago Typewriter (2017). Go's performance in Park Chan-wook's film Decision to Leave (2022) made him a recipient of a Best Supporting Actor nomination and a Popular Star Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. He has since transitioned into leading roles in television series Strongest Deliveryman (2017), Cross (2018), Love in Contract (2022), and comedy film 6/45 (2022).

Early life and education

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Go Kyung-pyo was born in 1990 in Incheon, South Korea. He has an older sister.[3] His name uses the characters Gyeong (庚) and Pyo (杓). His parents run a buckwheat noodle (makguksu) restaurant in Incheon. He attended an all-boys middle school and high school. In his second year of middle school, he was scouted by an agent while on the street but did not enter the entertainment industry at the time. Instead, he began attending an acting academy in his second year of high school.[2][4]

While attending the Film Department at Konkuk University, he made films with classmates including the short film Good Kyung-soo, that won him the Best Actor Award during the university's film festival.[2] He passed an audition arranged by YG Entertainment and trained as an actor for more than a year while at university. However, he left YG when the film he was set to star in, 70 Days (Into the Fire), was canceled.[5]

Career

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2010–2014: Beginnings and SNL Korea

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Go at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2013

In 2010, Go initially planned to complete his mandatory military service but postponed it after passing an open audition for a drama. He then portrayed Bong Il-tae in the drama Jungle Fish 2 (2010), marking his debut as an actor while at university.[5][6] He became a cast member of the live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live Korea for its first three seasons from 2011 to 2012.[7][8][9][10] He then featured in the sitcom Standby (2012).[11]

His role as the clumsy student teacher Go Byeong-sin in a segment titled "Escape" of the film Horror Stories 2 (2013) caught the attention of director Kim Byung-wook who gave him a leading role in the sitcom Potato Star 2013QR3 (2013). He gained recognition for his friendly image and resemblance to Olaf, the snowman from the Frozen film franchise.[6] He then featured in dramas My Cute Guys (2013) and Naeil's Cantabile (2014).[12][13]

2015–2018: Breakthrough and rising popularity

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Go gained wider recognition with his roles in Reply 1988 (2015) as the dutiful son and friend Sung Sun-woo.[14][15] In January, Go and the rest of the casts and crews went to vacation in Phuket, Thailand, which was organized by the Reply 1988 production crew as a reward for the success of the drama. There, Go and other three other cast members were "kidnapped" by director Na Young-seok. He brought them to Namibia in southern Africa for his travel show over Youth Over Flowers[16] where the filmed in Africa for 10 days.[17]

File:Ko Gyeong-pyo Chicago Typewriter.jpg
Go in June 2017

The following year, Go starred in Don't Dare to Dream (2016).[18] He received the New Star Award at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards for his performance.[19] In 2017, Go starred in tvN's fantasy-romance drama Chicago Typewriter.[20] The same year, he was cast in his first leading role in the KBS drama Strongest Deliveryman alongside Chae Soo-bin.[21] He then starred in medical thriller drama Cross which premiered in January 2018.[22][23]

2020–present: Leading roles

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After completing his mandatory military service, Go made his television comeback in the 2020 JTBC drama Private Lives.[24] In 2021, he made cameo appearances in the tvN drama My Roommate Is a Gumiho[25] and Netflix series D.P.[26]

In 2022, Go appeared in Park Chan-wook's mystery film Decision to Leave as Soo-wan.[27] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival,[28] where Park Chan-wook won Best Director.[29] His portrayal earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards, and won him a Popular Star Award.[30][31] Also in 2022, he starred in Park Gyu-tae's comedy film 6/45.[32][33] It was released on August 24, 2022.[34][35] He also starred in film Seoul Vibe[36] which was released on Netflix on August 26, 2022.[37] Go then had a leading role in the television series Love in Contract. It aired on tvN from September 21 to November 10, 2022.[38][39] He then appeared in Takashi Miike's streaming series Connect.[40] It premiered on Disney+ on December 7, 2022.[41][42]

In 2024, Go starred in the television series Frankly Speaking. It premiere on JTBC on May 1, 2024[43] and is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[44] The following year, he starred as a cast member in the TvN's variety show Sixth Sense: City Tour.[45] He will next star in tvN's workplace comedy Undercover Miss Hong.[46]

Personal life

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Go enlisted for his mandatory military service on May 21, 2018.[47][48][49][50] He was discharged on January 15, 2020.[51]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Graduation Trip Short film [52]
A Millionaire on the Run Hyung-chul
2013 The Story of Man & Woman Short film
Horror Stories 2 Go Byung-shin Segment: "The Escape" [53]
Believe Me Yoon-seong [54]
2014 One Summer Night Joon-ki Short film [55]
Man on High Heels Jin-woo [56]
The Admiral: Roaring Currents Oh Duk-yi [57]
2015 Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies Pyo Kyeong-soo Cameo [58]
Coin Locker Girl Chi-do [59]
The Treacherous Grand Prince Jinseong [60]
2018 Seven Years of Night Seo-won [61]
2022 Uracai Haruki Yeo Ryeom TVING Short Film [62]
Decision to Leave Soo-wan [63]
6/45 Cheon-woo [64][65]
Seoul Vibe DJ Woo Sam Netflix film [36]
2024 Amazon Bullseye Director Choi [66]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Jungle Fish 2 Bong Il-tae [67]
2011 I Believe in Love Kwon Pil-young [68]
2012 Operation Proposal Song Chan-wook [69]
Standby Kim Kyung-pyo [70]
Quiz of God 3 Seo In-gak Cameo (Episodes 10–12) [71]
2013 Flower Boys Next Door Oh Dong-hoon
Potato Star 2013QR3 Noh Min-hyuk [72]
2014 Naeil's Cantabile Yoo Il-rak [73]
2015 Warm and Cozy Jung-min Cameo (Episodes 1–2) [74]
2015–2016 Reply 1988 Sung Sun-woo
2016 Don't Dare to Dream Go Jung-won
2017 Chicago Typewriter Yoo Jin-oh
Strongest Deliveryman Choi Kang-soo [75]
2018 Cross Kang In-gyu [76]
2020 Private Lives Lee Jung-hwan [77]
2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Sanshin Cameo (Episode 7, 10–11,13–14) [25][78]
2022 Love in Contract Jung Ji-ho [79]
2024 Frankly Speaking Song Gi-baek [80]
2026 Undercover Miss Hong Shin Jeong-woo [81]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 The Best Moment to Quit Your Job Lee Min-woo Cameo [82]
2021–2023 D.P. Corporal Park Sung-woo Season 1–2 [83][84]
2022 Connect Oh Jin-seop [85]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 Saturday Night Live Korea Cast member Seasons 1–3
2016 Youth Over Flowers: Africa [86]
2024 The Backpacker Chef Season 2 [87]
2025 Sixth Sense: City Tour Episodes 1-8 [88]
2025–2026 Reply 1988 10th Anniversary [89]

Music video appearances

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Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2021 "Noting special with the day" (별거 없던 그 하루로) Im Chang-jung [90]

Discography

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Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Album
"I Wake Up Because of You"
with Kim Seul-gi 		2013 track from My Cute Guys OST[91][92]
"Lalala" 2017 Track from Strongest Deliveryman OST[93]

Singles

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Title Year Album
"...We were in love... (2024)" (...사랑했잖아...(2024)) 2024 Non-album single[94]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 Best New Actor – Film Coin Locker Girl Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2013 Best New Actor Horror Stories 2 Nominated
2022 Best Supporting Actor Decision to Leave Nominated [31]
Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award Won [30]
KBS Drama Awards 2017 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Strongest Deliveryman Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2016 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Romantic-Comedy Drama Don't Dare to Dream Nominated
New Star Award Won [19]
The Seoul Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actor (Drama) Chicago Typewriter Nominated [95]
tvN10 Awards 2016 Two Star Award Reply 1988 & SNL Korea Nominated

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