Actor Who's Almost Typecast but It Doesn't Work Against Him
This list refers to actors who are offered similar roles or roles in a similar genre time and again because he's too good in it, which somehow forces him to go out of his way and make risky choices just to break off from that image. The typecast image could be an action hero, a flower boy, a rich chaebol son or a dark/morally questionable character.
- Ji Chang Wook is a South Korean actor and singer. He studied performing arts at Dankook University and enlisted in the military on August 14, 2017, before being discharged on April 27, ...more
- Lee Jong Suk is a South Korean actor and model. He majored in Professional Motion Pictures and Art at Konkuk University and completed his military service in January of 2021. In 2005, ...more
- Lee Joon Gi is a South Korean actor, model, and singer under the agency Namoo Actors. He completed his mandatory military service in February 2012. Joon Gi first became interested in performing ...more
- Jung Hae In is a South Korean actor managed by FNC Entertainment. He graduated from Pyeongtaek University with a major in acting. Jung's first acting experience was through a musical in college. ...more
- Park Seo Joon is a South Korean actor managed by Awesome Entertainment. He completed his military service in 2010 before making his debut in 2011 in Bang Yong Guk's music video "I ...more
- Lee Dong Wook is a South Korean actor and model under King Kong by Starship Entertainment. In 2005 he enrolled in Joongbu University, majoring in media and broadcasting arts. He was awarded ...more
- Song Joong Ki is a South Korean actor under HighZium studio. Prior to debuting, he competed in short-track speed skating and represented his home city of Daejeon at the national level. He ...more
- Park Hae Jin is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. He was exempted from military service in 2004 due to his struggles with depression and social phobia. He won the 2020 ...more
- Jang Geun Suk is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. Jang went to junior high school in New Zealand, where he attended Nelson College in 2003, to learn English and Japanese. ...more
- Park Hyung Sik is a South Korean singer, actor, musical performer, and producer. He debuted in January 2010 as the main vocalist and visual of the boy group ZE:A (제국의 아이들), formed ...more
- Lee Chang Sun, known professionally as Lee Joon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, model, DJ and former member of MBLAQ (엠블랙). He graduated from Seoul Arts High School and later ...more
- Yoon Shi Yoon is a South Korean actor and television personality managed by MOA Entertainment. He was born in Suncheon, South Korea. He debuted in the daily sitcom "High Kick Through the ...more
- Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor, singer, and model represented by MYM Entertainment. He started to act in his second year of high school and joined Starhaus Entertainment in his ...more
- Darren Wang is a Taiwanese actor and model born in Taipei. He initially attended Dongshan Senior High School (東山高級中學) but was sent to a military academy in New York by his father ...more













