Bloodhounds has been one of Netflix’s most successful Korean series. One part action, one part serious family drama, and all gas, the series has shifted greatly in Bloodhounds 2. In the first season, played by Woo Do-Hwan, Kim Gun-woo (also spelled Geon-woo) and Hong Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) took on a loan shark threatening their family, with boxing and COVID-19 as a backdrop to the relationship building in the series.
Now, in Bloodhounds 2, boxing becomes the focal point as Gun-woo’s fighting talent becomes the only thing that Baek Jeong (Jung Ji-hoon aka Rain) wants to own. The choice is to fight in the IKFC underground fighting ring for Baek Jeong and risk losing his life, or keep refusing and watch the people he loves be hurt or worse.
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As Gun-woo, Woo Do-hwan shines as a man with an air of innocence, despite all the violence and danger he has endured. But his dedication to being the best athlete is what translates well as his resolve strengthens in the face of increasing danger from Baek Jeong. He doesn’t fight for money or himself, but the people he loves. This separates him from other action series leads and leaves a lasting impact on the audience.
As an actor. Woo Do-hwan’s career is packed with roles that showcase his physicality and emotional range. Having started his career in 2011 with a role in Come, Come, Absolutely Come, there is no shortage of series to see him in next.
If you watched Bloodhounds 2 and want more of its lead actor, Woo Do-hwan, here’s what to watch next after the credits roll on Episode 7.
Mad Dog (2017)
TV Series
Also Stars: Yoo Ji-tae, Ryu Hwa-young, Jo Jae-yoon, Kim Hye-sung, Hong Soo-hyun
Episodes: 16
In one of Woo Do-hwan’s early recurring roles, he plays Kim Min-joon, a genius former swindler who was abandoned by his foster parents. Quick-witted and always on the money when it comes to his instincts, Min-joon can effectively transform into anyone he needs to. And it’s all to prove his brother’s innocence.
Official Synopsis:
Choi Kang-woo, a former police officer and leader of Taeyang Insurance’s investigators team, decides to create his own investigation team, Mad Dog, after an airplane crash takes the life of his wife and son.
Two years later, he meets Kim Min-joon, a genius former swindler who is the younger brother of Kim Beom-joon, the co-pilot of the crashed JH 801 airplane, who was accused of crashing the aircraft on purpose in a suicide attempt.
Tempted (2017)
TV Series
Also Stars: Park Soo-young, Kim Min-jae, Moon Ka-young
Episodes: 32
One of Woo Do-hwan’s first leading roles, Tempted stars actor Woo as Kwon Si-hyeon, the sole grandson and heir of the JK Group conglomerate. A chaebol bets his life on a dangerous game of love. But as he tries to seduce Tae-hee, he gradually begins to fall for her.
Official Synopsis:
Tempted is based on the classic 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Yup, this is a KDrama take on Dangerous Liaisons.
Student president Choi Su-ji (Moon Ka-young), Kwon Si-hyeon (Woo Do-hwan), the eldest heir of the JK Group, and Casanova Lee Se-ju (Kim Min-jae) have been best friends since childhood.
Su-ji’s current boyfriend, Lee Ki-young (Lee Jae-kyun), humiliates her and her mother for trying to use him to climb up the social ladder and breaks up with her. As the last straw, when Su-ji’s mother and Si-hyeon’s father announce their engagement, the trio devises a plan to hit two birds with one stone.
Eun Tae-hui (Park Soo-young) is a hardworking college student who no longer believes in love after watching the demise of her parents’ marriage. Su-ji finds out that Tae-hui is Ki-young’s first love, and asks Si-hyeon to seduce Tae-hui and then break her heart, as a way to prove his loyalty to Su-ji. However, all does not go as planned when Si-hyeon and Tae-hui begin to actually fall for each other.
The Divine Fury (2019)
Movie
Also Stars: Park Seo-jun, Ahn Sung-ki
Directed by: Kim Joo-hwan
Written by: Kim Joo-hwan
In a martial arts film, Woo Do-hwan plays Ji-shin. While his roles tend to put him on the side of good, actor Woo’s Ji-shin is the primary antagonist of the film, going up against Park Seo-joon’s Yong-hoo.
The pub owner responsible for killing Yong-hoo’s father by running him over and dragging him on the car door, Ji-shin, is just awful, and Woo Do-hwan is great at it. Ji-shin becomes Yong-hoo’s archenemy as he prays to Satan and turns into a demonic dark bishop. Yup, this religious action-horror movie is a bit out there.
Official Synopsis:
After waking up with mysterious wounds on his hands, a champion fighter finds himself in an otherworldly battle against evil forces that wreak havoc in the human world.
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My Country: The New Age (2019)
TV Series
Also Stars: Yang Seo-jong, Kim Seol-hyun, Jang Hyuk
Episodes: 16
Woo plays Nam Seon-ho, a complex, ambitious, and tragic military officer. As the intelligent but illegitimate son of a powerful official, he battles a low-class stigma to pursue power, ultimately finding himself in a heart-wrenching rivalry with his childhood friend, Seo Hwi. Because of his class station, he’s vowed to achieve power to find himself the life and love he deserves.
Official Synopsis:
During the transitional period between the end of the Goryeo dynasty and the beginning of the Joseon dynasty, two friends became enemies following a misunderstanding. They try to protect their country and the people they love in their own way.
The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
TV Series
Also Stars: Lee Min-ho, Kim Go-eun, Kim Kyung-nam, Jung Eun-chae, Lee Jung-jin
Episodes: 16
Here, actor Woo plays the second male lead behind Lee Min-ho. However, with the time element of the series, Woo winds up playing two characters in one go, Jo Yeong and Jo Eun-sup.
As Jo Yeong, Woo plays a captain of the Royal Guard of the Kingdom of Corea, and a childhood friend of Lee Gon. The first met Lee Gon at his coronation ceremony, when he was four years old; the duo shared a bond of friendship and brotherhood.
Additionally, he also plays Jo Eun-sup. Jo Yeong’s counterpart, who is currently serving his mandatory military duties as a guard for the National Police Agency of South Korea. He is humorous, free-willed and joyous, pretty much the exact opposite of Jo Yeong. He also has a crush on his childhood friend, Myeong Na-ri and ultimately stands out in the series as a truly great brother.
Official Synopsis:
Lee Gon (Lee Min-ho), a modern-day Emperor of the Kingdom of Corea, attempts to cross the barrier into an alternate reality where the Republic of Korea exists in the Kingdom’s stead. He comes across detective Jeong Tae-eul (Kim Go-eun), whom he recognizes from an identity card he obtained during the turning point of his childhood: his father’s assassination.
Lee Gon’s half-uncle, Lee Lim (Lee Jung-jin), who assassinated the previous king, Lee Ho (Lee Gon’s father), is in hiding and assembling armies whilst traversing back and forth between the two parallel worlds.
Joseon Attorney (2023)
TV Series
Also Stars: Bona, Cha Hak-yeon
Episodes: 16
Starring in the lead role, Woo Do-hwan plays Kang Han-soo, a oejibu (attorney) with a demonic charm. The center of a legal revenge plot, Han-so wants justice for his parents’ murder, and it’s set in the Joseon era. And if anyone can do it, it’s Han-soo and his perfect win rate.
Official Synopsis:
Kang Han Su, a cunning lawyer who exploits clients for personal gain, gains a reputation as a hero among the public. Over time, he matures into an ethical lawyer, with his client Yi Yun Ju—initially seeking revenge—becoming an ally in his mission to uphold justice and defend the innocent. This transformation highlights Kang’s growth both professionally and personally.
Mr. Plankton (2024)
TV Series
Also Stars: Lee Yoo-mi, Oh Jung-se, Kim Hae-sook
Episodes: 10
One of the best KDrama series of 2025, Woo Do-hwan play Hae Jo (aka Chae Seung-hyeok), a terminally ill man born from a mistake in IVF treatment, who is taking his last steps in life. The central figure of this rom-com is also actor Woo’s most interesting and subtle role.
Official Synopsis:
Hae-jo, a man with little chance for happiness and his ex, Jae-mi (Lee Yoo-mi), the unhappiest bride-to-be, are forced to accompany one another on the final journey of his life.
Hae-jo grew up knowing that he was the product of incorrect artificial insemination, and now, he’s terminally ill. Hoping to have one last chance at life before his time runs out, he forces Jae-mi to join him. Only, she is also diagnosed with a medical problem that changes the future she saw for herself.
Made in Korea (2025)
TV Series
Also Stars: Hyun-bin, Jung Woo-sung, Cho Yeo-jeong, Seo Eun-soo, Won Ji-an, Jung Sung-il, Kang Gil-woo, Roh Jae-won
Episodes: 6
One of his smaller roles on the list, but also one of the most high-profile series on the list, Woo Do-hwan plays Baek Ki-hyeon, Ki-tae’s younger brother and an elite officer.
Official Synopsis:
Set in 1970s Korea, “Made in Korea” Season 1 follows Baek Kitae, an ambitious KCIA agent who’s living a double life. Driven by his thirst for power, Kitae works as an agent by day and a smuggler by night. Smart, suave, cunning and capable, Ki-tae rapidly moves up the ranks after using his smuggling operation to consolidate power, protect his brother, and generate vast sums of money for the agency.
Seemingly unstoppable, only one thing stands in his way — a tenacious prosecutor who can’t be reasoned with, bought or bribed. With everything at stake for both men, the series will follow the duo as they look to take each other down.
