Kwak Dong Yeon, born in Daejeon, is a South Korean actor and member of a band, Kkokkoma, where he plays lead guitar. He was formerly represented by FNC Entertainment but later joined H& Entertainment.
At 13, he permanently moved to Seoul by himself to pursue his dream to be an artist. He has studied music at FNC Academy, and also took acting lessons. He graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2016.
He made his acting debut in 2012, appearing in the KBS television series My Husband Got a Family. The drama reached a peak audience rating of 49.6%, thereby earning the “national drama” status. The series ranked number one overall on the 2012 yearly TV rating chart. For his performance, Kwak won the Best Young Actor Award at the 2012 Korea Drama Awards.
In December 2018, he won the Actor Award at the 2019 Korea First Brand Awards.
