| Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from 'Revenant' (top) and 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' (1993) |
Hollywood western thriller movie "Revenant" grabbed No.1 spot in box office last weekend and embossed its lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who won the Best Performance in Drama category in the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, with impressive performance.
A media report suggested Monday that his charisma as an actor has been chiseled since his early career as a teenage actor, debuting with sci-fi horror movie "Critters 3" (1991) at age of 17. The American star, now 41, was praised for his supporting role in drama movie "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) where he portrayed a kid with developmental disability.
In Korea, several actors and actresses who are now boasting irreplaceable presence in motion pictures and TV have also been active in the field of acting since they were a teenager or a pre-teen.
| Yoo Ah-in in a scene from 'Boys of Tomorrow' (2006) |
Actor Yoo Ah-in, who spent the hottest year of his career in 2015 starring in movies "Veteran," "The Throne" and SBS TV drama "Six Flying Dragons," began his acting career at the same age DiCaprio debuted, starring in TV teen drama "Rounding" (2003-2005) on KBS. His movie debut was "Boys of Tomorrow" (2006).
| Yoo Seung-ho in a scene from 'The Way Home' (2002) |
Actor Yoo Seung-ho, the male lead character of SBS TV drama "Remember," started his acting career at age of seven in MBC TV drama "Daddy Fish" (2000). He became popular with his movie debut "The Way Home" (2002). He attracted wide media coverage when he returned from serving 21 month-long mandatory military service in 2014.
| Go Ah-sung in a scene from 'The Host' (2006) |
Actress Go Ah-sung, the winner of various awards with her roles in movies -- "The Host" (2006) and "Snowpiercer" (2013) -- and TV dramas, started her acting at age of 10 in stage musical "Peter Pan" (2002). She portrayed a rookie office lady in crime thriller "Office" (2015), and her latest movie "A Melody to Remember" is opening in theaters next week.
| Kim Hye-soo in a scene from 'Tazza: The High Rollers' (2006) |
Veteran actress Kim Hye-soo, who has been domineering in Korean cinema and often been symbolized as a femme fatale based on her roles in movies, debuted in 1986 at age of 16 in movie "Ggambo." Since the movie, she often played roles that are older than her actual age. She comes back to the small screen with "Signal" on tvN, where she portrays a detective.
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디카프리오ㆍ고아성.. '믿고보는' 아역배우 출신들
영화 “레버넌트”로 제73회 골든글로브 드라마 부문 남우주연상을 수상한 레오나르도 디카프리오(42)가 아역배우 출신이라는 사실이 다시금 알려지면서 국내 아역출신 배우들에게도 덩달아 관심이 가고 있다.
지난해 천만영화 “베테랑,” “사도”에 이어 SBS “육룡이 나르샤”에 출연 중인 유아인(30)은 17세에 “성장드라마 반올림”으로 데뷔했다. 2007년 영화 “좋지 아니한가,” “우리에게 내일은 없다”로 스크린 데뷔했다.
유승호(23)는 7세에 드라마 “가시고기”로 데뷔한 후 영화 “집으로”를 통해 시선을 잡았다. 2014년 12월 제대한 그는 영화 “조선마술사”로 재시동을 건 후 SBS 드라마 “리멤버-아들의 전쟁”에선 변호사 역을 맡아 열연 중이다.
16세에 영화 “깜보”로 연기를 시작한 김혜수(46)는 10대 연기시절부터 자신의 나이보다 많은 성숙한 캐릭터를 주로 소화했다. 충무로의 독보적인 여배우로 군림하고 있는 그는 1월 22일 tvN 금토드라마 “시그널”에서 베테랑 강력계 형사 차수현으로 복귀한다.
12세에 KBS 어린이 드라마 “울루랄라 블루짱”으로 연기에 발을 내디딘 고아성(24)은 2006년 영화 “괴물”의 여중생 현서로 존재감을 알렸다. 그 후 “설국열차” “오피스” 등 여러 영화에 출연해왔다. 1월21일 개봉하는 영화 “오빠생각”에선 한국전쟁 당시 고아 합창단의 자원봉사 선생님 박주미 역을 맡았다.