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| 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.
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| 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).
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
