Name: Good Doctor
Genre: Medical Drama, Melodrama, Drama
Released: 2013-08-05
Rating: 9.6
Cast: Joo Won, Moon Chae Won, Joo Sang Wook, Kim Min Seo, Kim Young Kwang

Joo Won is a South Korean actor and singer. Born on September 30, 1987, as Moon Jun Won, Joo Won was given his stage name by his father when he entered college because the Korean words sounds like “God’s willing.” Joo Won debuted as a musical actor, joining a performance group for a children’s show in 2006. He then acted in a variety of musical theater productions, and his performance in “Spring Awakening” caught the attention of his future management agency. Joo Won branched out into television with his role in the 2010 drama “King of Baking,” and the series’ high ratings garnered him starring roles in future dramas, including “Bridal Mask” (2012), “7th Grade Civil Servant” (2013), “Good Doctor” (2013), “Tomorrow Cantabile” (2014), “Yong Pal” (2015) and “My Sassy Girl” (2017).

Joo Won

Park Shi On

Moon Chae Won is a popular South Korean actress. Born on November 13, 1986, she made her acting debut in the 2007 television drama “Mackerel Run” with newcomer Lee Min Ho but it was her role a year later in the drama “Painter of the Wind” that she attracted attention. She has since starred in many popular films and dramas, including “Shining Inheritance” (2009), “My Fair Lady” (2009), It’s Alright, Daddy’s Daughter” (2010), “The Princess’ Man” (2011), “The Innocent Man” (2012), “Good Doctor” (2013) and “Goodbye Mr. Black” (2016).

Moon Chae Won

Cha Yoon Seo

Joo Sang Wook is a popular South Korean actor. Born on July 18, 1978, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film “Arang.” He has since starred in many popular films, television dramas, music videos and variety shows. He is best known for his starring roles in “Giant” (2010), “Special Affairs Team TEN” (2011), “Good Doctor” (2013), “Cunning Single Lady” (2014), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014), “Masked Prosecutor” (2015), “Glamorous Temptation” (2015), “Fantastic” (2016) and “Grand Prince” (2018).

Joo Sang Wook

Kim Do Han

Kim Min Seo is a South Korean singer and actress. Born on March 16, 1984, she made her entertainment debut in the K-pop girl group Mint, which was active from 1999 to 2000. When the group disbanded, Kim Min Seo focused on acting. She made her acting debut in the 2007 theatrical production “The Beautiful World.” She has since appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Good Doctor” (2013), “Rosy Lovers” (2014), “Splendid Politics” (2015) and “Witch at Court” (2017).

Kim Min Seo

Yoo Chae Kyung

Kim Young Kwang

Lee Ah Rin is a South Korean actress who was born on May 12, 1984. She studied Drama and Film at Chung-Ang University and began acting when she was still at university, scooping a student acting award in 2001. She made her screen debut in the 2006 movie “South of the Border.” She followed up with the film “Secret Love” in 2010, as well as “Shotgun Love” (2011) and “Dancing Queen” (2012). She has also appeared in the drama “Tomorrow with You” (2017).

Lee Ah Rin

Ko Chang Seok is a South Korean actor who was born on October 13, 1970, in Busan, South Korea. He studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, and made his feature film debut in the 2004 movie “The Last Wolf,” following up with an appearance in the international hit film “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” in 2005. He made his small-screen debut in the drama series “Dream” in 2009, and was awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in “A Barefoot Dream” at the Chunsa Film Art Awards in 2010. More recently, he has appeared in drama series titles such as “Encounter” (2018) and “Memorist” (2020).

Ko Chang Seok

Kim Hyun Soo is a South Korean child actress. Born on June 23, 2000, she made her acting debut in the 2011 film “Silenced.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Bridal Mask” (2013), “My Love From the Star” (2013-2014) and “Gunman in Joseon” (2014) before landing her first starring role in the school-based mystery thriller “Solomon’s Perjury” (2016-2017).

Kim Hyun Soo

Chun Ho Jin is a veteran South Korean actor. Born on September 9, 1960, he made his acting debut in the 1986 film “Street of Desire” but his career took off after he won Best New Actor at the 28th Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in the 1990 television drama “Love on a Jujube Tree.” Chun Ho Jin has appeared in many popular films and television dramas throughout his prolific career, including the recent “City Hunter” (2011), “Bridal Mask” (2012), “All About My Romance” (2013), “Two Weeks” (2013), “Doctor Stranger” (2014), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015) and “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), “Chicago Typewriter” (2017) and “My Golden Life” (2017-2018). In 2009, Chun Ho Jin published a book titled Chun Ho Jin’s Woodworking DIY.

Chun Ho Jin

Wang Ji Won is a South Korean actress and ballet dancer. Born on November 12, 1988, she was a member of the Korea National Ballet in 2009 after training with the Royal Ballet School in England and at Korea National University of Arts. Wang Ji Won broke into acting in 2012 and is best known for her roles in the television dramas “I Need Romance 3” (2014), “Fated to Love You (aka You Are My Destiny)” (2014) and “Divorce Lawyer in Love” (2015).

Wang Ji Won

Seo Hyun Chul is a South Korean actor. He was born on May 19, 1965 and made his acting debut in the theater before turning his attention to the small-screen in 2010. Since then, he has appeared in various films and numerous television dramas, including “Cinderella's Sister” (2010), “Good Doctor” (2013), “Wonderful Days” (2014), and “Woman of 9.9 Billion” (2019).

Seo Hyun Chul

Jung Man Sik

Kwak Ji Min

Yun Yoo Sun is an award-winning South Korean actress. She was born on January 17, 1969, in Seoul, South Korea, and made her acting debut in 1975. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films and countless television dramas, including “Princess Hours” (2006), “My Girlfriend is a Gumiho” (2010), “Good Doctor” (2013), “Shopaholic Louis” (2016), “Just Between Lovers” (2017), “The Tale of Nokdu” (2019), and “Love Scene Number” (2021).

Yun Yoo Sun

Jo Hee Bong is a popular South Korean actor who has had a prolific career as a supporting actor in theater, films and television dramas. Born on August 23, 1971, he began acting as part of the theater troupe Bipa in 1997. Some of his popular recent credits include the television dramas “Three Days” (2014), “Yoo Na’s Street” (2014), “She’s So Lovable” (2014), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015), “Love in the Moonlight” (2016), “Naked Fireman” (2017) and “Tunnel” (2017). Jo Hee Bong also served as the live moderator for “Crossroads of Youth” (1934), Korea’s oldest surviving silent film, at many national and international film festivals in collaboration with director Kim Tae Yong.

Jo Hee Bong

Choi Ro Woon

Kim Chang Wan is a South Korean musician and actor who was born in Seoul, South Korea on February 22, 1954. He graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University in 1975 and in 1977 debuted as one of the founding members of the rock group Sanulrim. He later went on to make his acting debut in the 1985 drama series “Song of the Sea.” He has since gone on to appear in scores of movie and drama titles, including the recent series “One Spring Night” (2019) and “Find Me in Your Memory” (2020).

Kim Chang Wan

Lee Ki Yeol

Jin Kyung is a South Korean actress who was born on March 27, 1972, in Masan, South Korea. She studied at the Korea National University of Arts, where she majored in Art History. She made her acting debut in the stage play “Secret Royal Inspector Park Mun Su” in 1998 and began featuring in movies at the turn of the millennium. She made her small-screen bow in 2011, appearing in “War of the Roses.” She has since gone on to appear in titles such as “Oh My Venus” (2015), “Dr. Romantic” (2016), and “Dr. Romantic 2” (2020).

Jin Kyung

Na Young Hee

Yoo Hae Jung

Uhm Hyun Kyung is a South Korean actress. Born on November 4, 1986, she made her acting debut in the 2005 television series “Rainbow Romance.” She has since appeared in many other films and television dramas, including the recent “Good Doctor” (2013), “Mother’s Garden” (2014), “House of Bluebird” (2015), “The Good Wife” (2016), “Defendant” (2017) and “Single Wife” (2017). Uhm Hyun Kyung also has been a cast member of the variety show “Happy Together” since March 2016.

Uhm Hyun Kyung

Kwak Do Won is a South Korean actor who was born on May 17, 1974, in Seoul, South Korea. He studied at Gwangnam High School and made his acting debut in a 1999 stage play performance of “King David,” following up with a 2001 performance of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” He made his movie bow in 2003, starring in “If You Were Me,” and has since gone on to appear in film releases such as “A Company Man” (2012) and “Steel Rain” (2017).

Kwak Do Won

Jung Yoon Suk

Ban Min Jung

Moon Hee Kyung is a South Korean actress who was born on December 22, 1965, on Jeju Island, South Korea. She attended Sookmyung Women's University, in Seoul, where she gained a BA degree in French Language and Literature – later going on to obtain a master’s degree from Dankook University’s Graduate School of Drama and Art. She began her acting career with the stage play “Flower Train” in 1995 and spent around a decade exclusively acting in theaters. In the mid-2000s, she turned her hand to the small and big screens, with some of her more recent performances coming in the dramas “Hospital Playlist and “No Matter What” (both 2020).

Moon Hee Kyung

Yoon Park

Jung Ho Keun

In Gyo Jin is a South Korean actor. Born on August 29, 1980, he made his acting debut in the long-running television drama “Lifetime in the Country” starting in 2000. He worked under the stage name Do Yi Sung early in his career but changed back to his birth name beginning in 2012. His recent acting credits include the dramas “The Greatest Love” (2011), “I Need Romance 2” (2012), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014), “Cheer Up!” (2015), “Baek Hee Has Returned” (2016) and “The Perfect Wife” (2017). In Gyo Jin married actress So Yi Hyun in 2014, and the couple and newborn daughter joined the cast of the popular reality series “The Return of Superman” in 2016. His younger brother, In Doo Jin, also is an actor.

In Gyo Jin

Ryu Deok Hwan is a South Korean actor, screenwriter and director. He was born on June 12, 1987 and made his debut in the acting world at the age of six. An award-winning actor, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas over the years including, “God’s Quiz” (2010), “The Great Doctor” (2012), “Miss Hammurabi” (2018), and “Special Labor Inspector, Mr. Jo” (2019).

Ryu Deok Hwan

Seo Kang Jun is a South Korean actor and singer. Born on October 12, 1993, as Lee Seung Hwan, he made his acting debut in the 2013 television drama “After School: Lucky or Not.” After a couple of other small roles in “Good Doctor” and “The Suspicious Housemaid” in 2013, he made his breakthrough in the 2014 popular television drama “Cunning Single Lady.” Seo Kang Joon also is a member of the K-pop boy group 5urprise, which debuted in 2013.

Seo Kang Jun

Park Ki Woong is a South Korean actor. Born on February 13, 1985, he first appeared in K2’s music video “Giving You Love” and then made his acting debut in the television series “Chosun Police” and the film “Kaidan,” both in 2005. Park Ki Woong shot to fame when he appeared in the SKY PMP Phone commercial in 2006. He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Bridal Mask” (2012) and “Full House Take 2” (2012), “Monster” (2016) and “Return” (2018).

Park Ki Woong

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Genius medical student Park Si On (Joo Won) is about to start his new job as a pediatric surgery resident, which he’s dreamed about since he was young. However, one thing sets him apart from his fellow residents: Si On is autistic, causing him to struggle with social interaction and emotional situations that many others would see as no big deal. While his photographic memory and keen spatial skills help him excel in the operating room, he’s often in conflict with patients and coworkers who don’t understand him. He manages to get closer to fellow resident Cha Yoon Seo (Moon Chae Won), who shows him kindness and empathy, and begins to fall in love with her. However, he’s not the only one who’s interested in her, making the workplace even more strained and competitive.

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