Ohryong Kwon

Ohryong (pronounced Oh-re-young) is an actor based in Toronto and Seoul. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she made her debut in 2019, joining a professional South Korean theater troupe right after graduating from high school. She later studied Drama and Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

Ohryong’s film credits include several South Korean productions, mostly in lead or major supporting roles, such as Keris (2024), Searching for Wong Karwai (2023), and Take New (2022). She has also appeared in plays like Wanderer’s Song (2024), Four Glasses of Wine (2024), Romeo and Juliet (2019), and Suspicious Courtgirl (2019). While most of her previous work has been in South Korea, her Canadian experience includes playing the lead in Drowning Ophelia at the Helen Gardiner Playhouse.

As a competitive boxer, she has participated in and won four national-level boxing matches in South Korea. She is also a poet, having published a poetry book titled High Sea Watch in 2022. In 2016, she won first place in the theater division at the national level of the Odyssey of the Mind competition, performing in a lead role. Additionally trained as a news reporter, Ohryong continuously seeks diverse challenges to refine her skills as an actor.