Jejoongwon’s Sean Richard joins Athena
by javabeans
Another addition has been made to upcoming spy drama Athena, which premieres in December (Giant‘s extension has pushed the premiere back from its original November target): Sean Richard (or Sean Richard Dulake), the Korean-American actor who played Dr. Allen in SBS’s medical sageuk show Jejoongwon.
If you don’t recognize him, I don’t blame you; he was styled drastically differently in Jejoongwon, where I thought he was about twenty years older than his real age. (He’s 26.)
In Athena, he’ll be a part of Cha Seung-won‘s secret organization, shedding the gentler image from Jejoongwon to dive into the action genre.
Sean Richard (as he is known in the Korean press) was born to a British father and Korean mother and majored in business administration at Boston University, with a minor in acting. Following that, he continued acting in theater and shorts in New York.
Athena has moved from shooting in Italy to Japan, and will premiere in December on SBS.
I can’t weigh in on his acting just yet, but he does look the part. Take his appearance from Jejoongwon, followed by an ad for which he modeled — what a difference a suit makes:
Via OSEN
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1 rubie
September 17, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Thanks javabeans for the news, Sean Richard is Lee Byung Hun's cousin. Sorry.. just missing the other actor's mention here. ^^ But hopefully Sean Richard would do well in Athena.. not really looking forward for the spin-off, but read the updates to keep updated. ^^
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RubyKowa
September 17, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Really? I thought that was just an old rumor because they were under the same company. When Sean Richard was interviewed on a talk show once he mentioned LBH as an sunbae and not as family....
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rubie
September 17, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Ohh, it's my mistake.. thanks for the correction, Joanne. But they are indeed under the same agency although there were also posts saying that their mothers are sisters. Maybe true.. maybe not.. and maybe to keep the personal connection out of their professional careers.
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RubyKowa
September 18, 2010 at 1:31 PM
Yeah those posts (I think some were on soompi) really confused me, too...because for awhile I thought they were cousins as well.
I think they mention LBH in this airang interview (2 parts):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL3Cev1TwVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYBk9dMormI
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Esther
September 18, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Hello!
I just wanted to clarify that he IS Lee Byung Hoon's cousin. I know (of) him and his family (they're from Arcadia, CA) and he and his sister are cousins with LBH. :)
It's so weird to hear him referred to as "Sean Richard" because in high school he was known as Sean Dulake.
2 maez
September 17, 2010 at 10:44 AM
HE IS HANDSOME!!!
I want to see Athena NOW!
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3 oh! tht! chick!
September 17, 2010 at 10:58 AM
he looks hawt! kinda like an anglicized version of jo in sung maybe?
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belleza
September 17, 2010 at 1:13 PM
No doubt, no doubt. When he smiles, he could pass for Jo In Sung's brother from another mother.
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Herro
September 19, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Hahah, I totlaly thought that too!
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4 sandy80
September 17, 2010 at 11:07 AM
it seems that athena is in big trouble at the moment since one of the lead SCW is so very ill so maybe they will have to rewrite the drama or something like that
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oh! tht! chick!
September 17, 2010 at 11:16 AM
yeah sounds scary for CSW ...hope he recovers soon! CSW fighting! maybe KSA can cure him with some fish soup or something :P
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cille
September 17, 2010 at 3:24 PM
hmmm, i read that they were rewriting his role a little bit to reflect him recovering from his current illness. HOWEVER, the show is not in big trouble since they haven't started broadcast yet and can still make necessary changes.
besides, i thought the main leads were jung woo sung and soo ae.
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legalisfun
September 19, 2010 at 1:39 PM
whats wrong with him? :-(
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5 Angela
September 17, 2010 at 11:08 AM
This guy is absolutely hot!
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6 Artemis
September 17, 2010 at 11:18 AM
Ohhh, this is great news. I really loved him in Jejungwon. Happy that he is getting more work in Korea. :)
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7 eiko
September 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Wow....I am surprised but so very pleased!!!! Great make-up work in JeJoongwon which is now airing on our local station in Hawaii!!!!
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8 Ahjummoni
September 17, 2010 at 11:59 AM
this guy looks like Alain Delon...just blue eyes are missing in action ..let's see if he acts better than Delon
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sophie
September 17, 2010 at 12:28 PM
@8 Leona
Now that you mentioned it, that's so true! He does look like young Delon in the first picture!
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kelly
September 17, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Ditto (in the 1st photo).
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9 kaedejun
September 17, 2010 at 12:43 PM
OMG HE'S HOT!
I LIKE HIM INFINITELY BETTER HERE!
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10 Porcelain
September 17, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Is it me or there are a lot of mixed parentage actors active in Korea now? Daniel Henney, Dennis Oh and now Sean Richard... bring it on... these boys are hot!!!
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11 Linda Lovett
September 17, 2010 at 12:51 PM
Is it just me or does he look 100% Korean? Doesn't really look mixed to me.
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uniques30smth
September 17, 2010 at 1:35 PM
look at the cheekbones, chin and nose bridge- Koreans have different features than Europeans(caucasians) have
the asian mandible is usually a lil smaller, and the cheekbones aren't that high (they have their exceptions don't worry) -they are just a lil wider and European nose is a lil bigger with a higher nose bridge and higher tip of the nose -even asian faces look a lil bigger it ain't true : is just an optical illusion because of the wider cheekbones
conclusion: the proportions are a lil different,
google it for some pics if you don't believe me
personally I saw that there are quite noticeable physically differences between Japs and Koreans too
eyes indeed are obvious when a parent is Korean they tend to have Korean long eyes ... and in this combination(European+Korean) they tend to have a lil bigger eyes and maybe double eyelids
a few months ago I've read that Koreans made some statistics and the average volume of their heads and average area of a Korean face are smaller than usual white guys, respectively girls.In the same article is stated that their average height is increasing since WWII (I don't remember exactly from 1,50 ladies to an average of 1,60 nowadays and men from barely 1,70 to 1,80-here I might be wrong -when I'll find the article I'll post it)
now can I fangirl as usually above my Korean sweeties?(Omo I have a whole list of smexy guys Kim Nam Gil, No Min Woo, Kim Jae Wook, Kang Dong Won,Jun No Min, Lee Jun Ki,Park Shi Ho,Oh Ji ho,Lee Min Ho, Kim Bum,Lee Min Ki,Gong Yoo,Lee DOng Wook, Jae Hee,Jang Geun Suk,Song Joong Ki,Yoo Ah In, Yoo Seung Ho,Kim Nam Jin,Kim Hyun Joong,Cha Seung Won, Hyun Bin,Won Bin etc ) -and this are the guys I can spell their names without searching the correct spell on the net(and of course I saw at least a drama with each of them -and some of them almost cost me the divorce- KNG,No Min Woo, JGS and yes I know that they are normal ppl too-they all have GFs-one or more - or -yah why not BF)
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bd
September 18, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Not exactly accurate.
Asian males (well, NE Asians) tend to have more prominent jawlines than Caucasian males, but less promiment and more rounded chins.
Also, high cheekbones are more prominent among NE Asians, but the cheekbones also tend to be broader.
W/ regard to Sean Richard, the majority of males (whether NE Asian or Caucasian) don't have that idealized facial structure.
Anyway, it's interesting to see that hapa (Korean) males play a bigger role in the Korean entertainment industry than their female counterparts; probably likely to there being more opportunities for hapa actresses in Hollywood.
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12 Alyssia
September 17, 2010 at 1:01 PM
Sorry but nobody can replace Daniel Henney and Dennis in my heart. lolz
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13 Keylye
September 17, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Wow, this guy's hot. Hopefully he can act as well.
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14 belleza
September 17, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Jejoongwon got strong acting performances from both Sean Richard and Ricky Lee. Sean's going to be a star, especially since he looks so much like Jo In Sung that . . .. I MISS JO IN SUNG!!! :( :( :(
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15 Kiara
September 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM
He was great in Jejoongwon. Love the first picture (hawt and natural).
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16 EJ
September 17, 2010 at 1:26 PM
he kind of looks like a younger, half-asian version of Alec Baldwin. :D
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17 chasen8888
September 17, 2010 at 1:26 PM
I was looking forward to his return as he did a good job in Jejoongwon, (very believable). To be frank I don't think Daniel Henney can act in all the shows that I have seen him in all that comes to mind is eye candy - no real substance.
Question - in terms of enlistment is it applicable to Korean citizens only (born & live) or does it include those who are mixed and living in Korea (are they viewed as citizens too)? Just curious.
Other - Hope CSW recovers soon as he's an amazing actor who is the main interest for me to consider watching Athena.
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18 po0kie120
September 17, 2010 at 2:34 PM
this is so weird...he went to my high school in cali and we were in the band together~! the boy grew up nicely!never thought he would become an actor in korea! good luck to him!
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19 fionnula
September 17, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Does anyone else notice that he looks like a different person in every single photograph here?
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ar_arguably romantic
September 17, 2010 at 3:46 PM
He does!!!
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20 cille
September 17, 2010 at 3:29 PM
sean richard looks hot in that last pic with all black attire! and looking at him again, he does remind me of jo in sung too!
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21 lilly
September 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM
The best thing about him is with dark hair he looks very asian namely because he is a one-eyelided man (sorry not to sound racist but I am not into european or european looking men).
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uniques30smth
September 17, 2010 at 4:59 PM
except his eyes he looks very european to me (believe me I live here)
you don't have to be into white,black, indian guys -is a matter of taste or usually we like beautiful ppl specially ppl from our race - personally when I see a sexy black or a sexy Japanesse or Korean: if they are sexy I will drool over them no matter the race ... but I'm married with a guy like me
I'm not that naive to think that a marriage between the races goes smoothly :there are cultural differences beside the skin tone
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22 smileejinn
September 17, 2010 at 5:16 PM
I'VE TALKED WITH HIM :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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23 md
September 17, 2010 at 5:41 PM
uniques30smith - i am assuming that there was no slur intended, but I am Japanese and absolutely hate the term you used for Japanese (I don't even want to use it myself). I am pretty sure most if not all Japanese feel the same way.
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uniques30smth
September 18, 2010 at 4:05 AM
I apologize- I don't know other term I could use -please tell me a good one so I could use in the future
I'm not a person trying to offend anyone - if I did it was unintentional
for me is odd (cultural difference)because Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Italian, Spanish(Spaniards) are not offending terms(each of us is proud of his nationality)-so please explain why the name of the country isn't the same for his inhabitants or how could this offend them or you-
I'm sorry again because I don't know enough history or enough grammar
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24 heejung
September 17, 2010 at 6:11 PM
he looks eerily like MGIAG's movie director in the first pic. :D
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25 theedie
September 17, 2010 at 7:08 PM
I haven't seen him in anything, but I've been attracted to him since I first heard about him from Jejoongwon (beard and all). God he's hot. And this time I don't feel like a cradle robber or an oldie chasing skeeze since we're pretty close in age :D
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26 Hanjae
September 17, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Ooh, Sean Richard! He was pretty good in Jejoongwon as Dr. Allen; I didn't find him OTT or anything and thought he played the part well. I was really sad when his character's part in the drama ended, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of him now!
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27 hermosa5790
September 17, 2010 at 10:01 PM
HOT DAMN!
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28 Selli
September 18, 2010 at 4:42 AM
How's his Korean? D:
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29 Ri
September 18, 2010 at 5:32 AM
If Athena unfortunately turns out to be a flop, at least it will be nice to watch thanks to all the deliciously good-looking stars!
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30 vrosemarie
September 18, 2010 at 8:05 AM
The man is smokin'!!!
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31 gjxsarangxx
September 18, 2010 at 1:34 PM
LOL!
i seriously thought he was mid-40, 50ish too!
pwaha.. thank you javabeans... xDD
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32 Ani
September 19, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Not familiar with him, but man is he HOT! Athena is still too serious of stuff for me, but with this much Hotties in it, I might just give it a shot.
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