Ryohei Otani

Ryohei Otani
Otani at the 18th PiFan in 2014
Born (1980-10-01) October 1, 1980 (age 43)
Suita, Osaka, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentMystic Actors (2015–present)
Korean name
Hangul
오타니 료헤이
Revised RomanizationOtani Ryohei
McCune–ReischauerOt'ani Ryohei

Ryohei Otani (大谷 亮平, Ōtani Ryōhei, born October 1, 1980) is a Japanese actor and model. He began his modeling career in Japan, then entered Korean entertainment by being featured in a commercial for Dunkin' Donuts in 2003, followed by Hyundai Motors, Olympus and SK Telecom.[1] His popularity helped him land roles on television, beginning with the 2006 sitcom Soulmate. Otani's acting career continued to be active in South Korea, starring in television dramas such as The Road Home,[2] Dear My Sister,[3] Hero, The Chaser,[4] and Gunman in Joseon that earned him Global Star Award in the 7th Korea Drama Awards as well as the period blockbusters War of the Arrows and The Admiral: Roaring Currents. He has currently been acting in Japan; starring in hit Japanese dramas like The Full-Time Wife Escapist as Ryota Kazami, Love Rerun as Ryosuke Sagisawa in 2018, and will be taking part in many more Japanese works later in 2018 as well.[5][6]

  1. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (13 December 2011). "Ryohei recontracted with Eyagi". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  2. ^ Han, Sang-hee (20 January 2009). "New Family Dramas to Warm Up Fans". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  3. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (11 January 2012). "Otani Ryohei to make an appearance on KBS 2's soap opera Boki". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  4. ^ "Otani Ryohei to join upcoming TV series THE CHASER". 10Asia. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  5. ^ "Japanese actor Otani Ryohei renews contract with Korean agency". 10Asia. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  6. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (25 July 2014). "Roaring Currents takes epic sea battle to big screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-25.