Dennis Oh

Personal Profile
Name: Dennis Oh
Real name: Dennis Joseph O’Neil
Profession: Model and actor
Birthdate: 1981-Aug-29
Birthplace: United States of America
Height: 188cm
Weight: 83kg
Star sign: Virgo
Blood type: A
Family: Mother (Korean), father (American) and an older brother
Education: Savannah College of Art and Design
Hobbies: Drawing, traveling and photography

Biography

Dennis Joseph O'Neil is a South Korean actor. He was born in 1981 between a Korean mother and a former American GI father. He starred in the MBC miniseries Sweet Spy and has also acted in commercials across Asia, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. In the drama, he appears as a mysterious spy who falls in love with an ordinary female police officer.

Dennis started modeling at the age of 16 while majoring in

photography in college. He is considering about becoming a professional photographer when he retires from the entertainment industry. He's gathering huge number of fans in numerous countries, such as South Korea, China, and Japan. They are called "Honeybees," regarding Dennis as a flower.

He is currently visiting his families in USA, and his coming-back date is not yet decided.” I’d like to be recognized as an actor and a model in my mother's homeland, says the man who spins on the ground before approaching an unknown woman in the Sky cell phone commercials, and appears with well-known actress Kim Tae-hee as a newly-wed couple in Daewoo Klasse ad's. Known as "Daniel Henney Mark ll," Dennis O'Neil (24) wants it known that he is more than just a pretty face. So before the curiosity aroused by the commercials wanes, MBC in a surprise move cast O'Neil in the lead role of its miniseries "Spy," which hits the airwaves on Nov, landing him in the focus of the entertainment world for the rest of the year. Born to a Korean mother and a former GI father, O'Neil has consolidated his top model status, appearing in 15 commercials across Asia, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Slightly more Asian-looking than his fellow half-Korean star Daniel Henney,

ONeil would prefer it if the two were not lumped together. "Daniel Henney is an excellent model and actor, and I'm grateful to him for in effect opening the door for mixed-race actors in the Korean entertainment industry. But now I'd like to try to find my own image, one that is distinct from his," he says.

O'Neil started modeling at the age of 16, but because of his studies was unable to devote all his energy to it. In college he majored in photography, a subject he remains attached to in his spare time. He is thinking about becoming a professional photographer when he retires from the entertainment industry. Standing 1.88 m tall, O’Neil takes pride in his trim, well-toned body? A reward for the sporting life. How did you like my tumbling in the cell phone commercial? I did it myself. I’m confident in my athletic abilities because I used to wrestle and play football and martial arts when I was a kid. Even though he has an everybody’s sweetheart look, there is only one woman in his world: the girlfriend waiting for him back in Florida.

He said the biggest let-down about working abroad is not being able to see her. She gets mad, he says, but he has no idea what to do about it. He’s also received the 22th Korean model BEST DRESS in 2005. It is fortuitous that O’Neil is making his acting debut in a Korean soap, since soaps were his spur into acting. My mother always used to watch Korean movies and soap operas, so I would watch them with her. Since then I have been slowly drawing closer and closer to my dream of becoming an actor, he says. He hopes the Korean public will continue to support him.

TV Series
Fall in Love (HunanTV, 2011)
East of Eden (MBC, 2008)
Witch Amusement (SBS, 2007)
Sweet Spy (MBC, 2005)

Movie
Someone to Love (2011)
Hype Nation (2009)

Awards
Best Dress, 22nd Korean Model (2005)

Trivia
Education: Savannah College of Art and Design
Hobbies: Drawing, traveling and photography

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