Best Actor/Actress of 2023
This list is created for BK-community.
Please pick an actor/actress that was casted in something of this year.
RandomUsagi Dec 21, 2023
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![Lee Do Hyun]()
Lee Do Hyun is an actor under Yuehua Entertainment who made his acting debut in 2017. He's best known for his roles in Hotel del Luna and Sweet Home. Do Hyun won ...more -
![Ji Chang Wook]()
Ji Chang Wook is a South Korean actor and singer. He studied performing arts at Dankook University and enlisted in the military on August 14, 2017, before being discharged on April 27, ...more -
![Luo Yun Xi]()
Luo Yun Xi, also known by his English name Leo Luo, is an award-winning actor, dancer and singer born in Chengdu, China. He graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy, majoring in ballet. ...more -
![Bai Lu]()
Bai Lu is a Chinese actress and model born in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. She studied at Changzhou Higher Vocational Technical Institute of Tourism and Commerce. Bai Lu's acting career began in 2015 ...more -
![Lee Jun Ho]()
Lee Jun Ho is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM. He first gained public attention after winning Superstar Survival in 2006, placing first out of 6,000 competitors. After winning, Lee ...more -
![Ro Woon]()
Kim Seok Woo, known professionally as Rowoon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor and was a member of SF9 on hiatus. (short for Sensational Feeling 9). He graduated from Gyeonggi High ...more -
![Zhao Lu Si]()
Zhao Lu Si is an actor and singer born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Zhao Lu Si started her acting career in 2017 when she debuted in the romance drama, "Untouchable Lovers" ...more -
![Go Youn Jung]()
Go Youn Jung is a South Korean actress and model under MAA management. She attended Seoul Woman's University to study Art. After she graduated from Seoul Woman's University with majoring in contemporary ...more -
![Lee Joon Gi]()
Lee Joon Gi is a South Korean actor, model, and singer under the agency Namoo Actors. He completed his mandatory military service in February 2012. Joon Gi first became interested in performing ...more -
![Choi Hyun Wook]()
Choi Hyun Wook is a South Korean actor under Gold Medalist. In 2019, He graduated from Hanlim Multi Arts School. In 2019, Hyun Wook made his acting in the drama "Real:Time:Love" (리얼:타임:러브) ...more -
![Woo Do Hwan]()
Woo Do Hwan is a South Korean actor managed by H& Entertainment (H&엔터테인먼트). He majored in theatre at Dankook University's Faculty of Performing Arts. He completed his mandatory military service from July ...more -
![Song Kang]()
Song Kang is a South Korean actor managed by Namoo Actors (나무엑터스). He studied Film Arts at Konkuk University. In 2015, he appeared as the main lead in the short series "Hello ...more -
![Chen Zhe Yuan]()
Chen Zhe Yuan, born in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is a Chinese actor and singer managed by Gramarie. He graduated from the Department of Performance of Shenzhen University. In 2015, Chen participated in ...more -
![Takahashi Issei]()
Issei Takahashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. Takahashi was born as the eldest son and, since his mother had married three times, he has four ...more -
![Kitamura Takumi]()
Kitamura Takumi is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He is the leader of a pop-rock Japanese band named DISH// and is represented by Stardust Promotions. Born and raised in Tokyo, Kitamura ...more -
![Xu Kai]()
Xu Kai is a Chinese actor and model born in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. He studied finance at South China Agricultural University. Later, he voluntarily quit his education during freshman year to work ...more -
![Dylan Wang]()
Dylan Wang is an actor, model and idol born in Leshan, Sichuan Province of China. In high school, Wang initially studied to become a flight attendant and later graduated from Sichuan Southwest ...more -
![Zhou Ye]()
Zhou Ye is a Chinese actress under Hesong Media. She graduated from the 2016 undergraduate class of the Beijing Film Academy's Performance Department. In 2019, Zhou Ye made her acting debut in ...more -
![Park Bo Young]()
Park Bo Young is a South Korean actress under BH Entertainment. She was born in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She graduated from Dankook University's Department of Performing Arts with a major ...more -
![Cheng Yi]()
Cheng Yi, born in Huaihua, Hunan Province, China, is a Chinese actor and singer. He made his television debut in 2011 while still in college when he appeared in the Chinese television ...more -
![Mackenyu]()
Mackenyu Maeda, known simply as Mackenyu, is a Japanese-American actor born in Los Angeles and is the son of a famous Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended ...more -
![Joseph Zeng]()
Zeng Shun Xi is a Chinese singer and actor born in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. He is a former member of the Chinese boy band Fresh Geeks Youth. In July 2015, he was ...more -
![Neo Hou]()
Hou Ming Hao (English name: Neo) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model managed by Hesong Media. Hou was born in Beijing and attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy. He was a former ...more -
![Bright Rapheephong Thapsuwan]()
Rapheephong Thapsuwan, nicknamed Bright, is a Thai actor under Channel 3. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in Sports Management at Thammasat University. -
![First Kanaphan Puitrakul]()
Kanaphan Puitrakul, nicknamed First, is a Thai actor born in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his secondary education at Suankularb Wittayalai School. In 2021, he graduated from the College of Social Communication Innovation ...more -
![Machida Keita]()
Machida Keita is a Japanese actor. He is a member of stage troupe EXILE and is represented by LDH. Machida joined Gekidan EXILE on January 25, 2011, after successfully passing the Dai ...more -
![Zhang Ling He]()
Zhang Ling He is a Chinese actor born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. He was admitted to Nanjing Normal University in 2016, majoring in Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Electrical and Automation ...more -
![Yoo Teo]()
Yoo Teo is a Korean actor and director born and raised in Cologne, Germany. He began acting when studying at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, NY at the age of ...more -
![Gemini Norawit Titicharoenrak]()
"Gemini" Norawit Thiticharoenrak is a Thai actor and singer nicknamed after his zodiac sign. In May 2022, Gemini finished his secondary education at Harrow International School. Norawit is a Bachelor of Arts ...more -
![Im Ji Yeon]()
Im Ji Yeon is a stage and screen actor under Artist Company. After beginning her acting career in stage plays and short films, Im Ji Yeon made her feature debut in 2014 ...more -
![Jeremy Tsui]()
Jeremy Tsui is a Chinese actor. He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English. He rose to fame playing the romantic supporting character Ji Ru Feng in the drama "Waking Love Up" (愛情睡醒了). Before ...more -
![Nishijima Hidetoshi]()
Nishijima Hidetoshi is a Japanese actor. Nishijima starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1998 film "License to Live". He was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival in 2008. -
![Ding Yu Xi]()
Ding Yu Xi, also known as Ding Zhou Jie, is an actor born in Shanghai, China. He graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy and is managed by Enlight Media. On March 2nd, 2019, ...more -
![Yagira Yuya]()
Yagira Yuya is a Japanese actor. He won the Best Actor award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for his role in the highly acclaimed "Nobody Knows". Yagira earned the distinction of ...more -
![Xiao Zhan]()
Xiao Zhan is a Chinese actor, singer, and former member of the male idol group X NINE born in Chongqing, China. Before his debut, Xiao Zhan worked as a photographer and graphic ...more -
![Matsuoka Mayu]()
Matsuoka Mayu is Japanese actress, seiyuu (voice actor), and model. She is knowing for her role on "Amachan" (NHK / 2013) as 'Shiori Iruma', "Little Forest: Winter & Spring/Summer Autumn" (2014/2015) as ...more -
![Liu Yu Ning]()
Liu Yu Ning is a pop singer and actor born in Dandong, Liaoning, China. He's the lead singer of Modern Brothers. He started out his career with street performances, mainly live streams ...more -
![Tanaka Kei]()
Tanaka Kei is a Japanese actor, born in Tokyo, Japan. He is married to an actress called Sakura since 2011. The couple has met each other during the filming of Massugu na ...more -
![Jeon Yeo Been]()
Jeon Yeo Been, born in Gangneung, is a South Korean actress managed by management mmm. She debuted in the 2015 period movie “The Treacherous”. She went on to win widespread critical acclaim ...more -
![Aye Sarunchana Apisamaimongkol]()
"Aye" Sarunchana Apisamaimongkol is an actor and singer born in Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from Assumption College Thonburi and, in 2022, received her bachelor's degree in communication arts (Communication Management) from Chulalongkorn ...more -
![Shin Sae Kyeong]()
Shin Sae Kyeong is a South Korean actress, singer, and model represented by The Present Co. (더프레젠트컴퍼니.) since July 2024. In 1998, she made her industry debut at eight years old when ...more -
![Ra Mi Ran]()
Ra Mi Ran is a South Korean actress and television personality. In 2016, she was a cast member of KBS2's 'Sister's Slam Dunk' (Season 1). Before making her film debut in 'Lady ...more -
![Han So Hee]()
Han So Hee is a South Korean actress managed by 9ato Entertainment. Before stepping into acting, she pursued a career in modeling, gaining attention through appearances in music videos like SHINee’s Tell ...more -
![Han Hyo Joo]()
Han Hyo Joo is a South Korean actress under BH Entertainment. For the film "Cold Eyes" (감시자들, 2013), she won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Han was first discovered ...more -
![Uesugi Shuhei]()
Shuhei Uesugi is a Japanese actor. Born on May 18, 1992 in Tokio, Japan. He made his acting debut in 2015 television drama "Hotel Concierge". -
![Esther Yu]()
Yu Shu Xin, or Esther Yu, is a Chinese singer, actor, and voice-over artist managed by Huace Film & TV. She grew up in Shanghai and graduated from LASALLE College of Arts ...more -
![Tan Jian Ci]()
Tan Jian Ci, born in Beihai, Guangxi, is a Chinese singer, dancer, actor. Jian Ci started his dancing career at the age of thirteen and joined the affiliated secondary school of Beijing ...more -
![Alen Fang]()
Fang Yilun (Alen) was born in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, He is a singer and actor from Mainland China. In 2013, he made his official debut with the M4M group and released ...more -
![Song Hye Kyo]()
Song Hye Kyo is a South Korean actress. In 1996, the 14-year-old Song, then a third-year junior high school student, won first place in the SunKyung Smart Model Contest, and she made ...more -
![Jimmy Jitaraphol Potiwihok]()
Jitaraphol Potiwihok, nicknamed Jimmy, is a Thai doctor, YouTuber, and actor under GMMTV since 2021. (Source: MyDramaList) -
![Sea Tawinan Anukoolprasert]()
"Sea" Tawinan Anukoolprasert is a Thai actor managed by GMMTV (จีเอ็มเอ็มทีวี) since 2021. He studies Business Administration at Kasetsart University. (Source: MyDramaList) -
![Liu Xue Yi]()
Liu Xue Yi is a Chinese actor born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. In 2011, he participated in the digital movies "Butterfly Curse" and ...more -
![Maeda Kentaro]()
Maeda Kentaro is a Japanese actor born in Saitama, Japan. In 2018, while enrolled in Dokkyo University, he applied for the Junon Superboy Contest and won BEST 30, but didn't make it ...more -
![Zhou Yu Tong]()
Zhou Yu Tong, born in Huainan City of Anhui Province, China, is an actor and graduate of the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art Performance Department 2012. In 2013, she made her acting ...more -
![Wang Xing Yue]()
Wang Xing Yue is a Chinese actor born in Yueyang, Hunan Province, China. He graduated from the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama. He officially entered showbiz in 2019 with ...more -
![Takahata Mitsuki]()
Mitsuki Takahata is a Japanese actress from Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan and attended Tokyo's Hosei University. She made her way onto the small screen in 2007, silver screen in 2013 and a win ...more -
![Seto Toshiki]()
On April 2022, Seto Toshiki had revealed he has left KEN ON, his agency of 9 years, to start working independently. -
![Inukai Atsuhiro]()
Inukai Atsuhiro is a Japanese actor born in Tokushima, Japan. He is managed by Burning Production. In 2012, he won the Grand Prix at the 25th "Junon Super Boy Contest." He debuted ...more -
![Fourth Nattawat Jirochtikul]()
"Fourth" Nattawat Jirochtikul is an actor and singer from Bangkok, Thailand. He was nicknamed Fourth as he was born on King Rama IV's 200th birthday. After getting his start in the company's ...more -
![Wang Yi Bo]()
Wang Yi Bo is an award-winning actor, dancer, singer and motorcycle racer born in Luoyang, Henan, China. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boyband UNIQ (유니크) under Yuehua Entertainment (乐华娱乐). ...more -
![Chen Xing Xu]()
Chen Xing Xu (English name: Oliver) is a Chinese actor, born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province and graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. In 1999 at the age of three, he was ...more -
![Hagiwara Riku]()
Hagiwara Riku, born in Saitama Prefecture, is a Japanese actor who started as a child actor managed by Top Coat in 2013 after being under NEWS Entertainment School. He debuted as an ...more -
![Ryan Cheng]()
Cheng Lei, aka Ryan Cheng, is a Chinese actor and model. He was born in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China. He graduated from Hebei Academy of Fine Arts with a degree in Architectural ...more -
![Wi Ha Joon]()
Wi Ha Joon, born in Soan-myeon, Wando County, is a South Korean actor and model managed by MSTeam Entertainment. He is a former student at Sungkyul University in the Faculty of Theater ...more -
![Jing Tian]()
Sally Jing is a Chinese actress. She graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and Beijing Film Academy. She is known for her roles in The Warring States (2011) and the action films ...more -
![Yagi Yusei]()
Yagi Yusei is a Japanese singer and actor managed by LDH. He is a member of EXILE TRIBE's J-pop group, FANTASTICS. Before debuting, he participated in the "Mr. & Miss Best Body ...more -
![Kim Ji Hoon]()
Kim Ji Hoon is a South Korean actor who began his career in 2001 as a VJ on the television variety show 'Hotline'. He made his acting debut in the 2002 television ...more -
![Ando Sakura]()
Sakura Andou is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for Ai no Mukidashi (2008), Kuhio taisa (2009) and Tsumitoka batsutoka (2009). ...more -
![Seo In Guk]()
Seo In Guk is a South Korean singer and actor born in Ulsan, South Korea, and signed by Story J Company. He trained in a variety of martial arts, including ssireum wrestling, ...more -
![Kikuchi Fuma]()
Kikuchi Fuma (菊池風磨) is a member of Johnny's Entertainment group timelesz (formerly known as Sexy Zone) -
![Fluke Gawin Caskey]()
"Fluke" Gawin Caskey is a Thai-American actor signed with GMMTV. He studied at McDowell High School in the US before graduating from Assumption University's Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics ...more -
![Kuroki Haru]()
Kuroki Haru is a Japanese actress from Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, who is known as a very talented Japanese actress who can portray a wide range of roles. She graduated from Kyoto ...more -
![Deng Wei]()
Deng Wei is an actor born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. He began learning to dance at a young age. With a solid foundation, he was successfully admitted to the ...more -
![Bai Jing Ting]()
Bai Jing Ting is a Chinese actor born in Beijing, China. He studied at Capital Normal University's Music College, majoring in recording. He can play the piano and achieved a grade of ...more -
![Ni Ni]()
Ni Ni, born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, is a Chinese actress considered to be one of the “New Four Dan Actresses” by Southern Metropolis Daily. She is currently under her own studio named ...more -
![Boss Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya]()
"Boss" Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya is an actor under Me Mind Y. He's currently studying CommArts at Bangkok University. (Source: MyDramaList) -
![Kim You Jung]()
Kim You Jung, born in Seoul, South Korea, is an award-winning actor under Awesome ENT ((주)어썸이엔티). She studied at Goyang High School of Arts. Her older sister Kim Yeon Jung is also ...more -
![Wang Zi Wen]()
Ava Wang is a Mainland Chinese actress and model, born in Chengdu, Sichuan. From a young age, she took dancing and gymnastic classes. She also attended Central Academy of Drama. By chance, ...more -
![Kim Tae Ri]()
Kim Tae Ri is a South Korean model and actress managed by Management MMM. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Broadcasting from Kyunghee University. She was active in a ...more -
![Liu Shi Shi]()
Liu Shi Shi, also known as Cecilia Liu, is a popular Chinese actress who graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy with a major in ballet. She is best known for her roles ...more -
![Fort Thitipong Sangngey]()
"Fort" Thitipong Sangngey is a Thai actor under AB Group (เอ บี กรุ๊พ) and Me Mind Y (มี มายด์ วาย). He studies in KMUTNB's Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Electrical and Energy. He ...more -
![Lu Yu Xiao]()
Lu Yu Xiao is a Chinese actress under the Star Times agency. She was born in Shanghai, China. She attended a fashion university in the UK and debuted with the historical romance ...more -
![Bai Yu]()
Bai Yu (English name: Johnny), born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama with a bachelor’s degree in performance. In 2014, Bai made ...more -
![Landy Li]()
Landy Li is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity born in Beijing, China. In 2009, she made her acting debut in the drama "Love Who You Lost To" at the age of ...more -
![Komagine Kiita]()
Komagine Kiita, born in Ibaraki Prefecture, is a Japanese actor and TV personality. -
![Xu Kai Cheng]()
Xu Kai Cheng, born in Shanghai, is a Chinese actor and model. He began learning to dance in his childhood and has 11 years of dance experience. In 2007, he was admitted ...more -
![Sung Hoon]()
Sung Hoon is an actor born in Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea. He received his formal education at Yong In University as a Social Physical Education major. He was an Olympic competitive swimmer ...more -
![Wang You Shuo]()
Wang You Shuo is a Chinese actor born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. He graduated from the Broadcasting Department of the Hunan Academy of Arts. He formally entered showbiz in 2013 with his ...more -
![Nishigaki Sho]()
Nishigaki Sho is a Japanese actor managed by Toho Entertainment. He was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and attended Keio University. In 2021, he made his acting debut in the drama series, ...more -
![Xiao Shun Yao]()
Aero is a Chinese singer and actor. His major achievements include Hong Kong Asian pop music festival Super Nova Award, Chinese Music Media Awards Best Dance Artist, 2010 Star Academy microphone cushions ...more -
![Riley Wang]()
Riley Wang is a Taiwanese-Canadian singer, actor and DJ. Born in Taiwan, his family emigrated to Canada when he was ten years old and it was there that he spent most of ...more -
![Lee Dong Wook]()
Lee Dong Wook is a South Korean actor and model under King Kong by Starship Entertainment. In 2005 he enrolled in Joongbu University, majoring in media and broadcasting arts. He was awarded ...more -
![Matsushita Kouhei]()
Matsushita Kouhei is a Japanese actor. Matsushita started oil painting from an early age with his mother, who is a painter. As he entered junior high school, he became more interesting in ...more -
![George Au]()
George Au was a contestant in King Maker II, where he finished in 4th place. He debuted as a member of P1X3L in January 2021 with the song "Braceless." -
![Yoo In Na]()
Yoo In Na is a South Korean actress and DJ. At the age of 16, Yoo joined an entertainment agency as an apprentice singer in 1998 and nearly became part of a ...more -
![Aokbab Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying]()
Chutimon Cheungcharoensukying, nicknamed Aokbab, is a model and actress born in Bangkok, Thailand. She is currently studying Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts at Chulalongkorn University. Chutimon started modelling since she was ...more -
![Kim Bum]()
Kim Bum, born Kim Sang Bum, is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. At the age of 17, he participated in the “Survival Star Audition” reality show and placed sixth out ...more -
![Martin Wong]()
Martin Wong is a Hong Kong actor and model. -
![Edward Zhang]()
Edward Zhang, an actor and director, was born in Beijing and graduated from the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama at Level 99 and has a Master of Arts degree ...more -
![Ahn Jae Hyun]()
Ahn Jae Hyun is a South Korean model and actor managed by HB Entertainment. Ahn began his entertainment career as a fashion model in 2009, appearing in runway shows, magazine editorials, and ...more
