The best shape-shifting actor on Vietnamese screen
Doan Quoc Dam can be called the "chameleon" of Vietnamese cinema as he transforms impressively into many different roles. In the past 5 years, Doan Quoc Dam has never been absent from VTV's prime time.
Doan Quoc Dam was born in 1988 and has been a familiar face on television for many years. He has been acting since 2011, mainly in supporting roles, but there were years when Doan Quoc Dam had up to 3 films aired. However, since 2017, the actor has become more known through the role of Phong inQuiet in the deepand especially Tran Tuan in the blockbuster movieThe judge.But 2018 was Doan Quoc Dam's year when he took on the role of the security guard Canh in the blockbuster film.Quynh doll.
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Doan Quoc Dam as Tran Tuan in "The Judge" and Canh in "Quynh Doll".
Even though he plays a gangster, doesn't have a flashy appearance, doesn't wear designer clothes or drive a luxury car, the audience still calls him "handsome guy" Canh because of his masculine appearance and charisma on screen. This is also an important launching pad for the actor's name. Since then, Doan Quoc Dam has continuously appeared in long-term film projects, proving his acting ability through many different types of roles and film genres.
In 2019, Doan Quoc Dam transformed through two crime films with "difficult" roles..InLife and death,The actor plays the role of Lieutenant Colonel Thong - the corrupt Deputy Director of the Provincial Police. As forLabyrinth,Doan Quoc Dam caused a haunting feeling when he simultaneously played two roles of perverted criminal Fedora/Japanese "Fotomat", making the audience's hair stand on end from the first minute he appeared.
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Doan Quoc Dam transforms in "The Labyrinth" and "Sinh Tu". |
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In VTV programConnect,When the MC asked Doan Quoc Dam to choose a favorite role in his career, the actor said he was hesitant between two roles but was leaning towards Fedora.Mazebecause he had to act out two states, two twins, one schizophrenic and one autistic.
"These two characters made me extremely uncomfortable for a month. Sometimes when my family came home, they didn't understand why I was wandering around the yard. I walked around just to practice my gait and act in character. At that time, the actor no longer acted with technique but lived with that character." The transformation into Fedora was so excellent inMazehelped bring Doan Quoc Dam the first Kite award in his career.Best Supporting Actor.
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Doan Quoc Dam - the role of Cuong "one-eyed" in "Crocodile File" and Phuc in "Sunflower Against the Sun".
In 2020, Doan Quoc Dam continued to surprise the audience when he transformed into the role of "one-eyed" Cuong inCrocodile Profile,attractive from appearance to acting. At the end of 2020, Doan Quoc Dam "changed his appearance" again with the role of Phuc - a guy from the mountain town with a past in prison but lives a righteous and straightforward life inSunflower against the sun.
While the film was still airing, the actor appeared as Mr. Sinh in his youth inTaste of love -The most notable television work of 2021. Playing the role of Mr. Sinh, who in his youth always had to avoid being chased by gangsters to protect his child, Doan Quoc Dam continued to not escape the scene of wearing prison clothes on film.
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Doan Quoc Dam in "Taste of Love". |
2021 continues to be a year of explosion for Doan Quoc Dam when he transforms into the role of Men - modern-day Chi Pheo inStreet in the village.Doan Quoc Dam decided to shave his head to play this role to match the character's image. Initially, Men was portrayed as an alcoholic who abused his wife and children, but later, due to family events, Men changed and became a father, a husband and a good citizen.
The audience was delighted when Mr. Phuc and Mr. Sinh transformed beyond recognition into the image of Men "nat" with many scenes of scratching his face, struggling and throwing tantrums in the style of Chi Pheo. However, there were also times when the audience shed tears when they saw Men soaking in the pond crying for her child because they thought he was drowning. Many people think that Men "nat" is the character that carries the whole movie.Street in the villagebecause of Doan Quoc Dam's impressive performance.
Closing timeStreet in the village,Doan Quoc Dam also participated in the movie.Love the sunny days.Taking on two contrasting roles, one is the guy Chi Pheo in the countryside, the other is an urban artist living a dissolute life with an artistic appearance, Doan Quoc Dam not only had to change his acting style to suit each role but also had to wear a wig when playing the role of Phong inLove the sunny dayssimply because he is making Men "bald"Street in the village.
Many viewers said that Doan Quoc Dam sacrificed his hair for the role of Men, but he doesn't think so. "Using the two words sacrifice doesn't sound right to me. With my personality, I think I should use the word like to be naughty. Being naughty is for the enjoyment of art, but what merit is there to use those two sacred words sacrifice? But working for a cause, not for nothing, so why complain?", the actor shared about shaving his head for the role of Men.
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Doan Quoc Dam - as painter Dong Phong in "Love the sunny days". |
Perhaps Doan Quoc Dam is the busiest actor at VFC right now, having had many parallel film projects for many years. Filming at the same timeMissing the sunny days 2, he transformed into the role of a businessman specializing in selling test kits, Tuan "Nhanh" - a powerful and wealthy figure who manipulates the CDCs of the provinces with huge commissions in the political film.Mind game.
Doan Quoc Dam continues to be the actor covering prime time on VTV all week, end ofMind gameof VTV1 toMissing the sunny days 2on VTV3. But only when the two films were broadcast at the same time did the audience see Doan Quoc Dam's impressive acting and transformation ability. The more people had the opportunity to compare the two roles, the more they recognized his diverse acting ability, making each character have its own appeal and not be the same.
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Doan Quoc Dam plays businessman Tuan in "Battle of Minds". |
If he didn't "change his appearance", then when Doan Quoc Dam made the character blind in one eye (Cuong was blind inCrocodile Profile), when he had crippled legs (Love ofStreet in the village)and this time it was Tuan's eyes blinking continuously inMind game.This is also the richest and most well-dressed character the actor has ever played. However, the audience predicts that this will be the next role of Doan Quoc Dam to go to jail in the upcoming episodes.
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Doan Quoc Dam's new role in the movie "Good Wife". |
While the audience was still getting to know Tuan, he winked.Mind game thenDoan Quoc Dam shares his new role as Cuong in the psychological romance filmGood wifewill air on VTV next October. This promises to continue to be an impressive transformation of Doan Quoc Dam on screen and proves his remarkable ability to transform in each role.
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Doan Quoc Dam can be said to be the "chameleon" of Vietnamese cinema. |
Seriousness towards the profession, investment in each role and natural talent are the reasons why directors always seek out Doan Quoc Dam, regardless of the film genre. Because Doan Quoc Dam can be said to be a guarantee for quality roles, always giving the audience something to watch. The actor once shared that with each subsequent character, he always has to try to be different from the previous character and having to change is natural if he wants to go far in the profession.