Here is the complete cast guide of Korean drama “The Matchmakers” that released on October 30, 2023.
Main Cast & Characters
Rowoon as Shim Jung Woo
-A Confucian scholar / Youngest person to pass the state civil service examination)
Cho Yi Hyun as Jung Soon Deok
-A widow / the second daughter-in-law of the Jwauijeong / the best matchmaker and bangmul seller in Hanyang
Supporting Cast & Characters
People around Shim Jung Woo
- Kim Hyun Mok as Kim Oh Bong (Butler)
- Kim Geon Ho as Yoo Eui Won (Doctor and a member of the National Assembly)
- Kim Yeon Woo as Shim Myung Woo (Older brother)
- Lee Sang Gu as Shim Jin Ho (Father)
People around Jung Soon Deok
- Heo Nam Jun as Jung Soon Gu (Older brother)
- Bang Eun Jeong as Gae Dong Yi (Maid)
Jwauijeong’s Family:
- Park Ji Young as Lady Park So Hyeon (The daughter of the Park clan and Soon Deok’s mother-in-law)
- Lee Hae Young as Jo Yeong Bae (Soon Deok’s father-in-law / left councilor)
- Lee Soon Won as Park Bok Ki (Lady Park’s younger brother / Minister of Military Affairs)
- Oh Ye Joo as Jo Ye Jin (The famous daughter of the Jo family and Soon Deok’s sister-in-law)
- Kim Si Woo as Jo Geun Seok (The son of Soon Deok’s deceased brother-in-law and the eldest grandson of the Jo family, currently registered as Soon Deok’s son)
- Park Seong Jin as Jo In Hyeon (The deceased eldest son of Jwauijeong)
- Yoon Yeo Won as Jo In Guk (Soon Deok’s deceased husband)
- Kim Ga Young as Sam Wol’s mother (Jwauijeong’s family maid and Lady Park’s right-hand man)
People in the Palace
- Jo Han Chul as the King of Joseon and Jung-woo’s father-in-law
- Jin Hee Kyung as the Queen
- Hong Dong Young as Lee Jae (The crown prince)
- Seo Jin Won as Do Seung Ji (The king’s closest right-hand man)
- Park Hyun Jung as Royal Noble Consort Sukbin Park (Prince Jin Seong’s mother and a concubine favored by the king)
- Kim Da Heein as Kim Moon Gun (A minister)
- Hwiyoung as Lee Jwa Rang (Park Bok Ki’s close aide, skilled in literary and martial arts)
- Park Chae Young as Princess Hyojeong (Jung Woo’s deceased wife)
Maeng’s Family
- Choi Hee Jin as Mrs. Cho (Mother of Maeng’s three sisters and a shaman)
- Jung Shin Hye as Maeng Ha Na (The eldest daughter)
- Park Ji Won as Maeng Doo Ri (The second daughter of Maeng’s sister, known as Mak De Nyeo due to her foul mouth)
- Jung Bo Min as Maeng Sam Soon (The third daughter of Maeng’s sister, a novelist who disguises herself as a man to deliver books)
Groom Candidates
- Son Sang Yeon as Lee Si Yeol (Sungkyunkwan Confucian student and the best groom in Hanyang)
- Choi Kyeong Hoon as Yoon Bu Gyeom (Jo Ye Jin’s first love, a Korean-American farmer)
- Bin Chan Wook as Heo Sook Hyun (A scholar dreaming of becoming a colonel)
- Jung Woo Jae as Kim Jip (A romanticist traveling in search of true love)
- Cho Chang Hee as Jang Chun Bae (a person using his wealth to find a young bride)
- Go Deok Won as Han Jong Bok (Preparing for the civil service exam for 10 years, also looking for a supportive bride)
People in the Hongwol Gaekju
- Park Hwan Hee as Mrs. Yeoju (A potter living in Hanyang with her daughter)
- Jeong Seung Gil as Hong Cheon Soo (The owner of Hongwol Gaekju)
- Jeong Yeon as Mrs. Lee (A member of Bangmul Merchant’s sign room)
- Jeong Ji An as Masan Daek (A member of Bangmul Merchant’s sign room)
- Park Bo Bae as Jonju Daek (A member of Bangmul Merchant’s sign room)
- Lee So Eh as Gae Seong Daek (The youngest member of Bangmul Merchant’s sign room)
- Lee Ye Ju as Bok Hee (Mrs. Yeoju’s daughter)
Others
- Kim Dong Ho as Ahn Dong Gun (A former sergeant)
- Woo Hyun Joo as Mrs. Jung (Lee Si Yeol’s mother)
- Lee Chang Min as Mae Gol Seung (A monk at Seonhwasa Temple)
- Jang Hye Jin as Mrs. Song
- Yang A Reum as Lee Cho Ok (Maeng Ha Na’s close friend)