Kim Joo-hun (Korean: 김주헌; Hanja: 金柱憲; born March 1, 1980)[1] is a South Korean theater, television and movie actor. He debuted in 2009 in Korean adaptation of stage play Marat Sade and become member of Alleyway Theater Company until 2014.[2]
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Born | Kim Joo-hun (1980-03-01) March 1, 1980 (age 42)[1] South Korea |
Other names | Kim Zuhun |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Ju-heon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chuhŏn |
He is best known for his roles in television series Encounter (2018), Dr. Romantic 2 (2020), It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), Now, We Are Breaking Up (2021),[2] and Big Mouth (2022).
Kim was born in South Korea on March 1, 1980. Kim studied at the Seoul Institute of the Arts where he received bachelor degree from the Department of Theater and Film.[3] He used to be more interested in the film class and just doing only few theater works. His debut as an actor was in an independent short black and white film A Matter of Principle in 2008.[4]
One day when Kim and actor Shim Jae-hyun were working in a school play, they were approached by Professor Park Geun-hyung. He was one of university professor of the Seoul Institute of the Arts and also leader of Alleyway Theater Company. They were invited to see his play. Those lead Kim into theater world. He soon debuted in a play in Korean adaptation of Marat, Sade (2009) by playwright Peter Weiss under direction of Park Geun-hyung himself, produced by the Seoul Theater Company. Since then Kim became member of Alleyway Theater Company.[2]
In 10th Anniversary Festival of Alleyway Theater Company in 2013, original Korean two person play Raising the Sun in the Sky by playwright Kwon Tae was performed. Kim acted as main lead poet Lee Sang. Under direction of Lee Eun-joon. This work properly imprinted the name of Kim Joo-heon in theater world, by winning the 11th Drama Festival Acting Award.[2][5]
In the same year he acted in minor role in feature film Way Back Home (2013). Kim left Alleyway Theater Company in 2014 and took hiatus as theater actor for around three years. Within those years, Kim still accepted minor roles in various films. He subsequently appeared in The Con Artists (2014), Tazza: The Hidden Card (2015), Planck Constant (2015), The Accidental Detective (2015), A Violent Prosecutor (2016), and a box office film Train to Busan (2016). He also debuted in television with minor roles in OCN drama series Squad 38.
In spring 2017, Kim returned to Daehak-ro as Håkon Håkonsson, King-elect of Norway in a premiere of Korean adaptation of play The Pretenders, titled The Claimers of the Crown. The play produced by the Seoul Theater Company and performed at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts M Theater.[2]
In autumn 2017, Kim starred as French Diplomat, Rene Gallimard in a third korean adaptation of David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly, at the Art One Theater Hall 1.
Kim also became a scene stealer in tvN drama Argon (2017) as Ahn Jae-geun, a whistleblower at Seomyoung Foods.[6] Kim became known to general television audiences in end of 2018 after starring as Lee Dae-chan in tvN drama series Encounter (2018) alongside Park Bo-gum and Song He-kyo. Before starting this drama, in October 2018, he signed an exclusive contract with his current agency, S.A.L.T Entertainment.[7]
In 2020, Kim joined Season 2 of SBS drama series in Romantic Doctor Kim Sa Bu, as Park Min-kook, a professor of general surgery and the new director of Doldam Hospital who think of Kim Sa Bu, starred Han Suk-kyu, as his rival. His solid performance won Best Supporting Actor in 2020 SBS Drama Awards.
He also begin to be recognized internationally for his role in tvN & Netflix drama series It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020). He starred as Lee Sang-in, the CEO of SangsangESang Publishing Company, which publishes Moon-young's children's books.[8] He also starred as lead role in short film Untact alongside Kim Go-eun.
Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
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2008 | A Matter of Principal | 원칙의 문제 | Jeong-jae | Short Film[9] |
2013 | Way Back Home | 집으로 가는 길 | Seoul District Prosecutors' Office detective 2 | |
2014 | The Con Artists | 기술자들 | Suit 3 | |
Tazza: The Hidden Card | 타짜: 신의 손 | Ah-gwi's thug | ||
2015 | Planck Constant | 플랑크 상수 | Fitness Trainer | |
The Accidental Detective | 탐정: 더 비기닝 | Gang leader | ||
2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | 검사외전 | Man | |
Train to Busan | 부산행 | Baseball coach | ||
2017 | Coffee Mate | 커피메이트 | Male nurse | |
Memoir of a Murderer | 살인자의 기억법 | Undercover detective 2 | ||
2018 | The Princess and the Matchmaker | 궁합 | Yook Son | |
2019 | Bank of Seoul | 잠은행 | Special appearance | |
Gang | Fight club | |||
Welcome to the Guesthouse | 어서오시게스트하우스 | Gi-hoon | ||
2020 | Untact | 언택트 | Sung-hyun | Short Film[10] |
2022 | Fairy | 요정 | Ho-cheol | [11][12] |
TBA | Cross | 크로스 | [13] | |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. | |
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English title | Korean title | ||||
2016 | Squad 38 | 38사기동대 | Examiner Park | [14] | |
2017 | Argon | 아르곤 | An Jae-geun | [6] | |
2018 | Encounter | 남자친구 | Lee Dae-chan | [15] | |
Drama Special: Too Bright for Romance | 너무 한낮의 연애 | Kim Hyung-suk | one act-drama | ||
Drama Special: Dreamers | 도피자들 | manager | |||
2019 | Kill It | 킬잇 | Min-hyuk | Cameo (ep. 6) | [16] |
Designated Survivor: 60 Days | 60일, 지정생존자 | Jung Han-mo | [17] | ||
2020–present | Dr. Romantic | 낭만닥터 김사부 | Park Min-gook | Season 2–3 | [18] |
2020 | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | 사이코지만 괜찮아 | Lee Sang-in | [19] | |
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | 도도솔솔라라솔 | Cha Eun-seok | [20] | ||
Start-Up | 스타트업 | Seo Chung-myung | Cameo (ep.1) | ||
2021–2022 | Now, We Are Breaking Up | 지금, 헤어지는 중입니다 | Seok Do-hoon | [21][22] | |
Our Beloved Summer | 그 해 우리는 | Narrator Documentary | Cameo (episode 12) | [23] | |
2022 | Big Mouth | 빅마우스 | Choi Do-ha | [24] | |
Extraordinary Attorney Woo | 이상한 변호사 우영우 | Bae In-cheol | Cameo (ep.15–16) | [25] | |
2023 | Ask the Stars | 별들에게 물어봐 | Park Dong-ah | [26] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
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English title | Korean title | |||
2021 | Dr. Brain | Dr. 브레인 | Im Joon-gi | |
2022 | Juvenile Justice | 소년 심판 | Namkoong Yi-hwan | |
Soundtrack #1 | 사운드트랙 | Woo-il | [27] | |
A Model Family | 모범가족 | Yoo Han-cheol | [28] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | 2022 Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival | with Kim Gyu-ri | [29] |
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Ref. | |
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English title | Korean title | ||||
2022 | The Invisible Hand | 보이지 않는 손 | Nick Bright | Art One Theater Hall 2 | [31] |
2021 | Understudy | 언더스터디(연극) | Harry | Seoul Arts Center Jayu Small Theater | [32] [33] |
2019 | Turn Around and Leave | 돌아서서 떠나라 | Sang San-doo | Bricks Theater (Old, Content Ground) | [34] |
The Pride | 프라이드 | Phillip | Art One Theater Hall 2 | [35] | |
2018 | Turn Around and Leave | 돌아서서 떠나라 | Sang San-doo | Bricks Theater (Old, Content Ground) | [36] |
Capone Trilogy | 카포네 트릴로지 | old man | Hongik University Daehangno Art Center Small Theater | [37] | |
2017–2018 | Along the Rails, to the Red Sea of Kanna | 레일을 따라, 붉은 칸나의 바다로 | immigrant | Hongik University Daehangno Art Center Small Theater | [38] |
2017 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | 거미여인의 키스 | Molina | Art One Theater Hall 2 | [39] |
M. Butterfly | 엠.버터플라이 | Renee Gallimard | Art One Theater Hall 1 | [40] | |
The Claimants of the Throne | 왕위 주장자들 | Håkon Håkonsson, King-elect of Norway | Sejong Center for the Performing Arts M Theater | [41][42] | |
2014 | Hyung-min and Joo-young | 형민이 주영이 | Jo-young | Daehangno Guerrilla Theater | |
Yo-Yo Phenomenon | 요요현상 | Park Chul-min | Daehangno Guerrilla Theater | 11.1–11.16[43] | |
For Those Who Have a Hobby of Reading Different Stories | 색다른 이야기 취미 읽기 취미를 가진 사람들 | Dal-su | Lee Hae-Rang Arts Theater | [44] | |
2013 | Round and Go Round | 돌고돌고 | Chang-gae | Daegu Hanullim Small Theater | |
Raising the Sun in the Sky | 하늘은 위에둥둥 태양을 들고 | Poet Yi-sang | Old Studio 76 | [45] | |
2012 | People Blooming as Flowers | 사람 꽃으로 피다 | Goyang Aram Nuri Sara Sae Theater | ||
Mouse | 쥐 | Eldest Son | Old Studio 76 | ||
Raising the Sun in the Sky | 하늘은 위에둥둥 태양을 들고 | Poet Yi-sang | Daegu Hanullim Small Theater | [46] | |
The Dead Man's Cell Phone | 죽은 남자의 핸드폰 | Gordon | Daehakro Arts Theater Small Theater | [47] | |
2011 | Never Sleepless Nights | 잠 못드는 밤은 없다 | Hayato | Doosan Art Center Space111 | |
The Secret | 속살 | Hyeong-ki | Daehangno Information Theater | 4.13–4.24 | |
The King of Oedipus | 오이디푸스 왕 | Oedipus | Daehangno Information Theater | [48] | |
Like the First Time - Part 1 Hoe Daehangno Comedy Festival | 처음처럼 - 제1회 대학로 코미디 페스티벌 | Small Theater Wilderness (Former Daehangno Arts Theater 3) | |||
2010 | Morning Drama | 아침 드라마 | Man | Daehangno Guerrilla Theater | [49] |
Space Chicken Opera | 스페이스 치킨 오페라 | Baba Anmali | Daehangno Guerrilla Theater | [50] | |
Never Sleepless Nights | 잠 못드는 밤은 없다 | Hayato | Doosan Art Center Space111 | [51] | |
2009 | Whale | 고래 | Action Leader | Daehangno Information Theater | [52] |
Marat, Sade | 마라, 사드 | Luro | Sejong Center for the Performing Arts M Theater | [53] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Double Actor Festival Acting Award | 2013 | Best Actor | Raising the Sun in the Sky | Won | [2][5] |
KBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Drama Special – Traces of Love |
Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2020 | Dr. Romantic 2 | Won | [55] | |
2021 | Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama | Now, We Are Breaking Up | Won | [56] | |
UAS LAFF Short Film Showdown | 2017 | Best Actor | Kim Joo-hun | Won | |
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