Son Hyun-joo (born June 24, 1965) is a South Korean actor. Since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as First Love (1996), To Be With You (2002), My Rosy Life (2005),[2] Tazza (2008), My Too Perfect Sons (2009),[3] Definitely Neighbors (2010),[4] Secretly, Greatly (2013),[5] and Empire of Gold (2013).[6]
Son Hyun-joo | |
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Son Hyun-joo in 2019 | |
| Born | (1965-06-24) June 24, 1965 (age 57) South Korea |
| Education | Chung-Ang University (Theater and Film) (Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Agent | Starcom[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Son Hyeon-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Son Hyŏn-ju |
Most notable in his filmography are two low-profile projects in which he played the leading role, both of which became unexpected hits: critically acclaimed revenge drama The Chaser (2012),[7] and mystery thriller film Hide and Seek (2013).[8][9][10][11] In year 2017, Son won the Best Actor award at the 39th Moscow international film festival for his role in the movie Ordinary Person.[12]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1996 | Piano Man | |
| 1997 | Baby Sale | |
| 1998 | The Happenings | unlucky prisoner |
| 1999 | The Spy | |
| 2001 | Guns & Talks | Tak Mun-bae |
| 2004 | Two Guys | Vice chief Im |
| Liar | Inspector Park | |
| Father and Son: The Story of Mencius | Father Pig | |
| 2005 | Short Time | Detective Kang Jong-tae |
| 2006 | Now and Forever | Section chief Min |
| 2007 | Punch Lady | Soo-hyun |
| 2008 | The Devil's Game | Min Tae-suk |
| 2013 | Secretly, Greatly | Kim Tae-won |
| Hide and Seek | Sung-soo | |
| 2015 | The Chronicles of Evil | Choi Chang-sik |
| The Phone | Go Dong-ho | |
| 2016 | The Hunt | Detective Squad Chief Son |
| 2017 | Ordinary Person | Kang Sun-jin |
| 2019 | Jesters: The Game Changers | Han Myeong-Hoe |
| 2022 | When Spring Comes | Ho-seong [13][14] |
| The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die | gun-seller (Special appearances)[15] | |
| Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won Gyun[16] |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1994 | Salut D'Amour | |
| 1995 | Sandglass | |
| Even If the Wind Blows | Kim Jin-gook | |
| 1996 | First Love | Ju Jung-nam |
| 1998 | Love on a Jujube Tree | |
| Lie | ||
| 1999 | Happy Together | |
| 1999 | Rising Star, Rising Moon | |
| Sweet Bride | ||
| 2000 | The Thief's Daughter | Min-gyu |
| Pardon | Han Ho-sub | |
| 2001 | School 4 | Oh Dal-sung |
| Rules of Marriage | Hwang Bok-soo | |
| 2002 | The Woman | Oh Man-soo |
| To Be With You | Choi Min-ki | |
| 2003 | Love Letter | Father Peter |
| Near to You | Won-joon | |
| Lady Next Door | Sang-tae | |
| 2004 | Terms of Endearment | Noh Kwang-taek |
| Passion | Kang Woo-sik | |
| 2005 | Single Again | |
| My Rosy Life | Ban Sung-moon | |
| 2006 | What's Up Fox? | Park Byung-gak |
| 2007 | H.I.T | Jo Kyu-won |
| Several Questions That Make Us Happy | Sun Jae-hyung | |
| How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor | Yang Duk-gil | |
| First Wives' Club | Gil Eok | |
| 2008 | Tazza | Go Kwang-ryul |
| 2009 | My Too Perfect Sons | Song Jin-poong |
| Swallow the Sun | ||
| Temptation of an Angel | Pervert at the sauna (cameo) | |
| 2010 | Jejungwon | General (cameo) |
| Definitely Neighbors | Kim Sung-jae | |
| My Sister's March | Park Jong-pyo | |
| Drama Special "Texas Hit" | Jae-hoon | |
| Thank You for Your Smile | ||
| 2011 | Drama Special "Special Task Force MSS"[17] | Hwang Joon-sung |
| Drama Special "Perfect Spy" | Sweeper | |
| Drama Special "Men Cry" | Nam-soo | |
| Living in Style | Na Dae-ra | |
| 2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | Dae-young (cameo) |
| Drama Special "True Colors of Kang-chul" | King | |
| The Chaser | Detective Baek Hong-seok | |
| 2013 | Empire of Gold | Choi Min-jae |
| 2014 | Three Days | President Lee Dong-hwi |
| 2016 | Signal | Jang Young Chul (ep. 7, 11, 14, 16) |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Kang Ki-hyung |
| 2019 | Justice | Song Woo-yong |
| 2020 | Itaewon Class | Park Seong-yeol (Cameo, Ep. 1–2 & 15) |
| 2020–2022 | The Good Detective[18] | Kang Do-chang |
| 2022 | Tracer[19] | In Tae-joon |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Son Hyun-joo's Simple Station | MBC | MC with Lim Ji-yeon and Kim Jun-hyun | [20] |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1997 | Ju Jung-nam's First Love Medley | Album |
| 1998 | Ju Jung-nam's IMF Medley Best 21 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1996 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | First Love | Won | |
| 1998 | 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards | The Happenings | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | The Thief's Daughter | Nominated | |
| Congeniality Award | — | Won | |||
| 2001 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Thief's Daughter | Won | |
| 2002 | KBS Drama Awards | To Be with You | Won | ||
| 2003 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lady Next Door | Nominated | |
| 2005 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Single Again | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | My Rosy Life | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award with Choi Jin-sil | Won | ||||
| 2006 | 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | First Wives' Club | Nominated | |
| 2008 | 45th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Devil's Game | Nominated | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Tazza | Won | ||
| 2009 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | My Too Perfect Sons | Won | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | Korean Popular Culture and Art Awards | Citation | — | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Texas Hit | Won | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Definitely Neighbors | Won | ||
| 2011 | 48th Savings Day | President's Commendation | — | Won | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Living in Style | Nominated | ||
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Perfect Spy | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Chaser | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 1st K-Drama Star Awards[21] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | |||
| SBS Drama Awards[22] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
| Top 10 Stars | Won | ||||
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards[23] | Best Actor (TV) | Won | ||
| 40th Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Actor | Won | |||
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Hide and Seek | Nominated | ||
| 23rd Buil Film Awards | Nominated | ||||
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Three Days | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | The Korean Film Actors Guild Awards | Top Star Award | The Chronicles of Evil | Won | |
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | 39th Moscow International Film Festival | Ordinary Person | Won | [24] | |
| Korean Film Shining Star Awards | Star Award | Won | [25] | ||
| 8th Korean Popular Culture Awards | Presidential Recommendation | — | Won | ||
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Justice | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
| Netizen Award, Actor | Nominated |
Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Television | |
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