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Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1988-02-16
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Edit pageKim Soo Hyun
Biography
Kim Soo-Hyun (born February 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. One of the highest-paid actors in South Korea, his accolades include four Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards, and one Blue Dragon Film Award.
From 2012 to 2016, in 2021 and 2022, he appeared in the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 list. He was selected as Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year in 2014 and was featured by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 Asia list of 2016.
Kim took acting classes during his school years on his mother's recommendation to overcome his introverted personality. Following a few theatrical works, he made his television debut in 2007 with the family sitcom Kimchi Cheese Smile.
He went on to establish himself with starring roles in the television dramas Dream High (2011), and Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), as well as in the top-grossing films The Thieves (2012) and Secretly, Greatly (2013). His performance as King Lee Hwon in Moon Embracing the Sun won him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Television.
Kim became a top Hallyu star as he gained further success with the fantasy series My Love from the Star (2013–14), and the variety drama The Producers (2015), which earned him three Daesang (Grand Prize).
Following the box-office failure of Real (2017), he enlisted to complete his mandatory military service. He marked his return to acting with the romantic comedy It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) and the thriller One Ordinary Day (2021).
