Kim Woo Bin
Biography
Kim Woo-bin (born Kim Hyun-Joong on July 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama White Christmas.
He subsequently gained attention in A Gentleman's Dignity (2012) and made his breakthrough with School 2013 (2012-2013) and The Heirs (2013).
Kim later starred in box office hits Friend: The Great Legacy (2013), The Con Artists (2014), and Twenty (2015). In 2016, he took on his first leading role on television in Uncontrollably Fond.
In May 2017, Kim's agency announced that Kim would be taking a hiatus after he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer.
Kim subsequently returned to the screen in 2022 with the TV series Our Blues and Black Knight and also with the sci-fi action film Alienoid, directed by Choi Dong-hoon.
Kim is best friends with fellow model-actor and School 2013 co-star Lee Jong-suk, whom he has known since their modeling days.
Since May 2015, Kim has been in a relationship with model-actress Shin Min-a.
On May 24, 2017, Kim was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. Kim's agency, Sidus HQ, said Kim had begun drug and radiation treatment and would halt all activities.
On December 29, Kim announced, in a letter, that he had completed his treatment plan for the cancer. However, he was still exempted from military service.
Actor
Officer Black Belt as Lee Jung Do
Black Knight (Season 1) as 5-8
The Heirs (Season 1) as Choi Yeong Do