Hwang Jung-min
Acting
Born: September 1, 1970 (age 55) · Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Highest Rated
Biography
Hwang Jung-min (황정민) is a South Korean actor. He was born on September 1, 1970 and began his career in musical theatre, making his acting debut in Line 1 in 1995. He then starred in various musicals and plays in Daehangno such as "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Cats". Despite a career on stage, Hwang had difficulty transitioning to film. He went through a long struggle for recognition, with people saying he "didn’t have the right face for film." He even considered giving up his dream, but stuck to his conviction about walking the path of acting. Hwang said, "After becoming interested about the stage and how it feels to be that person on stage, I've never thought of anything else. That I never swayed -- that is one thing I can say with confidence." His big break came when he was cast in Waikiki Brothers, a 2001 film that was a sleeper hit in Korea. In his role as a hopeless drummer, Hwang left a strong impression and earned favorable reviews, with director Im Soon-rye calling him "an uncut gemstone." It was in 2005 that Hwang became a household name, portraying a naive farmer in love with an AIDS-stricken prostitute in the hit melodrama "You Are My Sunshine". Hwang explains that he was "moved by the tale of the genuine love between two people. I agreed with the director's idea of showing it as pure love, like an uncut gem, without sloppily adding to it or embellishing it." When he accepted the best actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in You Are My Sunshine, many were moved by his now-famous speech: "All I did was add a spoon to a dinner table that had already been prepared by others."
Known for
The Wailing
2016
A Bittersweet Life
2005
Kill Boksoon
2023
New World
2013
The Battleship Island
2017
Veteran
2015
Deliver Us from Evil
2020
The Spy Gone North
2018
Hunt
2022
Shiri
1999
Narco-Saints
2022
Mission: Cross
2024
Photos (6)
Movies (47)
Hope
Go Bum-seok
The Wailing
Il-gwang
New World
Jung Chung
A Bittersweet Life
Mr. Baek
Hunt
Lieutenant Ri
Deliver Us from Evil
Kim In-nam
12.12: The Day
Chun Doo-gwang
Kill Boksoon
Kim Gwang-il / Shinichiro Oda
Asura: The City of Madness
Park Seong-bae
The Battleship Island
Lee Kang-ok
I, the Executioner
Seo Do-cheol
The Spy Gone North
Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
Veteran
Seo Do-cheol
Shiri
Special Investigation Team
The Point Men
Jung Jae-ho
A Good Lawyer's Wife
Joo Young-jak
Man in Love
Han Tae-il
Mission: Cross
Kang-mu
Ode to My Father
Yoon Deok-soo
The Unjust
Choi Cheol-gi
Five Senses of Eros
Min Jae-in
You Are My Sunshine
Seok-joong
A Violent Prosecutor
Byun Jae-wook
A Man Who Was Superman
Superman / Lee Hyun-suk
Blades of Blood
Hwang Jung-hak
Private Eye
Hong Jin-ho
Dancing Queen
Hwang Jung-min
Fists of Legend
Lim Deok-gyu
Battlefield Heroes
Silla King
Heaven's Soldiers
Park Jung-woo
Black House
Jun-oh
All for Love
Na Do-chul
Money
Investor (voice)
Bloody Tie
Do Jin-gwang
The Himalayas
Um Hong-gil
YMCA Baseball Team
Ryu Kwang-tae
Moby Dick
Lee Bang-woo
Happiness
Young-su
My 11th Mother
Baek-joong
Waikiki Brothers
Kang-soo
General's Son
Umigwan manager
Road Movie
Dae-shik
In My End Is My Beginning
Min Jae-in
This Charming Girl
Writer
다만 악에서 구하소서 파이널컷
2020
Under A Big Tree
2003
The Last Wolf
2004
TV Shows (9)
Running Man
2 eps
Nine Puzzles
Oh Cheol-jin · 11 eps
Nattering with Nah
1 eps
Narco-Saints
Jeon Yo-hwan · 6 eps
H.U.S.H.
Han Joon-hyuk · 16 eps
풍향GO
4 eps
The Accidental Couple
Goo Dong Baek · 16 eps
Punghyanggo
4 eps
Korean Peninsula
Seo Myung-joon · 18 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
Amazing Saturday
Self · 1 eps
You Quiz on the Block
Self · 1 eps
Just an Excuse
Self · 5 eps
Salon Drip
Self · 1 eps
Kim Je-dong's Talk to You
Self · 1 eps
Whenever Possible
Self · 1 eps
Family Outing
Self · 2 eps
Nattering with Nah
Self · 2 eps
Fresh off the Sea
Self · 2 eps
Good Day
Self · 5 eps
Hostage: Missing Celebrity
Self
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Self
