Quick Facts
Born:
1990-04-05
Birthplace:
Busan, South Korea
Credits:
23 Total Roles
Kim Jung-hyun
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Biography
Kim Jung Hyun is a South Korean actor under managementSEESUN (๋งค๋์ง๋จผํธ ์์ ). He was born in Busan, South Korea. He majored in acting at the Korea National University of Arts and completed his mandatory military service at twenty-one years old.
After getting his start in musical theatre, Jung Hyun made his silver screen debut in 2015 with the film "Overman" (์ด์ธ). He made his television debut in the series "Jealousy Incarnate" (์งํฌ์ ํ์ ). He then starred in the drama "Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People" (์ญ์ : ๋ฐฑ์ฑ์ ํ์น ๋์ ), for which he won the Best New Actor award at the 2017 MBC Drama Awards.
In 2018, amidst the controversy with Seo Yea Ji, which resulted in his actions and behaviour affecting his co-star Seohyun and the filming, he withdrew halfway through the run of the drama "Time" (์๊ฐ). While playing a terminal patient with a few months to live, he was unable to continue due to an "eating disorder and sleep disorder." He had previously been diagnosed with anxiety disorder, panic disorder, sleep disorder, and had depressive episodes.
He returned to television in December 2019 when he joined the drama โCrash Landing on Youโ (์ฌ๋์ ๋ถ์์ฐฉ), which became the highest-rated tvN drama and the third-highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history.
He left O& Entertainment after his contract expired and signed with Story J Company in September 2021.
On January 6, 2025, Story J Company announced that his exclusive contract would end in February and that he had decided not to renew the contract.
After getting his start in musical theatre, Jung Hyun made his silver screen debut in 2015 with the film "Overman" (์ด์ธ). He made his television debut in the series "Jealousy Incarnate" (์งํฌ์ ํ์ ). He then starred in the drama "Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People" (์ญ์ : ๋ฐฑ์ฑ์ ํ์น ๋์ ), for which he won the Best New Actor award at the 2017 MBC Drama Awards.
In 2018, amidst the controversy with Seo Yea Ji, which resulted in his actions and behaviour affecting his co-star Seohyun and the filming, he withdrew halfway through the run of the drama "Time" (์๊ฐ). While playing a terminal patient with a few months to live, he was unable to continue due to an "eating disorder and sleep disorder." He had previously been diagnosed with anxiety disorder, panic disorder, sleep disorder, and had depressive episodes.
He returned to television in December 2019 when he joined the drama โCrash Landing on Youโ (์ฌ๋์ ๋ถ์์ฐฉ), which became the highest-rated tvN drama and the third-highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history.
He left O& Entertainment after his contract expired and signed with Story J Company in September 2021.
On January 6, 2025, Story J Company announced that his exclusive contract would end in February and that he had decided not to renew the contract.
Known For
Crash Landing on You
Goo Seung-joon
Mr. Queen
King Cheol-jong
Welcome to Waikiki
Kang Dong-Goo
School 2017
Hyun Tae-Woon
Jealousy Incarnate
Pyo Chi-Yeol
The Rebel
Mori
Player
Seung-gyu
One Day
Assistant Manager Cha
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Siren's Kiss TV | Baek Jun-beom |
| 2025 | Heart on Wheels TV | Self |
| 2024 | Iron Family TV | Seo Kang-joo |
| 2023 | Unforgivable MOVIE | Dong-geun |
| 2023 | Kokdu: Season of Deity TV | Kkok Du / Do Jin-woo |
| 2021 | Black Out: Mafia Game MOVIE | M.A.X |
| 2020 | Mr. Queen TV | King Cheol-jong |
| 2020 | Dinner Mate TV | Lee Young-dong |
| 2019 | Crash Landing on You TV | Goo Seung-joon |
| 2019 | Rosebud MOVIE | Woo-sung |