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Jang Hyun-sung Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1970-07-17

Birthplace:
Geoje, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Credits:
95 Total Roles

Jang Hyun-sung

Acting

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Biography

Jang Hyun-sung is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest and The Magicians, and most notably Feathers in the Wind, for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career." He also had major roles in Nabi, Rewind, My Right to Ravage Myself, Love Is a Crazy Thing, and My Friend and His Wife. Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance. In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show Superman is Back, in which celebrity fathers babysit their children by themselves for 48 hours after sending their wives on a 2-day vacation.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Humint MOVIE Minister Jung
2026 The King's Warden MOVIE Minister
2025 Cashero TV Hwang Hyeon-seung
2025 Chasing Borderless Crime TV λ‚΄λ ˆμ΄μ…˜
2025 κΉ€μ£Όν•˜μ˜ λ°μ΄μ•€λ‚˜μž‡ TV Self
2025 The Art of Negotiation TV Ha Tae-su
2024 The Killers MOVIE Hyun-sang (segment "Everyone Is Waiting For The Man")
2024 Whenever Possible TV Self
2024 Flex x Cop TV Jin Myeong-Chul
2024 Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die MOVIE Narrator / Kim Dae-jung (voice)

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