Hwang Jung-min

Acting · Born 1970-09-01 in Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

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…

Filmography

• A Bittersweet Life as Mr. Baek
• New World as Jung Chung
• The Wailing as Il-gwang
• Veteran as Seo Do-cheol
• The Battleship Island as Lee Kang-ok
• The Spy Gone North as Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
• Shiri as Special Investigation Team
• Bloody Tie as Lieutenant Do Jin-gwang
• A Man Who Was Superman as Superman / Lee Hyun-suk
• The Unjust as Choi Cheol-gi

TV

• Running Man
• Narco-Saints as Jeon Yo-hwan
• Family Outing as Self
• You Quiz on the Block as Self
• The Accidental Couple
• Nattering with Nah as Self
• Korean Peninsula as Seo Myung-joon
• Kim Je-dong's Talk to You as Self
• Just an Excuse as Self
• Amazing Saturday as Self