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Hwang Jung-min Age: 54

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Sep 01, 1970

Country of birth:

South Korea

Biography of

Hwang Jung-min

    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."

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Filmography of

Hwang Jung-min

Found 45 Movies in total

I, the Executioner

Seo Do-cheol ( Actor )

... 2024

Mission: Cross

Kang-moo ( Actor )

... 2024

12.12: The Day

Chun Doo-gwang ( Actor )

... 2023

Kill Boksoon

Kim Gwang-il ( Actor )

... 2023

The Point Men

Jung Jae-ho ( Actor )

... 2023

Hunt

Lieutenant Ri ( Actor )

... 2022

... 2021

Deliver Us from Evil

Kim In-nam ( Actor )

... 2020

Money

Investor (voice) ( Actor )

... 2019

The Spy Gone North

Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong ( Actor )

... 2018

The Battleship Island

Lee Kang-ok ( Actor )

... 2017

Asura: The City of Madness

Park Sung-bae ( Actor )

... 2016

The Wailing

Il-gwang ( Actor )

... 2016

A Violent Prosecutor

Byun Jae-wook ( Actor )

... 2016

The Himalayas

Um Hong-gil ( Actor )

... 2015

Veteran

Seo Do-cheol ( Actor )

... 2015

Ode to My Father

Yoon Deok-soo ( Actor )

... 2014

Man in Love

Han Tae-il ( Actor )

... 2014

Fists of Legend

Lim Deok-gyu ( Actor )

... 2013

In My End Is My Beginning

Min Jae-in ( Actor )

... 2013

New World

Jung Chung ( Actor )

... 2013

Dancing Queen

Hwang Jung-min ( Actor )

... 2012

Moby Dick

Lee Bang-woo ( Actor )

... 2011

Battlefield Heroes

Silla King ( Actor )

... 2011

The Unjust

Choi Cheol-gi ( Actor )

... 2010

Blades of Blood

Hwang Jung-hak ( Actor )

... 2010

Five Senses of Eros

Min Jae-in ( Actor )

... 2009

Private Eye

Hong Jin-ho ( Actor )

... 2009

A Man Who Was Superman

Superman / Lee Hyun-suk ( Actor )

... 2008

My 11th Mother

Baek-joong ( Actor )

... 2007

Happiness

Young-su ( Actor )

... 2007

Black House

Jun-oh ( Actor )

... 2007

Bloody Tie

Lieutenant Do Jin-gwang ( Actor )

... 2006

All for Love

Na Do-Chul ( Actor )

... 2005

You Are My Sunshine

Seok-joong ( Actor )

... 2005

Heaven's Soldiers

Park Jung-woo ( Actor )

... 2005

A Bittersweet Life

President Baek ( Actor )

... 2005

This Charming Girl

Writer ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2004

A Good Lawyer's Wife

Joo Young-jak ( Actor )

... 2003

Road Movie

Dae-shik ( Actor )

... 2002

YMCA Baseball Team

Ryu Kwang-tae ( Actor )

... 2002

Waikiki Brothers

Kang-soo ( Actor )

... 2001

Shiri

Special Investigation Team (cameo) ( Actor )

... 1999

General's Son

Umigwan manager ( Actor )

... 1990