Hwang Jung-min
Known for: Acting
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."
Filmography
Series
Running Man
2010
Series
Amazing Saturday
Self
2018
Series
You Quiz on the Block
Self
2018
Film
Hope
Go Bum-seok
2026
Series
Just an Excuse
Self
2022
Film
The Wailing
Il-gwang
2016
Series
Fresh off the Sea
Self
2024
Series
Family Outing
Self
2008
Series
Nine Puzzles
Oh Cheol-jin
2025
Series
Salon Drip
Self
2023
Series
Whenever Possible
Self
2024
Series
Nattering with Nah
Self
2023
Series
Nattering with Nah
2023
Film
12.12: The Day
Chun Doo-gwang
2023
Series
Narco-Saints
Jeon Yo-hwan
2022
Film
New World
Jung Chung
2013
Film
A Bittersweet Life
Mr. Baek
2005
Film
The Spy Gone North
Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
2018
Film
Hunt
Lieutenant Ri
2022
Film
Deliver Us from Evil
Kim In-nam
2020
Film
I, the Executioner
Seo Do-cheol
2024
Film
Kill Boksoon
Kim Gwang-il / Shinichiro Oda
2023
Film
Veteran
Seo Do-cheol
2015
Series
Kim Je-dong's Talk to You
Self
2015
Film
The Battleship Island
Lee Kang-ok
2017
Series
The Accidental Couple
Goo Dong Baek
2009
Series
H.U.S.H.
Han Joon-hyuk
2020
Film
The Point Men
Jung Jae-ho
2023
Film
Ode to My Father
Yoon Deok-soo
2014
Film
Asura: The City of Madness
Park Seong-bae
2016
Film
A Good Lawyer's Wife
Joo Young-jak
2003
Series
풍향GO
2024
Series
Good Day
Self
2025
Film
Mission: Cross
Kang-mu
2024
Film
Man in Love
Han Tae-il
2014
Film
Shiri
Special Investigation Team
1999
Film
Five Senses of Eros
Min Jae-in
2009
Series
Korean Peninsula
Seo Myung-joon
2012
Film
The Unjust
Choi Cheol-gi
2010
Film
A Violent Prosecutor
Byun Jae-wook
2016
Series
Punghyanggo
2024
Film
Bloody Tie
Do Jin-gwang
2006
Film
A Man Who Was Superman
Superman / Lee Hyun-suk
2008
Film
Money
Investor (voice)
2019
Film
Blades of Blood
Hwang Jung-hak
2010
Film
The Himalayas
Um Hong-gil
2015
Film
Battlefield Heroes
Silla King
2011
Film
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Self
2026
Film
Dancing Queen
Hwang Jung-min
2012
Film
Hostage: Missing Celebrity
Self
2021
Film
Moby Dick
Lee Bang-woo
2011
Film
Fists of Legend
Lim Deok-gyu
2013
Film
Heaven's Soldiers
Park Jung-woo
2005
Film
Private Eye
Hong Jin-ho
2009
Film
Black House
Jun-oh
2007
Film
This Charming Girl
Writer
2005
Film
You Are My Sunshine
Seok-joong
2005
Film
Happiness
Young-su
2007
Film
Road Movie
Dae-shik
2002
Film
General's Son
Umigwan manager
1990
Film
All for Love
Na Do-chul
2005
Film
YMCA Baseball Team
Ryu Kwang-tae
2002
Film
My 11th Mother
Baek-joong
2007
Film
In My End Is My Beginning
Min Jae-in
2013
Film
Mission: Cross 2
Kang-mu
Film
Waikiki Brothers
Kang-soo
2001
Veteran 3
Seo Do-cheol
Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
Man - segment: "Under a Big Tree"
2003
Film
다만 악에서 구하소서 파이널컷
2020
Film
The Last Wolf
2004
A Good House to Live In
Film
Under A Big Tree
2003