Hwang Jung-min
Born
September 1, 1970 (54 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
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."
Good Day
Self · (5 episodes)
2025
풍향GO
(4 episodes)
2024
I, the Executioner
Seo Do-cheol
2024
Mission: Cross
Kang-mu
2024
Fresh off the Sea
Self · (2 episodes)
2024
12.12: The Day
Chun Doo-gwang
2023
Nattering with Nah
Self · (2 episodes)
2023
Kill Boksoon
Kim Gwang-il / Shinichiro Oda
2023
The Point Men
Jung Jae-ho
2023
Just an Excuse
Self · (3 episodes)
2022
Narco-Saints
Jeon Yo-hwan · (6 episodes)
2022
Hunt
Lieutenant Ri
2022
Hostage: Missing Celebrity
Self
2021
H.U.S.H.
Han Joon-hyuk · (16 episodes)
2020
Deliver Us from Evil
Kim In-nam
2020
Money
Investor (voice)
2019
You Quiz On The Block
Self · (1 episode)
2018
The Spy Gone North
Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
2018
Amazing Saturday
Self · (1 episode)
2018
The Battleship Island
Lee Kang-ok
2017
Asura: The City of Madness
Park Sung-bae
2016
The Wailing
Il-gwang
2016
A Violent Prosecutor
Byun Jae-wook
2016
The Himalayas
Um Hong-gil
2015
Veteran
Seo Do-cheol
2015
Kim Je-dong's Talk to You
Himself · (1 episode)
2015
Ode to My Father
Yoon Deok-soo
2014
Man in Love
Han Tae-il
2014
Fists of Legend
Lim Deok-gyu
2013
In My End Is My Beginning
Min Jae-in
2013
New World
Jung Chung
2013
Korean Peninsula
Seo Myung-joon · (18 episodes)
2012
Dancing Queen
Hwang Jung-min
2012
Moby Dick
Lee Bang-woo
2011
Battlefield Heroes
Silla King
2011
The Unjust
Choi Cheol-gi
2010
Running Man
(2 episodes)
2010
Blades of Blood
Hwang Jung-hak
2010
Five Senses of Eros
Min Jae-in
2009
The Accidental Couple
(16 episodes)
2009
Private Eye
Hong Jin-ho
2009
Family Outing
himself · (2 episodes)
2008
A Man Who Was Superman
Superman / Lee Hyun-suk
2008
My 11th Mother
Baek-joong
2007
Happiness
Young-su
2007
Black House
Jun-oh
2007
Bloody Tie
Lieutenant Do Jin-gwang
2006
All for Love
Na Do-Chul
2005
You Are My Sunshine
Seok-joong
2005
Heaven's Soldiers
Park Jung-woo
2005
A Bittersweet Life
Mr. Baek
2005
This Charming Girl
Writer
2005
The Last Wolf
2004
Under A Big Tree
2003
A Good Lawyer's Wife
Joo Young-jak
2003
Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
Man - segment: "Under a Big Tree"
2003
Road Movie
Dae-shik
2002
YMCA Baseball Team
Ryu Kwang-tae
2002
Waikiki Brothers
Kang-soo
2001
Shiri
Special Investigation Team (cameo)
1999
Hope
Beom-suk
General's Son
Umigwan manager
1990