Kim Woo-bin

Kim Woo-bin
Kim in March 2024
Born
Kim Hyun-joong

(1989-07-16) July 16, 1989 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materJeonju University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2009–present
AgentAM Entertainment
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
PartnerShin Min-a (2015–present)[2][3]
Korean name
Hangul
김우빈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim U-bin
McCune–ReischauerKim Ubin
Birth name
Hangul
김현중
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Hyeon-jung
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyŏnchung
Signature
Signature of Kim Woo-bin

Kim Hyun-joong[4] (Korean김현중; born July 16, 1989), better known by the stage name Kim Woo-bin (김우빈), is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama White Christmas. He subsequently gained attention in A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), and made his breakthrough with School 2013 (2012-2013) and The Heirs (2013). Kim starred in the box office hits Twenty (2015) and Master (2016). In 2016, he took on his first leading role on television in Uncontrollably Fond.

In May 2017, Kim's agency announced that Kim would be taking a hiatus after he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. Kim returned to screen in 2022 with the television series Our Blues.

  1. ^ "김우빈 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Shin Min-a Dates Kim Woo-bin". The Chosun Ilbo. July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Shin Min-a, Kim Woo-bin are dating". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference kim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).