Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min
Hwang in November 2013
Born (1970-09-01) September 1, 1970 (age 54)
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Theater
Years active1994–present
AgentSEM Company
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse
Kim Mi-hye
(m. 2004)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
황정민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwang Jeong-min
McCune–ReischauerHwang Ch'ŏngmin

Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He established himself as a leading man in the romantic drama You Are My Sunshine (2005). One of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, Hwang has starred in several box office hits such as The Unjust (2010), Dancing Queen (2012), New World (2013), Ode to My Father (2014), Veteran (2015), The Himalayas (2015), A Violent Prosecutor (2016), The Wailing (2016), The Spy Gone North (2018), Deliver Us from Evil (2020), 12.12: The Day (2023).[4][5] His performance in the latter earned him Best Actor at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards.[6]

Hwang is the second actor in South Korea to be part of the "100 Million Viewer Club" in Chungmuro.[7]

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