Hwang Jung-min
Born: 1970-09-01 in Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2025
- Nine Puzzles as Oh Cheol-jin
- Good Day as Self
2024
- I, the Executioner as Seo Do-cheol
- Mission: Cross as Kang-mu
- Fresh off the Sea as Self
- 풍향GO
2023
- 12.12: The Day as Chun Doo-gwang
- Salon Drip as Self
- The Point Men as Jung Jae-ho
- Kill Boksoon as Kim Gwang-il / Shinichiro Oda
- Nattering with Nah as Self
2022
- Hunt as Lieutenant Ri
- Just an Excuse as Self
- Narco-Saints as Jeon Yo-hwan
2021
- Hostage: Missing Celebrity as Self
2020
- Deliver Us from Evil as Kim In-nam
- H.U.S.H. as Han Joon-hyuk
- 다만 악에서 구하소서 파이널컷
2019
- Money as Investor (voice)
2018
- You Quiz on the Block as Self
- Amazing Saturday as Self
- The Spy Gone North as Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
2017
- The Battleship Island as Lee Kang-ok
2016
- The Wailing as Il-gwang
- A Violent Prosecutor as Byun Jae-wook
- Asura: The City of Madness as Park Sung-bae
2015
- Veteran as Seo Do-cheol
- The Himalayas as Um Hong-gil
- Kim Je-dong's Talk to You as Himself
2014
- Ode to My Father as Yoon Deok-soo
- Man in Love as Han Tae-il
2013
- Fists of Legend as Lim Deok-gyu
- New World as Jung Chung
- In My End Is My Beginning as Min Jae-in
2012
- Dancing Queen as Hwang Jung-min
- Korean Peninsula as Seo Myung-joon
2011
- Battlefield Heroes as Silla King
- Moby Dick as Lee Bang-woo
2010
- Running Man
- The Unjust as Choi Cheol-gi
- Blades of Blood as Hwang Jung-hak
2009
- Five Senses of Eros as Min Jae-in
- Private Eye as Hong Jin-ho
- The Accidental Couple
2008
- Family Outing as himself
- A Man Who Was Superman as Superman / Lee Hyun-suk
2007
- Black House as Jun-oh
- Happiness as Young-su
- My 11th Mother as Baek-joong
2006
- Bloody Tie as Lieutenant Do Jin-gwang
2005
- A Bittersweet Life as Mr. Baek
- You Are My Sunshine as Seok-joong
- All for Love as Na Do-chul
- Heaven's Soldiers as Park Jung-woo
- This Charming Girl as Writer
2004
2003
- A Good Lawyer's Wife as Joo Young-jak
- Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1 as Man - segment: "Under a Big Tree"
- Under A Big Tree
2002
- YMCA Baseball Team as Ryu Kwang-tae
- Road Movie as Dae-shik
2001
- Waikiki Brothers as Kang-soo
1999
- Shiri as Special Investigation Team
1990
- General's Son as Umigwan manager