Nam Ji-hyun
Born: 1995-09-17 in Incheon, South Korea
Known For: Acting
Biography
Nam Ji-hyun (born September 17, 1995) is a South Korean actress who successfully transitioned from being one of the industry's premier child artists to an acclaimed lead, well-loved for her roles in Queen Seondeok, Shopping King Louis, Suspicious Partner, and 100 Days My Prince. Nam began her career as a child actress, and is best known for her roles in East of Eden (2008), Queen Seondeok (2009), Will It Snow for Christmas? (2009), Angel Eyes (2014), and What Happens to My Family? (2014). She also appeared in the miniseries Girl Detective, Park Hae-sol, teen drama To the Beautiful You, and the films A Reason to Live and Hwayi: A Monster Boy. In 2016, she headlined her first drama, MBC's romantic-comedy Shopaholic Louis with Seo In-guk, where she impressed viewers with her acting. In 2017, she starred in SBS's legal drama Suspicious Partner alongside Ji Chang-wook. The show enjoyed modest viewership share, but it beat its competitor by topping the important 20-49-year-old demographic, as well as streaming, popularity, and brand reputation charts for consecutive weeks. In 2018, Nam starred alongside EXO's D.O in the historical romance drama 100 Days My Prince. The series was a commercial success, becoming the fifth highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history. In 2020, Nam starred in the fantasy mystery thriller 365: Repeat the Year as a perfectionist webtoon writer.
Filmography
2026
- My Dear Thief as Hong Eun-jo
2024
- Good Partner as Han Yu-ri
2023
- High Cookie as Choi Soo-young
2022
- Little Women as Oh In-kyung
2021
- Street Woman Fighter as Self
- The Witch's Diner as Jeong Jin
- Off The Course as Kang Soo Ji
2020
- Sixth Sense as Self
- 365: Repeat the Year as Shin Ga Hyun
2018
- Amazing Saturday as Self
- 100 Days My Prince as Hong-sim / Yoon Yi-seo
- Dear My Room as Bride
2017
- Suspicious Partner as Eun Bong-Hee
2016
- Tunnel as Mi-Na
- Shopaholic Louis as Ko Bok-Shil
- The Map Against the World as Soon-sil
- Mystery Freshman as Oh Ah-young
2015
- Late Night Restaurant as Hye-ri
2014
- What Happens to My Family? as Kang Seo-Wool
- Angel Eyes as Young Yoon Soo-wan
2013
- Hwayi: A Monster Boy as Yoo-kyung
2012
- Can't Live Without You as Eun Deok
- To the Beautiful You as Hong Da-hae
- Little Girl Detective
- Little Girl Detective
2011
- Warrior Baek Dong Soo as Yoo Ji-sun (young)
- A Reason to Live as Ji-min
2010
- Running Man as Self
- Be with Me as Student
- Giant as young Hwang Jung-yeon
- Happy Ulleung Man as Narrator
- It's Me, Grandmother as Eun Ha
2009
- The Great Queen Seondeok as young Princess Deokman
- If You Were Me 4 as Park Jin-ju (Blue Bird on the Desk)
- Will It Snow For Christmas? as Han Ji-wan (young)
2008
- King Sejong the Great as young Princess Shim
- East of Eden as Kim Ji-hyun (10 years old)
- Our Happy Ending as Kang Mi-Na
2007
- Lobbyist as young Yoo So-young (Maria)
- Mapado 2: Back to the Island as Girl in the past
2006
- My Captain Mr. Underground as Park Ji-min
- My Love as Kim Min
2005
- Shadowless Sword as young Yeon So-ha
2004
- Say You Love Me as Seo Young-chae [young]