Kim Woo-bin
Kim Woo-bin (born Kim Hyun-joong on July 16, 1989) 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 later starred in box office hits Friend: The Great Legacy (2013), The Con Artists (2014) and Twenty (2015). In 2016, he took on his first leading role on television in Uncontrollably Fond.
Kim Woo-bin | |
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Kim in July 2022 | |
| Born | Kim Hyun-joong July 16, 1989 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Jeonju University |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | AM Entertainment |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Partner | Shin Min-a (2015–present) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김우빈 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim U-bin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ubin |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김현중 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeon-jung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏnchung |
In May 2017, Kim's agency announced that Kim would be taking a hiatus after he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. Kim subsequently returned to screen in 2022 with the TV series Our Blues and Black Knight and also with the sci-fi action film Alienoid, directed by Choi Dong-hoon.