Kim Jin-woo (actor)

For the Winner member, see Kim Jin-woo (musician).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Jin-woo
Born (1983-07-17) July 17, 1983 (age 41)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2006–present
AgentCube Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김진우
Hanja
金鎭祐
Revised RomanizationGim Jinu
McCune–ReischauerKim Chinu

Kim Jin-woo (born July 17, 1983) is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his acting career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television series such as Queen and I (2012), The Birth of a Family (2012), Can't Stand Anymore (2013) and The Return of Hwang Geum-bok (2015).[2][unreliable source?][3][4][unreliable source?][5][6][7]

Personal life

In September 2018 it was announced that the actor would wed his girlfriend at a venue in Seoul. The bride is three years younger than him and works as a flight attendant. They met through the introduction of an acquaintance and have been seeing each other since the previous spring. He also previously announced their engagement in July.[8]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role
2010 Road No. 1 Kim Soo-hyuk
Please Marry Me Lawyer Park
Smile, Mom Bae Yeon-woo
2011 Can't Lose So Joo-hyun
2012 I Remember You Ha Kang-soo
12 Signs of Love Won Bin
Queen and I Han Dong-min
The King of Dramas Kim Jin-woo (cameo)
The Birth of a Family Lee Soo-ho
2013 Can't Stand Anymore Jo Sung-woo
2014 Golden Cross Kim Se-ryung's lover (cameo)
Wife Scandal – The Wind Rises Gentleman
(episode 4: "Love Battery")
My Lovely Girl[9][unreliable source?] Seo Jae-young
KBS Drama Special – "Bride in Sneakers"[10] Jang Hee-soon
2015 The Return of Hwang Geum-bok Seo In-woo
2015–2016 Remember Judge Kang Suk-gyu
2016 The Unusual Family Goo Yoon-jae
Monster Park Ji-su (cameo)
2017 Reunited Worlds Cha Tae-hoon
Rain or Shine Lee In-yong (cameo)
2018 Welcome to Waikiki Sol's father (cameo)
KBS Drama Special – "Ms. Kim's Mystery" Choi Seong-min
My Strange Hero groom (cameo,ep 1)
2019 Left-Handed Wife Lee Soo-ho / Park Do-kyung
Loss Time Life Gu Jin-seong
Graceful Family Mo Wan-joon
2022 Kill Heel Doil
Again My Life Choi Gang-jin
2023 Longing for You profiler (special appearance)[11]
Elegant Empire Jang Ki-yoon[12] (ep 1–10)
2024 Snow White's Revenge Na Seung-woo[13]

Variety Shows

Year Title Role
2016 King of Mask Singer Contestant (Full of Soul Check It Out) Episode 41

Film

Year Title Role
2009 Flight Young-ho
2014 Virgin Theory: 7 Steps to Get On the Top Woo Sang-woo
2017 Biting Fly Kang Hae-wook

TV Movies

Year Title Role
2015 I'm After You Min Hyung-Woo

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2007 Innocent Steps Ensemble
2007–2008 Footloose Ren McCormack
2008 Grease Danny Zuko
2008–2009 Cats Rum Tum Tugger
2009 All Shook Up Chad
2010 La Dolce Vita Lee Joon-soo
2011 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan

Discography

Year Song Title Notes
2010 Raining single; feat. Son Hoyoung
Love Latte single; duet with Eugene
"Only You" track from Road No. 1 OST
"Crying and Laughing" track from Smile, Mom OST

References

  1. ^ Han Hae-sun (September 16, 2021). 우아한가'·'삼총사' 김진우, 큐브엔터 전속계약[공식] ['Elegant Hanga' · 'The Three Musketeers' Kim Jin-woo, Cube Entertainment's exclusive contract [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "Yoo in Na and Kim Jin Woo photographed wearing 'couple sandals'". Allkpop. April 21, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Actor Kim Jin-woo cast for SBS drama The Birth of a Family". Hancinema. November 27, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "Actor Kim Jin Woo involved in a minor car accident". Allkpop. December 23, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "Kim Jin-woo cast for JTBC Can't Take it Anymore". Hancinema. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Yun, Chloe (December 24, 2013). "Kim Jin Woo Captivates the Press with Soft Smile". BNTNews. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. ^ "Korean dramas starting today 2015/06/08 in Korea". Hancinema. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Actor Kim Jin Woo To Tie The Knot Today
  9. ^ "Kim Ki Bang, Cha Ye Ryun, Kim Jin Woo, and Gong Seung Yeon say their goodbyes to My Lovely Girl". Allkpop. November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  10. ^ "Trailer released for the Korean drama Drama Special – Bride in Sneakers". Hancinema. December 7, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  11. ^ Cha Hye-young (July 27, 2023). 김진우, 특별출연에도 존재감 빛났다 ('오당기') (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Lee Kyung-ho (June 15, 2023). [단독]김진우X한지완, KBS 새 일일극 '우아한 제국' 남녀 주인공 확정 [[Exclusive] Kim Jin-woo X Han Ji-wan, KBS New Daily Drama 'Elegant Empire' Male and Female Protagonists Confirmed] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. ^ 뉴스 : 네이버 TV연예. m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.


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