- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 1, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Hwang Jung-min
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 …
Filmography
movieHope
2026 · Bum-seok
movieMr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026 · Self
tvNine Puzzles
2025 · Oh Cheol-jin
tvGood Day
2025 · Self
tv풍향GO
2024
tvPunghyanggo
2024
movieI, the Executioner
2024 · Seo Do-cheol
movieMission: Cross
2024 · Kang-mu
tvFresh off the Sea
2024 · Self
movie12.12: The Day
2023 · Chun Doo-gwang
tvNattering with Nah
2023 · Self
tvSalon Drip
2023 · Self
movieKill Boksoon
2023 · Kim Gwang-il / Shinichiro Oda
movieThe Point Men
2023 · Jung Jae-ho
tvJust an Excuse
2022 · Self
tvNarco-Saints
2022 · Jeon Yo-hwan
movieHunt
2022 · Lieutenant Ri
movieHostage: Missing Celebrity
2021 · Self
tvH.U.S.H.
2020 · Han Joon-hyuk
movie다만 악에서 구하소서 파이널컷
2020
movieDeliver Us from Evil
2020 · Kim In-nam
movieMoney
2019 · Investor (voice)
tvYou Quiz on the Block
2018 · Self
movieThe Spy Gone North
2018 · Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
tvAmazing Saturday
2018 · Self
movieThe Battleship Island
2017 · Lee Kang-ok
movieAsura: The City of Madness
2016 · Park Seong-bae
movieThe Wailing
2016 · Il-gwang
movieA Violent Prosecutor
2016 · Byun Jae-wook
movieThe Himalayas
2015 · Um Hong-gil
movieVeteran
2015 · Seo Do-cheol
tvKim Je-dong's Talk to You
2015 · Self
movieOde to My Father
2014 · Yoon Deok-soo
movieMan in Love
2014 · Han Tae-il
movieFists of Legend
2013 · Lim Deok-gyu
movieIn My End Is My Beginning
2013 · Min Jae-in
movieNew World
2013 · Jung Chung
tvKorean Peninsula
2012 · Seo Myung-joon
movieDancing Queen
2012 · Hwang Jung-min
movieMoby Dick
2011 · Lee Bang-woo
movieBattlefield Heroes
2011 · Silla King
movieThe Unjust
2010 · Choi Cheol-gi
tvRunning Man
2010
movieBlades of Blood
2010 · Hwang Jung-hak
movieFive Senses of Eros
2009 · Min Jae-in
tvThe Accidental Couple
2009
moviePrivate Eye
2009 · Hong Jin-ho
tvFamily Outing
2008 · Self
movieA Man Who Was Superman
2008 · Superman / Lee Hyun-suk
movieMy 11th Mother
2007 · Baek-joong
movieHappiness
2007 · Young-su
movieBlack House
2007 · Jun-oh
movieBloody Tie
2006 · Do Jin-gwang
movieAll for Love
2005 · Na Do-chul
movieYou Are My Sunshine
2005 · Seok-joong
movieHeaven's Soldiers
2005 · Park Jung-woo
movieA Bittersweet Life
2005 · Mr. Baek
movieThis Charming Girl
2005 · Writer
movieThe Last Wolf
2004
movieUnder A Big Tree
2003
movieA Good Lawyer's Wife
2003 · Joo Young-jak
Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
movieDigital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
2003 · Man - segment: "Under a Big Tree"
movieRoad Movie
2002 · Dae-shik
movieYMCA Baseball Team
2002 · Ryu Kwang-tae
movieWaikiki Brothers
2001 · Kang-soo
movieShiri
1999 · Special Investigation Team
movieGeneral's Son
1990 · Umigwan manager
Veteran 3
movieVeteran 3
— · Seo Do-cheol
movieMission: Cross 2
— · Kang-mu
A Good House to Live In
movieA Good House to Live In
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