1970-09-01 ( 54 years old ) in Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
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."
Movies
I, the Executioner
2024-09-13
Mission: Cross
2024-08-08
12.12: The Day
2023-11-22
Kill Boksoon
2023-02-17
The Point Men
2023-01-18
Hunt
2022-08-10
Hostage: Missing Celebrity
2021-08-18
Deliver Us from Evil
2020-08-05
Money
2019-03-20
The Spy Gone North
2018-08-08
The Battleship Island
2017-07-26
Asura: The City of Madness
2016-09-28
The Wailing
2016-05-12
A Violent Prosecutor
2016-02-03
The Himalayas
2015-12-16
Veteran
2015-08-05
Ode to My Father
2014-12-17
Man in Love
2014-01-22
Fists of Legend
2013-04-10
In My End Is My Beginning
2013-04-04
New World
2013-02-21
Dancing Queen
2012-01-18
Moby Dick
2011-06-09
Battlefield Heroes
2011-01-27
The Unjust
2010-10-28
Blades of Blood
2010-04-28
Five Senses of Eros
2009-07-09
Private Eye
2009-02-16
A Man Who Was Superman
2008-01-31
My 11th Mother
2007-11-29
Happiness
2007-10-03
Black House
2007-06-21
Bloody Tie
2006-04-27
All for Love
2005-10-07
You Are My Sunshine
2005-09-23
Heaven's Soldiers
2005-06-14
A Bittersweet Life
2005-04-01
This Charming Girl
2005-03-10
The Last Wolf
2004-04-01
Under A Big Tree
2003-12-19
A Good Lawyer's Wife
2003-08-14
Road Movie
2002-10-18
YMCA Baseball Team
2002-10-03
Waikiki Brothers
2001-10-27
Shiri
1999-02-13
General's Son
1990-06-09
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