Kim Woo-bin
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Kim Woo-bin (born Kim Hyun-joong[4] 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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Born | Kim Hyun-joong (1989-07-16) July 16, 1989 (age 34) 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)[1] |
Partner | Shin Min-a (2015–present)[2][3] |
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.