Cast & creator
Hwang Jung-min
Best known for Running Man, Amazing Saturday, You Quiz on the Block
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."
Also known as: Hwang Jung-Min, Hwang Jeong-min
52
film credits
19
television credits
71
1990–2026 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (71)
Showing 71 of 71 credits
Running Man
2010
Amazing Saturday
Self
2018
You Quiz on the Block
Self
2018
Hope
Go Bum-seok
2026
Just an Excuse
Self
2022
Family Outing
Self
2008
Salon Drip
Self
2023
Nattering with Nah
Self
2023Nattering with Nah
2023
Whenever Possible
Self
2024
Nine Puzzles
Oh Cheol-jin
2025
The Wailing
Il-gwang
2016
Kim Je-dong's Talk to You
Self
2015
Narco-Saints
Jeon Yo-hwan
2022
Fresh off the Sea
Self
2024
New World
Jung Chung
2013
12.12: The Day
Chun Doo-gwang
2023
H.U.S.H.
Han Joon-hyuk
2020
Good Day
Self
2025
Hunt
Lieutenant Ri
2022
The Accidental Couple
Goo Dong Baek
2009
Veteran
Seo Do-cheol
2015
A Bittersweet Life
Mr. Baek
2005
The Spy Gone North
Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong
2018
The Battleship Island
Lee Kang-ok
2017
Deliver Us from Evil
Kim In-nam
2020
풍향GO
2024
Kill Boksoon
Kim Gwang-il / Shinichiro Oda
2023
Ode to My Father
Yoon Deok-soo
2014
I, the Executioner
Seo Do-cheol
2024
Mission: Cross
Kang-mu
2024
Asura: The City of Madness
Park Seong-bae
2016
Man in Love
Han Tae-il
2014
The Point Men
Jung Jae-ho
2023
Shiri
Special Investigation Team
1999
A Good Lawyer's Wife
Joo Young-jak
2003
A Violent Prosecutor
Byun Jae-wook
2016
Korean Peninsula
Seo Myung-joon
2012
Five Senses of Eros
Min Jae-in
2009
The Unjust
Choi Cheol-gi
2010
Hostage: Missing Celebrity
Self
2021
Money
Investor (voice)
2019
A Man Who Was Superman
Superman / Lee Hyun-suk
2008
Punghyanggo
2024
The Himalayas
Um Hong-gil
2015
Blades of Blood
Hwang Jung-hak
2010
Fists of Legend
Lim Deok-gyu
2013
Black House
Jun-oh
2007
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Self
2026
Private Eye
Hong Jin-ho
2009
Heaven's Soldiers
Park Jung-woo
2005Digital Short Film Omnibus Project Twentidentity, Vol. 1
Man - segment: "Under a Big Tree"
2003
Dancing Queen
Hwang Jung-min
2012
In My End Is My Beginning
Min Jae-in
2013
You Are My Sunshine
Seok-joong
2005
All for Love
Na Do-chul
2005
Happiness
Young-su
2007
Moby Dick
Lee Bang-woo
2011
YMCA Baseball Team
Ryu Kwang-tae
2002
General's Son
Umigwan manager
1990
Bloody Tie
Do Jin-gwang
2006
This Charming Girl
Writer
2005
Road Movie
Dae-shik
2002
Battlefield Heroes
Silla King
2011
My 11th Mother
Baek-joong
2007
Mission: Cross 2
Kang-mu
Waikiki Brothers
Kang-soo
2001
Under A Big Tree
2003Veteran 3
Seo Do-cheol
A Good House to Live In
