Kim Nam-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Nam-jin
Born (1976-08-01) August 1, 1976 (age 48)
Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea
EducationCheonan University - Piano
OccupationActor
Years active1996-1999, 2001-2013
AgentH8 Company
Korean name
Hangul
김남진
Hanja
金男眞
Revised RomanizationGim Nam-jin
McCune–ReischauerKim Namchin

Kim Nam-jin (born August 1, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Kim began his entertainment career as a model, having walked the runway for Jang Kwang-hyo's Seoul Fashion Artists Association show in 1996 and appeared in advertisements for casual wear brand Storm in 1997.[1][2] He began acting in 2002, and has since played leading roles in the romantic comedy film Spring Bears Love (2003), and several television dramas, including Ice Girl (2005), New Wise Mother, Good Wife (2007), Fly High (2007), and Don't Be Swayed (2008).[3][4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Lovers' Concerto Seok-jin
2003 Spring Bears Love Lee Dong-ha
2007 Shadows in the Palace Lee Hyung-ik
Fantastic Parasuicides Police officer segment: "Fly Away, Chicken!"
2012 Cine Note short film
2013 Behind the Camera[5]
If You Were Me 6 Owner of lotto room (cameo) segment: "Bong-gu on Delivery"

Television series

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Year Title Role Network
2003 Thousand Years of Love[6] General Kim Yu-seok/Fujiwara Tatsuji SBS
Merry Go Round Kang Woo-sub MBC
2004 First Love of a Royal Prince Cha Seung-hyun MBC
Tropical Nights in December Park Jung-woo MBC
2005 Ice Girl Jung Min-jae KBS2
2007 Mermaid Story Lee Min-seok tvN
New Wise Mother, Good Wife Park Seok-du MBC
Ground Zero Lee Joo-hyun MBC
Fly High James O'Neill SBS
2008 Don't Be Swayed Han Kang-pil MBC

Music video

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Year Song Title Artist
2004 "Timeless" SG Wannabe
2008 "Hateful" SeeYa
2011 "Goodbye Baby"[7] Miss A

Theater

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Year Title Role
2011 Kisaragi Micky Zzang[8][9] Riemoto

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2003 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Spring Bears Love Nominated
SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Thousand Years of Love Won

References

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  1. ^ "KIM Nam-jin". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  2. ^ "Original cold city guy Kim Nam-jin returns, same nest with Kim Ha-neul and Han Ga-in". Hancinema. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  3. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (19 April 2012). "Kim Nam Jin to Show Off the Greatness of Korea in Chinese Festival". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  4. ^ "Kim Nam Jin: "I Was Involved With A Celebrity For 2 Years"". KDramaStars. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  5. ^ Park, Eun-jee (8 February 2013). "Behind the Camera director works his magic - via Skype". Korea Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  6. ^ Lee, Seung-jae (18 March 2003). "Romantic Fantasy Transcending Time". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  7. ^ "MV of miss A's Good Bye Baby Viewed More Than Two Million Times Already". Soompi. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  8. ^ "Kim Nam-jin comes back in 3 years with a play". Hancinema. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  9. ^ Lee, In-kyung (5 October 2011). "J One Plus Actors to Get Together at BIFF". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
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