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1987-01-11 · Incheon, South Korea · Male

27 series in the catalog

Kim Young-kwang (Korean: 김영광; born January 11, 1987) is a famous South Korean actor and model. Kim began his career as a model and has modeled for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to model at Dior Homme's show. As an actor, Kim has starred in the films Hot Young Bloods (2014) and On Your Wedding Day (2018), as well as the television dramas Pinocchio (2014), The Guardians (2017), The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019), Call It Love (2023), and the most recent series Trigger (2025).

Early life

Born as Kim Young-kwang, Kim's father was a veteran of the Vietnam War and died when Kim was in elementary school.

Career

Kim began acting in 2008, and later performed in the drama Good Doctor on KBS2. He also starred in the action comedy, Runway Cop (2012) and teen romance drama, Hot Young Bloods (2014). In 2014 he performed in dramas such as tvN's Plus Nine Boys and SBS's Pinocchio, for which he received an SBS Drama Award as "New Star" for his role as Seo Beom-jo. In 2015, he starred in the medical drama D-Day, and in the web drama Dr. Ian with Sandara Park. In 2016, he was cast as the lead in the web drama Gogh, The Starry Night with Kwon Yuri, and in the KBS2 romantic comedy series Sweet Stranger and Me with Soo Ae. In 2017, he starred in the MBC thriller drama The Guardians as a passionate prosecutor. In 2018, Kim starred in romance film On Your Wedding Day opposite Park Bo-young. His performance in the film earned him a Best New Actor award in film at the Baeksang Arts Awards. He then starred in fantasy comedy film The Soul-Mate together with Ma Dong-seok. Later that year, he was also cast in tvN's mystery drama Room No. 9. In 2019, Kim starred in the romance comedy drama The Secret Life of My Secretary, which premiered in May 2019.

In 2021, he starred in the spy action film Mission: Possible opposite Lee Sun-bin, which was released in February. Also in 2021, he starred alongside Choi Kang-hee in the fantasy romantic comedy Hello, Me!, which premiered in February 2021. In 2022, he starred in murder thriller netflix series Somebody. In 2023, he starred in Melo-drama titled Call It Love, alongside actress Lee Sung-Kyung. It aired on Disney+ from February 22 to April 12, 2023. Also that year, he starred in the Genie TV original drama Evilive.

In 2025, he had a cameo appearance in The Haunted Palace as an imoogi. Followed by Netflix original series Trigger, which he starred alongside actor Kim Nam-gil. He also starred in a crime thriller series Walking on Thin Ice, also known as Eunsoo's Good Day, alongside actress Lee Young Ae. He also starred in the film adventure comedy film The First Ride.

Personal life

Kim maintains a close friendship with Lee Soo-hyuk, as well as other fellow models-turned-actors: Kim Woo-bin, Hong Jong-hyun and Sung Joon – with whom he has worked onscreen in White Christmas. They were given the nickname of "Model Avengers" by their fans. On December 12, 2013, Kim began his mandatory military service. However, he was only required to be enlisted for six months as a public service worker due to his father being a Vietnam War veteran, as well as an acknowledged person of national merit. Kim was discharged in June 2014.

Kim Young-kwang at HanCinema

Kim Young-kwang at the Korean Movie Database