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Actor

1997-07-14 · Male

16 series in the catalog

Nam Yoon-su (Korean: 남윤수; born July 14, 1997) is a South Korean actor and model. He has appeared in Netflix's original drama series Extracurricular (2020), tvN's Birthcare Center (2020), JTBC's Beyond Evil (2021), KBS's The King's Affection (2021), and Love in the Big City (2024), playing as the main character in the latter.

Career

Nam made his debut as a model in 2014, and made his acting debut through music videos in 2014 and 2015.

In 2018, Nam made his official acting debut through MBC Every 1 drama 4 Kinds of House, and in the same year he appeared in the web drama Want More 19.

In 2019, he made a special appearance in the web drama Re-Feel, and participated in the web drama I'm Not A Robot.

In 2020, Nam appeared in the web drama The Temperature Of Language: Our Nineteen. Later, he appeared in the Netflix series Extracurricular, which led him to gain in recognition, and he was nominated for the Best New Actor – Television in the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards. Nam then appeared in the short film Live Your Strength with Bae Suzy and later appeared in tvN drama Birthcare Center.

In 2021, Nam joined Mnet's M Countdown as a host with (G)I-dle's Miyeon. Nam then joined the drama Beyond Evil which premiered in February on JTBC. Nam was also cast in KBS2 drama The King's Affection which premiered in October.

In 2022, Nam appeared in the SBS drama Today's Webtoon alongside Kim Se-jeong and Choi Daniel, which premiered in July.

In 2024, Nam played the main character of the South Korean LGBTQ-related series Love in the Big City as Go Young, depicting the 10-year journey of a young gay man learning about life and love through ups and downs in a conservative society while also trying to become a successful writer.

Personal life

Nam donated his kidney to his father on June 19, 2024.