Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 22, 1994
Place of Birth:
Busan, South Korea
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Nam Joo-hyuk
Biography
Nam Joo Hyuk is a South Korean model and actor under actors agency "Management SOOP". During his studies in Gyeongnam Middle School, Nam dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player, hence he played on the basketball team for three years, however after sustaining an injury and later undergoing an operation, his basketball days soon came to an end.
He broke into the entertainment industry as a model when he worked the runway of the SONGZIO Homme Spring/Summer 2014 collection in 2013. In 2014, he appeared in the music videos "200%" and "Give Love" of fellow YG Entertainment artist "Akdong Musician". Soon after, he went on to make his acting debut in the 2014 television drama “Surplus Princess”.
In November 2017, Penshoppe signed Nam as the new model of the clothing brand and he became one of its brand ambassadors. On April 17, 2019, it was officially announced that Nam was chosen as the brand ambassador of Dior Men in Asia.
He played the main role in: "Who Are You: School 2015" (2015), "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo" (2016), and"The Bride of Habaek "(2017). In 2018, Nam starred in the historical film "The Great Battle", which marks his big screen debut and made him receive acclaim for his performance, thus winning "Best New Actor" accolades at the prestige Blue Dragon Awards. In addition to that, he starred in "The Light in Your Eyes" (2019), "The School Nurse Files" (2020), "Start Up" (2020) and "Twenty Five Twenty One" (2022).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Remember | In-gyu |
| 2020 | Josée | Young-seok |
| 2018 | The Great Battle | Sa-mool, Taehak-do Head |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vigilante | Kim Ji-yong |
| 2022 | Twenty Five Twenty One | Baek Yi-jin |
| 2021 | Unexpected Business | Self |
| 2020 | The School Nurse Files | Hong In-pyo |
| 2020 | Start-Up | Nam Do-san |
| 2019 | The Light in Your Eyes | Lee Jun-ha |
| 2019 | Coffee Friends | Himself |
| 2019 | Three Meals a Day: Mountain Village | Self |
| 2017 | The Bride of Habaek | Ha Baek |
| 2016 | Cheese in the Trap | Kwon Eun-taek |
| 2016 | Scarlet Heart: Ryeo | Wang Baeka (13th Prince) |
| 2016 | Three Meals a Day: Gochang Village | Himself |
| 2016 | Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo | Jung Joon-hyung |
| 2016 | Candy in My Ear | |
| 2016 | Celebrity Bromance | Himself |
| 2015 | Who Are You: School 2015 | Han Yi-ahn |
| 2015 | Glamorous Temptation | Jin Hyeong-woo (teen) |
| 2014 | Idle Mermaid | Park Dae-bak ("Big") |
| 2011 | SNL Korea | Himself |
| 2010 | Running Man | |
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| East Palace | Gu-cheon |