Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 17, 1970
Place of Birth:
Geoje, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
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Jang Hyun-sung
Biography
Jang Hyun-sung is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest and The Magicians, and most notably Feathers in the Wind, for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career." He also had major roles in Nabi, Rewind, My Right to Ravage Myself, Love Is a Crazy Thing, and My Friend and His Wife. Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance. In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show Superman is Back, in which celebrity fathers babysit their children by themselves for 48 hours after sending their wives on a 2-day vacation.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die | Narrator / Kim Dae-jung (voice) |
| 2024 | The Killers | Hyun-sang (segment "Everyone Is Waiting For The Man") |
| 2023 | Kill Boksoon | Bok-soon's Father |
| 2023 | Rebound | Yongsan High School Coach |
| 2023 | Single in Seoul | Jin-pyo |
| 2022 | My Son | Min-seok |
| 2022 | Last Film | |
| 2020 | The Swordsman | Monarch |
| 2017 | Steel Rain | Jeong Se-yeong |
| 2016 | Curtain Call | Kang Min-gi |
| 2015 | C'est Si Bon | Lee Jang-hee (40s) |
| 2015 | The Advocate: A Missing Body | Moon Ji-hoon |
| 2015 | Love Never Fails | Sang-hyun |
| 2013 | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Jin-seong |
| 2009 | Dance of Time | |
| 2008 | My Friend & His Wife | Ye-joon |
| 2007 | Femme Fatal | Detective |
| 2007 | The Perfect Couple | Kim Chi-Gon |
| 2006 | The Romance | |
| 2006 | Maundy Thursday | Moon Yu-chan |
| 2005 | Princess Aurora | Kim Woo-taek |
| 2005 | My Right to Ravage Myself | Sang-hyun |
| 2005 | Love is a Crazy Thing | Min-su |
| 2005 | Feathers in the Wind | |
| 2005 | The Magicians | Myung-soo |
| 2004 | Spider Forest | Choi Seong-hyeon |
| 2004 | Ghost House | Park Gi-tae |
| 2004 | Springtime | Kyung-soo |
| 2003 | Rewind | |
| 2002 | Break Out | |
| 2001 | Kiss Me Much | |
| 2001 | The Butterfly | K |
| 2000 | Real Fiction | Flower Shop Deliverer |
| 1999 | Shiri | Special Investigation Team |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Art of Negotiation | Ha Tae-su |
| 2023 | Agency | Yoo Jeong-seok |
| 2023 | Duty After School | Minister of Defense Park Sang Man |
| 2022 | Hot Singers | |
| 2022 | Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area | Kim Sang-man |
| 2022 | Under the Queen's Umbrella | Yoon Su-kwang |
| 2021 | Melancholia | Sung Min-joon |
| 2021 | The One and Only | Pyo Gang-Sun |
| 2020 | Tell Me What You Saw | |
| 2020 | Sweet Munchies | Kang In-shik |
| 2020 | The story of the day when the tail was bitten | Self |
| 2019 | Doctor Prisoner | Jung Ui-Sik |
| 2019 | The Running Mates: Human Rights | Kim Hyun-seok |
| 2018 | Where Stars Land | Kwon Hee-Seung |
| 2018 | Live | Eun Kyung-mo |
| 2018 | Twelve Nights | Baek Man |
| 2018 | Hymn of Death | Lee Yong-moon |
| 2018 | You Quiz On The Block | Self |
| 2017 | While You Were Sleeping | Jung Il Seung |
| 2017 | Man to Man | Department Head Jang |
| 2017 | Queen For Seven Days | Shin Soo-Geun |
| 2016 | Signal | Kim Bum-joo |
| 2016 | Dear My Friends | Lee Il-woo |
| 2016 | Woman with a Suitcase | Lee Dong-Soo |
| 2016 | Doctors | Kim Tae-ho |
| 2016 | My Little Old Boy | Self |
| 2015 | Mrs. Cop | Park Woo-Jin |
| 2015 | Heard It Through the Grapevine | Seo Hyeong-shik |
| 2015 | Assembly | Baek Do-hyun |
| 2015 | Men on a Mission | Himself |
| 2015 | Kim Je-dong's Talk to You | Himself |
| 2014 | Secret Door | Hong Gye-hui |
| 2014 | Three Days | Ham Bong-su |
| 2014 | Secret Love Affair | Kim In-Kyum |
| 2013 | Goddess of Marriage | Noh Seung-soo |
| 2013 | The Return of Superman | Himself |
| 2013 | The End of the World | |
| 2012 | Ghost | Jeon Jae-wook |
| 2012 | Big | Kang Hyuk-soo |
| 2012 | How Long I've Kissed | Han Sang Jin |
| 2011 | Law of the Jungle | |
| 2011 | Vampire Prosecutor | Jang Chul-oh |
| 2011 | Sign | Jang Min Suk |
| 2010 | Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho | Yun Doo-Soo |
| 2007 | The Great Catsby | |
| 2007 | Conspiracy in the Court | Lee Jae-han |
| 2007 | Behind the White Tower | Cho Myung-jun |
| 2007 | New Heart | Kim Tae-joon |
| 2007 | Daughters-in-Law | Go Ju-myeong |
| 2006 | Great Inheritance | Jung Man-ho |
| 2006 | My Love | Im Tae-Pyong |
| 2004 | Precious Family | Ahn Ji-hwan |