Kim Soo-hyun facts for kids

Kim Soo-hyun
Quick facts for kids Kim Soo-hyun
	Kim at the Baeksang Arts Awards in May 2014
Born	February 16, 1988 (age 33); Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Chung-Ang University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Agent	KeyEast; Gold Medalist;
Korean name
Hangul	김수현
Hanja	金秀賢
Revised Romanization	Kim Su-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Suhyŏn
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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Soo-hyun (Hangul: 김수현; Hanja: 金秀賢; born February 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in the television dramas Dream High (2011), Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), My Love from the Star (2013), The Producers (2015), It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), as well as the films The Thieves (2012), Secretly, Greatly (2013) and Real (2017).

Kim was Gallup Korea's Actor of the Year in 2014. He was first included in the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2013 placing fourth, and subsequently ranking second in 2015, and fifth in 2016. The business magazine's Asia edition also listed him in its 30 under 30 in 2016. The success of his television dramas established him as a top Hallyu star and one of the highest-paid actor in South Korea.

Images for kids

Kim as King Lee-hwon at the press conference for Moon Embracing the Sun, January 2012
Kim at the press conference for The Producers, May 2015
Kim at the press conference for Real, May 2017
Kim at an interview for It's Okay to Not Be Okay, June 2020
Kim at 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony
At the appointment ceremony for the Seoul Goodwill Ambassador