Kim Woo-bin
| Kim Woo-bin | |
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At Uncontrollably Fond press conference, July 2016
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| Born |
Kim Hyun-joong July 16, 1989 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Jeonju University |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | SidusHQ |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim U-bin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim U-bin |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeon-jung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏn-chung |
Kim Woo-bin (born Kim Hyun-joong on July 16, 1989) is a South Korean model and actor. He began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama White Christmas. He subsequently gained attention in A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), and made his breakthrough with School 2013 (2013-2013) and The Heirs (2013). Kim later starred in box office hits Friend: The Great Legacy (2013), The Con Artists (2014) and Twenty (2015). In 2016, he took on his first leading role on television in Uncontrollably Fond.
Kim wanted to pursue a modeling career since he was a high school student. He debuted as a runway model in 2009 at the age of 20 and began appearing in prêt-à-porter and Seoul Fashion Week collections.
As his modeling career progressed, he started doing commercial films and began studying acting, under the guidance of acting coach Moon Won-joo. Kim fell in love with acting, saying, "In the course of doing so, I found myself feeling the same thrill and enthusiasm that I felt the first time I came to walk on the runway."
Under the stage name Kim Woo-bin, he made his acting debut in 2011, starring in mystery drama White Christmas and the low-rated cable sitcom Vampire Idol.
In 2012, he had a supporting role in the romantic comedy drama A Gentleman's Dignity, written by famed screenwriter Kim Eun-sook. Next came a two-episode guest appearance in drama adaptation of the popular manga To the Beautiful You.
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