Uhm Tae-woong
| Uhm Tae-woong | |
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| Born |
April 5, 1974 Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
| Education | Kyungmin College - Theater Kookmin University - Performing Arts Konkuk University - Graduate School of Mass Communications |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Agent | KeyEast |
| Spouse(s) | Yoon Hye-jin (m. 2013) |
| Family |
Uhm Jung-hwa (sister) Uhm Jung-Sun (sister) Uhm Jung-hye (sister) Yoo Gyeong-sook (mother) Uhm Jin-ok (father, deceased) Uhm Jion (daughter) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 엄태웅 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Eom Tae-ung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm T'ae-ung |
Uhm Tae-woong (born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa. After several years of small roles and work in one-act dramas, Uhm began to gain recognition after his villainous turn in the romantic comedy Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang. In 2005, he made his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed Resurrection, followed by another revenge-themed series The Devil in 2007. Since then, he has starred in diverse leading roles on film and television, notably in Forever the Moment (2008), Chaw (2009), Cyrano Agency (2010), Architecture 101 (2012), and Man from the Equator (2012).
Uhm Tae-woong was unsure which college course to take, so he initially joined Kyungmin College's theater department because his crush was there. But even after the girl shifted majors, Uhm stayed after having befriended a fellow student who would become his current manager, and began acting in earnest.
Uhm made his acting debut in 1998 at the age of 24, and began playing bit parts and supporting roles in films, television dramas and music videos. Among these was the 2003 blockbuster Silmido, in which he played a member of a suicide commando unit trained to kill Kim Il-sung in the 1960s. Starring veteran actors Sol Kyung-gu and Ahn Sung-ki, Silmido drew over 10 million admissions, and Ahn encouraged Uhm, saying he "would turn into a true actor." Uhm continued to go on auditions with little success, partly from the long shadow cast by his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa.
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