Yoon Kyun-sang | |
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Born |
Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
March 31, 1987
Occupation | Actor, Model |
Years active | 2012-present |
Agent | Popeye Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 윤균상 |
Revised Romanization | Yun Gyun-sang |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Kyun-sang |
Yoon Kyun-sang (born March 31, 1987) is a South Korean actor. He first drew attention with a supporting role in the television series Pinocchio (2014) and went on to feature in Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016) and Doctor Crush (2016).
Before Yoon became an actor he was a model for a shorter period. Respecting his father's wish he then joined the army and completed his mandatory military service. In 2012 he debuted his acting career playing the role Deok-man in the historical drama Faith. He was then cast in the movie No Breathing as a swimmer. He was recognized for acting with his supporting role in the television series, Pinocchio as Ki Jae-myung. He played the role of an older brother for Ki Ha-myung who was cast by Lee Jong-suk.
2015 Yoon was cast in the movie You Call It Passion. His character Woo Ji-han was an upcoming young actor who was involved in a sexual assault scandal who was later proven innocent. In May, Kyun-sang was confirmed to act in the historical period drama Six Flying Dragons. He played the role of a head bodyguard to Yoo Ah-in's character Yi Bang-won (later King Taejong). Yoon's character, Moo-hyul was of a dim-witted boy who grows up taking care of a large family but he eventually becomes the greatest swordsman of Josen, rising to the head of the royal bodyguard unit that defends the king.
In 2016, Yoon played the role of Jung Yoon Do in the popular medical drama Doctor Crush, he portrayed as an heir to a large corporation but became a doctor to escape the fight for inheritance and his father. He is intelligent, skilled, and very competitive, and dreams of freedom and a “spectacular love.” His noteworthy acting in this drama earned Yoon a recognition at the fifth APAN Star Awards where he won the award for "Best New Actor".