Kim Young-kwang (actor)

Born as Kim Young-kwang, Kim's father was a veteran of the Vietnam War and died when Kim was in elementary school.^[2]

Kim began acting in 2008, and later performed in the drama Good Doctor on KBS2.^[3] He also starred in the action comedy, Runway Cop (2012) and teen romance drama, Hot Young Bloods (2014).^[4][5] In 2014 he performed in dramas such as tvN's Plus Nine Boys^[6] and SBS's Pinocchio,^[7] for which he received an SBS Drama Award as "New Star" for his role as Seo Beom-jo.^[8] In 2015, he starred in the medical drama D-Day,^[9][10] and in the web drama Dr. Ian with Sandara Park.^[11] In 2016, he was cast as the lead in the web drama Gogh, The Starry Night with Kwon Yuri,^[12] and in the KBS2 romantic comedy series Sweet Stranger and Me with Soo Ae.^[13][14] In 2017, he starred in the MBC thriller drama The Guardians as a passionate prosecutor.^[15] In 2018, Kim starred in romance film On Your Wedding Day opposite Park Bo-young.^[16] His performance in the film earned him a Best New Actor award in film at the Baeksang Arts Awards.^[17] He then starred in fantasy comedy film The Soul-Mate together with Ma Dong-seok.^[18][19] Later that year, he was also cast in tvN's mystery drama Room No. 9.^[20][21] In 2019, Kim starred in the romance comedy drama The Secret Life of My Secretary, which premiered in May 2019.^[22][23]

In 2021, he starred in the spy action film Mission: Possible opposite Lee Sun-bin, which was released in February.^[24] Also in 2021, he starred alongside Choi Kang-hee in the fantasy romantic comedy Hello, Me!, which premiered in February 2021. In 2022, he starred in murder thriller netflix series Somebody. In 2023, he starred in Melo-drama titled Call It Love, alongside actress Lee Sung-Kyung. It aired on Disney+ from February 22 to April 12, 2023. Also that year, he starred in the Genie TV original drama Evilive.

In 2025, he had a cameo appearance in The Haunted Palace as an imoogi.^[25] Followed by Netflix original series Trigger, which he starred alongside actor Kim Nam-gil.^[26] He also starred in a crime thriller series Walking on Thin Ice,^[27] also known as Eunsoo's Good Day, alongside actress Lee Young Ae. He also starred in the film adventure comedy film The First Ride.^[28]

Kim maintains a close friendship with Lee Soo-hyuk, as well as other fellow models-turned-actors: Kim Woo-bin, Hong Jong-hyun and Sung Joon – with whom he has worked onscreen in White Christmas. They were given the nickname of "Model Avengers" by their fans.^[29][30] On December 12, 2013, Kim began his mandatory military service. However, he was only required to be enlisted for six months as a public service worker due to his father being a Vietnam War veteran, as well as an acknowledged person of national merit. Kim was discharged in June 2014.^[31]