Yoon Hyun-min
South Korean actor, former baseball player (born 1985)
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Yoon Hyun-min (Korean: 윤현민; born April 15, 1985) is a South Korean actor.
Biography
After graduating from Cheongwon high school, Yoon was a baseball player for the Hanwha Eagles in 2005 and the Doosan Bears in 2006.[2] He fell in love with the stage after watching Finding Kim Jong-wook, and quit sports to start acting in 2007, starring in the musical Spring Awakening.[3][4][5]
Yoon later transitioned to television dramas, making his debut in the OCN drama Joseon Mystery Detective Jeong Yak-yong.[6] He has since taken on notable supporting roles in Heartless City (2013),[7] A Witch's Love (2014),[8][9] Discovery of Love (2014),[10] and Beating Again (2015)[11]
Yoon played his first leading role in the family drama My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (2015).[12] He gained increased recognition after starring in crime drama Tunnel.[13] Yoon then played lead roles in legal drama Witch at Court (2017),[14] and fantasy romance drama Tale of Fairy (2018).[15] In 2019, Yoon was cast in Netflix's science fiction romance series My Holo Love.[16]
In 2020, Yoon starred in the romantic comedy Men Are Men alongside Hwang Jung-eum and Seo Ji-hoon.
Filmography
Film
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Joseon Mystery Detective Jeong Yak-yong | Kim Ji Sang | |
| 2010 | More Charming by the Day | Yoon Hyun-min | [22] |
| Yaksha | Son of second state councilor | [23] | |
| Kiss and the City | [24] | ||
| 2012 | Still You | Lee Jae-ha | [25] |
| 2013 | Heartless City | Kim Hyun-soo | |
| 2014 | Inspiring Generation | Toyama Aoki | [26] |
| A Witch's Love | Yong Soo-cheol | ||
| Discovery of Love | Do Joon-ho | [27][28] | |
| Drama Festival: "House, Mate" | Sang-woo | [29] | |
| 2015 | Beating Again | Lee Joon-hee | |
| My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Kang Chan-bin | ||
| 2016 | A Beautiful Mind | Hyun Suk-joo | [30] |
| The Good Wife | Kim Sae-byuk (cameo, ep 13) | [31] | |
| 2017 | Tunnel | Kim Seon-jae | |
| Witch at Court | Yeo Jin-wook | ||
| 2018 | Tale of Fairy | Jung Yi-hyun | |
| 2020 | My Holo Love | Go Nan-do / Holo | |
| Men Are Men | Hwang Ji-Woo | ||
| Get Revenge | Cha Min-joon | [32][unreliable source?] | |
| 2022 | The Driver | Cameo | [33][34] |
| 2023 | True to Love | Lee Soo-hyuk | [35] |
| 2025 | Our Golden Days | Park Sung-jae | [36] |
Television shows
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finding Kim Jong-wook | Kim Jong-wook/First Love | 2012[40] |
| 2011 | Spring Awakening | Melchior | |
| 2012 | Bachelor's Vegetable Store | Lee Tae-seong | [41] |
| 2013–2014 | Triangle | Do-yeon | [42] |
Discography
| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "I Love You Today" | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol OST | [43] |
| "Splitting" | N/a | Outsider feat. Yoon Hyun-min[44] | |
| 2017 | "That You Loved Me" | Witch at Court OST | [45] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Inspiring Generation, Discovery of Love | Nominated | |
| Best Couple Award with Kim Seul-gi | Discovery of Love | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Nominated | [46] |
| Best New Actor in a Special Project Drama | Won | ||||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
| Best Couple Award with Baek Jin-hee | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Witch's Court | Nominated | [47] |
| Netizen Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
| Best Couple Award with Jung Ryeo-won | Won | ||||
| 2025 | Asia Model Awards | Popularity Award – Actor | Yoon Hyun-min | Won | [48] |
