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 (2012-2013) 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-Ã
-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".
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 (2012-2013) 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-Ã
-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".
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