Yeon Woo-jin (born Kim Bong-hwe on July 5, 1984) is a South Korean
actor. He started in the entertainment industry as a model and gained
recognition as an actor with his role in Arang and the Magistrate
(2012) which earned him nomination for Best New Actor. He expands his
acting repertoire on leading roles in Marriage, Not Dating (2014),
Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015), Introverted Boss (2017), Queen for
Seven Days (2017) and Judge vs. Judge (2017).Kim began his career as a
fashion model at the 2007 Seoul Fashion Week and for jeans brand Evisu
in 2008. He made his acting debut in the queer coming-of-age film Just
Friends? in 2009 under the stage name Seo Ji-hoo. His management
agency later changed his stage name to Yeon Woo-jin.After playing a
teacher in 2010 daily drama All My Love, he started to gain
recognition as the youngest brother in hit 2011 family drama Ojakgyo
Family. Then in his first lead role, Yeon's character falls in love
with the daughter of his brother's murderer in the 4-episode Drama
Special Just an Ordinary Love Story.
actor. He started in the entertainment industry as a model and gained
recognition as an actor with his role in Arang and the Magistrate
(2012) which earned him nomination for Best New Actor. He expands his
acting repertoire on leading roles in Marriage, Not Dating (2014),
Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015), Introverted Boss (2017), Queen for
Seven Days (2017) and Judge vs. Judge (2017).Kim began his career as a
fashion model at the 2007 Seoul Fashion Week and for jeans brand Evisu
in 2008. He made his acting debut in the queer coming-of-age film Just
Friends? in 2009 under the stage name Seo Ji-hoo. His management
agency later changed his stage name to Yeon Woo-jin.After playing a
teacher in 2010 daily drama All My Love, he started to gain
recognition as the youngest brother in hit 2011 family drama Ojakgyo
Family. Then in his first lead role, Yeon's character falls in love
with the daughter of his brother's murderer in the 4-episode Drama
Special Just an Ordinary Love Story.
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