Son Hyun-joo
Son Hyun-joo (Korean: 손현주; born June 24, 1965) is a South Korean actor. Since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as First Love (1996), To Be With You (2002), My Rosy Life (2005),[3] Tazza (2008), My Too Perfect Sons (2009),[4] Definitely Neighbors (2010),[5] Secretly, Greatly (2013),[6] Empire of Gold (2013),[7] Criminal Minds (2017) and The Good Detective (2020–2022).
Son Hyun-joo | |
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Born | Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[1] | June 24, 1965
Alma mater | Chung-Ang University (Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Agent | BLADE Entertainment[2] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 손현주 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Son Hyeon-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Hyŏnju |
Website | bladeent.com |
Most notable in his filmography are two low-profile projects in which he played the leading role, both of which became unexpected hits: critically acclaimed revenge drama The Chaser (2012),[8] and mystery thriller film Hide and Seek (2013).[9][10][11][12] In year 2017, Son won the Best Actor award at the 39th Moscow international film festival for his role in the movie Ordinary Person.[13]
Filmography

Film
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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1996 | Piano Man | ||
1997 | Baby Sale | ||
1998 | The Happenings | unlucky prisoner | |
1999 | The Spy | ||
2001 | Guns & Talks | Tak Mun-bae | |
2004 | Two Guys | Vice chief Im | |
Liar | Inspector Park | ||
Father and Son: The Story of Mencius | Father Pig | ||
2005 | Short Time | Detective Kang Jong-tae | |
2006 | Now and Forever | Section chief Min | |
2007 | Punch Lady | Soo-hyun | |
2008 | The Devil's Game | Min Tae-suk | |
2013 | Secretly, Greatly | Kim Tae-won | |
Hide and Seek | Sung-soo | ||
2015 | The Chronicles of Evil | Choi Chang-sik | |
The Phone | Go Dong-ho | ||
2016 | The Hunt | Detective Squad Chief Son | |
2017 | Ordinary Person | Kang Sun-jin | |
2019 | Jesters: The Game Changers | Han Myeong-Hoe | |
2022 | When Spring Comes | Ho-seong | [14][15] |
The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die | gun-seller (Special appearances) | [16] | |
Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won Gyun | [17] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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1994 | Salut D'Amour | ||
1995 | Sandglass | ||
Even If the Wind Blows | Kim Jin-gook | ||
1996 | First Love | Ju Jung-nam | |
1998 | Love on a Jujube Tree | ||
Lie | |||
1999 | Happy Together | ||
1999 | Rising Star, Rising Moon | ||
Sweet Bride | |||
2000 | The Thief's Daughter | Min-gyu | |
Pardon | Han Ho-sub | ||
2001 | School 4 | Oh Dal-sung | |
Rules of Marriage | Hwang Bok-soo | ||
2002 | The Woman | Oh Man-soo | |
To Be With You | Choi Min-ki | ||
2003 | Love Letter | Father Peter | |
Near to You | Won-joon | ||
Lady Next Door | Sang-tae | ||
2004 | Terms of Endearment | Noh Kwang-taek | |
Passion | Kang Woo-sik | ||
2005 | Single Again | ||
My Rosy Life | Ban Sung-moon | ||
2006 | What's Up Fox? | Park Byung-gak | |
2007 | H.I.T | Jo Kyu-won | |
Several Questions That Make Us Happy | Sun Jae-hyung | ||
How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor | Yang Duk-gil | ||
First Wives' Club | Gil Eok | ||
2008 | Tazza | Go Kwang-ryul | |
2009 | My Too Perfect Sons | Song Jin-poong | |
Swallow the Sun | |||
Temptation of an Angel | Pervert at the sauna (cameo) | ||
2010 | Jejungwon | General (cameo) | |
Definitely Neighbors | Kim Sung-jae | ||
My Sister's March | Park Jong-pyo | ||
Drama Special "Texas Hit" | Jae-hoon | ||
Thank You for Your Smile | |||
2011 | Drama Special "Special Task Force MSS" | Hwang Joon-sung | [18] |
Drama Special "Perfect Spy" | Sweeper | ||
Drama Special "Men Cry" | Nam-soo | ||
Living in Style | Na Dae-ra | ||
2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | Dae-young (cameo) | |
Drama Special "True Colors of Kang-chul" | King | ||
The Chaser | Detective Baek Hong-seok | ||
2013 | Empire of Gold | Choi Min-jae | |
2014 | Three Days | President Lee Dong-hwi | |
2016 | Signal | Jang Young Chul (ep. 7, 11, 14, 16) | |
2017 | Criminal Minds | Kang Ki-hyung | |
2019 | Justice | Song Woo-yong | |
2020 | Itaewon Class | Park Seong-yeol (Cameo, Ep. 1–2 & 15) | |
2020 | The Good Detective | Kang Do-chang | [19] |
2022 | Tracer | In Tae-joon | [20] |
Variety show
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Son Hyun-joo's Simple Station | MC with Lim Ji-yeon and Kim Jun-hyun | [20] |
Discography
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Ju Jung-nam's First Love Medley | Album |
1998 | Ju Jung-nam's IMF Medley Best 21 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | First Love | Won | |
1998 | 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards | The Happenings | Nominated | ||
2000 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | The Thief's Daughter | Nominated | |
Congeniality Award | — | Won | |||
2001 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Thief's Daughter | Won | |
2002 | KBS Drama Awards | To Be with You | Won | ||
2003 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lady Next Door | Nominated | |
2005 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Single Again | Nominated | |
KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | My Rosy Life | Won | ||
Best Couple Award with Choi Jin-sil | Won | ||||
2006 | 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||
2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | First Wives' Club | Nominated | |
2008 | 45th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Devil's Game | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Tazza | Won | ||
2009 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | My Too Perfect Sons | Won | |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
2010 | Korean Popular Culture and Art Awards | Citation | — | Won | |
KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Texas Hit | Won | ||
SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Definitely Neighbors | Won | ||
2011 | 48th Savings Day | President's Commendation | — | Won | |
SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Living in Style | Nominated | ||
KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Perfect Spy | Nominated | ||
2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Chaser | Nominated | |
Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
1st K-Drama Star Awards[21] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | |||
SBS Drama Awards[22] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | |||
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
Top 10 Stars | Won | ||||
2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards[23] | Best Actor (TV) | Won | ||
40th Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Actor | Won | |||
2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Hide and Seek | Nominated | ||
23rd Buil Film Awards | Nominated | ||||
SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Three Days | Nominated | ||
2015 | The Korean Film Actors Guild Awards | Top Star Award | The Chronicles of Evil | Won | |
52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
2017 | 39th Moscow International Film Festival | Ordinary Person | Won | [24] | |
Korean Film Shining Star Awards | Star Award | Won | [25] | ||
8th Korean Popular Culture Awards | Presidential Recommendation | — | Won | ||
2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Justice | Nominated | |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
Netizen Award, Actor | Nominated |
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Son Hyun-joo named Best Actor at 2017 Moscow International Film Festival". 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- "Winners Of 2017 Korean Film Shining Star Awards". 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
External links
- 손현주 (Son Hyun-joo) on Cyworld (lets6570) (in Korean)
- Son Hyun-joo at HanCinema
- Son Hyun-joo at the Korean Movie Database
- Son Hyun-joo at IMDb