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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-07-17 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Geoje, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Jang Hyun-sung

Biography:

Jang Hyun-sung is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest and The Magicians, and most notably Feathers in the Wind, for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career." He also had major roles in Nabi, Rewind, My Right to Ravage Myself, Love Is a Crazy Thing, and My Friend and His Wife. Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance. In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show Superman is Back, in which celebrity fathers babysit their children by themselves for 48 hours after sending their wives on a 2-day vacation.

Known For

Acting

2025

The Art of Negotiation as Ha Tae-su

2024

Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die as Narrator / Kim Dae-jung (voice)

The Killers as Hyun-sang (segment "Everyone Is Waiting For The Man")

2023

Kill Boksoon as Bok-soon's Father

Rebound as Yongsan High School Coach

Single in Seoul as Jin-pyo

Agency as Yoo Jeong-seok

Duty After School as Minister of Defense Park Sang Man

2022

My Son as Min-seok

Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area as Kim Sang-man

Under the Queen's Umbrella as Yoon Su-kwang

2021

Melancholia as Sung Min-joon

The One and Only as Pyo Gang-Sun

2020

The Swordsman as Monarch

Tell Me What You Saw

Sweet Munchies as Kang In-shik

The story of the day when the tail was bitten as Self

2019

Doctor Prisoner as Jung Ui-Sik

The Running Mates: Human Rights as Kim Hyun-seok

2018

Where Stars Land as Kwon Hee-Seung

Live as Eun Kyung-mo

Twelve Nights as Baek Man

Hymn of Death as Lee Yong-moon

You Quiz On The Block as Self

2017

Steel Rain as Jeong Se-yeong

While You Were Sleeping as Jung Il Seung

Man to Man as Department Head Jang

Queen For Seven Days as Shin Soo-Geun

2016

Curtain Call as Kang Min-gi

Signal as Kim Bum-joo

Dear My Friends as Lee Il-woo

Woman with a Suitcase as Lee Dong-Soo

Doctors as Kim Tae-ho

My Little Old Boy as Self

2015

C'est Si Bon as Lee Jang-hee (40s)

The Advocate: A Missing Body as Moon Ji-hoon

Love Never Fails as Sang-hyun

Mrs. Cop as Park Woo-Jin

Heard It Through the Grapevine as Seo Hyeong-shik

Assembly as Baek Do-hyun

Men on a Mission as Himself

Kim Je-dong's Talk to You as Himself

2014

Secret Door as Hong Gye-hui

Three Days as Ham Bong-su

Secret Love Affair as Kim In-Kyum

2013

Hwayi: A Monster Boy as Jin-seong

Goddess of Marriage as Noh Seung-soo

The Return of Superman as Himself

The End of the World

2012

Ghost as Jeon Jae-wook

Big as Kang Hyuk-soo

How Long I've Kissed as Han Sang Jin

2011

Law of the Jungle

Vampire Prosecutor as Jang Chul-oh

Sign as Jang Min Suk

2010

Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho as Yun Doo-Soo

2009

2008

My Friend & His Wife as Ye-joon

2007

Femme Fatal as Detective

The Perfect Couple as Kim Chi-Gon

The Great Catsby

Conspiracy in the Court as Lee Jae-han

Behind the White Tower as Cho Myung-jun

New Heart as Kim Tae-joon

Daughters-in-Law as Go Ju-myeong

2006

Maundy Thursday as Moon Yu-chan

Great Inheritance as Jung Man-ho

My Love as Im Tae-Pyong

2005

Princess Aurora as Kim Woo-taek

My Right to Ravage Myself as Sang-hyun

Love is a Crazy Thing as Min-su

Feathers in the Wind

The Magicians as Myung-soo

2004

Spider Forest as Choi Seong-hyeon

Ghost House as Park Gi-tae

Springtime as Kyung-soo

Precious Family as Ahn Ji-hwan

2003

2002

2001

The Butterfly as K

2000

Real Fiction as Flower Shop Deliverer

1999

Shiri as Special Investigation Team (uncredited)