Heo Nam-jun

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Nam-jun (Korean: 허남준; born June 9, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Your Honor (2024) and When the Phone Rings (2024–2025).

Heo Nam-jun
Born	(1993-06-09) June 9, 1993 (age 31) South Korea
Education	Sungkyunkwan University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2019 (2019)–present
Agent	H.Solid
Korean name
Hangul	허남준
Hanja	许楠儁
Revised Romanization	Heo Namjun
McCune–Reischauer	Hŏ Namjun

Career

Prior to his debut, Heo studied in Sungkyunkwan University and completed a degree in acting.^[1]

Heo debuted in 2019 through the movie Like the First (2019).^[2] His first drama appearance was in OCN drama Missing: The Other Side (2020). Heo would go on to play supporting roles in dramas such as Snowdrop (2021); The Matchmakers (2023); Sweet Home Season 2 and 3 (2023–2024); and The Impossible Heir (2024), as well as movies like Night in Paradise (2020); Double Patty (2021); and I, the Executioner (2024).^[1] He was nominated for the Best New Actor Award by the 2024 APAN Star Awards for his performance in Sweet Home.^[3]

In 2024, Heo portrayed a cold-blooded gangster and murderer named Kim Sang-hyuk – the eldest son of Kim Myung-min's character Kim Kang-heon – in Your Honor, a role which garnered Heo increased public attention.^[4][5][6] During that same year, Heo portrayed Ji Sang-woo, a warm-hearted psychiatrist and YouTuber who specialized in unsolved cases in When the Phone Rings.^[7][8] The drama itself was a commercial success and received positive reviews.^[9] Heo was also awarded the Best New Actor Award from the 2024 MBC Drama Awards for his outstanding performance in the drama.^[10]

Heo was cast in TvN drama When the Stars Gossip (2025), which was first broadcast on January 4, 2025.^[11][12]

Filmography

Drama

• Missing: The Other Side (2020)^[1][13]
• Snowdrop (2021)^[1][14]
• The Matchmakers (2023)^[1][15]
• Sweet Home Season 2 and 3 (2023–2024)^[15][1]
• The Impossible Heir (2024)^[1][16]
• Your Honor (2024)^[1][17]
• When the Phone Rings (2024–2025)^[1][18]
• When the Stars Gossip (2025)^[1][12]

Movies

• Like the First (2019)^[1][2]
• Night in Paradise (2020)^[1]
• Double Patty (2021)^[1]
• I, the Executioner (2024)^[1]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2024	Best New Actor	Sweet Home and Your Honor	Nominated	[3][19]
MBC Drama Awards	2024	Best New Actor	When the Phone Rings	Won	[10][20]

References

1. ""Mengenal Heo Nam Jun, Psikiater di Drakor When the Phone Rings"". IDN Times (in Indonesian). December 11, 2024.
2. 신예 허남준 '설강화' 출연 (in Korean). 京鄉體育報. December 9, 2021.
3. 김수현·변우석·지창욱→김지원·김혜윤·김태리, APAN어워즈 후보 (in Korean). JoyNews24. December 3, 2024.
4. '유어 아너' 허남준 "아슬아슬한 시한폭탄 같은 느낌으로 연기". Yonhap News (in Korean). September 12, 2024.
5. "'유어 아너' 허남준, 노출신 각오한 이유.."감독님, 미팅부터 근육 체크" [인터뷰 종합]".. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). September 11, 2024.
6. """너무 매력적인 나쁜 새끼"..'유어아너'가 낳은 최고의 子 허남준 [Oh!쎈 레터]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). September 21, 2024.
7. "Heo Nam Jun turns into a psychiatrist for 'When The Phone Rings'". The Statesman. October 21, 2024.
8. ""Ring Ring!" — Heo Nam Jun dialling up new drama "When The Phone Rings" as a psychiatrist and content creator". The Independent (Singapore). October 21, 2024.
9. "Top 10 Non-English Most Watched TV-Shows (November 25 - December 01, 2024)". Netflix. December 5, 2024.
10. ""이가섭·허남준, 男신인상 공동 수상..첫 마디부터 "여객기 참사 희생자들께 애도를" ('MBC 연기대상')"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). January 5, 2025.
11. 이민호·공효진→오정세, 태양계 궤도 같은 인물관계도 (별들에게 물어봐). 스포츠동아 (in Korean). December 20, 2024.
12. 이민호 공효진 '별들에게 물어봐' 드디어 본다..내년 1월4일 편성 확정 (in Korean). Newsen. November 20, 2024.
13. '미씽', 이원구 강렬하고 섬뜩한 연기로 강한 인상 남겨 (in Korean). 京鄉體育報. September 12, 2020.
14. '설강화' 슈트 정해인→드레스 지수, 23명 배우들 단체 포스터 (in Korean). Newsen. December 3, 2021.
15. '혼례대첩→스위트홈2' 허남준 누구? 심상치 않은 존재감 (in Korean). Newsen. December 11, 2023.
16. [아티스트 돋보기] 허남준, 마이즈너, 그리고 아직 못다 한 이야기 (in Korean). Aju Economic Daily. February 23, 2024.
17. Jo, Hye-jin (May 22, 2024). 손현주X김명민 조합 온다...올여름 '유어 아너'로 연기 맞대결 [Son Hyun-joo and Kim Myung-min's union is coming...Acting competition in 'Your Honor' this summer] (in Korean). Xports News – via Naver.
18. 유연석·채수빈·허남준·장규리, '지금 거신 전화는' 출연 확정 (in Korean). JoyNews24. September 24, 2024.
19. 김수현·변우석→김지원·김태리?'2024 에이판 스타 어워즈' 역대급 쟁쟁한 후보 공개. NATE (in Korean). December 3, 2024.
20. 이가섭·허남준·채원빈, 신인상 "제주항공 참사 희생자 위해 애도"[MBC 연기대상]. EDaily Star (in Korean). January 5, 2025.

External links

• Heo Nam-jun at IMDb
• Heo Nam-jun at HanCinema