Kim Hyun-soo (actress)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Hyun-soo (Korean: 김현수; born June 23, 2000) is a South Korean actress. She often starred as the younger version of female protagonists in television series such as Bridal Mask and My Love from the Star, before receiving her first leading role in Solomon's Perjury. Kim's most notable on-screen role so far is Bae Ro-na from The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–2021).

Kim Hyun-soo
Kim in December 2023
Born	(2000-06-23) June 23, 2000 (age 24) Osan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Andmarq
Korean name
Hangul	김현수
Hanja	金賢秀[2]
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeon-su
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏnsu

Career

Kim started to work in the entertainment industry as a child model.^[3] She debuted as an actress through 2011 film Silenced, in which her role as a deaf student who suffered abuse landed her the nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 49th Grand Bell Awards.^[4][5] Kim then starred as the younger version of female protagonist in several hit series, notably Deep Rooted Tree, Bridal Mask and My Love from the Star.^[6] She played her first regular role in TV series with Gunman in Joseon.^[7]

In 2016, she acted alongside Kim Hye-soo in the well-received dramedy film Familyhood, as a high school girl who got caught up in teenage pregnancy.^[8][9] Later that year, Kim has been cast as the protagonist for the first time in JTBC's youth mystery drama, Solomon's Perjury.^[10]

Kim costarred with Jang Hyuk for the 2020 historical action film, The Swordsman.^[11] In the same year, she was cast in SBS melodrama suspense The Penthouse: War in Life,^[12] in which her role as a girl who strives to be top soprano singer amidst many obstacles, got her nominated for Best New Actress at the most prestigious TV Awards in South Korea, 57th Baeksang Arts Awards.^[13]

On April 25, 2022, Kim signed with Andmarq.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Silenced	Kim Yeon-doo
2012	Horror Stories	Seon-yi	Segment: "Don't Answer to the Door"	[15]
2013	The Five	Kim Ga-young
2014	Murderer	Ji-soo		[16][17]
2015	The Treacherous	Young Dan-hee		[18]
2016	Familyhood	Kim Dan-ji		[19]
2018	Be with You	Young Im Soo-ah		[20][21]
2020	The Swordsman	Tae-ok
2021	Whispering Corridors 6: The Humming	Kim Ha-young		[22][23]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	49 Days	young Shin Ji-min
	Deep Rooted Tree	young Dam / So-yi		[24]
	Living in Style	Jo Han-yi
	High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged	young Kim Ji-won
2012	Bridal Mask	young Boon-yi / Mok-dan/Esther
	Dream of the Emperor	young Princess Seungman		[25]
2013	Good Doctor	Na In-hae		[26]
	My Love from the Star	young Cheon Song-yi / Seo Yi-hwa		[27]
2014	Gunman in Joseon	Park Yeon-ha		[28]
2016	Solomon's Perjury	Go Seo-yeon		[29]
2018	Mother	young Kang Soo-jin
2019	Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung	So Young-hwa	Cameo	[30]
2020–2021	The Penthouse: War in Life	Bae Ro-na	Season 1–3	[31]
2022	Artificial City	Do Eun-young	Cameo (episode 20)	[32]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Biggest Fan	Jung Yu-hee	[33]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Star Friends	Cast member

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist(s)	Ref.
2014	"Sogyeokdong"	IU & Seo Taiji	[34]

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	2014	Best Young Actress	My Love from the Star	Won	[35]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2021	Best New Actress – Television	The Penthouse: War in Life	Nominated	[36]
Brand of the Year Awards	2021	Rising Star Actress	Kim Hyun-soo	Nominated
Grand Bell Awards	2012	Best Supporting Actress	Silenced	Nominated	[37]
KBS Drama Awards	2012	Best Young Actress	Bridal Mask	Nominated
	2013		Good Doctor & Dream of the Emperor	Nominated
	2014		Gunman in Joseon	Nominated
SBS Drama Awards	2020		The Penthouse: War in Life	Won	[38]

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External links

• Kim Hyun-soo at HanCinema
• Kim Hyun-soo at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Hyun-soo at IMDb