Kim Nam-hee

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Nam-hee is a South Korean actor.^[1] He is known for his roles in dramas Mr. Sunshine, Spring Turns to Spring, and Sweet Home.^[2][3][4]

Kim Nam-hee
Kim in June 2023
Born	Kim Nam-hee (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 (age 38) South Korea
Education	Seokyeong University – BA in Theater and Film
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Agent	C-JeS entertainment
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2018)​
Korean name
Hangul	김남희
Hanja	金南希
Revised Romanization	Gim Nam-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Namhŭi

Career

Kim Nam-hee revealed in an interview that he discovered his passion for acting when he was in his second year of high school after accidentally stumbling upon an acting academy near his house. He also mentioned that he still receives occasional acting coaching and advice from the same teacher he met back then. According to Kim, the teacher played a significant role in his career as an actor, and he believes that the teacher made everything possible.^[5]

Kim then studied acting at Seokyeong University's Department of Theater.^[5] He started acting in short and independent film since 2009. However his professional debut as actor was a minor role in feature film No Breathing in 2013.^[6] Kim has an extensive background in theater, having performed in several plays such as 'Maids', 'Custody Claim' (2015), 'Brother's Night' (2016), 'Wake Up Hamlet', 'The Sky at the Amusement Park is Always', and 'In the Middle of the Sea' in the previous year. This solid stage experience has enabled him to firmly establish himself in any role.^[7]

In 2017, Kim played the role of a stalker in the drama Band of Sisters and left a strong impression on viewers. He also gained recognition for his short but impactful acting in director Lee Eung-bok's Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, where he played a doctor trying to save lives without realizing his own fate. His breakthrough role came in Mr. Sunshine, where he played Takashi Mori, a Japanese character speaking Korean and English with incredible precision.^[7] He got the role through audition.^[8] Through his role he won Best Supporting Actor from Korean Cultural Award.^[9]

Since then, in 2019 he has appeared in Spring Turns to Spring and Search: WWW.

He has also gained attention for his performances in commercials, including one for a construction company where he played a newlywed, and one for a hamburger brand where he portrayed a quiet, caring father whose child is sleeping.^[7]

Kim accepted role in film Where Would You Like to Go without reading the script.^[10]

Personal life

He got married on September 29, 2018, to his long-term girlfriend whom he has dated for 10 years since his college days.^[11][12] Senior actor Lee Deok-hwa officiated the wedding.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	How are you these days	Friend	Short Film	[14]
	To her	Jun-won		[15]
2010	Hello, Guyang Shingoong	Nam-hee		[16]
	fourth confession	man kicked three times		[17]
2011	Moonlight Sonata	Mr. Hyun		[18]
	Autumn of that year	Sang-min	Short Film
	Sunny summer is back	Fan
2012	Ordeal	Nam-hee	Independent Film
2013	No Breathing	Won's friend 2		[19]
	Youth Prayer	Kwon-yun		[20]
2014	Animal	Tae-pyeong		[21]
	The Stone	Sectarianism
	None is okay	Su-ho	Short Film	[22]
	My wife	Jun-hyeok		[23]
2016	The Great Actor	Devil's Blood Directing Team 2
2018	The Witness	Kim Dae-ri
2023	Where Would You Like to Go?	Do-gyeong		[24]
	Work To Do	Nam-hee

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Dream of Three Men, Father	Shim Nam-hui		[25]
2015	The Missing	Jailer	Cameo
2016	Guardian: The Lonely and Great God	Choi Young-jae / Overworked doctor in ER	Cameo (Episode 3)	[26]
2017	Band of Sisters	Choi Young-hoon / Choi Ji-hoon		[27]
	Tunnel	Yoon-hui	Bit Part (Episode 7)
2018	Mr. Sunshine	Colonel Takeshi Mori		[28]
2019	Spring Turns to Spring	Heo Bom-il		[29]
	Search: WWW	Pyo Joon-soo		[30]
2020	Find Me in Your Memory	Drama Director	Cameo (Episode 11)	[31]
2021	On the Verge of Insanity	Shin Han-soo		[32]
	You Are My Spring	Kim Nam-hee	Cameo (Episode 9–10)	[33]
	High Class	Ahn Ji-young		[34]
2022	Twenty-Five Twenty-One	Mobile store salesperson	Cameo (Episode 16)	[35]
	O'PENing – Don't Announce Your Husband's Death	Yoon Jae-young	one act-drama; season 5	[36]
	The Law Cafe	Park Woo-jin		[37]
	Reborn Rich	Jin Seong-joon		[38]
2023	Family: The Unbreakable Bond	Cho Tae-gu		[39]
2024	Bitter Sweet Hell	Jae-jin		[40]
	Chicken Nugget	Kim Hwan-dong		[41]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Sweet Home	Jung Jae-heon / Jayhun	Season 1	[42]
2021	Mad for Each Other	Seon Ho		[43]
2022	Glitch	Ma Hyung-woo		[9]
2024	Begins ≠ Youth	Song Jun-ho		[44]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	Very Private Southeast Asia	Cast Member	[45]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2023	Opening ceremony 20th EBS International Documentary Film Festival	EIDF2023	[46]

Theater

Year	Title		Role	Ref.
	English	Korean
2015	Maids	하녀들		[7]
	Custody claim case	부양권청구 소송사건
2016	Brother's night	형제의 밤	Su-dong	[7]
	Wake Up Hamlet	Wake Up 햄릿	Hamlet
	The sky at the amusement park is always blue	놀이공원의 하늘은 언제나 푸르다		[7]
2016,2019
2020	In the middle of the sea	바다 한가운데서		[47]

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.
Korea Cultural Entertainment Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actor	Mr. Sunshine	Won	[48]
MBC Drama Awards	2021		On the Verge of Insanity	Nominated	[49]