Uhm Hyun-kyung

Uhm Hyun-kyung (Korean: 엄현경; born November 4, 1986) is a South Korean actress.^[1] She first appeared in Rainbow Romance in 2005. In her recent years, Hyun-kyung became notable for playing the evil and two-faced villain Min Soo-a in Hide and Seek. Recently, she starred as the female lead in the daily melodrama Man in a Veil.

In this Korean name, the family name is Uhm.

Uhm Hyun-kyung
Born	(1986-11-04) November 4, 1986 (age 38) Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Other names	Eom Hyeon-kyeong
Education	Konkuk University – Department of Film Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Agent	Yeojin Entertainment
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	엄현경
Hanja	嚴賢璟
Revised Romanization	Eom Hyeongyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ŏm Hyŏn'gyŏng

Personal life

Relationship and marriage

On June 5, 2023, it was announced that Uhm and actor Cha Seo-won, her co-star in Second Husband would be getting married in May next year and expecting their first child.^[2][3] On October 16, 2023, it was announced that she gave birth to a son.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2006	Ice Bar	(cameo)
2012	Hoya	Do-mi

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Rainbow Romance	Uhm Hyun-kyung
2006	Just Run!	Lee Soo-jung
2007	Capital Scandal	Ueda Miyuki
	The Innocent Woman	Seo Ah-young
2011	Detectives in Trouble	Seo Hye-ran
	Bravo, My Love!	Mi-ra	Guest appearance
	KBS Drama Special: "Strawberry Ice Cream"	Han Joon-kyung		[5]
	Garden of Heaven	Kim Myung-ok
2012	The King's Doctor	So Ka-young
2013	KBS Drama Special: "Sirius"	Kim Ahn-na		[6]
	Good Doctor	Na In-young
	KBS Drama Special: "The Unwelcome Guest"	Young-hee
2014	Pluto Secret Society	Song Soo-ji
	Let's Eat	Restaurant customer	Episode 16
	Mother's Garden	Kim Soo-jin		[7]
	The Greatest Marriage	Hyun Myung-yi		[8]
2015	House of Bluebird	Seo Mi-jin
	All is Well	Kang Hee-jung		[9]
2016	The Good Wife	Lee Eun-joo	Episode 2
2017	Innocent Defendant	Na Yeon-hee		[10]
	Single Wife	Lee Ra-hee
	Shut Up and Smash	Park Hyun-kyung		[11]
2018	Hide and Seek	Ha Yeon-joo		[12]
2019	Miss Lee	Koo Ji-na
2020	Man in a Veil	Han Yoo-jung
2021	The Second Husband	Bong Seon-hwa / Sharon Pu		[13]
2024	The Brave Yong Soo-jung	Yong Soo-jung		[14]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	X-Man	Cast member	Episode 127–143
2016–2018	Happy Together		Season 3 (episode 438–557)
2016	Beauty Sky
2019	Law of the Jungle		in Thailand
	Super Hearer	Villain		[15]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2006	"I'm in Tears"	Bubble Sisters
	"Memory"	Melo Breeze
	"Love Is"	The Name
	"A Person Who Gives Happiness"	Lee Soo-young, Shin Dong-yup
2007	"Because Love is Lost"	Krygen, Cindy
2008	"Send-Off"	Makustle, Park Ki-young
	"Emoticon"	Canaan, Lee Ji-hye, Kim Kyung-wook
	"Between Hidden Time"	Yoon Gun
2009	"Even If Love Is Also Lonely"	Taein
2011	"Love Me"	Bae Da-hae
2013	"Walking in the Rain"	Verbal Jint, Bumkey

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	2022	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	The Second Husband	Nominated	[16]
KBS Drama Awards	2015	Best Supporting Actress	House of Bluebird & All is Well	Won	[17]
KBS Entertainment Awards	2016	Best Newcomer	Happy Together	Won
MBC Drama Awards	2018	Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project	Hide and Seek	Nominated
	2021	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama	The Second Husband	Won	[18]
MBC Entertainment Awards	2022	Rookie Award in Variety Category	Omniscient Interfering View	Nominated	[19]