Son Hyun-joo (Korean: 손현주; born June 24, 1965) is a South Korean actor. Since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as First Love (1996), My Rosy Life (2005), My Too Perfect Sons (2009), Secretly, Greatly (2013), Empire of Gold (2013), The Chronicles of Evil (2015), and The Good Detective (2020–2022).
Son Hyun-joo | |
|---|---|
 Son in 2019 | |
| Born | June 24, 1965 |
| Alma mater | Chung-Ang University (Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Agent | BLADE Entertainment[2] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 손현주 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Son Hyeon-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Son Hyŏnju |
| Website | bladeent.com |
Most notable in his filmography are two low-profile projects in which he played the leading role, both of which became unexpected hits: critically acclaimed revenge drama The Chaser (2012),[3] and mystery thriller film Hide and Seek (2013).[4][5][6][7] In year 2017, Son won the Best Actor award at the 39th Moscow international film festival for his role in the movie Ordinary Person.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Piano Man | ||
| 1997 | Baby Sale | ||
| 1998 | The Happenings | unlucky prisoner | |
| 1999 | The Spy | ||
| 2001 | Guns & Talks | Tak Mun-bae | |
| 2004 | Two Guys | Vice chief Im | |
| Liar | Inspector Park | ||
| Father and Son: The Story of Mencius | Father Pig | ||
| 2005 | Short Time | Detective Kang Jong-tae | |
| 2006 | Now and Forever | Section chief Min | |
| 2007 | Punch Lady | Soo-hyun | |
| 2008 | The Devil's Game | Min Tae-suk | |
| 2013 | Secretly, Greatly | Kim Tae-won | [9] |
| Hide and Seek | Sung-soo | ||
| 2015 | The Chronicles of Evil | Choi Chang-sik | |
| The Phone | Go Dong-ho | ||
| 2016 | The Hunt | Detective Squad Chief Son | |
| 2017 | Ordinary Person | Kang Sun-jin | |
| 2019 | Jesters: The Game Changers | Han Myeong-Hoe | |
| 2022 | When Spring Comes | Ho-seong | [10][11] |
| The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die | gun-seller (Special appearances) | [12] | |
| Hansan: Rising Dragon | Won Gyun | [13] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Salut D'Amour | ||
| 1995 | Sandglass | ||
| Even If the Wind Blows | Kim Jin-gook | ||
| 1996 | First Love | Ju Jung-nam | |
| 1998 | Love on a Jujube Tree | ||
| Lie | |||
| 1999 | Happy Together | ||
| 1999 | Rising Star, Rising Moon | ||
| Sweet Bride | |||
| 2000 | The Thief's Daughter | Min-gyu | |
| Pardon | Han Ho-sub | ||
| 2001 | School 4 | Oh Dal-sung | |
| Rules of Marriage | Hwang Bok-soo | ||
| 2002 | The Woman | Oh Man-soo | |
| To Be With You | Choi Min-ki | ||
| 2003 | Love Letter | Father Peter | |
| Near to You | Won-joon | ||
| Lady Next Door | Sang-tae | ||
| 2004 | Terms of Endearment | Noh Kwang-taek | |
| Passion | Kang Woo-sik | ||
| 2005 | Single Again | ||
| My Rosy Life | Ban Sung-moon | [14] | |
| 2006 | What's Up Fox? | Park Byung-gak | |
| 2007 | H.I.T | Jo Kyu-won | |
| Several Questions That Make Us Happy | Sun Jae-hyung | ||
| How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor | Yang Duk-gil | ||
| First Wives' Club | Gil Eok | ||
| 2008 | Tazza | Go Kwang-ryul | |
| 2009 | My Too Perfect Sons | Song Jin-poong | [15] |
| Swallow the Sun | |||
| Temptation of an Angel | Pervert at the sauna (cameo) | ||
| 2010 | Jejungwon | General (cameo) | |
| Definitely Neighbors | Kim Sung-jae | [16] | |
| My Sister's March | Park Jong-pyo | ||
| Drama Special "Texas Hit" | Jae-hoon | ||
| Thank You for Your Smile | |||
| 2011 | Drama Special "Special Task Force MSS" | Hwang Joon-sung | [17] |
| Drama Special "Perfect Spy" | Sweeper | ||
| Drama Special "Men Cry" | Nam-soo | ||
| Living in Style | Na Dae-ra | ||
| 2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | Dae-young (cameo) | |
| Drama Special "True Colors of Kang-chul" | King | ||
| The Chaser | Detective Baek Hong-seok | ||
| 2013 | Empire of Gold | Choi Min-jae | [18] |
| 2014 | Three Days | President Lee Dong-hwi | |
| 2016 | Signal | Jang Young Chul (ep. 7, 11, 14, 16) | |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Kang Ki-hyung | |
| 2019 | Justice | Song Woo-yong | |
| 2020 | Itaewon Class | Park Seong-yeol (Cameo, Ep. 1–2 & 15) | |
| 2020 | The Good Detective | Kang Do-chang | [19] |
| 2022 | Tracer | In Tae-joon | [20] |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Son Hyun-joo's Simple Station | MC with Lim Ji-yeon and Kim Jun-hyun | [20] |
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ju Jung-nam's First Love Medley | Album |
| 1998 | Ju Jung-nam's IMF Medley Best 21 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | First Love | Won | |
| 1998 | 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards | The Happenings | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | The Thief's Daughter | Nominated | |
| Congeniality Award | — | Won | |||
| 2001 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Thief's Daughter | Won | |
| 2002 | KBS Drama Awards | To Be with You | Won | ||
| 2003 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lady Next Door | Nominated | |
| 2005 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Single Again | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | My Rosy Life | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award with Choi Jin-sil | Won | ||||
| 2006 | 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | First Wives' Club | Nominated | |
| 2008 | 45th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Devil's Game | Nominated | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Tazza | Won | ||
| 2009 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | My Too Perfect Sons | Won | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | Korean Popular Culture and Art Awards | Citation | — | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Texas Hit | Won | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Definitely Neighbors | Won | ||
| 2011 | 48th Savings Day | President's Commendation | — | Won | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Living in Style | Nominated | ||
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Perfect Spy | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | 5th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Chaser | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 1st K-Drama Star Awards[21] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | |||
| SBS Drama Awards[22] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
| Top 10 Stars | Won | ||||
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards[23] | Best Actor (TV) | Won | ||
| 40th Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Actor | Won | |||
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Hide and Seek | Nominated | ||
| 23rd Buil Film Awards | Nominated | ||||
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Three Days | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | The Korean Film Actors Guild Awards | Top Star Award | The Chronicles of Evil | Won | |
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | 39th Moscow International Film Festival | Ordinary Person | Won | [24] | |
| Korean Film Shining Star Awards | Star Award | Won | [25][unreliable source?] | ||
| 8th Korean Popular Culture Awards | Presidential Recommendation | — | Won | ||
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Justice | Nominated | |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
| Netizen Award, Actor | Nominated |
References
External links
- 손현주 (Son Hyun-joo) on Cyworld (lets6570) (in Korean)
- Son Hyun-joo at HanCinema
- Son Hyun-joo at the Korean Movie Database
- Son Hyun-joo at IMDb
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