Heo Nam-jun
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).
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Heo Nam-jun
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).
Career
Heo Nam-jun
Prior to his debut, Heo studied in Sungkyunkwan University and completed a degree in acting.
Heo debuted in 2019 through the movie Like the First (2019). 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). He was nominated for the Best New Actor Award by the 2024 APAN Star Awards for his performance in Sweet Home.
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. 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. The drama itself was a commercial success and received positive reviews. Heo was also awarded the Best New Actor Award from the 2024 MBC Drama Awards for his outstanding performance in the drama.
Heo was cast in TvN drama When the Stars Gossip (2025), which was first broadcast on January 4, 2025.
Filmography
Film
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2019</td><td>Like the First</td><td>Manager Joo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Night in Paradise</td><td>President Yang's subordinate 2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Double Patty</td><td>Han Sang-wook</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>I, the Executioner</td><td>Special Detective</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Television series
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Note</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>Missing: The Other Side</td><td>Go Bong-hwan</td><td>Guest appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Snowdrop</td><td>Oh Gwang-tae</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>The Matchmakers</td><td>Jeong Sun-gu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023–2024</td><td>Sweet Home</td><td>Staff Sergeant Kang Seok-chan</td><td>Season 2 and 3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>The Impossible Heir</td><td>Ha Myeong-jin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Your Honor</td><td>Kim Sang-hyeok</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024–2025</td><td>When the Phone Rings</td><td>Ji Sang-woo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>When the Stars Gossip</td><td>Lee Seung-joon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Hundred Memories</td><td>Han Jae-pil</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>My Royal Nemesis</td><td>Cha Se-gye</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Music video appearances
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Song Title</th><th>Artist</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2025</td><td>"Never Ending Story"</td><td>IU</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards and nominations
Heo Nam-jun
<table><thead><tr><th>Award ceremony</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominee / Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>APAN Star Awards</td><td>2024</td><td>Best New Actor</td><td>Sweet Home and Your Honor</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Baeksang Arts Awards</td><td>2025</td><td>Best New Actor – Broadcasting</td><td>Your Honor</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blue Dragon Series Awards</td><td>2025</td><td>Best New Actor</td><td>Your Honor</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MBC Drama Awards</td><td>2024</td><td>Best New Actor</td><td>When the Phone Rings</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>