Kim Ji-hoon (actor, born 1981)

Kim Ji-hoon (actor, born 1981)

Kim Ji-hoon (Korean: 김지훈; born May 9, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his romantic comedies on television such as The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law (2007), Love Marriage (also known as Matchmaker's Lover, 2008), Stars Falling from the Sky (also known as Wish Upon a Star, 2010), and My Cute Guys (2013). In 2010, he also appeared in the film Natalie, and cable mystery series Joseon X-Files. In 2023 he appeared in Lee Chung-hyun's Netflix film Ballerina. He was cast as a hired assassin in Amazon Prime Video 2025 TV series Butterfly.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Natalie	Min-woo
2017	The Age of Blood	Lee In-jwa
2023	Ballerina	Choi Pro

Television series

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2002</td><td>Loving You</td><td>Choi Sung-wook</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>A Problem at My Younger Brother's House</td><td>Park Young-goo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>MBC Best Theater – "Kang Jang-soo's Love House"</td><td>Kang Jang-soo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Toji, the Land</td><td>young Kim Gil-sang</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Love Hymn</td><td>Kang Hyuk</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Golden Apple</td><td>Kim Kyung-gu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Great Inheritance</td><td>Choi Shi-wan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>How Much Love</td><td>Seo Dong-soo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Flowers for My Life</td><td>Go Eun-tak</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Daughters-in-Law</td><td>Lee Bok-su</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Why Did You Come to My House?</td><td>Jo Gi-dong</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Love Marriage</td><td>Park Hyun-soo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Empress Cheonchu</td><td>Hyeonjong</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Stars Falling from the Sky</td><td>Won Kang-ha</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joseon X-Files</td><td>Kim Hyung-do</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Marching</td><td>Na Yo-han</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Flower Boys Next Door</td><td>Oh Jin-rak</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Goddess of Marriage</td><td>Kang Tae-wook</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Jang Bo-ri Is Here!</td><td>Lee Jae-hwa</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>KBS Drama Special – "Funny Woman"</td><td>Oh Jung-woo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Sweet Stranger and Me</td><td>Jo Dong-jin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Please Find Her</td><td>Kim Jung-nam</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bad Thief, Good Thief</td><td>Han Jun-hee / Jang Min-jae</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>The Rich Son</td><td>Lee Kwang-jae</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Babel</td><td>Tae Min-ho</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Flower of Evil</td><td>Baek Hee-Sung</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area</td><td>Denver / Oh Taek-su</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Behind Every Star</td><td>Kim Ji-hoon</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Love to Hate You</td><td>Do Won-jun</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Death's Game</td><td>Park Tae-woo</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>The Haunted Palace</td><td>King Lee Jeong</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Butterfly</td><td>Gun</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nice to Not Meet You</td><td>Joo Jae-hyung</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dear X</td><td>Choi Jeong-ho</td><td>Cameo (episode 2–4, 7–8)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Yap	Kim Ji-hoon
2016	7 First Kisses	Man in the mall	Cameo (episode 1)

Television shows

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2001</td><td>Hotline</td><td>VJ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cooking and Cooking Poppang (요리조리 팡팡)</td><td>Host</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Sang Sang Plus - Season 2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Saturday Night Live Korea</td><td>Host</td><td>Episode 98</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Let's Eat with Friends</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Some Guys, Some Girls</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Crime Scene</td><td>Cast member</td><td>Season 3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Black: I Saw the Devil</td><td>Cast member</td><td>Crime Thriller Crime Documentary (Season 2)</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>2002</td><td>"Propose"</td><td>Kangta</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Don't Go Away Ver. 2"</td><td>Chu Ga Yeoul</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Waiting.."</td><td>BoA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Wedding"</td><td>Shinhwa</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>"Habit"</td><td>Fly to the Sky</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Maybe"</td><td>Dana</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Because I Want To Hold On"</td><td>Eunhyul</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>"300 Won Coins"</td><td>Tutti</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Memory"</td><td>Yurisangja</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>"Beautiful Woman"</td><td>Lee Ki-chan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Did You Forget?"</td><td>Hana</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>"Can't Forget"</td><td>PK Heman feat. Lee Ji Hye</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>"You Said You Love Me"</td><td>Sungje</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>"The Following Car Is Honking"</td><td>MC the Max</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>"Why didn't I realize"</td><td>JeA</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Theater

Kim Ji-hoon (actor, born 1981)

Year	Title	Role
2010	University of Laughs	Playwright

Hosting

Kim Ji-hoon (actor, born 1981)

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2010	5th Seoul International Drama Awards	With Hahm Eun-jung

Awards and nominations

Kim Ji-hoon (actor, born 1981)

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2014	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Jang Bo-ri is Here!	Won
2018	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	The Rich Son	Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards	2021	Best Supporting Actor (TV)	Flower of Evil	Nominated
KBS Drama Awards	2007	Best New Actor	The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law	Won
Best Couple Award with Lee Soo-kyung	Won
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards	2014	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama	Jang Bo-ri is Here!	Won
MBC Drama Awards	2006	Best New Actor	How Much Love	Nominated
2014	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Jang Bo-ri is Here!	Won
2018	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Soap Opera	The Rich Son	Nominated
SBS Drama Awards	2013	Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama	Goddess of Marriage	Won
2025	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Humanity/Fantasy Drama	The Haunted Palace	Won