Kim Jae-wook

Kim Jae-wook has quietly become one of South Korea's most intriguing actors. Born in Seoul in 1983 and trained at Seoul Institute of the Arts, he broke through with Coffee Prince before showing real range in tense, darker work like Voice and The Guest. What I find compelling is his refusal to coast on his model-bred good looks; instead he leans into characters with menace, melancholy, and restraint. Even in romance like Her Private Life and Crazy Love, he keeps a cool, slightly unknowable edge. He strikes me as an actor more interested in being remembered for roles than for celebrity, and that instinct earns my respect.

Name (English)

Kim Jae-wook

Name (Japanese)

キム・ジェウク

Reading

きむ・じぇうく

Born

April 2, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

actor / model / film actor / television actor

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaeuck.kim/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Jae-wook
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489073

Tags

• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-18

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