Kim Joo-hyuk

Kim Joo-hyuk is one of those actors whose loss still feels unfair to me. He had a wonderfully lived-in, almost offhand quality on screen, the kind of presence that warmed films like My Wife Got Married and The Servant without ever showing off. He wasn't a flashy star so much as a soulful character actor maturing into his prime. His death in a 2017 car accident cut off exactly the deeper, richer roles he seemed built for. I keep coming back to his work because it's the closest thing we have to watching him continue, and it remains quietly moving.

Name (English)

Kim Joo-hyuk

Name (Japanese)

キム・ジュヒョク

Reading

きむ・じゅひょく

Born

October 3, 1972 – October 30, 2017

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

Origin

Gangnam District, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor

University

Dongguk University

• Official sitehttp://www.namooactors.com/star/kmjuhyeok/
• Xhttps://x.com/Jooya23
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Joo-hyuk
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%92%E3%83%A7%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491363

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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