Kim Young-kwang

Kim earns my respect as a true climber. Starting as a model and becoming the first Asian to walk Dior Homme in 2008, with McQueen and Westwood on his resume, is no small feat in a notoriously gatekept industry. From Incheon, born in 1987, he leveraged that striking height into a steady pivot across film, television, and stage. The aviation-science-high-school background adds an unexpected, likable wrinkle. Korean acting is deep with talent, but I'm partial to the self-made charmer who built range the hard way, and Kim's understated, mature screen charisma keeps me watching.

Name (English)

Kim Young-kwang

Name (Japanese)

キム・ヨングァン

Reading

きむ・よんぐぁん

Born

January 11, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Incheon, South Korea

Occupation

film actor / actor / model / television actor / stage actor

High school

Jungseok Aviation Science High School

University

Hanyang University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Young-kwang%20(actor)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487056

Tags

• film actor
• actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-17

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