Yeon Woo-jin

Acting

Yeon Woo-jin

Born

1984-07-05 (42)

Place of birth

Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea

Known for

Acting

Credits

40 titles

Yeon Woo-jin (born Kim Bong-hoe on July 5, 1984) is a South Korean actor. He started in the entertainment industry as a model and gained recognition as an actor with his role in Arang and the Magistrate (2012) which earned him nomination for Best New Actor. He expands his acting repertoire on leading roles in Marriage, Not Dating (2014), Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015), Introverted Boss (2017), Queen for Seven Days (2017) and Judge vs. Judge (2017).

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Serve the People poster
6.5

Mu-kwang volunteers to be a kitchen police of Sa-taek, the divisional commander, dreaming of success. One day, Mu-kwang meets Su-ryeon by chance, who is a young and beautiful wife of the commander. Soon, he feels a strong attraction by her.

Serve the People

2022

The Old Woman with the Knife poster
6.5

Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bullfight. As their unlikely bond deepens, cracks form in the underworld they navigate together. When Hornclaw discovers someone wants her dead, she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, survival means staying sharp—both blade and mind.

The Old Woman with the Knife

2025

Special Delivery poster
7.1

A black-market cabbie drives criminals at breakneck speeds until she is left in charge of a fugitive's son.

Special Delivery

2022

The Killers poster
5.9

Four master helmers from Korea reload the hitman flick. Vampire sleaze, assassin slapstick, neo-noir, and an avant-garde mind-bender to die (kill) for!

The Killers

2024

Shades of the Heart poster
6.6

Chang-seok's marriage failed and he is about to publish a novel based on his own experience. After he meets various people, Chang-seok changes his mind and starts weaving yet another story.

Shades of the Heart

2021

Frosted Window poster
6.0

In Seoul's Seochon neighborhood, stories unfold across seasons. On an autumn day, Han-kyung, an artist, meets women while seeking love. In summer, Bo-ra finishes work at a nail salon and uses a man to attract another at her favorite bar. In winter, Ma-ri, an actor with memory loss, joins a film director's ambiguous story. Their lives intersect, weaving a tapestry of hope, desire, and reality within the same space over time.

Frosted Window

2025

2010s · 9 titles

The Princess and the Matchmaker poster
7.2

Refusing to allow fate to decide whom she must marry, Princess Songhwa decides to find her own husband. She seeks the help of a man to interpret her marital harmony with four men she wishes to marry.

The Princess and the Matchmaker

2018

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River poster
7.0

In the late Joseon Dynasty, Bongyi Kim Seon-dal is the best conman who sells water from the Taedong River.

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

2016

Boys On Film: Bad Romance poster
6.4

Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, including: Alain Hain's "Curious Thing" starring Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas; Christoph Scheermann's "Cake and Sand" starring Bartholomew Sammut and Jan Andreesen; Michael Rozanov's "Watch Over Me" starring Guy Kapulnik and Davidi Hoffman; Joachim Back's "The New Tenants" starring David Rakoff and Jamie Harrold; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Just Friends?" starring Lee Je-hoon and Yeon Woo-jin; Étienne Desrosiers's "Mirrors" starring Xavier Dolan, Stéphane Demers, and Julie Beauchemin; Christopher Banks's "Communication" starring Rudi Vodanovich and Alexander Campbell; Tomer Velkoff's "The Traitor" co-starring Shmulik Goldstein; Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's "The Strange Ones" starring David Call, Tobias Campbell, and Merritt Wever; and Tamer Ruggli's "Cappuccino" starring Benjamin Décosterd and Manuela Biedermann.

Boys On Film: Bad Romance

2011

Revivre poster
5.9

A middle-aged man who has recently lost his wife to cancer indulges in fantasies about a young woman at his work, in the new film from Korean master Im Kwon-taek.

Revivre

2014

The Table poster
7.2

Four different women discuss life, love and marriage with people from their past and present during the course of one day at a café in Seoul.

The Table

2017

The Tunnel poster
5.0

Ki-Chul drives his friends out to a resort situated by an abandoned coal mine. His father owns the resort. When they get there, they cross paths with a spooky man who warns them about the coal mine. Later, the friends find themselves in a desperate situation and enter the tunnels of the abandoned coal mine. Will they ever see the light of day again?

The Tunnel

2014

Unfinished poster
3.3

Berlin in 1986 was a time when everyone was wary. A man becomes everyone's target because of one mistake. Economist Young-min is convinced by a Northern spy to move North under the pretext of safety for his family and himself. However, he realizes this is a mistake and escapes to West Germany where he is parted from his family. To make things worse, he is under surveillance by various countries that want to use him for different purposes.

Unfinished

2018

Anu and Huyga poster
5.0

This movie was produced by the beauty brand Lancome and fashion magazine Marie Claire’s collaboration to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th.

Anu and Huyga

2018

We Fly High poster
NR

It's cold outside. A young couple, Eunyoung and Seungki, are on a date at the park. They seem happy just having some beer and listening to music together, but it turns out that they lost big time on the stock market and have a big debt in front of them. As they talk about the subject they start blaming each other and have a big fight. Eunyoung bursting into anger tells Seungki she's going to go meet a rich prospective husband which her mother set up for her.

We Fly High

2011

Series credits

My Little Old Boy poster
7.3

How much do you know about your grown up son? In Mom’s Diary, the daily lives of the grown up celebrity sons are closely observed by their mothers. Do you know why your son drinks so much these days? How much do you know about your son’s philosophy in his life style? Heart-warming moments of observational communication between a mother and a son can be seen on Mom’s Diary.

My Little Old Boy

2016

Movie Room poster
9.4

Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.

Movie Room

2018

All My Love For You poster
NR

The story of the relationship between two families, based on the traditional Korean Cinderella folktale about Kongji and Patji. The Kongji family is poor but kind, while the Patji family is rich but selfish.

All My Love For You

2010

My Love from the Star poster
8.3

An alien who came to Earth 400 years ago is almost able to return to his own planet, but when he meets a famous actress, he doesn't want to go home.

My Love from the Star

2013

Daily Dose of Sunshine poster
8.3

A kind-hearted nurse working in psychiatry goes above and beyond to be a ray of light for those under her care, despite the challenges coming her way.

Daily Dose of Sunshine

2023

Thirty-Nine poster
8.3

Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink of turning 40.

Thirty-Nine

2022

A Virtuous Business poster
8.1

In search of purpose, opportunity and independence, four rural women start an adult products business in 1992 — embarking on a journey of self-discovery.

A Virtuous Business

2024

Judge vs. Judge poster
7.3

An unconventional judge sets out to prove the innocence of her brother, a convict accused of rape and murder, with the help of a fellow justice.

Judge vs. Judge

2017

Tale of Arang poster
6.3

The foolhardy ghost of the young girl Arang seeks to discover the truth behind her unjust death and meets a magistrate named Eunoh, who has the ability to see ghosts.

Tale of Arang

2012

Queen For Seven Days poster
6.2

In the Joseon period, a noblewoman from a powerful clan marries the Crown Prince but is deposed after only seven days as queen when he becomes king.

Queen For Seven Days

2017

Undercover poster
8.3

“Undercover” depicts the story of Han Jung Hyun, who has been hiding his identity for a long time, and Choi Yeon Soo, a human rights lawyer who becomes the first head of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to fight for justice.

Undercover

2021

My Shy Boss poster
7.2

The isolated life of an extreme introvert is thrown out of order when his company hires a new employee: a cheery extrovert who's not all she seems.

My Shy Boss

2017

Search poster
7.6

A survival story about a search party that battles against monstrous creatures. It will highlight the heartwarming bond between the members of the search party as they struggle to escape the demilitarized zone together. The story begins as a military dog handler who’s only a month away from his discharge date gets seconded to the search party and encounters a monster in the demilitarized zone.

Search

2020

Nothing Uncovered poster
7.1

A melodramatic chase thriller that tells the story of special reporter Seo Jeong-won and detective Kim Tae-heon tracking down a murder case.

Nothing Uncovered

2024

Marriage, Not Dating poster
7.7

A romantic comedy about a man who doesn't want to get married and a woman who has no luck in marriage prospect. Gong Ki Tae is a successful bachelor who keeps getting pressured by his family to settle down. He then comes up with a plan to introduce Joo Jang Mi, whom he thinks will never be approved by his family.

Marriage, Not Dating

2014

Ojakgyo Family poster
7.0

The story of a family with four sons who live together with their relatives on a farm near Seoul. Hwang Tae Hee is the third son and a policeman who falls in love with a girl named Baek Ja Eun. Baek Ja Eun is a haughty young woman who only believes in her pretty looks and is quick to flare up in anger.

Ojakgyo Family

2011

Honour poster
9.2

There's no statute of limitations on revenge. A mystery thriller about three female lawyers who confront the past head-on, as it returns as a massive scandal.

Honour

2026

I Wanna Hear Your Song poster
5.0

A romantic comedy which is about a timpanist witnessing a murder case but cannot remember anything about what happened. With the help from a mysterious guy, she attempts to recover her memories from that day.

I Wanna Hear Your Song

2019

Cinderella's Sister poster
6.4

A modern twist on Cinderella follows warm-hearted Hyo-sun, adored by everyone, and her guarded stepsister Eun-jo, whose painful past fuels a growing resentment as their mother begins to favor Hyo-sun.

Cinderella's Sister

2010

When a Man Falls in Love poster
7.4

Han Tae-Sang is a former gangster, but now a successful business man. He has a cold-blooded decisiveness and incredible drive. This helped him to attain his current status, as he started with nothing. He then meets a younger woman named Seo Mi-Do. Her personality reminds him of himself when he was that age. Han Tae-Sang begins to feel love for the first time in his life.

When a Man Falls in Love

2013

Secret Love poster
7.1

"Secret Love" is written as an Omnibus Mini-Series consisting of 5 episodes, focusing on the ups-and-downs of love relationships such as a first love, breakups, secret crushes, etc. Each episode features a member of the girl group KARA, teamed up with a leading man. "Secret Love" will be produced in advance, then be aired in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries.

Secret Love

2014

Divorce Lawyer in Love poster
6.4

Ko Cheok-Hee worked as a lawyer and she would do anything to win her case. So Jung-Woo was her office manager. He pointed out any mistake made by Ko Cheok-Hee which irked her. Their relationship was rocky at best. Now, they meet again at a law firm, but So Jung-Woo works as a lawyer and Ko Cheok-Hee is the officer manager.

Divorce Lawyer in Love

2015

Priest poster
7.3

Oh Soo Min is a former doctor, but he is now a Catholic priest. He performs exorcisms. Meanwhile, Ham Eun Ho is a doctor in the emergency room of a hospital. One day, Oh Soo Min goes to the hospital where Ham Eun Ho works. She gets involved with him.

Priest

2018

Ordinary Love poster
5.0

"Ordinary Love" is about a psychiatrist who treats patients, while having many problems himself. He meets a woman who teaches him that love does not have to be complicated.

Ordinary Love

2012