Nam Joo Hyuk | 남주혁 | About

Nam Joo Hyuk is a South Korean actor and model. He had meant to play basketball professionally until an injury and surgery ended that, then won a Top Model contest and debuted on the runway in 2013 for SONGZIO Homme. After appearing in music videos for Akdong Musician he turned to acting, and broke through as the swimmer Han Yi An in Who Are You: School 2015. Leading roles followed in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016), The Bride of Habaek (2017), Start-Up (2020), Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022) and Vigilante (2023). His films include The Great Battle (2018), which won him Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and Josée (2020). He served in the Capital Defence Command from March 2023 until his discharge in September 2024.