Jang Hyun-sung (Korean: 장현성; born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the Hakjeon Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television.[1] Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's arthouse films such as Spider Forest (2004) and The Magicians (2006), and most notably Feathers in the Wind (2005), for which one review praised him for giving "the performance of his career."[2][3][4][5] He also had major roles in Nabi (The Butterfly) (2001), Rewind (also known as A Man Watching Video, 2003), My Right to Ravage Myself (2005), Love Is a Crazy Thing (2005), and My Friend and His Wife (2008). Aside from acting, Jang was one of the screenwriters for the Moon Seung-wook film Romance (2006).
Jang Hyun-sung | |
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Born | |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Theater |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Agent | YG Entertainment |
Spouse | Yang Hee-jung |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장현성 |
Hanja | 張鉉誠 |
Revised Romanization | Jang Hyeon-seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hyŏn-sŏng |
In 2013, Jang and his two sons began appearing in the reality/variety show The Return of Superman (also known as Superman is Back), in which celebrity fathers babysit their children by themselves for 48 hours after sending their wives on a 2-day vacation.[6][7][8]
Year | Title | Role |
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2023 | Single in Seoul | President of the publishing company |
Rebound | Yongsan High School Coach[9] | |
Kill Boksoon | Gill Bok-soon's father[10] | |
2022 | My Son | Min-seok[11][12] |
2020 | The Swordsman | King Gwanghae |
2017 | Steel Rain | Jung Se-young |
2016 | Curtain Call | Min-ki |
2015 | The Advocate: A Missing Body | CEO Moon Ji-hoon |
Love Never Fails | Sang-hyun | |
C'est Si Bon | Lee Jang-hee | |
2013 | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Jin-sung |
2011 | Always | credited for original idea |
Painkiller (short film | voice | |
2009 | Dance of Time | documentary narrator |
2008 | My Friend and His Wife | Ye-joon |
2007 | Femme Fatale | |
The Perfect Couple | cameo | |
2006 | Maundy Thursday | Yoo-chan |
Romance | also credited as screenwriter | |
The Magicians | ||
2005 | Love Is a Crazy Thing | Min-su |
Princess Aurora | Kim Woo-tae | |
Never to Lose | cameo | |
My Right to Ravage Myself | Sang Hyun | |
Feathers in the Wind | Jang Hyun-sung | |
2004 | Springtime | Kyung Su |
Ghost House | Park Gi-tae | |
Spider Forest | Choi Sung-hyun | |
2003 | The Legend of the Evil Lake | |
Rewind | ||
Spring Breeze | ||
2002 | Break Out | |
Survival Game | ||
2001 | Nabi | K |
Kiss Me Much | ||
2000 | Real Fiction | |
1999 | Shiri | |
1997 | The Story of an Unemployed Man |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2013–2014 | The Return of Superman | with sons Jang Jun-woo and Jang Jun-seo |
2021 | The Story of the Day Biting the Tail 3 | Host[21] |
2022 | Hot Singers | Cast Member[22] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | To the Beautiful You | Special DJ | February 21 | [23] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival | Host of the opening ceremony | with Yoo In-na | [24] |
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Love Letter | 러브레터 | Andy | [25] |