Born in 1984, Hyun Bongsik is an actor who didn’t come to acting right away. After high school, with no idea or dream as to what to make of his life, he tried different kind of jobs to make a living, su, such as truck driver or delivery guy. His first experience with acting came about around the age of 25, when he took a job as an air conditioner installer. At the training institute, he was tasked to play some role-playing exercises to learn how to deal with challenging cu...More

Born in 1984, Hyun Bongsik is an actor who didn’t come to acting right away. After high school, with no idea or dream as to what to make of his life, he tried different kind of jobs to make a living, su, such as truck driver or delivery guy. His first experience with acting came about around the age of 25, when he took a job as an air conditioner installer. At the training institute, he was tasked to play some role-playing exercises to learn how to deal with challenging customers, and this is what led him to consider making a living as an actor. He first tried to find job as an extra, but the few times he had a line to deliver he would be met with criticism from professionals and amateurs alike. Rather than allowing himself to be discouraged by these comments, this made his resolve all the stronger. Little by little, he worked on his flaws and grew more confident. As for the fact that he looks old for his age, he turned it into his strongest asset, as he realized this would allow him to portray a wider range of characters. Debuting at the age of 28 when he was cast in small role in the swashbuckler film <The Pirates> (2014), Hyun quickly became in hot demand as a supporting actor. From three credits in film in 2015, he jumped to eight in 2016, which included a supporting role in <Asure : The City of Madness>. He was first noticed by the public when he played the real-life superintendent of the National Police who attempted to cover up the torture and resulting death of a young democratization activist in the hit historical drama film <1987> (2017). In 2018, he joined Han Sukkyu and Sul Kyunggu in the thriller <Idol>, and he made his debut in television with the series <The Ghost Detective>. His turn as one of the creepy residents in the horror series <Strangers from Hell> (2019) brought him to wider notice. Among his more recent appearances are supporting roles in the indie drama <Three Sisters> (2020) and the disaster blockbuster <Emergency Declaration> (2022), as well as the Netflix series <D.P.> (2021) and <Narco-Saints> (2022).Less