Ahn Bo-hyun (born May 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor.

Early life and career

Ahn was born in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea ...

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on May 16, 1988. As a graduate from Busan Sports High School, he used to participate in amateur boxing competitions and previously won a gold medal. He originally debuted as a model in 2007. Since his acting debut in 2014, he has appeared in various films and television dramas including, ''

Descendants of the Sun ''Descendants of the Sun'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, and Kim Ji-won. It aired on KBS2 from February 24 to April 14, 2016 for 16 episodes. KBS then aired three additional spec ...

'' (2016), ''

Dokgo Rewind ''Dokgo Rewind'' (Korean: 독고 리와인드; RR: Doggo Liwaindeu) is a 2018 South Korean action web-series based on popular webtoon of the same name by Meen and Baek Seung-hoon. It stars Oh Se-hun, Jo Byeong-kyu, Ahn Bo-hyun, and Mina. The ...

'' (2018), ''

Her Private Life ''Her Private Life'' is a surviving 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Walter Pidgeon and Holmes Herbert. The plot concerns an English aristocrat who causes a scandal when she divorces her hu ...

'' (2019). Ahn achieved success and achieved a breakthrough through ''

Itaewon Class ''Itaewon Class'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon, Kim Da-mi, Yoo Jae-myung, and Kwon Nara. Based on the webtoon of the same name, it is the first series to be produced by the film distribution company Showbox ...

'' (2020), in which he portrayed the villainous character Jang Geun-won. He continued his success with his subsequent male lead roles in

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series '' My Name'' (2021), tvN dramas ''

Yumi's Cells ''Yumi's Cells'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Lee Sang-yeob and starring Kim Go-eun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Jinyoung, Lee Yu-bi, and Park Ji-hyun. Based on the eponymous webtoon, it is a cell-based psychological romance th ...

'' (2021–2022) and '' Military Prosecutor Doberman'' (2022).

Philanthropy

On May 28, 2022, Ahn donated 528 boxes of sanitary napkins to the underprivileged on the occasion of World Menstruation Day, by donating through the G-Foundation Foundation.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Hosting

Ambassadorship

* Honorary Marine Police Officer (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Ahn Bo-hyun
at FN Entertainment * * * 1988 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors {{SouthKorea-actor-stub