Nam Yoon-su (; born July 14, 1997) is a South Korean actor and model. He has appeared in

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's original drama series ''

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'' (2020), tvN's '' Birthcare Center'' (2020),

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's '' Beyond Evil'' (2021), KBS's '' The King's Affection'' (2021), and '' Love in the Big City'' (2024), playing as the main character in the latter.

Career

Nam made his debut as a model in 2014, and made his acting debut through music videos in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Nam made his official acting debut through

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drama ''4 Kinds of House'', and in the same year he appeared in the web drama ''Want More 19''. In 2019, he made a special appearance in the web drama ''Re-Feel'', and participated in the web drama ''I'm Not A Robot''. In 2020, Nam appeared in the web drama ''The Temperature Of Language: Our Nineteen''. Later, he appeared in the Netflix series ''

'', which led him to gain in recognition, and he was nominated for the Best New Actor – Television in the

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. Nam then appeared in the short film ''Live Your Strength'' with

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and later appeared in tvN drama '' Birthcare Center''. In 2021, Nam joined

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's ''

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'' as a host with

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's Miyeon. Nam then joined the drama '' Beyond Evil'' which premiered in February on

. Nam was also cast in

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drama '' The King's Affection'' which premiered in October. In 2022, Nam appeared in the SBS drama '' Today's Webtoon'' alongside

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and

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, which premiered in July. In 2024, Nam played the main character of the South Korean LGBTQ-related series ''Love in the Big City'' as Go Young, depicting the 10-year journey of a young gay man learning about life and love through ups and downs in a conservative society while also trying to become a successful writer.

Personal life

Nam donated his kidney to his father on June 19, 2024.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nam, Yoon-su 1997 births Living people South Korean male models South Korean male television actors South Korean television presenters South Korean male web series actors 21st-century South Korean male actors Actors from Namyangju Male actors from Gyeonggi Province Hanlim Multi Art School alumni