Yoon Kyun-sang (born March 31, 1987) is a South Korean actor who drew attention with his

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s in the

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'' (2014), ''

Six Flying Dragons ''Six Flying Dragons'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Myung-min, Shin Se-kyung, Byun Yo-han, Yoon Kyun-sang and Chun Ho-jin. It aired on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes beginning on Oc ...

'' (2015–2016) and '' The Doctors'' (2016). He then played lead roles in '' The Rebel'' (2017), ''

Oh, the Mysterious ''Oh, the Mysterious'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoon Kyun-sang and Jung Hye-sung. It aired on SBS from November 27, 2017, to January 30, 2018, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 40 episodes. Synopsis About a fr ...

'' (2018), ''

Clean with Passion for Now ''Clean with Passion for Now'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kyun-sang, Kim Yoo-jung and Song Jae-rim. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Aengo, which was first published by KakaoPage in 2013, ...

'' (2018), and '' Class of Lies'' (2019).

Career

Before becoming an actor, Yoon initially worked as a model. Respecting his father's wishes, he then joined the army and completed his

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. In 2012, he debuted as an actor, starring in the historical drama ''

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''. He was then cast in the sports film '' No Breathing'' as a swimmer, and as the youngest detective in crime thriller ''

Gap-dong ''Gap-dong'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Yoon Sang-hyun, Kim Min-jung, Sung Dong-il, Kim Ji-won and Lee Joon. It aired on cable channel tvN from April 11 to June 14, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:40 ( KST) for 20 ...

''. Yoon achieved acting recognition with his supporting role in the television series, ''

''. In 2015, Yoon starred alongside

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and

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in '' The Time We Were Not in Love'', a remake of the Taiwanese drama ''

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''. The same year, he was cast in the historical drama ''

''. He played a dim-witted boy who eventually becomes the greatest swordsman of Josen, rising to the head of the royal bodyguard unit that defends the king. In 2016, Yoon starred in the popular medical drama '' The Doctors'', as an heir to a large corporation, who became a doctor to escape the fight for inheritance. Yoon's acting in ''Six Flying Dragons'' earned him a Best New Actor award at the Grimae Awards. Yoon became a cast member of the third season of reality

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'' - ''Fishing Village''. In 2017, Yoon was cast in his first leading role in historical drama '' The Rebel'', as the titular character, Hong Gil-dong. Yoon returned to join the cast of the fourth season of reality

'' - ''Sea Ranch''. Yoon landed his second leading role in SBS' crime drama ''

''. In 2018, Yoon was cast in the romantic comedy drama ''

''. In July 2019, he returned to the small screen with school crime drama '' Class of Lies'' playing double characters of a lawyer who works undercover as a teacher at an elite high school trying to discover the truth behind a murder. In 2020, Yoon was the MC of '' The House Detox'', a program about organizing homes, co-hosting with

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. In 2021, Yoon has confirmed he will join the

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crime detective drama ''The Mansion'' with

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, which will air in early 2022 making a comeback two years after 2019. In January 2022, it was reported that Yoon had terminated his contract with Hooxi Creative. Later the same day, it was reported that Yoon had signed a contract with Management A.M.9. Later on January 6, 2022, it was officially confirmed that Yoon had signed a contract with Management AM9.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television Show

Music video

Ambassadorship

* Jeonju Public Relations Ambassador (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Kyun-sang 1987 births Living people Male actors from Jeonju South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male web series actors 21st-century South Korean male actors