Hyun Bin

Hyun Bin
At the 18th PiFan opening ceremony in Bucheon on July 17, 2014
Born	Kim Tae-pyung (1982-09-25) September 25, 1982 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Chung-Ang University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Agent	VAST Entertainment Universal D
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Hyeonbin
McCune–Reischauer	Hyŏnbin
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Gim Tae-pyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim T'aep'yŏng

Hyun Bin (born Kim Tae-pyung on September 25, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas My Name Is Kim Sam-soon (2005), The World That They Live In (2008) and Secret Garden (2010-2011).

Hyun first starred in Nonstop 4 and quirky romance drama Ireland. He shot to stardom with the 2005 romantic comedy series My Name Is Kim Sam-soon with Kim Sun-a. Sam-soon was a massive hit with average ratings of over 37% and 50.5% for the finale, for which Hyun won the Top Excellence Award at the MBC Drama Awards.

Mainstream success eluded Hyun in the next few years. His first film as a lead actor A Millionaire's First Love (written by internet novelist Guiyeoni) did not do well commercially, and neither did TV melodrama The Snow Queen. Hyun began choosing more eclectic projects, such as 2008's The World That They Live In, which was well-received for Noh Hee-kyung's writing. He then starred in romance film I Am Happy, which was the closing film at the 2008 Busan International Film Festival. In 2009, Hyun drew critical acclaim in his portrayal a sociopath in the gangster saga Friend, Our Legend, reportedly watching Kwak Kyung-taek's original film 20 to 30 times.