Yoon Kyun-sang (born March 31, 1987) is a South Korean actor who drew attention with his supporting roles in the television series Pinocchio (2014), Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016) and The Doctors (2016). He then played lead roles in The Rebel (2017), Oh, the Mysterious (2018), Clean with Passion for Now (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 mandatory military service. In 2012, he debuted as an actor, starring in the historical drama Faith. He was then cast in the sports film No Breathing as a swimmer, and as the youngest detective in crime thriller Gap-dong. Yoon achieved acting recognition with his supporting role in the television series, Pinocchio.
In 2015, Yoon starred alongside Ha Ji-won and Lee Jin-wook in The Time We Were Not in Love, a remake of the Taiwanese drama In Time with You. The same year, he was cast in the historical drama Six Flying Dragons. 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 cooking show Three Meals a Day - 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 cooking show Three Meals a Day - Sea Ranch. Yoon landed his second leading role in SBS' crime drama Oh, the Mysterious.
In 2018, Yoon was cast in the romantic comedy drama Clean with Passion for Now.
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 Shin Ae-ra and Park Na-rae.
In 2021, Yoon has confirmed he will join the TVING crime detective drama The Mansion with Lim Ji-yeon, 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 Year Title Role Notes 2013 Forbidden Games Hyun-joon No Breathing Yun Min Sang (Swimming team member 1) 2015 You Call It Passion Woo Ji-han 2023 Mount CHIAK Lee Min-jun
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2012 Faith Deok-man 2014 Gap-dong Youngest detective 2014–2015 Pinocchio Ki Jae-myung 2015 The Time We Were Not in Love Cha Seo-hoo 2015–2016 Six Flying Dragons Moo-hyul 2016 Gogh, The Starry Night Police officer Cameo (Episode 18) The Doctors Jung Yoon-do 2017 The Rebel Hong Gil-dong While You Were Sleeping couple in meadow Cameo (Episode 21) 2017–2018 Oh, the Mysterious Oh Il-seung / Kim Jong-sam 2018–2019 Clean with Passion for Now Jang Seon-kyul 2019 The Nokdu Flower Moo-hyul Cameo (Episode 13–14) Class of Lies Ki Moo-hyuk / Ki Kang-jae2025Marble of GodWon Go-seung Law and the City Kim Ji-Seok Cameo
Web series Year Title Role 2022 Rose Mansion Min-su
Television Show Year Title Role Notes 2016 Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village 3 Cast member 2017Three Meals a Day: Sea Ranch 2020–2021The House Detox Host with Shin Ae-ra and Park Na-rae 2021My Little Old BoySpecial MCEpisode 224 My Teenage Girl MC 2022My Little Old BoySpecial MCEpisode 294 2022–2023 Europe Outside Your Tent Cast Member Season 1 and 3
Music video YearSong TitleArtist 2013 "Curious" What Women Want feat. Jung Yup 2014 "Girlfriend" Uniqnote feat. Bobby Kim and Jung Yup 2020 "Trumpet Creeper" () Ahn Yeeun ( 안예은)
Ambassadorship Jeonju Public Relations Ambassador (2022)
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2016 Best New Actor The Doctors Grimae Awards 2016 Best New Actor Six Flying Dragons Korea Drama Awards2017 Excellence Award, ActorThe Rebel Korea's First Brand Awards2017 Best Male Actor MBC Drama Awards2017 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Popularity Award, Actor MBC Entertainment Awards 2021 Rookie Award My Teenage Girl SBS Drama Awards 2015 New Star Award Six Flying Dragons, The Time We Were Not in Love 2016 Excellence Award, Actor in a Genre Drama The Doctors 2017 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama Oh, the Mysterious The Seoul Awards 2017 Best Actor (Drama) The Rebel
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