Jun-seong Kim () (also credited as Jun Sung Kim, Jun Kim or Brian Kim; born October 4, 1975) is a Hong Kong-born American actor of Korean descent. He is perhaps best known for his role as Mike Juhn in the 2007 crime film ''

West 32nd ''West 32nd'' is a 2007 film directed by Michael Kang and starring John Cho, Jun-seong Kim, Grace Park, Jane Kim and Jeong Jun-ho. The plot concerns John Kim (John Cho), an ambitious young lawyer in New York, who takes on a pro-bono case involvi ...

'' (2007), directed by Michael Kang.

Biography

Jun-seong Kim grew up in Hong Kong, and has spent time in the United States; he is fluent in English, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese. He majored in Philosophy and Economics while at

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, and worked as a stockbroker before becoming an actor. An early experience that turned him on to a career in acting was performing in the musical ''

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'' in Korea in 2001. In addition to his American debut in the 2007 film ''

'', Kim starred as FBI agent Henry Joh in ''Forgotten'' (2009), a

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involving human trafficking directed by Reuel Kim. He has also appeared in a number of Korean movies and

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, among them '' Late Autumn'' (2010), '' The Scam'' (2009), ''Love Exposure'' (2007), and ''

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'' (2007).

Filmography

Films

*''Blind Devotion'' (

, 2015) – Louie *''

No Tears for the Dead ''No Tears for the Dead'' (; literally ''Crying Man'') is a 2014 South Korean action film written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. The film revolves around a professional hitman (Jang Dong-gun) who is conflicted about killing his last target ( Kim M ...

'' (2014) *''Innocent Blood'' (2013) – James Park *''

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'' (2013) – Oh Ji-hoon *''Rice on White'' (2012) *''Mandevilla'' (

, 2012) – John Kim *''Starlight Inn'' (

, 2010) – John Kim *''The Grey Coat'' (

, 2010) – Dea Eun *'' Late Autumn'' (2010) – Wang Jing *''Hello'' (

, 2010) – Jun Park *''Forgotten'' (

, 2009) – Henry Joh *'' The Scam'' (2009) – Brian Choi *''

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'' (2008) – Young-mi's nail artist (cameo) *''

'' (2007) – Mike Juhn *''Love Exposure'' (2007) – Kwon Young-hoo *''Blossom Again'' (2005) *''Possible Changes'' (2005) *''Mr. Handy'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004)

Television series

*''

Padam Padam ''Padam Padam'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jung Woo-sung, Han Ji-min, and Kim Bum. The romance / fantasy series was written by Noh Hee-kyung, and the title is a reference to a 1951 French song by Edith Piaf, an onom ...

'' (

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, 2011) – Chan-gul *''

'' ( SBS, 2007) – Michael *''Fly High'' ( SBS, 2007) – Park Kang-woo *''That Woman'' ( SBS, 2005) – Goo Do-yeon *''

Fashion 70's ''Fashion 70s'' () is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Kim Min-jung, Joo Jin-mo and Chun Jung-myung. It was the network's 60th Anniversary of Independence Great Project, and it aired on SBS from 23 May – 29 August 20 ...

'' ( SBS, 2005) – soldier *''Wives on Strike'' ( SBS, 2004) – rich playboy *''Detectives'' ( SBS, 2003) *''South of the Sun'' ( SBS, 2003) – Jung Yun-soo

Theater

*''Happy Together'' – 칼이수마 ''Story'' *''The Road to Jerusalem'' *''

'' (2001)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Jun-seong Living people American male actors of Korean descent South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean expatriates in Hong Kong 1975 births