Cha Tae-hyun

Cha Tae-hyun is one of South Korea's most beloved actors, famous for his warm smile, perfect comic timing and the boy-next-door image that made him a star across Asia. A new generation met him as Jeon Gye-do, the kind bus driver with electric powers in the superhero hit Moving.

Cha Tae-hyun is 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall and weighs 65 kg, according to his published profile.

Early life

Cha Tae-hyun was born on 25 March 1976 in Seoul, South Korea. He debuted in 1995 through a talent contest and worked as a radio DJ and television actor before films made him famous. His friendly face and natural acting made audiences feel like he was someone they already knew.

Career and breakthrough

His life changed with My Sassy Girl (2001), one of the most famous Korean films of all time. As the gentle Gyun-woo, bullied and loved by Jun Ji-hyun's wild heroine, he became a star across Asia and set the standard for Korean romantic comedy. He kept the hits coming with Scandal Makers (2008), Hello Ghost (2010) and the fantasy blockbuster Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, where he played the kind firefighter Kim Ja-hong.

Popular roles

On television, Cha Tae-hyun led the historical comedy Jeon Woo-chi, played a variety producer in The Producers, a professor in Police University and a brainy detective's partner in Brain Works. In Moving (2023), his Jeon Gye-do, a bus driver who hides electric powers and a painful past, gave the superhero series some of its most human and touching moments.

Recent work and why fans love them

Fans love Cha Tae-hyun because he has stayed exactly himself for thirty years: funny, kind and unpretentious, a star who feels like a good friend. His long marriage and family-man image only add to the warmth audiences feel whenever he appears.