Kim Ji-hoon

Kim Ji-hoon is a South Korean actor with a big build, a gentle smile and a gift for making small roles feel real. Born on 12 March 1979, he spent many years as a hard-working supporting actor in films before TV fans around the world learned his face. Oxfea viewers know him as Byeon Ji-woong in The Good Detective (2020) and Park Dong-hun in The Judge from Hell (2024).

Early life

He was born with the name Ha Deok-geun and later took Kim Ji-hoon as his stage name. He studied theatre and film at Soonchunhyang University. He does not share much about his private childhood in public, but his long list of small early roles shows a classic actor's road: short parts, hard work and patience while he waited for bigger chances to come.

Career and breakthrough

Through the 2010s he built a strong film career one role at a time, appearing in Cold Eyes (2013), Northern Limit Line (2015), The Merciless (2017) and Fabricated City (2017), where he played Teol-bo. On television he played Byeon Ji-woong in the crime drama The Good Detective (2020). His warm, ordinary style made him easy to trust on screen, even in dark and violent stories.

Popular roles

His most famous role came in Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (2022), where he played Helsinki, the kind and loyal member of the Professor's gang. Fans loved the big heart he brought to a giant of a man. He is a different actor from the younger Kim Ji-hoon who played Denver in the same show. In The Judge from Hell (2024), he played Park Dong-hun, in a story that showed his softer and sadder side.

Recent work

He stayed busy with the films FAQ (2024) and Galaxies (2024) and a part in the film Good News (2025). After more than two decades of steady work, he is now a familiar and welcome face for Korean film and drama fans: when Kim Ji-hoon appears on screen, viewers know the scene is in safe hands.