Kim Won-hae is a South Korean actor who can steal any scene he walks into. After twenty years on the theatre stage, he became one of the most loved supporting actors in Korean television. Global fans know him from Signal (2016), Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017) and The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025).

Kim Won-hae is 174 cm tall and weighs about 63 kg.

Early life

Kim Won-hae was born on April 6, 1969, in Busan, South Korea. He studied theatre at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and made his debut in a musical in 1991. He was an original member of Nanta, the famous Korean stage show, and spent about twenty years acting in plays and musicals.

Career and breakthrough

His face became familiar through the comedy show SNL Korea, where his quick, funny acting won many fans.

Popular roles

In Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), Kim Won-hae played two roles, the gangster Kim Kwang-bok and Oh Dol-pyo, and made viewers laugh in every episode. In The Fiery Priest (2019), he played Ko Dok-seong, and in Lovely Runner (2024) he played Ryu Geun-deok, the hero's kind father.

Recent work and why fans love him

In The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025), he played Hong Jae-hun, joining one of the year's biggest medical drama hits. He also returned for The Fiery Priest 2. Fans love Kim Won-hae because he feels like a real neighbour, not a made-up character.