Kim Woo-seok

Kim Woo-seok is a South Korean actor known for his warm smile and steady, natural acting. He plays Jin Seo-yul in the crime series Voice and Park Tae-gyeong in Doctor X: Mafia in White. Fans also know him well from Rookie Cops and The Forbidden Marriage.

Kim Woo-seok is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall.

Early life

Kim Woo-seok was born on March 3, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea. He studied acting at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, where he trained for the stage and the screen. Music also runs in his family. His older brother is Kim Min-seok, the singer of the popular duo MeloMance. Kim Woo-seok first dreamed of acting after he watched a musical film and felt moved by the acting. He later built strong skills in theatre and musicals as well as in television drama.

Career and breakthrough

He made his acting debut in 2017 in the web drama Love Playlist, where he played Choi Seung-hyeok. More viewers began to notice him in Voice 2 in 2018 and Voice 3 in 2019. In Voice, he played Jin Seo-yul, a young and sharp member of the Golden Time Team who helps the team with quick computer work. The role showed his calm and clever side, and many fans still link his name with this series.

Popular roles

In 2022, he played Seo Beom-joo in Rookie Cops, a kind police university student. In the same year, he played Noh Tae-nam in Military Prosecutor Doberman and Lee Shin-won in The Forbidden Marriage. Lee Shin-won is a loyal and gentle officer, and the role made him very popular with romance fans. Each role is different, but he always brings a soft and honest feeling to the screen.

Recent work

Kim Woo-seok started his military service in April 2023 and finished it in October 2024. After his return, he took a main role in Doctor X: Mafia in White in 2026, where he plays Park Tae-gyeong. The new drama is a fresh start for him, and fans are happy to see him back in a leading role.