Yoon Byung-hee

Yoon Byung-hee is a South Korean actor and one of Korea's favourite scene-stealers. With his unique face and perfect comic timing, he makes small roles unforgettable. Many global fans first loved him as the loyal law firm manager Nam Joo-sung in the hit drama Vincenzo (2021).

Yoon Byung-hee is 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall.

Early life

Yoon Byung-hee was born on December 7, 1981, in Seoul, South Korea. He studied theatre and started acting in plays and small film roles in the 2000s. For years he took any role he could get, from gangsters to office workers, and built a style that mixes comedy with real emotion.

Career and breakthrough

His early film role in I Saw the Devil (2010) showed his dark side. Then The Outlaws (2017) made him famous as Gasoline, a gang member with a style no viewer could forget, and he returned in The Roundup (2022). On television, Stove League (2019) and Flower of Evil (2020) showed that he could do much more than comedy and crime.

Popular roles

In Vincenzo (2021), Yoon Byung-hee plays Nam Joo-sung, the warm and funny manager of the Jipuragi law firm. His loyalty and scared-but-brave reactions made him a fan favourite around the world. In All of Us Are Dead (2022), he plays teacher Kang Jin-gu. In My Royal Nemesis (2026), he plays Son Jae-han, adding his special humour to the palace story.

Recent work and why fans love him

Yoon Byung-hee also stood out in Our Blues (2022), playing a father in one of the drama's most emotional stories. Fans love him because he feels like a real person from their own street. Yoon Byung-hee never tries to look cool, and that honesty is exactly what makes him so cool on screen.