Nam Ji-hyun
Actor
- Born
- September 17, 1995 (age 31) · Incheon, South Korea
Nam Ji-hyun (born September 17, 1995) is a South Korean actress who successfully transitioned from being one of the industry's premier child artists to an acclaimed lead, well-loved for her roles in Queen Seondeok, Shopping King Louis, Suspicious Partner, and 100 Days My Prince.
Nam began her career as a child actress, and is best known for her roles in East of Eden (2008), Queen Seondeok (2009), Will It Snow for Christmas? (2009), Angel Eyes (2014), and What Happens to My Family? (2014). She also appeared in the miniseries Girl Detective, Park Hae-sol, teen drama To the Beautiful You, and the films A Reason to Live and Hwayi: A Monster Boy.
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In 2016, she headlined her first drama, MBC's romantic-comedy Shopaholic Louis with Seo In-guk, where she impressed viewers with her acting.
In 2017, she starred in SBS's legal drama Suspicious Partner alongside Ji Chang-wook. The show enjoyed modest viewership share, but it beat its competitor by topping the important 20-49-year-old demographic, as well as streaming, popularity, and brand reputation charts for consecutive weeks. In 2018, Nam starred alongside EXO's D.O in the historical romance drama 100 Days My Prince. The series was a commercial success, becoming the fifth highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history. In 2020, Nam starred in the fantasy mystery thriller 365: Repeat the Year as a perfectionist webtoon writer.
Known for
Acting10
- 2016The Map Against the World as Soon-sil
- 2016Tunnel as Mi-Na
- 2013Hwayi: A Monster Boy as Yoo-kyung
- 2011A Reason to Live as Ji-min
- 2010Be with Me as Student
- 2010The Happy Island as Narrator
- 2009If You Were Me 4 as Park Jin-ju (segment "Blue Bird on the Desk")
- 2007Mapado 2: Back to the Island as Girl in the past
- 2006My Captain Mr. Underground as Park Ji-min
- 2005Shadowless Sword
