Jun-seong Kim explained

Jun-seong Kim
Birth Name:Kim Jun-seong
Birth Date:4 October 1975
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Years Active:2001–present
Occupation:Actor

Jun-seong Kim (also credited as Jun Sung Kim, Jun Kim or Brian Kim; born October 4, 1975) is a Hong Kong-born actor of Korean descent. He is perhaps best known for his role as Mike Juhn in the 2007 crime film West 32nd (2007), directed by Michael Kang.[1] [2]

Biography

Jun-seong Kim grew up in Hong Kong, and has spent time in the United States; he is fluent in English, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese. He majored in Philosophy and Economics while at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, and worked as a stockbroker before becoming an actor.[3] An early experience that turned him on to a career in acting was performing in the musical The Rocky Horror Show in Korea in 2001. In addition to his American debut in the 2007 film West 32nd, Kim starred as FBI agent Henry Joh in Forgotten (2009), a short film involving human trafficking directed by Reuel Kim. He has also appeared in a number of Korean movies and television series, among them Late Autumn (2010), The Scam (2009), Love Exposure (2007), and Lobbyist (2007).

Filmography

Films

Television series

Theater

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee . Hyo-won . West 32nd Breaks Down NY Koreatown . . 2012-12-24 . 15 November 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155447/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2007/11/141_13784.html . 13 April 2014 .
  2. Web site: Lee . Hyo-won . Director Explores Korean-American Identity . . 2012-12-24 . 20 November 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145633/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2007/11/141_14054.html . 13 April 2014 .
  3. Web site: Kim Jun-seong: From Fund Manager to Movie Star. The Chosun Ilbo. 2012-12-24. 25 February 2011.