Ahn Ji-hwan

Ahn Ji-hwan (; born July 24, 1969) is a South Korean voice actor, actor and television and radio presenter who joined Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Voice Acting Division in 1993 and debuted with his role as Prince Dandarn (known as Prince Omar in South Korea) on the Korean dub of Time Travel Tondekeman.

Since the early 2000s, Ahn has narrated several entertaining shows at Seoul Broadcasting System, including Animal Farm, The Music Trend, and Star King. In June 2012, he made his stage debut, performing the part of Edna Turnblad in a South Korean musical Hairspray based on a 1988 film under the same title.

Ahn has become famous for his cover of Johnny Depp on the Korean dub of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, for his role as Det. Danny Messer on the Korean dub of CSI: NY, and for his narration of The Knee-Drop Guru on the South Korean talk show Golden Fishery.

On December 16, 2025, Ahn announced through his agency that, due to health reasons, he would be halting all activities, including narrating Animal Farm for 24 years, to focus on recovery. His junior voice actor, Nam Do-hyeong, is filling in as the show's narrator.

Career

Voice acting

TV animation dubbing Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V (빅토리 구슬동자, SBS) Black Bomber (later) Fantomcat (무적 고양이 팬텀, MBC) Fantomcat Flower Witch Mary Bell (꽃의 천사 메리벨, MBC) Takuro Future GPX Cyber Formula (신세기 사이버 포뮬러, SBS) Bleed Kaga Galaxy Express 999 (은하철도 999, MBC) Count Mecha Hamtaro (방가방가 햄토리, SBS) Dexter (An-gyeong on the Korean TV edition) Iron Man #28 FX (철인 28호 FX, MBC) Franken Miracle Girls (요술소녀, MBC) Chris Kubrick (Woo Jeong-soo on the Korean TV edition) Olympus Guardian (그리스 로마 신화: 올림포스 가디언, SBS) Hercules The Prince of Tennis (테니스의 왕자, SBS) Kunimitsu Tezuka (Dok-go Si-hyeong on the Korean TV edition) Red Baron (레드 바론, MBC) Kômei Ryû (Je-gal Ryang on the Korean TV edition) Narrator Rolling Stars (롤링 스타즈, KBS) Narrator Slam Dunk (슬램덩크, SBS) Akira Sendoh (Yoon Dae-hyeop on the Korean TV edition) Kiminobu Kogure (Kwon Jun-ho on the Korean TV edition) Narrator Time Travel Tondekeman (시간 탐험대, MBC) Prince Dandarn (Prince Omar on the Korean TV edition)

Animated movie dubbing

1990s Year Title Role Notes 1998 The Prince of Egypt(이집트 왕자) Moses The Korean TV edition broadcast on SBS

2010s Year Title Role Notes 2011 Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram(포켓몬스터 베스트위시 극장판: 비크티니와 백의 영웅 레시라무) Zekrom Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom(포켓몬스터 베스트위시 극장판: 비크티니와 흑의 영웅 제크로무) Zekrom

Film dubbing A All the Pretty Horses (올 더 프리티 호스, MBC) Matt Damon as John Grady Cole Armageddon (아마겟돈, SBS) Ben Affleck as A. J. Frost

B Bad Boys II (나쁜 녀석들 2, MBC) Martin Lawrence as Detective Marcus Burnett Big Daddy (빅 대디, MBC) Adam Sandler as Sonny Koufax

C A Chinese Ghost Story (천녀유혼, MBC) Leslie Cheung as Ning Choi-san A Chinese Ghost Story II (천녀유혼 2, MBC) Leslie Cheung as Ning Choi-san Click (클릭, MBC) Adam Sandler as Michael Newman Cold Mountain (콜드 마운틴, MBC) Jude Law as W.P. Inman Con Air (콘 에어, MBC) John Cusack as US Marshal Vince Larkin Contact (컨택트, SBS) Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss

D Double Team (더블 팀, MBC) Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jack Paul Quinn

E Enemy at the Gates (에너미 앳 더 게이트, MBC) Jude Law as Vasily Zaitsev

H Heat (히트, MBC) Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis Hero (영웅, MBC) Jet Li as Nameless House of Flying Daggers (연인, MBC) Andy Lau as Liu

I Inner Senses (이도공간, SBS) Leslie Cheung as Jim Law The Italian Job (이탈리안 잡, MBC) Edward Norton as Steve

L The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (반지의 제왕: 반지 원정대, SBS) Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn M Meltdown (이연걸의 탈출, MBC) Jet Li as Kit Li Mission: Impossible 2 (미션 임파서블 2, MBC) Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt

N Nick of Time (닉 오브 타임, MBC) Johnny Depp as Gene Watson

P Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (캐리비안의 해적: 블랙 펄의 저주, MBC) Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow

R Red Cliff (적벽대전, MBC) Tony Leung as Zhou Yu Rogue Trader (겜블, MBC) Ewan McGregor as Nick Leeson The Rundown (웰컴 투 더 정글, MBC) Dwayne Johnson as Beck

S Samurai Fiction (사무라이 픽션, MBC) Tomoyasu Hotei as Rannosuke Kazamatsuri Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (월드 오브 투모로우, MBC) Jude Law as Sky Captain Snatch (스내치, MBC) Brad Pitt as Mickey O'Neil Star Wars (스타 워즈, MBC) Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

T The Thomas Crown Affair (토마스 크라운 어페어, MBC) Pierce Brosnan as Thomas Crown Top Gun (탑 건, SBS) Tom Cruise as LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell

V Vanilla Sky (바닐라 스카이, MBC) Tom Cruise as David Aames

Y You Don't Mess with the Zohan (조한, MBC) Adam Sandler as Zohan Dvir/Scrappy Coco

Foreign TV show dubbing 24 (24, MBC) Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer Band of Brothers (밴드 오브 브라더스, MBC) Matthew Settle as Ronald Speirs Buffy the Vampire Slayer (버피와 뱀파이어, MBC) Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris The Client (존 그리셤의 의뢰인, MBC) David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire CSI: NY (CSI NY, MBC) Carmine Giovinazzo as Det. Danny Messer The Fugitive (도망자, MBC) Tim Daly as Richard Kimble Heroes (히어로즈, SBS) Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli Ripley's Believe It or Not! (리플리의 믿거나 말거나, MBC) Dean Cain as Himself Smallville (스몰빌, MBC) Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor

Narrations 5th Republic (제5공화국, MBC) Animal Farm (TV 동물농장, SBS) Crisis Escape No. 1 (위기탈출 넘버원, KBS) Global Report (지구촌 리포트, MBC) Golden Fishery (황금어장, MBC) Narrator of the segment "The Knee-Drop Guru (무릎팍 도사)" January 3, 2007 - October 12, 2011 (aired Wednesdays, first run until the segment ended due to the temporary retirement of Kang Ho-dong) November 29, 2012 - August 22, 2013 (aired Thursdays, second run after the segment was revamped as an independent show) Live Show: Friday Wide (생방송 금요와이드, MBC) Narrator of the segment "Appetizing Trips with Sayuri Fujita (사유리의 식탐여행)" Martian Virus (화성인 바이러스, tvN) MBC News Desk (MBC 뉴스데스크, MBC) News presenter Inkigayo (SBS 인기가요, previously SBS Popular Song, SBS) Stage presenter Our Sunday Night (일요일 일요일 밤에, previously Sunday Sunday Night, MBC) Narrator of the segment "Love House" Section TV Entertainment Telecommunications (섹션 TV 연예통신, MBC) News presenter Star King (놀라운 대회! 스타킹, SBS)

TV appearances

1990s Year(s) Title Network Role Notes 1997 Into the Stories(다큐멘터리: 이야기 속으로) MBC Host

2000s Year(s) Title Network Role Notes 2001 Talk Show: With Im Seong-hoon(토크쇼: 임성훈과 함께) MBC Guest 2003 Comedy House(코미디 하우스) MBC Host Ji-hwan hosted the segment "3-Men Forum (3자 토론)". 2003-04 The World Is Wide(세상은 넓다) KBS Host He hosted the show weekdays. 2005 Parents(생방송 60분 부모) EBS Host 2008 UCIS: Unsolved Crime Investigation Service(미해결 범죄 수사대) MBC Drama Kim Yong-dae In the drama, Yong-dae is the head investigator of the team. 2009 1 vs. 100(1 대 100) KBS Himself The challenger (Episode 115)

2010s Year(s) Title Network Role Notes 2010 Yoo Jae-suk and Kim Won-hee's Come to Play(유재석 김원희의 놀러와) MBC Guest Episode 318: The God-Given Voices Everyone's Best!(누가 누가 잘 하나) EBS Guest Guest appearance with Ahn Ye-in, his daughter (Episode 278) 2011 Top Band(탑밴드) KBS Himself The bassist of the On-Air Band (Episode 1) Morning Forum(아침마당) KBS Himself One of the panel guests Challenge! 1000 Songs(도전! 1000곡) SBS Guest Episode 163 Golden Fishery(황금어장) MBC Himself The opening presenter of the segment "Radio Star (라디오 스타)" (Episode 256) 2012 Challenge! 1000 Songs(도전! 1000곡) SBS Guest Episode 201 Golden Eggs(황금알) MBN Guest Episode 17 TV Show Jin-poom-myeong-poom(TV쇼 진품명품) KBS Guest Episode 867 Animal Farm(TV 동물농장) SBS Himself The presenter of 2012 Animal Farm Awards (Episode 596) 2012-13 Morning Wide(출발! 모닝와이드) SBS Host He has hosted the segment "The World Through the Black Boxes (블랙박스로 본 세상!)" Mondays and Wednesdays. 2013 Animal Farm(TV 동물농장) SBS Himself Episode 600 Family's Dignity: Full House(가족의 품격 풀하우스) KBS Guest Episode 25 2016 King of Mask Singer(미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕) MBC Contestant Episode 79

Radio appearances

2000s Year(s) Title Network Role Notes 2003-04 Yoon Jong-shin's Have a Date in 2 P.M.(윤종신의 두시의 데이트) MBC Guest Guest for the Friday-aired segment "Live Show: I Like Quiz (생방송 퀴즈가 좋다)" 2004-07 Guest for the weekday-aired segment Guest for the segment "Sense and the City" 2007 Park Myung-soo's FUN FUN Radio(박명수의 펀펀 라디오) MBC Guest Guest for the segment "The Superstar Generation (거성시대)" 2007-08 Yoon Jong-shin's Have a Date in 2 P.M.(윤종신의 두시의 데이트) MBC Guest Guest for the weekday-aired segment "Quiz and the City" 2008 Park Myung-soo's Have a Date in 2 P.M.(박명수의 두시의 데이트) MBC Guest Guest for the weekday-aired segment "Quiz & Break" 2008-09 Guest for the weekday-aired segment "Coming Soon Quiz" 2009-11 The 9595 Show(9595 쇼) TBS Host Ji-hwan hosted the show weekdays, with Lee Seong-mi (South Korean comedian).

2010s Year(s) Title Network Role Notes 2010 Kim Heechul's Young Street(김희철의 영스트리트) SBS Guest Guest for the segment "DJ Performance Assessment (DJ 수행평가)" The Cultwo Show(두시탈출 컬투쇼) SBS Guest 2011 Younha's Starry Night(윤하의 별이 빛나는 밤에) MBC Guest Guest for the segment "My Dear Uncle (아저씨)" Guest for the segment "Love Story in Chuseok (별밤 진상극장: 러브 스토리 in 추석)" 2012 Kim Chang-ryeol's Old School(김창렬의 올드스쿨) SBS Guest Guest for the segment "Take a Break (쉬는 시간)" The Big Show with Voice Actors(성우 빅쇼) SBS Host 2013 He Reads Korean Textbooks(성우 안지환이 읽어 주는 국어 교과서) EBS Host He has hosted the show weekdays.

Stage appearance

Awards

Korean Broadcasting Awards

Korean Broadcasting Producer Awards

MBC Drama Awards

SBS Awards