Hong Kyung

Hong Kyung (; born February 14, 1996) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the film Innocence, as well as the television series Weak Hero Class 1 (2022) and Revenant (2023).

Career After graduating from Hanyang University, Hong made his acting debut with a minor role in the television series Queen of Mystery (2017) and subsequently appeared in School 2017 (2017), While You Were Sleeping (2017), and Jugglers (2017–2018). He continued to act in television series such as My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment (2019), D.P. (2021), and Lovers of the Red Sky (2021).

Hong made his feature film debut in Innocence (2020), for which he received critical acclaim and won a Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor – Film.

In February 2022, Hong moved to Management MMM after his contract with J-Wide expired. The same year he starred in the drama Weak Hero Class 1 based on the popular Naver webtoon Weak Hero which gained him world-wide recognition. Besides acting in TV series, he also appeared in Taeyeon's "Can't Control Myself" music video. In 2023, he starred in the drama Revenant alongside Kim Tae-ri and Oh Jung-se.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2020 Innocence Ahn Jung-soo 2021 A Distant Place Hyun-min On the Line Job seeker Cameo 2022 Motherland Min-jae Short film 2024 Troll Factory Paeptaek Hear Me: Our Summer Lee Yong-jun 2025 Lost in Starlight Jay Voice Good News Seo Go-myung Concrete Market Kim Tae-jin

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2017 Queen of Mystery Bully School 2017 Won Byung-goo While You Were Sleeping Choi Wook-hyun Cameo (episodes 3, 6, 29, 31) 2017–2018 Jugglers Jwa Tae-yi Rain or Shine Choi Sung-jae Cameo 2018 Live Yoo Man-yong Cameo (episodes 9–11) Life on Mars Oh Young-soo (1988) Cameo (episodes 10, 12) 2019 My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment Baek Seung-hoon Hotel del Luna Baker Cameo (episode 4) 2021 D.P. Ryu Yi-kang Season 1 Lovers of the Red Sky Choi Jung The Effect of a Finger Flick on a Breakup Koo Won-bin KBS Drama Special – Season 12 2022 Weak Hero Oh Beom-seok Main role (Season 1)Guest (Season 2) 2023 Revenant Lee Hong-sae 2025 Concrete Market Kim Tae-jin

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2017 Brain, Your Choice of Romance Tae-woo

Music video appearances Year Song Title Artist 2022 "Can't Control Myself" Taeyeon 2023 "Tomorrow" Car, the Garden

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Best New Actor – Film Innocence 2023 Best New Actor – Television Weak Hero Class 1 2026 Best Actor – Film Good News Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best New Actor Innocence Buil Film Awards 2020 Best New Actor 2021 A Distant Place Busan International Film Festival with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2024 Face of Asia Award Hear Me: Our Summer Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 Best New Actor Innocence Director's Cut Awards 2025 Best New Actor in Film Troll Factory KBS Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actor Drama Special: The Effect of a Finger Flick on a Breakup Korea First Brand Awards 2026 Actor – Rising Star Hong Kyung SBS Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Revenant Wildflower Film Awards 2022 Best New Actor A Distant Place