Kim Joo-hyuk

Early life and education In 1991, he enrolled in the Department of Theater and Film at Dongguk University. He received his bachelor's degree in 1997.

Career After graduating, Kim began acting in theater. He passed the audition for SBS 8th open talent recruitment in 1998 and subsequently landed supporting roles in SBS drama KAIST.

He made his fim debut in Say Yes (2001) with a role as a man who confronts a serial killer. It was followed by a supporting role in sport film YMCA Baseball Team (2002) as Oh Dae-hyun, an independence activist and baseball pitcher. In a 2017 posthumous survey, Hong Banjang was voted as his most memorable role.

Personal life Family Kim was the son of actor Kim Mu-saeng. He and his father both played real-life court physician Heo Jun.

Relationships Kim began dating actress Kim Ji-soo in 2003; they portrayed a married couple in the 2002 TV series Like a Flowing River. Their six-year relationship ended in 2009.

Kim also dated God of War co-star Kim Gyu-ri from 2012 to 2013.

In December 2016, Kim was confirmed to be in a relationship with Yourself and Yours (2016) co-star Lee Yoo-young.

Death On 30 October 2017, Kim was involved in a fatal car crash that occurred around 4:30 p.m. KST in Samseong-dong, Seoul. His car overturned and he was taken to Konkuk University Hospital where he was pronounced dead two hours after arrival. According to the police and Konkuk University Medical Center, "It seems the accident occurred after he showed symptoms of a myocardial infarction". However, it was later stated by the police that the autopsy showed no signs of him having a heart attack and that the cause of death was a skull fracture. Moreover, no traces of alcohol or other toxins were detected in the body and the police investigation revealed no evidence of vehicle defects that could have caused the crash.

Kim was cremated and laid to rest in his family grave at Seosan, South Chungcheong Province.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2001 Say Yes Jung-hyun 2002 YMCA Baseball Team Oh Dae-hyeon 2003 Singles Park Su-hyeon 2004 Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong Hong Du-sik 2005 When Romance Meets Destiny Yu Gwang-shik Blue Swallow Han Ji-hyeok 2006 Love Me Not Julian 2008 My Wife Got Married Noh Deok-hoon 2010 The Servant Bang-ja 2011 In Love and War Kim Jung-woong Pitch High Yoon Do-hoon Couples Yoo-seok 2015 Intimate Enemies Chairman Cameo The Beauty Inside Woo-jin 2016 Like for Likes Sung-chan The Truth Beneath Kim Jong-chan Yourself and Yours Yeong-soo 2017 Confidential Assignment Cha Ki-seong The Tooth and the Nail Nam Do-jin 2018Heung-boo: The Revolutionist Jo HyukPosthumous release Believer Ha-rim

Television series Year Title RoleRef. 1998 Letters Written on a Cloudy Day 1999 KAIST Jung Myung-hwan 2000 Tango in Seoul Can Anyone Love? Young-jae 2002 Rival Min Tae-hoon Like a Flowing River Kim Seok-joo 2005 Lovers in Prague Choi Sang-hyun 2008 Terroir Kang Tae-min 2012 God of War Kim Jun 2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Heo Jun 2015 Reply 1988 adult Choi Taek 2017 Argon Kim Baek-jin

Variety shows Year Title Notes 2011 Saturday Night Live Korea Host (season 1, episode 1) 2013–2015, 2017 2 Days & 1 Night - Season 3 Cast member

Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2002 "I Can't Tell" Cha Eun-ju 2003 "Only..." The Jun

Discography Year Song title Notes 2004 "With the mind to forget" Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong OST 2011 "Our Love Shines" (sung with Gong Hyung-jin, Oh Jung-se, Lee Si-young, Lee Yoon-ji) Couples OST

Awards and nominations