KIM Min-jae, born in 1979, is a character actor who is frequently cast to play detectives and criminals. Having debuted in 2000 as part of a small theatre company in Daegu, he decided to try his luck in Seoul. While on the set of LEE Chang-dong’s <Secret Sunshine> (2007) to play an extra, he instantly grew fond of the director’s kindness, inspiring him to take the entrance exam for the Korea National University of Arts to study film directing. However, by the time h...More

KIM Min-jae, born in 1979, is a character actor who is frequently cast to play detectives and criminals. Having debuted in 2000 as part of a small theatre company in Daegu, he decided to try his luck in Seoul. While on the set of LEE Chang-dong’s <Secret Sunshine> (2007) to play an extra, he instantly grew fond of the director’s kindness, inspiring him to take the entrance exam for the Korea National University of Arts to study film directing. However, by the time he graduated, he had realized this wasn’t for him and resolved to resume his acting career. After a few minor roles in <A Little Pond> (2010), <Poetry> (2010) and <The Spies> (2012), he was first noticed by the audience for his portrayal of an incorruptible detective in RYOO Seung-wan’s crime drama <The Unjust> (2010). He then appeared in <How to Use Guys with Secret Tips> (2012) and <The Suspect> (2013), before becoming one of the dozens of actors cast as the male protagonist stricken by a chronical body-changing condition in fantasy romance <The Beauty Inside> (2015). Following more supporting roles in blockbusters like <Ode to My Father> (2014), <The King> (2016), and <The Battleship Island> (2017), as well as appearances in critically-acclaimed works <The Truth Beneath> (2015) and <Mothers> (2018), KIM joined the main cast of crime action film <Unstoppable> along with Don LEE and SONG Ji-hyo. Less