Ahn Bo-hyun

1. Early life and career

Ahn was born in Busan, South Korea, on May 16, 1988. As a graduate from Busan Sports High School, he participated in amateur boxing competitions and previously won a gold medal.^[4] He originally debuted as a model in 2007.^[5][6] Since his acting debut in 2014,^[7] he has appeared in various films and television dramas including Descendants of the Sun (2016), Dokgo Rewind (2018), and Her Private Life (2019).^[8]

Ahn achieved success and achieved a breakthrough through the drama Itaewon Class (2020), where he portrayed the villain Jang Geun-won.^[8] He furthered his success with leading roles in Netflix series My Name (2021), tvN dramas Yumi's Cells (2021–2022), Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022), See You in My 19th Life (2023), and Flex X Cop (2024).^[9]

Ahn starred in the TvN romantic-comedy series Spring Fever opposite Lee Joo-bin in 2026.^[10] It is based on the web novel of the same name by Baek Min-a, about a woman who leaves Seoul after a heartbreak and meets a man who changes her life.^[11] Ahn played the protagonist Seon Jae-gyu, the CEO of JQ Power Energy.^[12]

2. Personal life

On August 3, 2023, FN Entertainment confirmed that Ahn was dating Jisoo from Blackpink.^[13][14][15] However, just two months after going public with their relationship, it was confirmed that the two had broken up due to their busy schedules.

3. Other ventures

3.1. Philanthropy

On May 28, 2022, Ahn donated 528 boxes of sanitary napkins to the underprivileged on the occasion of World Menstruation Day, by donating through the G-Foundation Foundation.^[16]

3.2. Ambassadorship

On November 12, 2021, following his role as a police detective in My Name, Ahn was named as an honorary marine police officer by the Namhae Coast Guard.^[17]

4. Filmography

4.1. Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Hiya	Lee Jin-sang		[18]
2019	Memories of a Dead End	Tae-gyu		[19]
2023	Noryang: Deadly Sea	Yi Hoe		[20]
2024	I, the Executioner	Min Kang-hoon	Cameo	[21]
2025	Pretty Crazy	Gil-goo		[22]

4.2. Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Golden Cross			[23]
	Two Mothers			[24]
	My Secret Hotel	Sang-hoon
2015	The Dearest Lady	Lee Bong-gil		[25]
2016	Descendants of the Sun	Im Kwang-nam		[25]
	After the Show Ends	Cha Kang-woo		[26]
	My Runway	Wang Rin
2017	Wednesday 3:30 PM	Baek Seung-kyu		[27]
	Sisters-in-Law	James Seo / Seo Jun-young	Cameo	[28]
	Girls' Generation 1979	Young Choon's old friend		[29]
2018	Hide and Seek	Baek Do-hoon		[30]
2019	Her Private Life	Nam Eun-ki		[31]
	Investiture of the Gods	Bi De [Yin Jiao's aide]	Chinese drama [32]	[33]
	Drama Stage – "Crumbling Friendship"	Yoo Seung-bong	Season 2	[34]
2020	Itaewon Class	Jang Geun-won		[35]
	Kairos	Seo Do-kyun		[36]
2021–2022	Yumi's Cells	Goo Woong	Season 1–2	[37]
2021	My Name	Jeon Pil-do		[38][39]
2022	Military Prosecutor Doberman	Do Bae-man		[40]
	Adamas	Kwon Min-jo	Cameo (episode 4)	[41]
2023	See You in My 19th Life	Moon Seo-ha		[42]
2024	Flex X Cop	Jin Yi-soo		[43]
2026	Spring Fever	Seon Jae-gyu		[44]
2026	Flex X Cop 2	Jin Yi-soo		[45]
2027	God's Beads	Baek Gyeol		[46]

4.3. Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	My Only Love Song	Moo-myung		[47]
2018	Dokgo Rewind	Pyo Tae-jin		[48]
2022	A Place You Can Come Back Anytime		Japanese drama	[49]

4.4. Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	The Backpacker Chef	Host	with Baek Jong-won, DinDin and Oh Dae-hwan	[50]
2023	You Go to Sydney	Cast Member	with Heo Sung-tae, Lee Si-eon and Kwaktube	[51]
2024	The Backpacker Chef Season 2	Host	with Baek Jong-won, Lee Soo-geun, Heo Kyung-hwan, and Ko Kyung-pyo	[52]

4.5. Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Young Actors' Retreat	Cast member	[53]

4.6. Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2020	2020 MBC Entertainment Awards	with Jun Hyun-moo and Jang Do-yeon	[54]

5. Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2021	Best New Actor	Itaewon Class	Nominated	[55]
	2022	Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama	My Name Yumi's Cells	Won	[56]
Asia Artist Awards	2020	Popularity Award (Actor)	Ahn Bo-hyun	Nominated	[57]
		Best Emotive Award (Actor)		Won	[58]
		Choice Award		Won
Asia Model Festival	2023	Model Star Award		Won	[59]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2020	Best New Actor – Television	Itaewon Class	Nominated	[60]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2025	Best New Actor	Pretty Crazy	Won	[61]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best Supporting Actor	My Name	Nominated	[62]
Brand of the Year Awards	2020	Rising Star Actor of the Year	Itaewon Class	Won	[63]
Korea First Brand Awards	2020	Rising Star Actor		Won	[64]
MBC Drama Awards	2020	Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries	Kairos	Nominated	[65]
		Best New Actor		Won	[66]
MBC Entertainment Awards	2020	Rookie Award in Variety Category – Male	I Live Alone	Nominated	[67]

5.1. Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Cine21	2021	Actors that will lead Korean Video Content Industry in 2022	6th[1]	[68]
Elle Japan	2022	Top 16 Hallyu Best Actor	4th	[69]