Kim Jae-won (actor, born 2001)

1. Early life and education

Kim was born on February 9, 2001, in Seoul, South Korea.

He graduated from high school at School of Performing Arts Seoul in Department of Theatre & Film.^[4] He attended Chung-Ang University in Performance Film Creation department.^[5]

2. Career

2.1. 2018–2021: Career beginning

Kim Jae-won made his debut as a fashion model in 2018,^[6] and subsequently commencing his acting journey in 2021 with the Filipino-Korean web series Love From Home directed by Kristel Fulgar, and later appearing in the series titled Romanced.^[7][8]

2.2. 2022–present: Rising popularity

In 2022, Kim made his notable appearance in the television drama Our Blues on tvN, portraying the character of a young Cha Seung-won. After playing the role he received immense adoration from the viewers and left a lasting impression.^[9] Continuing to demonstrate his talent, he was then cast as the lead protagonist, Je Soo-oh, in the EBS television drama Fall For You. Excellently portraying the role of a beloved high school student, which he effectively embodied the image of first love.^[10]

In the year 2023, an additional invitation was extended to him, presenting an opportunity to showcase his talent in the renowned television series Stealer: The Treasure Keeper on tvN. In this production, he assumed the role of Shin Chang-hoon, a former homicide detective.^[11] Furthermore, he has made a recent appearance in the JTBC romantic comedy drama King the Land.^[6]

In 2024, Kim took on the lead role for the first time in the original Netflix drama series Hierarchy as Kim Ri-an, alongside Roh Jeong-eui and Lee Chae-min, and will debut in the sageuk drama The Tale of Lady Ok.

In 2025 Kim was set to appear in another Netflix original series The Art of Sarah.^[12] He has been confirmed to play the role of Shin Soon-rok, love interest of Kim Yumi (Kim Go-eun) in the third season of the drama Yumi's Cells.^[13] On February 2, 2026, it was announced that Kim will serve as host of Music Bank alongside Izna's Bang Jee-min and will start on the February 27, 2026 episode.^[14]

3. Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

3.1. Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Dream Maker	Nam Joo-hwan	[15]
	My Life's Timeline	Lee Sun-taek	[16]
2026	Final Interview	Han Jin-woo	[17]
TBA	My First Graduation †	Gu Do-ha	[18]

3.2. Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Our Blues	Young Choi Han-soo		[19]
	Fall for You	Je Su-o		[20]
	KBS Drama Special	Seo Woo-kyu	Episode: "Like Otters"	[21]
2023	Stealer: The Treasure Keeper	Shin Chang-hoon		[22]
	King the Land	Lee Ro-woon		[23]
2024	Hierarchy	Kim Ri-an		[24]
	The Tale of Lady Ok	Sung Do-gyeom		[25]
2025	You and Everything Else	Cheon Sang-heok		[26]
2026	The Art of Sarah	Kang Ji-hwon		[12]
	Yumi's Cells	Shin Soon-rok	Season 3	[13]
TBA	Sea Village Cloud Pension †	Cheon Ri-an		[27]

3.3. Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Love From Home	Jay	Filipino-Korean series	[28]
	Romanced	Jung Ma-ro		[29]
2022	To My Star: Our Untold Stories	Lee Jae-won	Season 2	[30]

3.4. Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2025	Heart on Wheels	Regular Member		[31]

3.5. Hosting

Year	Title	Note	Ref.
2026	Music Bank	With Bang Jee-min	[32]
	Korea Grand Music Awards	Day 2; with Liz	[33]

3.6. Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2024	"track by YOON: It's gonna be alright" (괜찮아지겠지)	Eddy Kim & Yoon Jong-shin	[34]

4. 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	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2026	Best New Actor	Yumi's Cells – Season 3	Won	[35]
KBS Entertainment Awards	2025	Best Entertainer Award (Reality)	Heart on Wheels	Won	[36]