Quick Facts
Biography
Nam Ji-hyun (Hangul: 남지현; Hanja: 南志鉉; born September 17, 1995) is a South Korean actress.
Education
Nam enrolled at Sogang University as a Psychology major in 2014.
Career
2004–2015: Beginnings as a child actress
Nam began her career as a child actress, and is best known for her roles in East of Eden (2008), Queen Seondeok (2009), Will It Snow for Christmas? (2009), Angel Eyes (2014), and What Happens to My Family? (2014). She also appeared in the miniseries Girl Detective, Park Hae-sol, teen drama To the Beautiful You, and the films A Reason to Live and Hwayi: A Monster Boy.
2016–present: Rising popularity and leading roles
In 2016, she headlined her first drama, MBC's romantic-comedy Shopaholic Louis with Seo In-guk, where she impressed viewers with her acting. In 2017, she starred in SBS's legal drama Suspicious Partner alongside Ji Chang-wook. Though the series gained little attention at the beginning, it slowly rose in viewership ratings, and established Nam as "chart-climbing icon".
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Shadowless Sword | young Yeon So-ha | |
| 2006 | My Captain Mr. Underground | Park Ji-min | |
| 2007 | Mapado 2: Back to the Island | Girl in the past | |
| 2009 | If You Were Me 4 | Park Jin-ju | segment: "Blue Birds on the Desk" |
| Astro Boy | Cora | animated, Korean dubbed | |
| 2010 | Happy Ulleung Man | Documentary narrator | |
| Family Plan | Ji-min | short film | |
| Ghost (Be With Me) | segment: "Tell Me Your Name" | ||
| 2011 | A Reason to Live | Ji-min | |
| 2013 | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Yoo-kyung | |
| 2016 | The Tunnel | Mina | |
| The Map Against The World | Soon-Sil |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 전파견문록 | MBC | |
| 2004 | Say You Love Me | young Seo Young-chae | |
| 2006 | My Love | Kim Min | SBS |
| My Love Clementine | Jang Ba-da | ||
| 2007 | Lobbyist | young Yoo So-young (Maria) | |
| 2008 | King Sejong the Great | young Princess Shim (future Queen Soheon) | KBS1 |
| Our Happy Ending | Kang Mi-na | MBC | |
| East of Eden | young Kim Ji-hyun | ||
| 2009 | Queen Seondeok | young Princess Deokman | |
| Will It Snow for Christmas? | young Han Ji-wan | SBS | |
| 2010 | Giant | young Hwang Jung-yeon | |
| It's Me, Grandmother | Park Eun-ha | MBC | |
| 2011 | Warrior Baek Dong-soo | young Yoo Ji-sun | SBS |
| 2012 | Drama Special: Girl Detective, Park Hae-sol | Park Hae-sol | KBS2 |
| Can't Live Without You | Eun-deok | MBC | |
| To the Beautiful You | Hong Da-hae | SBS | |
| 2014 | Angel Eyes | young Yoon Soo-wan | |
| What Happens to My Family? | Kang Seo-wool | KBS2 | |
| 2015 | Late Night Restaurant | Hye-ri (guest, episode 7) | SBS |
| 2016 | Mystery Freshman | Oh Ah-yeong | |
| Shopaholic Louis | Ko Bok-shil | MBC | |
| 2017 | Suspicious Partner | Eun Bong-hee | SBS |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Episode | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Happy Together | 366 | KBS2 |
| 2015 | Running Man | 237 | SBS |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Shaking" | Taeil (Block B) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | My Love | Won | |
| 2007 | Lobbyist | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | MBC Drama Awards | East of Eden | Won | ||
| 2009 | Queen Seondeok | Won | |||
| 2012 | 21st Buil Film Awards | Best New Actress | A Reason to Live | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Girl Detective, Park Hae-sol | Won | ||
| 2013 | 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Hwayi: A Monster Boy | Nominated | |
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | What Happens to My Family? | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award with Park Hyung-sik | Won | ||||
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Asia Artist Awards | Best Entertainer Award, Actress | Shopaholic Louis | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Won | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | ||||
| Best Couple Award with Seo In-guk | Nominated |