Uhm Tae-woong (born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made
his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under
the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa.
After several years of small roles and work in one-act dramas, Uhm
began to gain recognition after his villainous turn in the romantic
comedy Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang. In 2005, he made his breakthrough
in the critically acclaimed Resurrection, followed by another
revenge-themed series The Devil in 2007. Since then, he has starred in
diverse leading roles on film and television, notably in Forever the
Moment (2008), Chaw (2009), Cyrano Agency (2010), Architecture 101
(2012), and Man from the Equator (2012).Uhm Tae-woong was unsure which
college course to take, so he initially joined Kyungmin College's
theater department because his crush was there. But even after the
girl shifted majors, Uhm stayed after having befriended a fellow
student who would become his current manager, and began acting in
earnest.Uhm made his acting debut in 1998 at the age of 24, and began
playing bit parts and supporting roles in films, television dramas and
music videos. Among these was the 2003 blockbuster Silmido, in which
he played a member of a suicide commando unit trained to kill Kim
Il-sung in the 1960s. Starring veteran actors Sol Kyung-gu and Ahn
Sung-ki, Silmido drew over 10 million admissions, and Ahn encouraged
Uhm, saying he "would turn into a true actor." Uhm continued to go on
auditions with little success, partly from the long shadow cast by his
older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa.Then in 2004, Uhm
played a dying man in the acclaimed Drama City episode Blue Skies of
Jeju Island, a well-received performance for which he won his first
acting trophy at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards.
his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under
the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa.
After several years of small roles and work in one-act dramas, Uhm
began to gain recognition after his villainous turn in the romantic
comedy Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang. In 2005, he made his breakthrough
in the critically acclaimed Resurrection, followed by another
revenge-themed series The Devil in 2007. Since then, he has starred in
diverse leading roles on film and television, notably in Forever the
Moment (2008), Chaw (2009), Cyrano Agency (2010), Architecture 101
(2012), and Man from the Equator (2012).Uhm Tae-woong was unsure which
college course to take, so he initially joined Kyungmin College's
theater department because his crush was there. But even after the
girl shifted majors, Uhm stayed after having befriended a fellow
student who would become his current manager, and began acting in
earnest.Uhm made his acting debut in 1998 at the age of 24, and began
playing bit parts and supporting roles in films, television dramas and
music videos. Among these was the 2003 blockbuster Silmido, in which
he played a member of a suicide commando unit trained to kill Kim
Il-sung in the 1960s. Starring veteran actors Sol Kyung-gu and Ahn
Sung-ki, Silmido drew over 10 million admissions, and Ahn encouraged
Uhm, saying he "would turn into a true actor." Uhm continued to go on
auditions with little success, partly from the long shadow cast by his
older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa.Then in 2004, Uhm
played a dying man in the acclaimed Drama City episode Blue Skies of
Jeju Island, a well-received performance for which he won his first
acting trophy at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards.
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