Ahn Bo-hyun (; born May 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor, model, and television personality. Since his acting debut in 2014, he has appeared in various films and television dramas. Ahn achieved a career breakthrough with Itaewon Class (2020). He won the Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama for his roles in Yumi's Cells and My Name at the 8th APAN Star Awards on September 29, 2022.
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. He originally debuted as a model in 2007. Since his acting debut in 2014, he has appeared in various films and television dramas including Descendants of the Sun (2016), Dokgo Rewind (2018), and Her Private Life (2019).
Ahn achieved success and achieved a breakthrough through the drama Itaewon Class (2020), where he portrayed the villain Jang Geun-won. 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).
Ahn starred in the TvN romantic-comedy series Spring Fever opposite Lee Joo-bin in 2026. 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. Ahn played the protagonist Seon Jae-gyu, the CEO of JQ Power Energy.
Personal life On August 3, 2023, FN Entertainment confirmed that Ahn was dating K-pop idol and actress Jisoo from Blackpink. However, just two months after going public with their relationship, it was confirmed that the two had broken up due to their busy schedules.
Other ventures 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.
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.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Hiya Lee Jin-sang 2019 Tae-gyu 2023 Noryang: Deadly Sea Yi Hoe 2024 I, the Executioner Min Kang-hoon Cameo 2025 Pretty Crazy Gil-goo
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2014 Golden Cross Two Mothers My Secret Hotel Sang-hoon 2015 The Dearest Lady Lee Bong-gil 2016 Descendants of the Sun Im Kwang-nam After the Show Ends Cha Kang-woo My Runway Wang Rin 2017 Wednesday 3:30 PM Baek Seung-kyu Sisters-in-Law James Seo / Seo Jun-young Cameo Girls' Generation 1979 Young Choon's old friend 2018 Hide and Seek Baek Do-hoon 2019 Her Private Life Nam Eun-ki Investiture of the Gods Bi De [Yin Jiao's aide] Chinese drama The drama was filmed in 2016, ahead of the China–South Korea relations. Drama Stage – "Crumbling Friendship" Yoo Seung-bong Season 2 2020 Itaewon Class Jang Geun-won Kairos Seo Do-kyun 2021–2022 Yumi's Cells Goo Woong Season 1–2 2021 My Name Jeon Pil-do 2022 Military Prosecutor Doberman Do Bae-man Adamas Kwon Min-jo Cameo (episode 4) 2023 See You in My 19th Life Moon Seo-ha 2024 Flex X Cop Jin Yi-soo 2026 Spring Fever Seon Jae-gyu 2026 Flex X Cop 2 Jin Yi-soo 2027 God's Beads Baek Gyeol
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2017 My Only Love Song Moo-myung 2018 Dokgo Rewind Pyo Tae-jin 2022 A Place You Can Come Back Anytime Japanese drama
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2022 The Backpacker Chef Host with Baek Jong-won, DinDin and Oh Dae-hwan 2023 You Go to Sydney Cast Member with Heo Sung-tae, Lee Si-eon and Kwaktube 2024 The Backpacker Chef Season 2 Host with Baek Jong-won, Lee Soo-geun, Heo Kyung-hwan, and Ko Kyung-pyo
Web shows Year Title Role 2022 Young Actors' Retreat Cast member
Hosting Year Title Notes 2020 2020 MBC Entertainment Awards with Jun Hyun-moo and Jang Do-yeon
Awards and nominations Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2021 Best New Actor Itaewon Class 2022 Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama My NameYumi's Cells Asia Artist Awards 2020 Popularity Award (Actor) Ahn Bo-hyun Best Emotive Award (Actor) Choice Award Asia Model Festival 2023 Model Star Award Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Best New Actor – Television Itaewon Class Blue Dragon Film Awards 2025 Best New Actor Pretty Crazy Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor My Name Brand of the Year Awards 2020 Rising Star Actor of the Year Itaewon Class Korea First Brand Awards 2020 Rising Star Actor MBC Drama Awards 2020 Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Kairos Best New Actor MBC Entertainment Awards 2020 Rookie Award in Variety Category – Male I Live Alone
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Cine21 2021 Actors that will lead Korean Video Content Industry in 2022 6th Elle Japan 2022 Top 16 Hallyu Best Actor 4th
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Ahn Bo-hyun at FN Entertainment