Heo Nam-jun

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Nam-jun (Korean: 허남준; born June 9, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Your Honor (2024) and When the Phone Rings (2024–2025).

Heo Nam-jun
Heo Nam-jun in November 2024
Born	(1993-06-09) June 9, 1993 (age 32) South Korea
Education	Sungkyunkwan University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2019 (2019)–present
Agent	H.Solid
Korean name
Hangul	허남준
RR	Heo Namjun
MR	Hŏ Namjun

Career

Prior to his debut, Heo studied in Sungkyunkwan University and completed a degree in acting.^[1]

Heo debuted in 2019 through the movie Like the First (2019).^[2] His first drama appearance was in OCN drama Missing: The Other Side (2020). Heo would go on to play supporting roles in dramas such as Snowdrop (2021); The Matchmakers (2023); Sweet Home Season 2 and 3 (2023–2024); and The Impossible Heir (2024), as well as movies like Night in Paradise (2020); Double Patty (2021); and I, the Executioner (2024).^[1] He was nominated for the Best New Actor Award by the 2024 APAN Star Awards for his performance in Sweet Home.^[3]

In 2024, Heo portrayed a cold-blooded gangster and murderer named Kim Sang-hyuk – the eldest son of Kim Myung-min's character Kim Kang-heon – in Your Honor, a role which garnered Heo increased public attention.^[4][5][6] During that same year, Heo portrayed Ji Sang-woo, a warm-hearted psychiatrist and YouTuber who specialized in unsolved cases in When the Phone Rings.^[7][8] The drama itself was a commercial success and received positive reviews.^[9] Heo was also awarded the Best New Actor Award from the 2024 MBC Drama Awards for his outstanding performance in the drama.^[10]

Heo was cast in TvN drama When the Stars Gossip (2025), which was first broadcast on January 4, 2025.^[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Like the First	Manager Joo		[1][2]
2020	Night in Paradise	President Yang's subordinate 2		[1]
2021	Double Patty	Han Sang-wook		[1]
2024	I, the Executioner	Special Detective		[1]

Television drama

List of television drama(s)

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2020	Missing: The Other Side	Go Bong-hwan	Guest appearance	[1][13]
2021	Snowdrop	Oh Gwang-tae		[14][15]
2023	The Matchmakers	Jeong Sun-gu		[1][16]
2023–2024	Sweet Home	Staff Sergeant Kang Seok-chan	Season 2 and 3	[16][1]
2024	The Impossible Heir	Ha Myeong-jin		[17][18]
2024	Your Honor	Kim Sang-hyeok		[1][19]
2024–2025	When the Phone Rings	Ji Sang-woo		[1][20]
2025	When the Stars Gossip	Lee Seung-joon		[21]
	A Hundred Memories	Han Jae-pil		[22]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2025	"Never Ending Story"	IU	[23]

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.
APAN Star Awards	2024	Best New Actor	Sweet Home and Your Honor	Nominated	[3][24]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2025	Best New Actor – Broadcasting	Your Honor	Nominated	[25]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2025	Best New Actor	Your Honor	Nominated	[26]
MBC Drama Awards	2024	Best New Actor	When the Phone Rings	Won	[10][27]