Underrated Actors/Actresses

actors/actresses that are great but rarely get the chance at a first main role

XingBack Jan 28, 2020
69 People Loves 244 Voters Report
  • Kim Ji Soo

    1. Kim Ji Soo

    South Korean
    8,636 points by 87 voters
    Kim Ji Soo is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut on stage in 2009 with the play "Bom Sam Wasn't There". In elementary school, Ji Soo was a judo ...more
  • Lee Da Hee

    2. Lee Da Hee

    South Korean
    7,814 points by 79 voters
    Lee Da-Hee is a South Korean model, singer, television, and film actress under Huayi Brothers. At the age of 17, Lee Da-Hee became a finalist in the 2002 Super Elite Model Contest. ...more
  • Kim Seul Gi

    3. Kim Seul Gi

    South Korean
    7,632 points by 77 voters
    Kim Seul Gi is a South Korean actress under Noon Company. From Busan, she aspired to be a professional actress from a young age. She attended the Seoul Institute of the Arts ...more
  • Kim Min Jae

    4. Kim Min Jae

    South Korean
    6,193 points by 63 voters
    Kim Min Jae, known by the stage name Real.be, is a South Korean actor and rapper. He auditioned for CJ E&M and became one of the first generation of trainees during his ...more
  • Lee Jae Wook

    5. Lee Jae Wook

    South Korean
    5,810 points by 59 voters
    Lee Jae Wook is a South Korean actor and model managed by C-JeS Entertainment (씨제스엔터테인먼트). He is born in Seoul, South Korea. He studied at Chung-Ang University, majoring in theatre arts. Jae ...more
  • Lee Joo Young

    6. Lee Joo Young

    South Korean
    3,404 points by 35 voters
    Lee Joo Young is a South Korean actress managed by Ace Factory. She made her debut in the 2011 film “Behinds”. She studied at Kyung Hee University, where she majored in Theater ...more
  • Lee Do Hyun

    7. Lee Do Hyun

    South Korean
    3,198 points by 33 voters
    Lee Do Hyun is an actor under Yuehua Entertainment who made his acting debut in 2017. He's best known for his roles in Hotel del Luna and Sweet Home. Do Hyun won ...more
  • Seo Yea Ji

    8. Seo Yea Ji

    South Korean
    3,191 points by 33 voters
    Seo Yea Ji is a South Korean actress and model managed by SUBLIME. In March 2013, she stepped into the entertainment industry by appearing in an advertisement for SK Telecom. She debuted ...more
  • Lee Won Keun

    9. Lee Won Keun

    South Korean
    3,018 points by 31 voters
    Lee Won Geun is a South Korean actor under Yooborn Company. He made his acting debut in the 2012 period drama "Moon Embracing the Sun". He is best known for his role ...more
  • Mun Ka Young

    10. Mun Ka Young

    South Korean
    2,795 points by 29 voters
    Mun Ka Young is a South Korean actress and model. She was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, to South Korean parents. In 2006, Mun moved to Korea and began her acting career as ...more
  • Byun Yo Han

    11. Byun Yo Han

    South Korean
    2,733 points by 28 voters
    Byun Yo Han is a South Korean actor under TeamHope Entertainment (팀호프). He completed his military service and was discharged in 2008. Byun made his acting debut in 2011, and appeared in ...more
  • Lee Soo Hyuk

    12. Lee Soo Hyuk

    South Korean
    2,399 points by 25 voters
    Lee Soo Hyuk is a South Korean actor and model under YG Entertainment. He debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook Jun's Lone Costume fashion show in 2006. Soo Hyuk walked ...more
  • Jung Eun Ji

    13. Jung Eun Ji

    South Korean
    2,309 points by 24 voters
    Jung Eun Ji, born Jung Hye Rim in Haeundae, Busan, South Korea, is a singer, songwriter, actor, and voice actor. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Apink (에이핑크) ...more
  • Lee Kyu Hyung

    14. Lee Kyu Hyung

    South Korean
    2,134 points by 22 voters
    Lee Kyu Hyung is a South Korean musical performer and actor. He studied in the Theater Department at Seoul’s Dongguk University and made his movie debut in “Kick the Moon” (2001). (Source: ...more
  • Lee Tae Ri

    15. Lee Tae Ri

    South Korean
    2,128 points by 22 voters
    Lee Tae Ri is a South Korean actor under Starhaus Entertainment. Lee is best known for his roles in the popular 2012 television dramas “Moon Embracing the Sun” and “Rooftop Prince”. Lee ...more
  • Seo Ji Hoon

    16. Seo Ji Hoon

    South Korean
    2,094 points by 22 voters
    Seo Ji Hoon is a South Korean actor under Management Koo. He debuted in the hit drama “Signal” as the villainous Jang Tae Jin. He later landed his first lead roles in ...more
  • Son Ho Jun

    17. Son Ho Jun

    South Korean
    2,047 points by 21 voters
    Son Ho Jun is a South Korean singer and actor. Prior to his acting debut, he made his entertainment debut in 2007 as the leader of Tachyon, a 3 member boyband, which ...more
  • Dong Ha

    18. Dong Ha

    South Korean
    1,728 points by 18 voters
    Kim Hyung Gyu, better known as Dong Ha, is a South Korean actor under J,Wide-Company (제이와이드컴퍼니). He was enlisted on May 1, 2018 and was discharged on December 27, 2019. For his ...more
  • Yang Se Jong

    19. Yang Se Jong

    South Korean
    1,423 points by 15 voters
    Yang Se Jong is a South Korean actor and model. He was previously under Good People Entertainment until his contract expired in 2020 during his military service, but on December 9, 2021, ...more
  • Song Jae Rim

    20. Song Jae Rim

    South Korean
    1,422 points by 15 voters
    Song Jae Rim, born in Seoul, South Korea, was an actor and model under Saram Entertainment (사람엔터테인먼트). He began his career as a runway model for the Seoul collections of Juun. J, ...more
  • Kim Tae Ri

    21. Kim Tae Ri

    South Korean
    1,419 points by 15 voters
    Kim Tae Ri is a South Korean model and actress managed by Management MMM. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Broadcasting from Kyunghee University. She was active in a ...more
  • Lee Tae Hwan

    22. Lee Tae Hwan

    South Korean
    1,412 points by 15 voters
    Lee Tae Hwan is a South Korean actor, singer, and member of the five members of 5urprise, an acting group consisting of five actors who began their careers as actors and then ...more
  • Park Soo Ae

    23. Park Soo Ae

    South Korean
    1,342 points by 14 voters
    Park Soo Ae is a South Korean actress. Soo Ae began her career on television, but after her breakout role in A Family (2004), she became best known as a leading actress ...more
  • Kang Tae Oh

    24. Kang Tae Oh

    South Korean
    1,290 points by 14 voters
    Kang Tae Oh is a South Korean actor, singer, and member of the group 5urprise. Tae Oh left Fantagio after the end of his contract on March 31, 2020. He signed a ...more
  • Park Jin Joo

    25. Park Jin Joo

    South Korean
    1,209 points by 13 voters
    Park Jin Joo is a South Korean actress under ANDMARQ Entertainment. Born on December 24, 1988, she made her acting debut in the hit 2011 film “Sunny.” She went on to star ...more
  • Yoo Teo

    26. Yoo Teo

    South Korean
    1,163 points by 12 voters
    Yoo Teo is a Korean actor and director born and raised in Cologne, Germany. He began acting when studying at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, NY at the age of ...more
  • Ji  Il Joo

    27. Ji Il Joo

    South Korean
    1,052 points by 11 voters
    Ji Il Joo is a South Korean actor, director and screenwriter. He is known for his role in the drama series Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016–2017). In 2018, Ji is making ...more
  • Park Hae Soo

    28. Park Hae Soo

    South Korean
    1,033 points by 11 voters
    Park Hae Soo is a South Korean actor managed by BH Entertainment. On July 29, 2022, it was announced that he had additionally signed with the U.S. agency, United Talent Agency (UTA). ...more
  • Nam Gyu Ri

    29. Nam Gyu Ri

    South Korean
    941 points by 10 voters
    Nam Gyu Ri, born Nam Mi Jeong, is a South Korean singer and actress. She was the leader of the Korean female trio, SeeYa. In 2009, Nam Gyu Ri had a contract ...more
  • Kim Hee Jung

    30. Kim Hee Jung

    South Korean
    827 points by 9 voters
    Kim Hee Jung, born in Busan, is a South Korean actress who made her acting debut in 2000 as a child actress. Kim was managed by YG Entertainment until August 2019, when ...more
  • Nana

    31. Nana

    South Korean
    823 points by 9 voters
    Nana is a South Korean model, actress, and former member of the K-Pop group, After School under PLEDIS Entertainment. She is also a former member of A.S Red and Orange Caramel (After ...more
  • Cho Byeong Kyu

    32. Cho Byeong Kyu

    South Korean
    818 points by 9 voters
    Jo Byung Kyoo is a South Korean actor born in Seoul. He attended Anyang Arts High School and Seoul National University of the Arts as an acting major until he dropped out. ...more
  • Jang Seung Jo

    33. Jang Seung Jo

    South Korean
    653 points by 7 voters
    Jang Seung Jo is a South Korean actor currently managed by Ace Factory. He is known for his roles in "Money Flower" (2017), "Familiar Wife" (2018) and "Encounter" (2018). In recent years, ...more
  • Lee Elijah

    34. Lee Elijah

    South Korean
    636 points by 7 voters
    Lee Elijah is a South Korean actress and model managed by UngBinENS. She began her career in modeling and music videos before she made her acting debut in the 2013 television drama ...more
  • Jo Soo Min

    35. Jo Soo Min

    South Korean
    634 points by 7 voters
    Jo Soo Min is a South Korean actress represented by BPM Entertainment. She studied at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies’ Seoul Campus and began acting in the mid-2000s. She appeared in ...more
  • Kwak Dong Yeon

    36. Kwak Dong Yeon

    South Korean
    471 points by 5 voters
    Kwak Dong Yeon, born in Daejeon, is a South Korean actor and member of a band, Kkokkoma, where he plays lead guitar. He was formerly represented by FNC Entertainment but later joined ...more
  • Kyung Soo Jin

    37. Kyung Soo Jin

    South Korean
    469 points by 5 voters
    Kyung Soo Jin is an award-winning South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the 2011 television series “New Tales of Gisaeng”. After supporting roles in the dramas “Man From the ...more
  • Kim Jae Wook

    38. Kim Jae Wook

    South Korean
    442 points by 5 voters
    Kim Jae Wook is a South Korean model and actor under the actor's agency "Management SOOP". Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, but his family went to Japan later on. Kim ...more
  • Han Ji Hyun

    39. Han Ji Hyun

    South Korean
    440 points by 5 voters
    Han Ji Hyun, born in Seoul, is a South Korean actress. She graduated from the Department of Acting, Theater Academy of Korea National University of Arts Department. At the time of preparing ...more
  • Lee Ki Woo

    40. Lee Ki Woo

    South Korean
    384 points by 4 voters
    Lee Ki Woo is a South Korean actor. He enlisted for his mandatory military service on November 9, 2009, at the Armed Forces Seoul Hospital and was discharged on September 1, 2011. ...more
  • Xu Meng Yuan

    41. Xu Meng Yuan

    Chinese
    383 points by 4 voters
    Xu Meng Yuan is a Chinesse actress born in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China She graduated from the Nanjing Art Institute.
  • Im Hwa Young

    42. Im Hwa Young

    South Korean
    344 points by 4 voters
    Im Hwa Young is a South Korean actress, signed to Yooborn Company. She studied at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, where she majored in Theater. She made her debut in 2010 ...more
  • Sato Kanta

    43. Sato Kanta

    Japanese
    296 points by 3 voters
    Sato Kanta is a Japanese actor, he is a member of EXILE's theater company (Gekidan EXILE). (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Suzuki Ryohei

    44. Suzuki Ryohei

    Japanese
    296 points by 3 voters
    Ryohei Suzuki who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. He went to a high school in USA and majored in ...more
  • Kiritani Kenta

    45. Kiritani Kenta

    Japanese
    293 points by 3 voters
    Kiritani Kenta is a Japanese actor, born in Osaka, Japan. His talent Agency is Hot Road. Kiritani has won the "Rookie of the Year" 2011 Elan D'or Award. He married a non-celebrity ...more
  • Yamaguchi Mayu

    46. Yamaguchi Mayu

    Japanese
    270 points by 3 voters
    Mayu Yamaguchi is a Japanese actress, known for "I'm Home", "Furenaba ochin", and "Have a Song on Your Lips".
  • Iseya Yusuke

    47. Iseya Yusuke

    Japanese
    269 points by 3 voters
    Iseya Yusuke is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. With his modeling career (Japan), Yūsuke is known for Loreal (Japan), Men's Nonno magazine, Prada (Milan), and Asahi Aqua Blue. ...more
  • Han Bo Bae

    48. Han Bo Bae

    South Korean
    258 points by 3 voters
    Han Bo Bae is a South Korean actor who got her start as a child actor. She graduated from Inha University and is currently under Broomstick Entertainment (브룸스틱). (Source: MyDramaList)
  • Emoto Tasuku

    49. Emoto Tasuku

    Japanese
    198 points by 2 voters
    Emoto Tasuku is a Japanese actor who is from a family of prolific and well-respected character actors. His father is actor Emoto Akira, his mother is actress Tsunogae Kazue, his younger brother ...more
  • Aoki Munetaka

    50. Aoki Munetaka

    Japanese
    191 points by 2 voters
    Aoki Munetaka is a Japanese actor. He is currently represented by Stardust Promotion.
  • Niu Jun Feng

    51. Niu Jun Feng

    Chinese
    186 points by 2 voters
    Niu Jun Feng, born in Beijing, is a Chinese actor managed by TH Entertainment. He graduated from the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera. At the age of seven, he started learning ...more
  • Ichikawa Mikako

    52. Ichikawa Mikako

    Japanese
    178 points by 2 voters
    Ichikawa Mikako is a Japanese fashion model and actress born in Tokyo. She belongs to Suurkiitos. She became an exclusive model for the Japanese fashion magazine "Olive" in 1994. She left the ...more
  • Wang Bit Na

    53. Wang Bit Na

    South Korean
    176 points by 2 voters
    Wang Bit Na is a South Korean actress and a model under Brodin Entertainment. She had a major in performing arts at Chungang University. She was married to professional golfer Jung Seung ...more
  • Yoon Ah Jung

    54. Yoon Ah Jung

    South Korean
    174 points by 2 voters
    Profession: Actress Height: 166cm Weight: 48kg
  • Shuri

    55. Shuri

    Japanese
    173 points by 2 voters
    Shuri is a Japanese actress. She is the daughter of actor Mizutani Yutaka and actress/singer Ito Ran. Trained in classical ballet and aspired to be a ballerina, she had to give up ...more
  • Jung Da Eun

    56. Jung Da Eun

    South Korean
    166 points by 2 voters
    Jung Da Eun is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in dramas Mystic Pop-up Bar, L.U.C.A.: The Beginning, Single Wife and Class of Lies. She's ...more
  • Adachi Yumi

    57. Adachi Yumi

    Japanese
    165 points by 2 voters
    Adachi Yumi is a Japanese actress, model, and singer born in Taito, Tokyo. Her artistic surname, Adachi, corresponds to her mother's maiden name. She made her modeling debut at two years of ...more
  • Morita Kokoro

    58. Morita Kokoro

    Japanese
    163 points by 2 voters
    Morita Kokoro is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo. She became a talent of Sticker Inc. after attending HoriPro Improvement Academy. (Source: ja.wikipedia.org)
  • Shin Seo Hyun

    59. Shin Seo Hyun

    South Korean
    162 points by 2 voters
    Shin Seo Hyun is a South Korean actress.
  • Moon Bo Ryung

    60. Moon Bo Ryung

    South Korean
    157 points by 2 voters
  • Jang Yu Bin

    61. Jang Yu Bin

    South Korean
    154 points by 2 voters
    Jang Yu Bin is a South Korean actress.
  • Shim Eun Jin

    62. Shim Eun Jin

    South Korean
    152 points by 2 voters
    Korean singer and the former leader of Baby V.O.X. She's also an actress under BB Entertainment. On January 12, 2021 she and actor Jeon Seung Bin officially registered their marriage. They knew ...more
  • Seo Kang Joon

    63. Seo Kang Joon

    South Korean
    100 points by 1 voters
    Seo Kang Joon is a South Korean actor and singer. Born in Gunpo Gyeonggi, South Korea, as Lee Seung Hwan, he made his acting debut in the 2013 television drama “After School: ...more
  • Yamamoto Koji

    64. Yamamoto Koji

    Japanese
    98 points by 1 voters
    Yamamoto Koji is a Japanese actor. He began his career as a baby model at under one year of age. He married Horikita Maki on 22 August 2015, and their first child ...more
  • Yasuda Ken

    65. Yasuda Ken

    Japanese
    95 points by 1 voters
    Yasuda Ken is a Japanese actor, talent, voice actor, and suit actor from the Etomo district of Muroran, Hokkaido. His agency is CREATIVE OFFICE CUE, and his business partner is Amuse. He ...more
  • Hayashi Kento

    66. Hayashi Kento

    Japanese
    93 points by 1 voters
    Hayashi Kento is a Japanese actor born in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. His agency is Stardust Promotion Production Department 3. In 2005, when he was in his third year of junior high ...more
  • Park Jin Woo

    67. Park Jin Woo

    South Korean
    93 points by 1 voters
    Park Jin Woo is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in the 2004 film “My Little Bride.”
  • Endo Kenshin

    68. Endo Kenshin

    Japanese
    89 points by 1 voters
    Endo Kenshin is a Japanese actor who has been active since 2009 when he debuted as a child actor. He made his first appearance in the 2010 TV drama " BUNGO - ...more
  • Marcus Chang

    69. Marcus Chang

    Taiwanese
    0 points by 0 voters
    Zhang Li Ang alias Marcus Chang), born as Zhang Wen Qian in Taipei, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor and music video producer. At aged 13, he immigrated to New Zealand with his ...more

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