Best Male Actors Born in 1980-1989
Click here for Best Female Actors Born in 1980-1989 list. I removed Kang Ha Neul and Lee Jun Ho from this list (they are 1990 born).
Tae Ho Dec 12, 2019
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![Lee Joon Gi]()
Lee Joon Gi is a South Korean actor, model, and singer under the agency Namoo Actors. He completed his mandatory military service in February 2012. Joon Gi first became interested in performing ...more -
![Ji Chang Wook]()
Ji Chang Wook is a South Korean actor and singer. He studied performing arts at Dankook University and enlisted in the military on August 14, 2017, before being discharged on April 27, ...more -
![Park Seo Joon]()
Park Seo Joon is a South Korean actor managed by Awesome Entertainment. He completed his military service in 2010 before making his debut in 2011 in Bang Yong Guk's music video "I ...more -
![Hyun Bin]()
Hyun Bin, born Kim Tae Pyung, is a South Korean actor born in Seoul, South Korea. His first film was "Shower" in 2002, but it was not released due to lack of ...more -
![Lee Jong Suk]()
Lee Jong Suk is a South Korean actor and model. He majored in Professional Motion Pictures and Art at Konkuk University and completed his military service in January of 2021. In 2005, ...more -
![Lee Dong Wook]()
Lee Dong Wook is a South Korean actor and model under King Kong by Starship Entertainment. In 2005 he enrolled in Joongbu University, majoring in media and broadcasting arts. He was awarded ...more -
![Kim Soo Hyun]()
Kim Soo Hyun is a South Korean actor managed by GoldMedalist. He debuted in the drama "Kimchi Cheese Smile" (김치 치즈 스마일) in 2007. His paternal half-sister is singer Kim Ju Na. ...more -
![Jung Kyung Ho]()
Jung Kyung Ho is a South Korean actor under Management Allum. Jung is the son of Jung Eul Young, veteran TV director, and frequent collaborator of writer Kim Soo Hyun in hit ...more -
![Kim Woo Bin]()
Kim Woo Bin is a South Korean actor, model, and ambassador under AM Entertainment. He studied at Jeonju University. Woo Bin debuted as a runway model in 2009. He originally debuted under ...more -
![Jung Hae In]()
Jung Hae In is a South Korean actor managed by FNC Entertainment. He graduated from Pyeongtaek University with a major in acting. Jung's first acting experience was through a musical in college. ...more -
![Song Joong Ki]()
Song Joong Ki is a South Korean actor under HighZium studio. Prior to debuting, he competed in short-track speed skating and represented his home city of Daejeon at the national level. He ...more -
![Yoo Ah In]()
Yoo Ah In is a South Korean actor, creative director, and gallerist under United Artists Agency. He is known for playing a diverse spectrum of roles in both television and film, where ...more -
![Kim Jae Wook]()
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 -
![Seo In Guk]()
Seo In Guk is a South Korean singer and actor born in Ulsan, South Korea, and signed by Story J Company. He trained in a variety of martial arts, including ssireum wrestling, ...more -
![Joo Won]()
Joo Won is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in "King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo", "Ojakgyo Family", "Bridal Mask", "Good Doctor", "Naeil's Cantabile" and "Yong Pal". After ...more -
![Lee Min Ho]()
Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor, singer, and model represented by MYM Entertainment. He started to act in his second year of high school and joined Starhaus Entertainment in his ...more -
![Kim Nam Gil]()
Kim Nam Gil is a South Korean actor, producer, singer, and philanthropist. Kim is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization Gilstory that focuses on preserving cultural heritage, promoting arts ...more -
![Satoh Takeru]()
Satoh made his acting debut on TV asahi's school comedy drama "Princess Princess D" in 2006, at the age of 17. The following year, he landed his first leading role in a ...more -
![Lee Seung Gi]()
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor, host, and entertainer. He is a descendant of the Yi clan of Jeonju. The clan ruled the Joseon Dynasty (modern-day Korea). Lee graduated ...more -
![Cho Seung Woo]()
Cho Seung Woo is a South Korean actor and musical star under Goodman Story Entertainment. When Seung Woo was a student of Dankook University, he was persuaded to join auditions for "Chunhyang" ...more -
![Oguri Shun]()
Shun Oguri is a Japanese actor, voice actor and film director, son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri, and the youngest of 3 siblings, including older brother Ryo, who is also an actor. ...more -
![Zo In Sung]()
Zo In Sung is a South Korean actor managed by IOK Company. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series "What Happened in Bali", for which he won ...more -
![Ayano Go]()
Go Ayano is a Japanese actor born in Gifu, Japan. Ayano was featured in several minor roles beginning in 2005. In 2009, he appeared in Takashi Miike's "Crows Zero 2". He then ...more -
![Ninomiya Kazunari]()
Ninomiya Kazunari, often called Nino, is a singer-songwriter, actor, presenter, and radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi and portrayed Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war ...more -
![Lee Joon]()
Lee Chang Sun, known professionally as Lee Joon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, model, DJ and former member of MBLAQ (엠블랙). He graduated from Seoul Arts High School and later ...more -
![Lee Kwang Soo]()
Lee Kwang Soo is a South Korean actor, model, and entertainer best known for being a former member of the variety show "Running Man". He's under King Kong by Starship. He completed ...more -
![Lee Je Hoon]()
Lee Je Hoon is a South Korean actor under his one-man agency Company On. Lee was majoring in biotechnology at Korea University but dropped out to focus on acting instead. He transferred ...more -
![Ikuta Toma]()
Ikuta Toma is a Japanese actor and entertainer born in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. He has a younger brother, Ikuta Ryusei, who is a Fuji TV announcer. His wife is the actress Nana ...more -
![Takahashi Issei]()
Issei Takahashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. Takahashi was born as the eldest son and, since his mother had married three times, he has four ...more -
![Yamada Takayuki]()
Yamada Takayuki is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer in Japan. At the age of 15, he was discovered by his Talent Agency Stardust and made his debut in Psychometrer Eiji 2. ...more -
![Matsumoto Jun]()
Matsumoto Jun is a Japanese singer, actor, and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as ...more -
![Lee Joon Hyuk]()
Lee Joon Hyuk is a South Korean actor managed under ACE Factory. Lee made his entertainment debut in 2006 by appearing in a music video by the hip hop band Typhoon. He ...more -
![Nagayama Eita]()
Nagayama Eita is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys. He also appeared in Summer ...more -
![Tsumabuki Satoshi]()
Tsumabuki Satoshi is a popular Japanese actor born in Mitsuhashi (now Yanagawa), Fukuoka, Japan. His career in the entertainment world began when Satoshi modelled for teen magazine "Street News". In 1998, Satoshi ...more -
![Jang Geun Suk]()
Jang Geun Suk is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. Jang went to junior high school in New Zealand, where he attended Nelson College in 2003, to learn English and Japanese. ...more -
![Rain]()
Jung Ji Hoon, better known by his stage name Rain, is a South Korean singer, actor, songwriter, dancer, model, producer, and designer under Sublime Artist Agency. Rain's musical career includes seven albums ...more -
![Yim Si Wan]()
Im Woong Jae, later legally changed to Yim Si Wan, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor and member of ZE:A (제국의 아이들). He graduated from Gudeok High School and later obtained ...more -
![Ju Ji Hoon]()
Ju Ji Hoon is a South Korean actor managed by H& Entertainment. His first leading role was in the 2006 television series "Princess Hours". Ju debuted as a model, in advertisements for ...more -
![Yoon Shi Yoon]()
Yoon Shi Yoon, born in Suncheon as Yoon Dong Gu, is a South Korean actor and television personality managed by MOA Entertainment. Yoon debuted in the daily sitcom "High Kick Through the ...more -
![Byun Yo Han]()
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 -
![Wang Kai]()
Wang Kai is a Chinese actor born in Wuhan in Hubei Province. Although he wanted to become an actor after performing Thunderstorm in school, his father wanted him to do sports while ...more -
![Sung Hoon]()
Sung Hoon is an actor born in Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea. He received his formal education at Yong In University as a Social Physical Education major. He was an Olympic competitive swimmer ...more -
![Park Hae Jin]()
Park Hae Jin is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. He was exempted from military service in 2004 due to his struggles with depression and social phobia. He won the 2020 ...more -
![Kim Jae Young]()
Kim Jae Young is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a model and then branched into acting in the 2011 television drama “Oh! Boy”. -
![Kang Dong Won]()
Kang Dong Won is a South Korean film and television actor under YG Entertainment since January 2016. While studying Mechanical Engineering at Hanyang University, he was spotted on the streets by a ...more -
![Lee Sang Yeob]()
Lee Sang Yeob is a South Korean actor under the management of UNGBIN Entertainment. He is the only grandson of the former Dongguk Jaekang Chairman, Kim Jong Jin. Sang Yeob made his ...more -
![Narimiya Hiroki]()
Narimiya Hiroshige, better known as Narimiya Hiroki, is a former Japanese actor. He was born and raised in Tokyo. His parents divorced when he was young, and in his third year of ...more -
![Vic Zhou]()
Vic Chou, a Taiwanese singer and actor, gained prominence as a member of the idol group F4. He was born in Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan, with ancestral ties to the Atayal tribe, an ...more -
![Saitoh Takumi]()
Saitoh Takumi is a Japanese model, actor, photographer, director, screenwriter, and producer born in Tokyo, Japan. He has also previously performed as a singer. He displayed some of his talents in music ...more -
![Nishikido Ryo]()
Nishikido Ryo is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and songwriter. He is a member of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight and a former member of Japanese male idol group NEWS. He made ...more -
![Lee Min Ki]()
Lee Min Ki is a South Korean actor, model, and singer who made his acting debut in the 2004 television drama “My Older Brother” Lee played his first TV leading role in ...more -
![Sakurai Sho]()
Sakurai Sho, born in Minato, Tokyo, is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, newscaster, host and former radio host. He is a member of the Japanese boy band Arashi. Despite already ...more -
![Ryu Jun Yeol]()
Ryu Jun Yeol is a South Korean actor, model, activist and photographer. He is managed by C-JeS Entertainment after signing an exclusive contract with them in July 2015. Under a scholarship, he ...more -
![Tamaki Hiroshi]()
Tamaki Hiroshi, born in Nagoya, is a Japanese actor represented by Aoi Corporation. His wife is actress Kinami Haruka, his sister-in-law is actress Kinami Sayaka, and his cousin is comedian Capybara. When ...more -
![Choi Si Won]()
Choi Si Won is a Korean pop singer and actor managed by SM Entertainment. He is a member of the boy band Super Junior and its subgroup, Super Junior-M. Choi was scouted ...more -
![Lee Kyu Hyung]()
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 -
![Son Ho Jun]()
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 -
![Song Kang]()
Song Kang is a South Korean actor managed by Namoo Actors (나무엑터스). He studied Film Arts at Konkuk University. In 2015, he appeared as the main lead in the short series "Hello ...more -
![Kubota Masataka]()
Kubota Masataka, born in Kanagawa prefecture, is a member of Stardust Promotion. On September 21st, 2019 he got married to actress Asami Mizukawa. -
![Okada Junichi]()
Junichi Okada is a Japanese actor and former member of the Japanese boy band V6, which is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates at the age ...more -
![Ohno Satoshi]()
Ohno Satoshi, born in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, radio host and member of the popular boy band Arashi. Ohno began his career in the entertainment industry ...more -
![Higashide Masahiro]()
Masahiro Higashide is a Japanese actor and model who won the Rookie of the Year at the 36th Japan Academy Prize in 2013 and the Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award ("The Kirishima ...more -
![Matsuzaka Tori]()
Tori Matsuzaka is a Japanese actor and model born in Kanagawa, Japan. He debuted as Takeru Shiba/Shinken Red in "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger". Since then, he has appeared in several television shows and ...more -
![Lee Soo Hyuk]()
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 -
![Hu Ge]()
Hu Ge (English name: Hugh) is a Chinese actor and singer. While studying at the Shanghai Theater Academy, he was invited to play the leading role in the 2005 television series "Chinese ...more -
![Zhang Ruo Yun]()
Zhang Ruo Yun is a Chinese actor who made his debut in the 2004 television drama "The Sea's Promise". He graduated from The Beijing Film Academy in 2007. He won the Outstanding ...more -
![Mark Chao]()
Mark Chao is a Taiwanese actor and the second son of actor Chao Shu Hai. He attended elementary school in Canada and worked at Ming's Restaurant in Victoria. Mark Chao graduated from ...more -
![William Chan]()
Chan Wai Ting (English name: William) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. In 2003, Chan participated in New Talent Singing Awards and won several awards. He was then signed with Emperor ...more -
![Okada Masaki]()
Okada Masaki, born in Edogawa-Ku, Tokyo, is a Japanese actor managed by Stardust Promotion. Okada was scouted in Harajuku when he was in the second year of junior high school. Initially, he ...more -
![Matsuda Shota]()
Matsuda Shota is a Japanese actor. His parents are the actors Yusaku Matsuda and Miyuki Matsuda, his older brother is the actor Ryuhei Matsuda, and his aunt is the actress Mami Kumagai. ...more -
![Choi Tae Joon]()
Choi Tae Joon is a South Korean actor. He started his career as a child actor in the 2001 television drama “Piano”. Choi became the host of the variety show “Hello Counselor” ...more -
![Yoon Kyun Sang]()
Yoon Kyun Sang is a South Korean actor. He first drew attention with a supporting role in the television series "Pinocchio". (2014) Before Yoon became an actor, he was a model for ...more -
![Luo Yun Xi]()
Luo Yun Xi, also known by his English name Leo Luo, is an award-winning actor, dancer and singer born in Chengdu, China. He graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy, majoring in ballet. ...more -
![Shawn Dou]()
Dou Xiao, who also is known as Shawn Dou, is a Chinese actor. Born on December 15, 1988 in Xi’an, he immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, with his family when he was 10 ...more -
![Ryu Seung Beom]()
Ryu Seung Beom is a South Korean actor and DJ. His brother, Ryu Seung Wan, is a film director and they have worked together on the films Die Bad, No Blood No ...more -
![Matsuda Ryuhei]()
Matsuda Ryuhei is a Japanese film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in Japanese films such as Taboo and Nana. Matsuda was born in Tokyo to Matsuda Yusaku, ...more -
![Kim Young Kwang]()
Kim Young Kwang is a South Korean model and actor born in Incheon. He is currently represented by Wide-s Company. He began his entertainment career as a model and has walked the ...more -
![Lee Joo Seung]()
Lee Joo Seung is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in independent films, notably Shuttlecock (2014). Lee studied Theater at Seoul University. He was still a teenager when ...more -
![Chen Bo Lin]()
Chen Bo Lin is a Taiwanese model, actor, and singer. Chen was awarded Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for "In Time with You" at the 47th Golden Bell Awards in ...more -
![Jing Chao]()
Jing Chao is a Chinese actor. Born on April 15, 1986, he made his acting debut in 2008 Chinese movie “Love With My Former Wife.” He has also appeared in “Mother’s Heart” ...more -
![Emoto Tasuku]()
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 -
![Ryu Deok Hwan]()
Ryu Deok Hwan began his career as a child actor on stage at the age of six. Ryu Deok Hwan also lent his voice to the animated Korean "Earth Rep Rolling Star" ...more -
![Lin Geng Xin]()
Lin Geng Xin is a Chinese actor, known also as Kenny Lin. He made his acting debut in the 2009 film “The Blue Cornflower” but it was the 2011 television series “Scarlet ...more -
![Mike He]()
Mike He is a Taiwanese actor and entertainer. Born in Taipei City, he attended Taipei Municipal Xishong Elementary School, Taipei Municipal Minsheng Junior High School, and Taipei Municipal Xishong Senior High School. ...more -
![Koike Teppei]()
Teppei Koike is an actor and singer from Japan. He was born in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture. He belongs to the production company Burning Productions and is a member of the singer-songwriter duo ...more -
![Chen Zhe Yuan]()
Chen Zhe Yuan, born in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is a Chinese actor and singer managed by Gramarie. He graduated from the Department of Performance of Shenzhen University. In 2015, Chen participated in ...more -
![Jin Tae Hyun]()
Jin Tae Hyun is a South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Kyungkee High School and graduated from Seoul Arts University, with a major in Performing Arts. In 2015, ...more -
![Zhu Yi Long]()
Zhu Yi Long is a Chinese actor born in Wuhan, Hubei province. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a bachelor's degree in performance in 2010. Zhu Yi Long made his acting ...more -
![Jung Sung Il]()
Jung Sung Il is a South Korean actor under KeyEast Entertainment. -
![Kingone Wang]()
Kingone Wang is a Taiwanese actor, singer, and television host. He was a member and leader of the boy band Comic Boyz. His father directed the Dermatology Department at Taipei Veterans General ...more -
![Luo Jin]()
Luo Jin is a Chinese actor born in Tonggu, Yichun, Jiangxi. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2006. In 2007, Luo starred in the film Fujian Blue (2007) which won the ...more -
![Ok Taec Yeon]()
Ok Taec Yeon is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, entrepreneur and member of 2PM (투피엠). He graduated from Yeongdong High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from ...more -
![Jia Yi]()
Jia Yi was born in Jiang Xi Shang Rao. He is in the Chinese boy group Mr. Tyger. In 2018, he participated in the survival show Qing Chun You Ni along with ...more -
![Suzuki Ryohei]()
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 -
![Peng Guan Ying]()
In 2011, Peng made his acting debut in the drama Naked Marriage Era . He then made his commercial film debut in Time Flies Soundlessly in 2012, and received good reviews for ...more -
![Kim Dong Wook]()
Kim Dong Wook is a South Korean actor under KeyEast (키이스트). After getting his start in student short films and several minor parts, Kim became a star through his supporting role in ...more -
![Matsuyama Kenichi]()
Matsuyama Kenichi, who is known for his affinity for strange character roles, was born in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture in 1985. In 2001, Kenichi started his career as a model. In 2002, he ...more -
![Jo Hyun Jae]()
Jo Hyun Jae is a South Korean actor. Jo made his entertainment debut as a singer in the four-member boy band Guardian, which disbanded after releasing their self-titled album in 1998. In ...more -
![Kwak Shi Yang]()
Kwak Myeong Jin, known professionally as Kwak Shi Yang, is a South Korean actor. He dropped out of the Civil Engineering program at Dankook University. He made his debut in 2005 as ...more -
![Hans Zhang]()
Zhang Han (English name: Hans) is a Chinese actor, singer, host and producer. Born in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, he graduated in 2007 from the Acting Department of Central Academy of Drama and ...more
