VOTE: Favourite Ahjussi ❤

For this list we will consider an Ahjussi a korean actor 40 years and older. (Born 1985 and earlier)

escapism Feb 26, 2022
79 People Loves 243 Voters Report
  • Lee Dong Wook

    1. Lee Dong Wook

    South Korean
    12,534 points by 127 voters
    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
  • Gong Yoo

    2. Gong Yoo

    South Korean
    10,806 points by 110 voters
    Gong Ji Chul, better known by his stage name Gong Yoo, is a South Korean actor under Management SOOP Entertainment. He graduated with a B.A. in theater degree at Kyung Hee University. ...more
  • Ji Sung

    3. Ji Sung

    South Korean
    7,963 points by 82 voters
    Ji Sung, born Kwak Tae Geun, is a South Korean actor presented by Surpass Entertainment. As his parents were both educators, it was expected of him to also enter the profession. But ...more
  • Namkoong Min

    4. Namkoong Min

    South Korean
    5,368 points by 56 voters
    Namkoong Min is a South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter under 935 Entertainment. He debuted as an actor in the 2001 film "Bungee Jumping of Their Own" (번지점프를 하다), when he won ...more
  • Lee Joon Gi

    5. Lee Joon Gi

    South Korean
    4,220 points by 44 voters
    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
  • So Ji Sub

    6. So Ji Sub

    South Korean
    3,736 points by 39 voters
    So Ji Sub is a South Korean actor under 51K Entertainment. He was born in Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in Incheon, South Korea. After making his debut as a ...more
  • Kim Jae Wook

    7. Kim Jae Wook

    South Korean
    3,203 points by 34 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
  • Lee Sun Kyun

    8. Lee Sun Kyun

    South Korean
    3,152 points by 33 voters
    Lee Sun Kyun was a South Korean actor under HODU&U Entertainment. In 2001, he debuted in the musical The Rocky Horror Show. Relegated to supporting roles for many years, he finally achieved ...more
  • Kim Won Hae

    9. Kim Won Hae

    South Korean
    3,009 points by 32 voters
    Kim Won Hae is a South Korean actor from Busanjin, Busan, affiliated with Double SG Company (더블에스지컴퍼니). He holds an Associate Degree from the Theater Department of Seoul Arts College (서울예술전문대학) and ...more
  • Jang Hyuk

    10. Jang Hyuk

    South Korean
    2,961 points by 31 voters
    Jang Hyuk is a South Korean actor and was under SidusHQ Entertainment for 26 years before he left the agency in March 2023. As a child, Jang Hyuk spent most of his ...more
  • Park Hae Soo

    11. Park Hae Soo

    South Korean
    2,929 points by 31 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
  • Hyun Bin

    12. Hyun Bin

    South Korean
    2,884 points by 30 voters
    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
  • Shin Ha Kyun

    13. Shin Ha Kyun

    South Korean
    2,869 points by 30 voters
    Shin Ha Kyun is a South Korean actor. Shin Ha Kyun first trained as a stage actor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts before going on to act in a large ...more
  • Yoo Ji Tae

    14. Yoo Ji Tae

    South Korean
    2,685 points by 28 voters
    Yoo Ji Tae is a South Korean model, actor, film director and screenwriter under BH Entertainment. He became well known nationally early in his career by managing to secure roles in a ...more
  • Zo In Sung

    15. Zo In Sung

    South Korean
    2,656 points by 28 voters
    Zo In Sung is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series "What Happened in Bali", for which he won at both the Baeksang ...more
  • Jo Jung Suk

    16. Jo Jung Suk

    South Korean
    2,550 points by 27 voters
    Jo Jung Suk is a South Korean actor who is under his one-man agency called JS Company, formerly under JAM Entertainment. He began his career in theater, starring in "Spring Awakening", "Hedwig ...more
  • Sung Dong Il

    17. Sung Dong Il

    South Korean
    2,477 points by 26 voters
    Sung Dong Il is a South Korean actor. After being recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions, he made his acting debut in theater in 1991 and then his television debut ...more
  • Song Seung Heon

    18. Song Seung Heon

    South Korean
    2,339 points by 25 voters
    Song Seung Hun, born in Seoul, South Korea, is a South Korean model, singer and actor. Song started his career as a model in 1995, modelling for the jeans brand STORM, and ...more
  • Kim Nam Gil

    19. Kim Nam Gil

    South Korean
    2,272 points by 24 voters
    Kim Nam Gil is a South Korean actor, producer, singer, and philanthropist,born in Godeok, Gangdong, Seoul. He is affiliated with Gilstory Entertainment (길스토리이엔티). Kim graduated from Seoul Goil Elementary School (서울고일초등학교), Godeok ...more
  • Lee Byung Hun

    20. Lee Byung Hun

    South Korean
    2,053 points by 22 voters
    Lee Byung Hun is a South Korean actor, singer, and model. He has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres. His critically acclaimed film "Inside Men" won ...more
  • Lee Jung Jae

    21. Lee Jung Jae

    South Korean
    1,990 points by 21 voters
    Lee Jung Jae is a South Korean actor born in Seoul, South Korea. He majored in Drama at Dongguk University. He started modelling in 1993. His first film role was in "The ...more
  • Oh Jung Se

    22. Oh Jung Se

    South Korean
    1,981 points by 21 voters
    Oh Jung Se is a South Korean actor and a stage actor under Prain TPC. Oh began his career in theater and has since appeared in many onscreen supporting roles over the ...more
  • Ju Ji Hoon

    23. Ju Ji Hoon

    South Korean
    1,804 points by 20 voters
    Ju Ji Hoon, born Ju Yeong Hun (주영훈) in Amsa, Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea, is a South Korean actor and model affiliated with Blitzway Studio (블리츠웨이스튜디오). He graduated from Sinam Elementary School ...more
  • Kim Ji Hoon

    24. Kim Ji Hoon

    South Korean
    1,729 points by 19 voters
    Kim Ji Hoon is a South Korean actor who began his career in 2001 as a VJ on the television variety show 'Hotline'. He made his acting debut in the 2002 television ...more
  • Lee Jin Wook

    25. Lee Jin Wook

    South Korean
    1,696 points by 18 voters
    Lee Jin Wook is a South Korean actor under BH Entertainment. He initially studied Environmental Engineering at Cheongju University but left to pursue a career in acting, debuting in 2003 as a ...more
  • Park Hae Jin

    26. Park Hae Jin

    South Korean
    1,694 points by 18 voters
    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
  • Yoo  Joon Sang

    27. Yoo Joon Sang

    South Korean
    1,674 points by 18 voters
    Yoo Jun Sang is a South Korean actor. Yoo is best known for starring in the films Ha Ha Ha, The Day He Arrives, and In Another Country. He was also praised ...more
  • Choi Jin Hyuk

    28. Choi Jin Hyuk

    South Korean
    1,637 points by 18 voters
    Choi Jin Hyuk, originally known by the stage name Kim Tae Ho, is a South Korean actor represented by G-Tree Creative. He debuted in the 2010 SBS series, "It's Okay, Daddy's Girl". ...more
  • Park Hee Soon

    29. Park Hee Soon

    South Korean
    1,563 points by 17 voters
    Park Hee Soon is a South Korean actor under S.A.L.T Entertainment (솔트엔터테인먼트). He graduated with a theatre degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts and was a member of the Mokwha Repertory ...more
  • Kim Joo Heon

    30. Kim Joo Heon

    South Korean
    1,547 points by 17 voters
    Kim Joo Heon is a South Korean actor under S.A.L.T Entertainment.
  • Han Seok Kyu

    31. Han Seok Kyu

    South Korean
    1,531 points by 16 voters
    Han Seok Kyu is a South Korean actor born in Seoul. While a student at the Film and Theater department of Dongguk University, he sang in an amateur folk-rock band. He took ...more
  • Son Suk Ku

    32. Son Suk Ku

    South Korean
    1,484 points by 16 voters
    Son Suk Ku is an actor for theatre, television and film as well as an art director and short film director. After graduating from Methodica Acting Studio for Film & Theater (transferred ...more
  • Cho Seung Woo

    33. Cho Seung Woo

    South Korean
    1,475 points by 16 voters
    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
  • Yoo Teo

    34. Yoo Teo

    South Korean
    1,314 points by 15 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
  • Jang Seung Jo

    35. Jang Seung Jo

    South Korean
    1,276 points by 14 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
  • Park Sung Woong

    36. Park Sung Woong

    South Korean
    1,171 points by 13 voters
    Park Sung Woong is a South Korean actor. His acting debut was in the 1997 gangster comedy film "No. 3." Sung Woong married actress Shin Eun Jung on October 18th, 2008. They ...more
  • Sung Hoon

    37. Sung Hoon

    South Korean
    1,067 points by 12 voters
    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
  • Jung Woo Sung

    38. Jung Woo Sung

    South Korean
    1,014 points by 11 voters
    Jung Woo Sung is a South Korean actor. He gave up studying to achieve his dream of becoming an actor, dropping out of high school after one year. It was controversial at ...more
  • Lee Sang Yeob

    39. Lee Sang Yeob

    South Korean
    961 points by 11 voters
    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
  • Kim Myung Min

    40. Kim Myung Min

    South Korean
    940 points by 10 voters
    Kim Myung Min is a South Korean actor most widely known for playing the title role in the KBS historical TV drama The Immortal Lee Soon Shin (Immortal Admiral Yi Sun Shin). ...more
  • Kim Rae Won

    41. Kim Rae Won

    South Korean
    779 points by 9 voters
    Kim Rae Won is a South Korean actor. He initially wanted to become a professional basketball player, but when an injured ankle tendon ended that childhood dream, he turned to acting and ...more
  • Cha Seung Won

    42. Cha Seung Won

    South Korean
    750 points by 9 voters
    Cha Seung Won is a South Korean actor and model. He received an engineering degree from Mokwon University before embarking on a successful career as a model in 1988. Although his 1997 ...more
  • Lee Sung Min

    43. Lee Sung Min

    South Korean
    742 points by 8 voters
    Lee Sung Min is a South Korean actor affiliated with Hodu&U Entertainment. He graduated from Daegu University of Science and Technology. (Source: kisskh)
  • Lee Je Hoon

    44. Lee Je Hoon

    South Korean
    728 points by 8 voters
    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
  • Choi Won Young

    45. Choi Won Young

    South Korean
    699 points by 8 voters
    Choi Won Young (born Choi Seong Wook) is a South Korean actor. After making his acting debut in Sex Is Zero, Choi has appeared in both film and television. But his most ...more
  • Go Jun

    46. Go Jun

    South Korean
    691 points by 8 voters
    Go Jun, born in Seoul, is a South Korean actor under Saram Entertainment who made his acting debut in the 2001 movie “Wanee and Junah", later going on to make his TV ...more
  • Lee Seung Joon

    47. Lee Seung Joon

    South Korean
    679 points by 8 voters
    Lee Seung Jun is a South Korean actor under Jump Entertainment. Active in theater, Lee is also known for his supporting roles onscreen, notably in the blockbuster epic "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" ...more
  • Ji Jin Hee

    48. Ji Jin Hee

    South Korean
    665 points by 8 voters
    Ji Jin Hee is a South Korean actor best known for his roles as lead actor in various South Korean drama series, which include Miss Kim's Adventures in Making a Million, Love ...more
  • Kim Chang Wan

    49. Kim Chang Wan

    South Korean
    662 points by 8 voters
    Kim Chang Wan is a South Korean rock singer, composer, musician, actor, TV host, radio DJ, writer, and poet. Kim, along with his younger brothers Kim Chang Hoon and Kim Chang Ik, ...more
  • Joo Sang Wook

    50. Joo Sang Wook

    South Korean
    662 points by 8 voters
    Joo Sang Wook is a South Korean actor. He got married to actress Cha Ye Ryeon on May 25th, 2017. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, on July 30, 2018.
  • Bae Yong Joon

    51. Bae Yong Joon

    South Korean
    591 points by 7 voters
    Bae Yong Joon is a South Korean businessman and former actor. He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, Winter Sonata which became a major part of the Korean Wave. KeyEast ...more
  • Joo Jin Mo

    52. Joo Jin Mo

    South Korean
    568 points by 7 voters
    Joo Jin Mo began his acting career in TV dramas and some minor roles in films. He was first cast as a lead in the 1999 film "Dance, Dance" (댄스 댄스), for ...more
  • Ha Seok Jin

    53. Ha Seok Jin

    South Korean
    555 points by 7 voters
    Ha Seok Jin is a Korean actor managed by C-JeS Entertainment. During his college years, he studied Mechanical Engineering at Hanyang University. However, he quickly realized that his true path lay in ...more
  • Lee Jun Hyuk

    54. Lee Jun Hyuk

    South Korean
    530 points by 6 voters
    Lee Jun 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
  • Park Ho San

    55. Park Ho San

    South Korean
    529 points by 6 voters
    Park Ho San, born as Park Jung Hwan in Seoul, is a South Korean actor, theater and musical actor. After graduating from the Department of Theater and Film of Chung Ang University, ...more
  • Go Soo

    56. Go Soo

    South Korean
    493 points by 6 voters
    Go Soo is an actor. He made his acting debut in a soft drink TV advertisement wherein he waits for his girlfriend in a curfew. On April 25, 2008, Soo was discharged ...more
  • Kwon Sang Woo

    57. Kwon Sang Woo

    South Korean
    478 points by 6 voters
    Kwon Sang Woo is a South Korean actor who has been cited as the most visible example of the “mom-zzang” movement, which credits people with a “great body”. Kwon started his career ...more
  • Oh Ji Ho

    58. Oh Ji Ho

    South Korean
    471 points by 6 voters
    Oh Ji Ho is a South Korea actor and model who completed his education at Anyang University, in Anyang City. He has starred in the film ´My Wife is a Gangster 3. ...more
  • Yoo Yeon Seok

    59. Yoo Yeon Seok

    South Korean
    440 points by 5 voters
    Yoo Yeon Seok is a South Korean actor under King Kong by Starship. In his junior year in high school, he decided to take up acting, so he followed his brother, who ...more
  • Yeon Woo Jin

    60. Yeon Woo Jin

    South Korean
    418 points by 5 voters
    Yeon Woo Jin, born Kim Bong Hoe, is a South Korean actor under Jump Entertainment. He enlisted in the army when he was 20. He started in the entertainment industry as a ...more
  • Kim Min Jong

    61. Kim Min Jong

    South Korean
    413 points by 5 voters
    Kim Min Jong is a South Korean actor, singer, and member of THE BLUE (더 블루). He graduated from Anyang Arts High School and later obtained an associate's degree in Acting from ...more
  • Kang Dong Won

    62. Kang Dong Won

    South Korean
    356 points by 4 voters
    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
  • Kim Dong Wook

    63. Kim Dong Wook

    South Korean
    320 points by 4 voters
    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
  • Lee Kyu Han

    64. Lee Kyu Han

    South Korean
    310 points by 4 voters
    Lee Kyu Han is a South Korean actor under BLADE Entertainment. He made his acting debut in the 1998 television series “Love and Succes”. But he rose to fame in the popular ...more
  • Won Bin

    65. Won Bin

    South Korean
    306 points by 4 voters
    Won Bin is a South Korean actor. He made his official debut in 1997. One of the most selective actors in the Korean entertainment industry, he has starred in only five films. ...more
  • Park Si Hoo

    66. Park Si Hoo

    South Korean
    305 points by 4 voters
    Park Si Hoo is a South Korean actor. He began his entertainment career as an underwear model and stage actor, then made his official television debut in 2005. His father, Park Yong ...more
  • Kim Tae Woo

    67. Kim Tae Woo

    South Korean
    298 points by 4 voters
    Kim Tae Woo is a South Korean actor under J,Wide-Company. His younger brother Kim Tae Hoon is an actor too. After his breakthrough in blockbuster war film Joint Security Area, Kim became ...more
  • Lee Min Ki

    68. Lee Min Ki

    South Korean
    256 points by 3 voters
    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
  • Jung Kyung Ho

    69. Jung Kyung Ho

    South Korean
    225 points by 3 voters
    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
  • Lee Moon Shik

    70. Lee Moon Shik

    South Korean
    221 points by 3 voters
    Lee Moon Shik is a South Korean actor. Lee graduated from Hanyang University and is currently living with his wife and two sons. He has starred in many notable television series such ...more
  • Park Yong Woo

    71. Park Yong Woo

    South Korean
    201 points by 3 voters
    Park Yong Woo is a South Korean actor, born in Seoul. He attended Chung Ang University. (Source: Asianmediawiki)
  • Song Joong Ki

    72. Song Joong Ki

    South Korean
    187 points by 2 voters
    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
  • Kwak Ja Hyung

    73. Kwak Ja Hyung

    South Korean
    180 points by 2 voters
    Kwak Ja Hyung is a South Korean actor.
  • Jang Dong Gun

    74. Jang Dong Gun

    South Korean
    180 points by 2 voters
    He made his debut in the MBC drama Our Heaven. Winning Actor Award in the Blue Dragon Awards again for his role as the dedicated cop in Nowhere to Hide. In 2000, ...more
  • Steven Yeun

    75. Steven Yeun

    American
    160 points by 2 voters
    Steven Yeun (Born: Yeun Sang Yeop) is a Korean American actor best known for portraying Glenn Rhee in the US TV series, The Walking Dead. Steven Yeun was born in Seoul, South ...more
  • Shim Ji Ho

    76. Shim Ji Ho

    South Korean
    158 points by 2 voters
    He debuted as Han Tae Hoon in the 1999 KBS drama School 2.
  • Wang Yang

    77. Wang Yang

    Chinese
    89 points by 1 voters
    Wang Yang, or Wayne, is a Chinese actor of Han descent. Influenced by his father who was in foreign trade since he was a child, Yang was determined to study finance abroad ...more
  • Eum Moon Suk

    78. Eum Moon Suk

    South Korean
    64 points by 1 voters
    Moon Suk is an actor and a singer with the stage name of SIC.
  • Saitoh Takumi

    79. Saitoh Takumi

    Japanese
    0 points by 0 voters
    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

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