Claudia Kim (김수현), whose real name is Kim Soo-hyun, is a South Korean actress and model born on January 25, 1985, in Seoul. Known by her real name in South Korea and as Claudia Kim internationally, she is distinguished by a career that spans both Korean productions and Hollywood projects. She also lived in the United States for several years during her childhood.
She began her television career in Queen of the Game in 2006, before appearing notably in Brain, Standby and 7th-Grade Civil Servant. In 2014, her career took on an international dimension when she joined the series Marco Polo, in which she plays the warrior Khutulun.
She then made her Hollywood debut playing the scientist Helen Cho in Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. She also appears in The Dark Tower in 2017, and then played Nagini in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018.
In Korea, Claudia Kim is continuing her television career at the same time. After Monster In 2016, she returned with a leading role in Chimera in 2021, in which she plays Eugene Hathaway. She then makes a cameo appearance in Behind Every Star before playing the role of Maeda Yukiko in Gyeongseong Creature in 2023. She reprises the role in Gyeongseong Creature Season 2 in 2024.
That same year, she played Bok Dong-hui, Bok Gwi-ju's sister, in The Atypical Family, confirming his regular return to Korean dramas.
In 2026, she is set to star in a new leading role with The Sacred Jewel, in which she plays Wang Hui / Princess Gyeonghwa. She is also set to play the role of Ko Hye-seok in Paper Man, thus continuing a career that alternates between international productions and South Korean film and television.
