Kwak Sun-young (Kwak Sun-young), born on May 11, 1983, in South Korea, is a South Korean actress. A graduate of the Department of Theater and Performing Arts at Dongguk University, she began her career on stage before gaining recognition on television.
In 2018, she appeared in Your Honor, and then plays Jang Mi-jin, the heroine's assistant, in the romantic series Encounter. The following year, she landed one of the leading roles in VIP, in which she plays Song Mi-na, a department store employee. This performance earned her a nomination for Best New Actress at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards.
Its popularity is growing significantly thanks to Hospital Playlist (2020–2021), in which she plays Lee Ik-sun, the sister of surgeon Lee Ik-jun. In 2021, she also played Na Je-hee, an insurance investigator, in the crime thriller Inspector Koo.
She continues her career with Behind Every Star (2022), in which she plays talent agent Cheon Je-in, and then Brain Works (2023), playing the role of Seol So-jung. That same year, she appeared in the fantasy series Moving, playing Hwang Ji-hee, the wife of the character portrayed by Ryu Seung-ryong.
In 2024, she plays the lead role of Min So-hee, an investigator specializing in traffic accidents, in the crime series Crash. She also appears in the movie Mist.
In 2025, she plays the director Kim in the movie Lobby and has made guest appearances in Resident Playbook and Mary Kills People. In 2026, she reprised her role as Min So-hee in the second season of Crash and plays Seo Ji-won in the thriller The Scarecrow.
In her personal life, Kwak Sun-young has been married since 2015 and is the mother of a son born in 2016.
