My Name cast and characters: Here’s who brought Netflix’s thriller K-drama to life

My Name cast and characters (Image via YouTube/@Netflix)
My Name cast and characters (Image via YouTube/@Netflix)

Netflix's My Name premiered in 2021. The thriller K-drama follows the revenge story of Yoon Ji-woo, who is trying to uncover the truth about her father's death.

The K-drama stars Han So-hee as Ji-woo and numerous other popular Korean actors in the ensemble cast. Here's a look at the complete list of cast and characters of My Name.


My Name cast and characters

My Name cast and characters (Image via YouTube/@Netflix)
My Name cast and characters (Image via YouTube/@Netflix)

The Netflix thriller K-drama narrates the story of how Yoon Ji-woo. She is joined by Choi Mu-jin, with whose help she becomes a mole in the police force, to look for her father's murderer.

Here's a list of the main cast and characters in My Name:

1) Han So-hee as Yoon Ji-woo

Han So-hee plays Ji-woo in the Netflix K-drama. She is the daughter of a drug addict and has a complicated relationship with her father. However, her life changes overnight on her 18th birthday when her father is murdered right in front of their house.

She vows to avenge the death of her father, and is helped by Mu-jin, a drug lord and her father's friend, to find the murderer. She then joins the police force with a fake name to help Mu-jin and also avenge her father by finding the murderer.

Han So-hee is popularly known for her roles in K-dramas such as Gyeongseong Creature, 100 Days My Prince, and The World of the Married.


2) Ahn Bo-hyun as Jeon Pil-do

Ahn Bo-hyun plays the character of Pil-do, a detective in the K-drama. He is assigned as Ji-woo's partner, who is known as Hye-jin in the police force. It took them a lot of time and a near-death experience to warm up to each other and continue their work. While initially trusted by police chief Gi-ho, he later begins to suspect Hye-jin and orders Pil-do to spy on her and learn about what she was hiding from them.

The 37-year-old actor has appeared in many popular K-dramas, including Descendants of the Sun, Her Private Life, Yumi's Cells, and Spring Fever, among several others.


3) Park Hee-soon as Choi Mu-jin

Park Hee-soon plays Mu-jin in the Netflix thriller K-drama. He was Ji-woo's father's friend and helped her find out why and who murdered her father. He is also the leader of a notorious drug ring called Dongcheon, which police chief Gi-ho is trying to expose. Mu-jin is also the one who suggests that Ji-woo study and join the police force.

His K-drama roles include The Judge Returns, Squid Game, Moving, and Confidence Queen.


Supporting cast and characters of My Name

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The supporting cast and characters of My Name are as follows:

  • Lee Hak-joo as Jung Tae-ju
  • Yoon Kyung-ho as Yoon Dong-hoon
  • Moon Sang-min as Ko Gun-pyung
  • Kim Sang-ho as Cha Gi-ho
  • Chang Ryul as Do Gang-jae
  • Baek Joo-hee as Kang Soo-yeon

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Edited by Debashri Roy