Hong Soo-hyun (born February 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. After she debuted as a magazine model in high school, Hong appeared in a Johnson & Johnson commercial in 1996, and began her acting career in 1999. In the following decade, true stardom remained elusive as she mostly found herself restricted to supporting roles. Then Hong received good reviews for her back-to-back strong performances in the 2011 period drama The Princess' Man, and the 2012 quirky comedy History of a Salaryman.