List of Korean Canadians

This is a list of notable Korean Canadians, including both Canadian citizens and residents.

By profession

Academics

• Dr Jong Soo Park – Dalhousie biologist who found world's oldest known DNA
• Im-hak Ree – mathematician who developed Ree group
• Jin-me Yoon – educator and artist

Actors & Actresses

• Ahn Hyo-seop - actor (Abyss (TV series))
• Andrea Bang - actress (Kim's Convenience)
• Diana Bang - actress
• Jasper Cho - actor (Descendants of the Sun)
• Ins Choi - actor, playwright and screenwriter (Kim's Convenience)
• Choi Woo-shik - actor (Parasite)
• Choi Yeo-jin – actress
• Tina Jung - actress (Strays, Make It Pop)^[1]
• Julien Kang – actor
• Lee Jae-yoon - actor (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo)
• Paul Sun-Hyung Lee - actor (Kim's Convenience)
• Sandra Oh – actress (Double Happiness, Sideways, Grey's Anatomy and Killing Eve)
• Grace Park – actress (Battlestar Galactica and Hawaii Five-0)
• Anthony Shim - actor, filmmaker
• Jean Yoon - actress (Kim's Convenience), writer, poet and playwright

Artists

• Michael Cho – illustrator and cartoonist
• Ann Y. K. Choi - author
• June Hur - author
• Bryan Lee O'Malley – cartoonist

Humanitarian

• Choong Lim Chun - journalist and humanitarian who reunited divided families
• Hyeon Soo Lim - pastor who was detained in North Korea

Athletes

• Tommy Chang (martial artist) - Master of Hapkido/Taekwondo and stunt performer
• Denis Kang – mixed martial artist
• Gail Kim – professional wrestler
• Jung-Yul Kim - former football player for the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts
• Michael Kim (footballer) - soccer manager, assistant manager for the South Korea national football team
• Jim Paek – former National Hockey League player
• Park Jong Soo - South Korean master of taekwondo

Media

• Ben Chin – news anchor
• Ins Choi – actor and playwright
• Nathalie Chung – journalist and news anchor
• Evan Fong – entertainer and YouTuber
• Tanya Kim – co-host of CTV's ETalk
• Jee Yun Lee – news anchor
• Mi-Jung Lee – anchor and producer
• Min Reyes – political commentator and activist
• Albert Shin - filmmaker
• Jenny Heijun Wills - writer, university professor
• Celeste Yim - comedian, writer for Saturday Night Live

Musicians

• Jacob Bae - singer and member of South Korean boy group The Boyz
• Paul Blanco - Korean hip-hop musician and producer
• Alex Chu – actor and member of Clazziquai
• Trish Doan – bass player for the metal band Kittie
• DinDin - Korean hip-hop musician
• G.NA – Korean Pop singer
• Jeon So-mi – soloist and former member of South Korean girl group I.O.I
• Junny - R&B singer-songwriter
• Keeho - singer and member of P1Harmony
• Earl Lee - RBC Resident Conductor, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
• Mark Lee – singer and rapper, member of South Korean boy group NCT
• Kevin Moon – singer and member of South Korean boy group The Boyz
• Ryu Sera – singer and former member of South Korean girl group Nine Muses
• Sik-K - Rapper signed to Jay Park's international hip-hop label H1ghr Music
• Seok Matthew – raised in Canada,^[2] singer and member of South Korean boy group ZEROBASEONE
• Wendy Shon – raised in Canada, singer and member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet
• Wonny Song – classical pianist
• Tablo – a member of Epik High
• Yejin – singer and former member of Brave Girls
• Young K – singer-songwriter and member of South Korean band Day6 (bassist and vocalist)

Politicians

• Raymond Cho – Legislative Assembly of Ontario MPP
• Stan Cho – Legislative Assembly of Ontario MPP
• Harold Kim - Deputy Mayor of Aurora, Ontario
• Steve Kim - City of Coquitlam Councillor^[3]
• Sandy Lee – Northwest Territories MLA
• Yonah Kim Martin – British Columbia Senator
• Jane Shin – British Columbia MLA
• Nelly Shin - MP for Port Moody—Coquitlam

References

1. "Bios: Tina Jung". CBC Media Centre. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
2. Chai, Daniel (April 21, 2023). "From White Rock to K-pop stardom: Local singer wins Korean boy band competition". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
3. McKenna, Gary (October 23, 2018). "Two new faces bring some diversity to Coquitlam council". Tri-City News. Retrieved 2021-12-10.