Hong Seok-cheon

Hong Seok-cheon
Hong in 2025
Born (1971-02-03) 3 February 1971
Alma materHanyang University – Theater and Film (1989)
OccupationsActor, television personality, restaurateur
Years active1994–present
AgentForesta Company
Children2 (adopted)
Korean name
Hangul
홍석천
Hanja
洪錫天
RRHong Seokcheon
MRHong Sŏkch'ŏn

Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, and remains the most prominent openly gay celebrity in Korea.