Kim Soo-hyun (born 25 January 1985), also known as Claudia Kim, is a South Korean actress and model. She has appeared in the television series Queen of the Game (2006–2007) and Marco Polo (2014–2016), as well as the films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), The Dark Tower (2017), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), and Behind Every Star (2022).
Early life
Kim was born as Kim Soo-hyun in South Korea, on January 25, 1985. She spent six years of her childhood in the United States before returning to South Korea. Her dream in middle school was to become an international lawyer, and in high school she hoped to become a TV anchor. She was inspired by watching CNN's headline news anchor Karuna Shinsho in Asia. She completed her studies abroad to continue her dream of becoming an anchor and entered Ewha Womans University as an International Studies (DIS) major. While enrolled, she worked as a reporter and announcer for three years in the school's English-language newspaper, Ewha Voice. She also worked as an intern reporter for The Korea Times and Arirang TV.