Nam made his debut as a model in 2014, and made his acting debut through music videos in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Nam made his official acting debut through
MBC Every 1 drama
4 Kinds of House, and in the same year he appeared in the web drama
Want More 19. Nam then joined the drama
Beyond Evil which premiered in February on
JTBC. In 2024, Nam played the main character of the South Korean
LGBTQ-related series
Love in the Big City as Go Young, depicting the 10-year journey of a young gay man learning about life and love through ups and downs in a conservative society while also trying to become a successful writer. ==Personal life==