Im Ji-kyu

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Im Ji-kyu
Born (1978-03-07) March 7, 1978 (age 46)
Education Kosin University – Mathematics
Occupation Actor
Years active2004–present
Agent Blue Dragon Entertainment
Spouse
Park Ye-son
(m. 2014)
Korean name
Hangul
임지규
Revised Romanization Im Ji-gyu
McCune–Reischauer Im Jikyu

Im Ji-kyu (born March 7, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the indie films Who's That Knocking at My Door?, [1] Milky Way Liberation Front , and Magic. [2] Im also played supporting roles in the television romantic comedies Queen of Reversals and The Greatest Love . [3]

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Personal life

Im Ji-kyu married Park Ye-son, his girlfriend of four years, in a small private wedding in Seoul on May 17, 2014. He met his wife, a lawyer, at church. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Fingerprintshort film
2007Who's That Knocking at My Door?Min Je-hwi
Milky Way Liberation Front Young-jae
2008In the Boutiqueshort film
Scandal Makers Park Sang-yoon
2009Bubble WrapSung-taekshort film
One Step More to the SeaWaiter
White Night Yak-tong
2010Read My LipsChurch youth
MagicMyeong-jin
2011 Children... Dong-chul
2012 Helpless Stalker
Spring, SnowYoung-jae
The Peach Tree cameo
2013Precious LoveOn-yoo
2017 A Day Yong-sun
2021 Dark Yellowshort film [5]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2007 High Kick! (guest, episode 99) MBC
2008 Tazza Sung-Chan SBS
2009PartnerJung Jae-ho (guest, episodes 1-3) KBS2
2010Roller Coaster Plus Date Big BangIm Ji-kyu tvN
KBS Drama Special – "Cutting Off the Heart" [6] Jae-wooKBS2
Queen of Reversals Kang-WooMBC
2011 The Greatest Love Kim Jae-seokMBC
2012 Phantom Byun Sang-wooSBS
KBS Drama Special – "Do You Know Taekwondo?"Yoon Do-hyeonKBS2
2013 The Suspicious Housekeeper Eun Se-kyul's homeroom teacherSBS
2014 God's Gift: 14 Days Ryu Jin-wooSBS
Turning PointKim Young-bokMBC
2015 Assembly Shim Dong-chunKBS2
I'm After You Secretary MinSBS
2016 The Doctors GunmanSBS
Still Loving YouPark Hyeong-sik KBS1
2017 Man to Man (guest) JTBC
Go Back Park Hyeon-seokKBS2
2018 Radio Romance Lee Seung-soo
Your House Helper Oh Yoon-gi
Fates & Furies Assistant KimSBS
2019 Her Private Life Kang Seung-mintvN
When the Devil Calls Your Name Kyung-Soo
I Wanna Hear Your Song Yi-young's blind date (Cameo, Ep. 10)KBS2
2020 18 Again Ji Hoon's older brother (Cameo)JTBC
2021 The Uncanny Counter Dong-pal (Cameo, Ep.15) [7] OCN
Sell Your Haunted House Kim Byeong-ho [8] KBS2
2021–2022 The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won King Woo [9] KBS1
2023 Divorce Attorney Shin Park Hyun-taeJTBC

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatform
2022 Kiss Sixth Sense Young Adult Kim Hae-jin (Cameo, Ep. 11-12) Disney+

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2008 17th Buil Film Awards Best New Actor Milky Way Liberation Front ,
Who's That Knocking at My Door?
Won
2012 KBS Drama Awards Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special Do You Know Taekwondo? Nominated

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