Kim Kyu-chul

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Kim Kyu-chul
Born (1960-04-06) April 6, 1960 (age 64)
Education Seoul Art College - Theater
Occupation Actor
Years active1984-present
Spouse Yoo Sook
Children2 sons
Korean name
Hangul
김규철
Hanja
金圭哲
Revised Romanization Gim Gyu-cheol
McCune–Reischauer Kim Kyuch'ŏl

Kim Kyu-chul (born April 6, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's Seopyeonje , considered[ by whom? ] one of the classics of Korean cinema. Kim became most active in television, starring in dramas such as When I Miss You (1993) and Resurrection (2005). [1] [2]

Contents

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
1993When I Miss You
Good Morning, Yeong-dongCha Jung-bo
1995 West Palace King Gwanghae
Your VoiceSeok-young
Wonji-dong BluesByung-ha
1996Start
Hometown Legends "Butterfly's Lament"Scholar from Namsan
MBC Best Theater "Me, 28 Years Old and Unmarried"
Drama Game "Can I Go to the Post Office
to Find a Lost Love?"
1997Your Daughter, My Son
MBC Best Theater "Amnesia Story"Chul-woo
Hometown Legends "Frost Falling in May"Sa-ddo
Light in the FieldByung-ki
Spring Day
When She Beckons
1998Horse's Hill
Paper CraneWon Hee-jae
Hong Gil-dong King Jungjong
Like Wind, Like Waves
Hope Inn
The Advocate
1999MBC Best Theater "Head of Dried Walleye Pollack"Third
Kuk-hee
Invitation
Rising Sun, Rising Moon
TV Literature "When He Stopped"Sae-il
Song-hwa
MBC Best Theater "Holiday"Chul-joo
2000Foolish LoveJung-gook
Novel: The Mind of Governing the People Jeong Yak-jeon
I Want to Keep Seeing YouKim Jae-yeol
PromiseChae Ki-sub
2001 Delicious Proposal Park Young-guk
Orient TheatreShin Bool-chool
Way of Living: CoupleKi Sun-woo
Stock Flower
Flower Story (Plum Sonata)
2002LoveSeon-jae
Magic Kid Masuri Ma Poong-woon
Sunshine HuntingKang In-wook
Loving YouSupervisor Kang
Since We MetJo Nam-ki
MBC Best Theater "U-Turn in Sinchon"Driving school instructor Kyung-seok
Drama City "Hong-si"Father
2003 Age of Warriors King Uijong
Over the Green FieldsSung Joon-geol
Land of Wine Kil-soo
Wedding Gift
Full Moon SantaIn-tae
Not DivorcedByun Hak-soo
Rosemary
Drama City "Last Present"Dong-jin
2004 Drama City "My Cellphone Is Off"Section chief Pi
Traveling WomenOh Yoon-ho
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin Im Chun-soo
2005 Loveholic Teacher
Dangerous LoveKim In-soo
TV Literature "When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom" [3] Saengwon Heo
Drama City "Treasure Island of Riddles"Sung-jae
Resurrection Choi Dong-chan
2006 Drama City "The Thin Line Between Love and Hate"Hitman K
Bad Family Ha In-soo
Drama City "The Stars Shine Brightly"Man
Hwarang Fighter MaruKim Jin-ho
Drama City "Fog Street"
Drama City "Urban Legends, Stories That Aren't Scary"Jung-man (episode: "비상구,
하차 그리고 피크닉")
Dae Jo-yeong Shin-hong
Fugitive Lee Doo-yongJang Doo-sik
My Love Dal-jaKang Young-sub
Drama City "Baby Singing a Lullaby"Dr. Choi Myung-hwan
2007The Return of Shim ChungDeputy Baek
HDTV Literature "A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball" [4]
HDTV Literature "My Bloody Lover"(episode 1: "Nude Photos")
Lucifer Cha Gwang-doo
Several Questions That Make Us HappySeon-jae's older brother
2008 Strongest Chil Woo Choe Won-sik (cameo)
Hometown Legends "Gisaeng House Ghost Story"Sa-ddo
The Kingdom of the Winds Myung-jin
Don't Be SwayedPark Hyung-chul
2009PartnerProsecutor (cameo, episode 16)
Hot Blood Director Yoon
Hometown Legends "The Grudge Island"Yoon Hong-guk
2010 Stars Falling from the Sky Jung In-goo
The Great Merchant Steward Oh
Legend of the Patriots Battalion commander (cameo)
Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho Steward Oh
Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young Bureau chief of
Asahi Shimbun Shanghai
Giant Noh Gap-soo (cameo)
Ang Shim Jung Min Ki-chul
The President Baek Chan-ki
Thank You for Making Me Smile
2011 Detectives in Trouble Jo Sang-tae
Baby Faced Beauty Lee So-young's father
Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror Seol Do-an
Spy Myung-wol
Insu, the Queen Mother Lee Hyun-ro
Padam Padam Prosecutor Joo
2012 Kimchi Family Jung Sung-min (cameo)
Love, My Love Yeo Sam-choo
Bridal Mask Woo Byung-joon
KBS Drama Special "Re-Memory"Detective Seo
May Queen [5] [6] Park Gi-chool
2013 That Winter, the Wind Blows [7] [ unreliable source? ]Jang Sung
Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers Shim Ki-won
Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus Jo Eui-seon
2014 Golden Cross Park Hee-seo
Blade Man Jo Bong-gu
2015 The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Missing Park Jung-do
Hello Monster Park Young-chul (guest, episode 5)
The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 Kim Bo-hyun
2016 Shopping King Louie Baek Sun-goo
2017 Manhole Yang Koo-gil's father
2019 The Banker
2019-2020 Unasked Family Kang Kyu-cheol
2023-2024 Live Your Own Life Kang Jin-beom

Film

YearTitleRole
1993 Seopyeonje Dong-ho
1995Thief and a PoetBin-ha
2003The Road Taken
2006 Righteous Ties Han-wook
2007 Going by the Book Senior colleague Kim (cameo)
2011The Show (documentary)Himself (cameo)

Theater

YearTitleRole
1996 Oliver!

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
19934th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actor Seopyeonje Won
31st Grand Bell Awards Best New ActorWon
1995 KBS Drama Awards Best New ActorWhen I Miss YouWon
Popularity Award, ActorWon
1999 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, ActorWon
2005 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Resurrection Nominated
2009 KBS Drama Awards [8] Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/SpecialThe Grudge IslandWon
2011 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Detectives in Trouble ,
Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror
Nominated
2013 2nd APAN Star Awards Acting Award, Actor That Winter, the Wind Blows Nominated

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