Kang Nam-gil

Kang Nam-gil (born August 27, 1958) is a South Korean actor. Kang made his acting debut as a 9-year-old child actor in 1966. He later transitioned to adult roles in 1981 with Let Us Love written by Kim Soo-hyun (and dropped out of Hanyang University's English Language and Literature department). Kang drew popularity when he starred in the family drama Under the Same Roof in 1986, but became best known for playing "Dal-soo" in the single-episode MBC Best Theater, which used his character to satirize the social issues of the day. The Trial of Dal-soo reached 25.7% viewership ratings, the highest in the anthology series' history. In 2000, Kang and his wife divorced on charges of adultery on her part, and his subsequent hospitalization from a heart attack led him to take a hiatus from his acting career and move with his son and daughter to England. He returned to Korea four years later, and made his comeback with People of the Water Flower Village. Kang is also an author of computer books for beginners, and in 2004 he published Oh! My God, a memoir about his life as a stay-at-home dad in Birmingham. In 2008, he played one of the leading roles in the spirit possession dramedy Who Are You?.

Filmography

Television series Year Title Role Network 1966 New Lady in Palpan-dong MBC 1972 Children from the Colonel's House TBC 1975 Reed Jin-pal MBC 1976 Adventures of Chul Kkeo-beong 1978 X Search Party 1981 Let Us Love Hyung-gi 1982 Long Live Ttok-soon KBS1 Annals of Rejection "Lee Yong-ik" MBC Yesterday and Tomorrow 1983 Eldest Daughter KBS11985 500 Years of Joseon: The Wind Orchid Sim Ui-gyeom MBC MBC Bestseller Theater "Winter Row" 1986 MBC Bestseller Theater "Paper Umbrella" Under the Same Roof Yoon Bong-soo Portrait of the Days of Youth 1987 MBC Bestseller Theater "The Night Before" 1988 Human Market Whoa Hey Whoa Hey Hong Gil-dong KBS2 1989 A Star Is Born MBC1990 Detectives at the 25th Hour Youngest detective KBS2 Love Opened in Every Room Hong-beom MBC Geomsaengi’s Month KBS21991 Maekrang Era Teacher Ji-hak KBS1 MBC Best Theater "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Deputy Kim MBC MBC Best Theater "Nongae" 1992 Haengchon Apartment Chan-soo MBC Best Theater "Life of a Valet" Heo Gong-soo 1993 Ya-deung MBC Best Theater "For the Apartment" Drama Game "Mom's New Semester" KBS2 Han River Cuckoo SBS Letters from Heaven Maternal uncle MBC MBC Best Theater "Man in Dark Gray Pants" Dal-chae Drama Game "Where Did You Go and Now Are You Back?" KBS2 New The Art of War Park Dong-tak 1994 Man and Woman Woo Dong-beom MBC Stranger in Paradise Seok-beom's uncle Drama Game "With a Daughter, Without a Daughter" KBS2 MBC Best Theater "The Last War" MBC Always a Blue Heart Homeroom teacher EBS General Hospital Nam Poong-cheon MBC Love Is in Your Embrace Jo Choong-bok 1995 Asphalt Man Bae Jong-ok's older brother SBS MBC Best Theater "The Trial of Dal-soo" Kang Dal-soo MBC MBC Best Theater "Seoul Blues" Newsagent Hotel Chef Apartment Mr. Park Love Formula MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Habitat" Kang Dal-soo 1996 The Sweet Life Choi Sang-min MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Son Goes to School" Kang Dal-soo MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Cha Cha Cha" Kang Dal-soo Gan-yi-yeok Hong Sung-dal Wonji-dong Blues Jang-sik Drama Game "A Very Special Gift" KBS21997 Star in My Heart Han Jae-bong MBC MBC Best Theater "Our Shriveled Young-woong" Han Young-woong MBC Best Theater "A Father Who Does Everything He Can for His Daughter" Shin-joong Miss & Mister SBS Hero's Uprising Department head Lee MBC MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Outrage over Filial Piety Law" Kang Dal-soo MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo's Solo Arirang" Kang Dal-soo 1998 Love Team captain Hwang MBC Best Theater "How to Divorce" Shin-joong Hope Lodge KBS1 Run Barefoot Na Seo-chan MBC MBC Best Theater "Mr. Gong Choon-taek's Contract Marriage" Mr. Jang 1999 MBC Best Theater "Husband's Ugly Lover" Kim Jung-do The Little Prince Dad KBS2 MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Yes, The Boomerang" Kang Dal-soo MBC The Last War Kim Tae-kyung Did You Ever Love? KBS2 Sweet Bride SBS2004 People of the Water Flower Village Han Se-young MBC MBC Best Theater "Winter Glory" Young-ho War of the Roses Bang Je-soo MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Son's Extracurricular Work" Kang Dal-soo Magic Cha Poong-ho SBS Love Story in Harvard Professor Oh Young-jae 2005 Sad Love Story Cha Chang-man MBC A Farewell to Sorrow Han Sung-jae KBS2 MBC Best Theater "Dal-soo, Catching the Special Laws on Sex Trade" Kang Dal-soo MBC2006 Princess Hours Shin Chae-kyeong's father Let's Love Again Park Do-sang Bad Family Jo Gi-dong SBS Hearts of Nineteen Hong Moon-goo KBS1 My Beloved Sister Husband of Kim Geon-woo's aunt MBC2007 Capital Scandal Kim Tak-gu KBS2 The King and I Choi Cham-bong SBS2008 Who Are You? Son Il-gun MBC Chunja's Special Day Lee Dae-pal Gourmet Director Han SBS Innocent You Kang Jung-yong2009 The Return of Iljimae Bae Seon-dal MBC Creating Destiny Han Kyung-tae 2010 Jejungwon Watanabe SBS Playful Kiss Oh Ki-dong MBC Your Heaven President Yang SBS Once Upon a Time in Saengchori Lee Man-soo tvN2011 KBS Drama Special "Special Task Force MSS" Kim Jung-soo KBS2 My Bittersweet Life Hong Kyu-man KBS1 You're Here, You're Here, You're Really Here Kim Gul-jong MBN 2012 Take Care of Us, Captain Choi Dal-ho SBS2013 Wonderful Mama Oh Da-jung's father (guest, episodes 11 & 25) Potato Star 2013QR3 Na Se-dol tvN Secret Love Kang Woo-chul KBS2 Basketball Hong Byeo-ri's father tvN2014 Gap-dong Han Sang-hoon Glorious Day Jung In-sung SBS Lovers of Music Choi Myung-sik KBS2 You Are the Only One Song Deok-goo KBS1 2015 Super Daddy Yeol Han Man-ho tvN 2016 Another Miss Oh president Jang 2017 You Are Too Much Jung Kang-sik MBC2018 The Rich Son Lee Kye-Dong Return Judge SBS The Beauty Inside Kang Dae-sik JTBC 2022 The Driver Cameo MBN

Film Year Title Role 1969 School Excursion Island child 1975 Graduating School Girls 1976 Prayer of a Girl 1977 K&J Good Bye, Sir! Our World 1983 The Memo of a 21-year-old Im Tae-hwan 1987 Gorgeous Transformation 1988 Don Quixote on Asphalt Son Sunshine at Present Friend1989 My Love, Don Quixote Min-ho (cameo) Shinsa-dong Gigolo Dong-joon 1990 Hero Flash Chan (Red Flash)1991 Longing for Love The Night Full of Stars Woo Dong-sik 1992 His Excellency of Sae-al City Jo Jin-sang 2005 Jenny, Juno Juno's father 2016 Chasing Police Commissioner

Variety/Radio show Year Title Notes 1982 Spirit 11 Host 1992 Short Talk at Midnight DJ 1995 The Pursuit of Happiness with Kim Soo-mi and Kang Nam-gil DJ1999 Wonderful Tonight with Im Baek-cheon segment: "Millenium Challenge: Kang Nam-gil's Final Challenge with Tobacco" Good Morning Host

Books Year Title Publisher 1998 Kang Nam-gil's TV Is Easier Than the Computer YoungJin.com 1999 Kang Nam-gil's TV Is Easier Than the Internet 2001 Kang Nam-gil's Computer Kang Nam-gil's Internet 2003 New – I Can Do! Kang Nam-gil's Internet 2004 Kang Nam-gil's Computers Are Easy to Learn Kang Nam-gil's Oh! My God

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1972 TBC Broadcasting Awards Special Award 1999 MBC Drama Awards Popularity Award Talent of the Year 2006 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Hearts of Nineteen 2007 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Capital Scandal 2009 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Veteran Actor Creating Destiny SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama Innocent You 2010 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama Jejungwon 2011 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama My Bittersweet Life 2018MBC Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Soap OperaThe Rich Son