Kim Sang-joong

Kim Sang-joong (born August 6, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the television dramas My Husband's Woman, City Hunter (2011), and The Chaser (2012). He won the Grand Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for his performance in the historical television series The Rebel (2017).

Career Before becoming an actor, Kim Sang-joong was enlisted in the Marine Corps. But after graduating from Dongguk University with a degree in Theater and Film, he embarked on an acting career at age 25. Kim made his acting debut in the stage play I Love Bread in 1990, and was one of the co-founders of the theater troupe Extreme Legend. He soon transitioned to film and television, and became known for his distinctive voice and confident and charismatic acting, often as morally ambiguous characters. Among his notable roles in television dramas include a middle-aged man having an affair with his wife's best friend in My Husband's Woman (2007), the titular besieged monarch in Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo (2007), a former agent who trains his foster son as a weapon in his plans for revenge in City Hunter (2011), and a presidential candidate willing to go to any lengths to win, including murder and cover-up, in The Chaser (2012).

On the big screen, Kim was praised for his comic acting in the gangster comedy My Boss, My Teacher (2006), and has also starred in arthouse films directed by Hong Sang-soo, such as The Day He Arrives (2011) and Our Sunhi (2013).

Since 2008, Kim has hosted Unanswered Questions, a long-running program with a similar format to Unsolved Mysteries.

Personal life Kim is the third child among six siblings, and has two brothers and three sisters. He married in 1991, but he and his wife divorced in 1999. They have one son, born in 1993.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 1991 Money, Money, Money Jung-ah 1992 The Love War Charlie Brown 1996 Grown-ups Grill the Herring Bae Hyun-soo (cameo) 1997 Maria and the Inn Ki-tae 2000 The Promenade Lee Young-hoon Anarchists Han Myung-gon Jakarta Hae-ryong 2001 My Boss, My Hero Doo-shik's boss (cameo) 2002 An Unlikely Farewell (short film) 2006 My Boss, My Teacher Oh Sang-jung Hanbando Emperor Gojong Holy Daddy Jang Seok-jo/Angel Flushed Away Le Frog (voice, Korean dubbed) 2008 Like Father, Like Son Tae-soo 2009 City of Damnation Yang Kwang-seob 2011 The Day He Arrives Young-ho 2013 Our Sunhi Choi Dong-hyun 2019 The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos Oh Gu-tak

Television series Year Title Role 1992 Sons and Daughters Mi-yeon's uncle It's You Yoon Bong-gil The Sun Shone Outside the Window Choi Chang-soo 1993 3rd Republic Park Sang-hee Adolescence Teacher Kim Mountain Wind 1994 Stranger in Paradise Myeong-gyu My Son's Woman Jang Han-soo 1995 Kim Gu Kim Gu Do You Remember Love? Joo-hyeong 4th Republic Mun Se-gwang Men of the Bath House Kang Ho-joon 1996 Widow Lee Jong-sang 1997 The Mountain Uncle Woo-tae Woman Next Door Na Kang-woo When She Beckons Kim In-wook 1998 As We Live Our Lives Lie Lee Dong-jin Hong Gil-dong Lee Eop Crush Oh Chang-soo Paper Crane Jo Moon-hyeong 1999 Tomato Cha Gi-joon Ghost Ji Seung-don Sweet Bride 2000 Legends of Love Jeong-hwan SWAT Police Baek Seong-cheol 2002 The Dawn of the Empire King Gwangjong 2004 Human Market Yoo Ki-ha Choice Lee Hae-joon 2006 Princess Hours Crown Prince Lee Soo 2007 My Husband's Woman Hong Joon-pyo Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo King Jeongjo 2008 Mom's Dead Upset Na Sam-seok 2010 Life Is Beautiful Yang Byung-joon 2011 City Hunter Lee Jin-pyo/Steve Lee 2012 The Chaser Kang Dong-yoon 2013 Master's Sun Mystery Z TV host (cameo, episode 2) Golden Rainbow Kim Han-joo 2014 A New Leaf Cha Young-woo Doctor Stranger Park Cheol (Guest) Bad Guys Oh Gu-tak 2015 The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War Yu Seong-ryong 2017 The Rebel Hong Ah-mo-gae 2019 The Banker Noh Dae-ho 2024 Knight Flower Seok Ji-sung

Hosting Year Title 1998 Depth! Accident of Human 2008–present Unanswered Questions 2014 Super Bike 2021 The Soldiers 2022 Somehow Adult 2

Theater YearEnglish titleKorean title Role 2022–2023 Misery 미저리 Paul Sheldon

Awards and nominations + Year presented, name of the award ceremony, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1997 18th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Maria and the Inn 2000 37th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor The Promenade SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Legends of Love, SWAT Police Big Star Award 2002 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor The Dawn of the Empire 2003 39th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) 2006 29th Golden Cinematography Awards Special Jury Prize My Boss, My Teacher 2007 1st Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor My Husband's Woman SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in Miniseries 2011 SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special City Hunter 2012 5th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor The Chaser 1st K-Drama Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor SBS Entertainment Awards Achievement Award Unanswered Questions SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries The Chaser 2013 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actor Golden Rainbow 2014 41st Korea Broadcasting Awards Best Performer, TV Host category Unanswered Questions MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries A New Leaf 2015 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama 2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) The Rebel 8th Korean Popular Culture Awards Presidential Recommendation MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) The Rebel Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Best Character Award, Fighting Spirit Acting 2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) 2019 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries The Banker