Kim Sang-kyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Sang-kyung (Korean: 김상경; born June 1, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his leading roles in Memories of Murder (2003), May 18 (2007), and The Tower (2012).^[2][3][4] Two of his films directed by Hong Sang-soo, Tale of Cinema (2005) and Ha Ha Ha (2010), screened at the Cannes Film Festival.^[5][6][7] Kim has also starred in numerous television dramas, notably the period epic The Great King, Sejong (2008), the family comedy What Happens to My Family? (2014), and the historical drama The Crowned Clown (2019).^{[8][9][10][11]}

Kim Sang-kyung
Kim in 2022
Born	(1972-06-01) June 1, 1972 (age 52) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University (B.A. Theater and Film) (Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia and Film)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Kim Eun-gyung ​ (m. 2007)​ [1]
Korean name
Hangul	김상경
Hanja	金相慶
Revised Romanization	Gim Sang-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sanggyŏng

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1998	If the Sun Rises in the West	Baseball player	Bit part
2002	Turning Gate	Gyung-soo
2003	Memories of Murder	Seo Tae-yoon
2004	How to Keep My Love	Kim So-hoon
2005	Tale of Cinema	Kim Dong-soo
2006	The World of Silence	Ryoo Jung-ho	[12]
2007	May 18	Kang Min-woo
2010	Ha Ha Ha	Joo Moon-kyeong
	Cafe Noir	Man waiting for a flower	Bit part
2012	The Tower	Lee Dae-ho
2013	Montage	Cheong-ho
2014	Dad for Rent	Chae Tae-man
2015	The Deal	Min Tae-soo
2017	The Discloser	Dae-ik
2018	The Princess and the Matchmaker	King
	The Vanished	Woo Jung-sik
2019	Namsan, Poet Murder Incident	Kim Gi-chae	[13]
2022	The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure	Jangsu	Special appearance
	Air Murder	Jung Tae-hoon	[14]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1998	Love and Success
	Advocate	Chan Chul-ho
1999	Wang Cho aka The Boss
	Last War	Jung Yoon-suk
	Invitation	Seung-jin
	Days of Delight	Hong Joon-jae
2000	Drama City "Who Marries a Millionaire?"
	SWAT Police	Kim Sang-kyung
	Medical Center	Park Hyun-il
	Snowflakes	Kim Tae-bin
2001	Hong Guk-young	Hong Guk-young
2002	Drama City "A Very Special Companion"		[15]
2004	New Human Market	Jang Chong-chan
2005	Lawyers	Suh Jung-ho
2008	The Great King, Sejong	King Sejong
2010	My Country Calls	Go Jin-hyuk	[16]
2011	White Christmas	Kim Yo-han	[17]
2014	What Happens to My Family?	Moon Tae-joo
2016	Jang Yeong-sil	King Sejong
2019	The Crowned Clown	Yi Kyu	[18]
	Miss Lee	Yoo Jin-wook
2021	Racket Boys	Yoon Hyun-jong	[19]
2022	Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist	Gye Ji-han	[20]

Theater

• Mom, Do You Want to Go on a Trip? (2009)^[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1999	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Last War	Won
2000	KBS Drama Awards	Popularity Award	Snowflakes	Won
2002	10th Chunsa Film Awards	Best New Actor	On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate	Won
2005	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	Lawyers	Nominated
		Popularity Award, Actor		Nominated
2007	1st Korea Movie Star Awards	Best Tears Award	May 18	Won
2008	Grimae Awards	Best Actor	The Great King, Sejong	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor		Nominated
		Netizen Award, Actor		Nominated
		Best Couple Award with Lee Yoon-ji		Nominated
2010	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	My Country Calls	Nominated
2014	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	What's With This Family	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama		Won
		Netizen Award, Actor		Nominated
		Best Couple Award with Kim Hyun-joo		Won
2018	38th Golden Cinematography Awards	Jury Special Award	The Discloser	Won
2019	55th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Crowned Clown	Nominated
2021	SBS Drama Awards[22]	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama	Racket Boys	Nominated