Kim Kap-soo

Kim Kap-soo (Korean: 김갑수; born April 7, 1957) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1977, Kim has had a long career on the stage, in television dramas and film. In addition to acting full-time, he also has his own master class acting studio.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Kap-soo
Born	(1957-04-07) April 7, 1957 (age 67) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–present
Agent	HUNUS Creative
Korean name
Hangul	김갑수
Hanja	金甲洙
Revised Romanization	Gim Gap-su
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Gapsu
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20040608064234/http://www.kapsoo.com/

Career

Kim Kap-soo began his acting career in 1977 as the first generation of the Hyundai Theater.^[1]

Kim Kap-soo gained recognition for his outstanding performance in the 1984 play "The Silence of the Master," which portrayed the life of Han Yong-un (Monk Manhae). Kim dedicatedly portrayed the role of Han Yong-un for three consecutive months at the Seoul Sesil Theater.^[2][3]

He further solidified his reputation with roles in movies like The Taebaek Mountain and "Horrible Love." In 2000, in the KBS1 drama Taejo Wang Geon, Kim Gap-soo shines as a loyal royal scribe, showcasing his talent and establishing himself as a standout in the series.^[3]

He, who is also the head of the theater company 'Actors' World', took time between his appearances in movies and dramas to perform the charity play 'Tongbuk-eo' for the underprivileged in 10 cities across the country, including Incheon, Gwacheon, and Pyeongchang, at the end of 2008. He found the source of his strength to be a 'veteran' in movies and TV dramas in his 25 years of theater experience.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Taebaek Mountains	Yeom Sang-gu
1995	My Dear Keum-hong	Yi Sang
1996	Their Last Love Affair	Young-min
1997	Do the Right Thing	Kim Dal-se
	He Asked Me If I Knew Zither	Soo
1999	Fin de Siecle	Choi Doo-seob
2001	Bungee Jumping of Their Own	sculpture professor	cameo
	This is Law	Park Shi-jong
2002	KT	Kim Chang-won
	Four Toes	Bacchus
2003	A Tale of Two Sisters	Bae Moo-hyeon
	Mutt Boy	Chul-min's father
2004	He Was Cool	Ye-won's father
	Spin Kick	principal	cameo
	Flying Boys	supervising teacher	Cameo
2005	Typhoon	NIS director
	She's on Duty	Cha Young-jae
2006	Detective Mr. Gong	supervisor Jo	Cameo
2009	Where Are You Going?	father
2010	I Saw the Devil	planning team deputy head	Cameo
	Iris: The Movie	Yoo Jung-hoon
2011	The Showdown	senior vassal
	The Last Blossom	Jung Chul
2013	Blood and Ties	Jung Son-man	[5]
2014	My Brilliant Life	Dae-soo's father	Cameo
2015	Love Forecast	Kang Joon-soo's father	Cameo
2017	Steel Rain	Ri Tae-han	[6]
2022	Hot Blooded	Son Young-gam	[7][8]
	Hot Blood: The Original		Extended version[9]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Jackfruit
1989	And So Flows History	independence fighter Jang Seok-ha
1991	In Search of a Nest
	Literature Theater "That Deep Blue River"	Tae-soo
1992	The Three Kingdoms	Sung Choong
1993	A Powerful Sword
	Third Republic	Hwang Tae-sung
1994	Lee Seon-pung’s Underworld Excursion	Lee Seon-poong
1995	Dazzling Dawn	Lee Dong-in
1996	6.25 Drama "War of Guhari"	army officer
1998	The King and the Queen	Kwon Ram
1999	House Above the Waves	Moon-soo
	Sad Temptation	Seo Moon-gi
2000	Taejo Wang Geon	Jong Gan
2001	Orient Theatre	Choi Deok-kyun
	Stepmother	Heo Dong-taek
	Special Warrant 203	Kang Young-joon
2002	Drama City "Beautiful Youth"	teacher
	Sunshine Hunting
	Age of Innocence	Tae-seok's father
2003	Age of Warriors	Choe Chung-heon
	TV Literature "A River Flows Through Everyone's Hearts"	Gukjang
	Drama City "Her Purity"	Myung Jin-hwan
	Merry Go Round	Eun-kyo and Jin-kyo's father
	Open Drama Man & Woman "Well"	Soon-taek
2004	MBC Best Theater "Butterfly"	Jae-wook
	The Age of Heroes	Chun Sa-gook
	Toji, the Land	Jo Joon-gu
	Emperor of the Sea	Lee Do-hyeong
	Drama City "Cruel Fairytale"	Joon-ho
2005	Drama City "Don't Go Home Tonight"	President Jo
	Resurrection	Lee Tae-joon
	TV Literature "A River Flows Through Everyone's Hearts"	Kyung-jae
	Hometown Station	Chae Dal-pyeong
	The Youth in Barefoot	Uhm Jung-hwan
	Drama City "The Blue Nights of Jeju Island"	Noh Sook-ja
2006	Wolf	Bae Doo-il
	Drama City "A Parting More Beautiful Than Love"	Seok-joon
	Alone in Love	Yoo Ki-young
	The Invisible Man
	Yeon Gaesomun	Emperor Yang of Sui
2007	When Spring Comes	Lee Deok-soo
	By My Side	Seo Jun-seok
	Ground Zero	Kim Cheon-soo
	Time Between Dog and Wolf	Jung Hak-soo
	Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung	Oh Byung-jik
	The Innocent Woman	Seo Jun-man
	Drama City "GOD"	Min Jung-shik	One act-drama
2008	The Great King, Sejong	Hwang Hui
	Don't Ask Me About the Past	Kwak Sang-hyun
	Night After Night	Heo Tae-soo
	Tazza	Agwi
	Worlds Within	Kim Min-chul
2009	Partner	Congressman Kwon Hee-soo	episodes 7–10
	Soul	Baek Do-shik
	Hometown Legends "The Grudge Island"	Jung Yeo-rip
	Iris	nuclear physicist Yoo Jung-hoon	episodes 12–13
2010	Jejungwon	Yoo Hee-seo
	The Slave Hunters	King Injo
	Merchant Kim Man-deok	Kang Gye-man
	Cinderella's Stepsister	Gu Dae-sung
	Joseon X-Files	Ji-seung
	Sungkyunkwan Scandal	Lee Jung-moo
	MBC Best Theater "Housewife Kim Gwang-ja's 3rd Meeting"	Choi Byung-gu	one act-drama
	KBS Drama Special "After the Opera"	Han Jung-hoon
	Home Sweet Home	Sung Eun-pil	Cameo
	All My Love for You	Director Kim
2011	Just Like Today	Jang Choon-bok
2012	Jeon Woo-chi	Ma Sook
2013	Iris II: New Generation	Mr. Black
	You Are the Best!	Shin Dong-hyuk
	The Secret of Birth	Choi Gook
2014	Inspiring Generation	Toyama Denkai
	Marriage, Not Dating	Gong Soo-hwan
	Blade Man	Joo Jang-won
2015	More Than a Maid	Kim Chi-kwon
	Blood	Yoo Seok-joo
	Divorce Lawyer in Love	Bong In-jae
	Splash Splash Love	Prime Minister Hwang Hui
	All About My Mom	Lee Dong-chul
2016	Secret Healer	Heo Jun after 40 years	Cameo
	The K2	Park Gwan-soo
	My Lawyer, Mr. Jo	Shin Young-il
2017	Whisper	Choi Il-hwan
	Man in the Kitchen	Lee Shin-mo
2018	Mr. Sunshine	Hwang Eun-san	[10]
	Just Dance	Lee Kyu-ho	[11]
2019	Haechi	King Sookjong	[12]
	Chief of Staff	Song Hee-seop	Season 1–2[13]
	Designated Survivor: 60 Days	President Yang Jin-man
2020–2021	Hospital Playlist	Joo Jong-soo	Season 1–2
2020	Delayed Justice	Kim Hyung-chun
2021	Jirisan	Kang Hyun-jo's father	Cameo (episode 15–16)[14]
2022	Today's Webtoon	Baek Ho-jin	[15]
2024	Queen of Tears	Hong Man-dae	[16]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Sweet Home	Ahn Gil-seop	Season 1
2022	I Haven’t Done My Best Yet	Nam Dong-jin		[17]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	Miracle Audition	Judge
	Top Gear Korea	MC
2012	The Secrets of Family
	With You
2013	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
2021–2022	God father	Main Cast	[18]

Documentary narration

Year	Title
2010	모델
	미국 농부 조엘의 혁명
2011	다큐프라임 - 화산
2012	무언가족

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2022	"Right answer" (정답은 없다)	Jang Min-ho	[19][20]

Stage

Musical

Musical play performances

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
1997	Jang Bogo	장보고	Jang Bogo	Old Opera Frankfurt	October 6	[21]
1981	Evita	에비타		Sejong Cultural Center Grand Auditorium	December 24 to 27	[22]
2017-2018	Billy Elliot	빌리 엘리어트	Father	Dcube Link Art Center	November 28, 2017 - May 7, 2018

Theater

Theater play performances

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
1993	Jump the Barrel	통 뛰어넘기	Playwright	Arts Center Grand Theater	May 26 to July 8	[23]
1994	Your Silence	님의 침묵		Sinshi Theater		[2]
1996	The 20th Seoul Theatre Festival: Your Silence	(제20회) 서울연극제 ; 님의 침묵		Seoul Arts Centre Towol Theatre	September 13 to 26	[24]
1997	Maleus Maleficarum - Witch Hunt	말레우스 말레피까룸 - 마녀사냥		Changwon Neulpurun Hall	November 21 to 23	[25]
2008	Where Are You Going, Sunwoo?	선우씨, 어디가세요	-	Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)	May 9, 2008 - July 27, 2008
	We Blew the Nah-Bal	우린 나발을 불었다	Producer	Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)	November 7, 2008 - November 29, 2008
2008-2009	Beautiful Relationship	아름다운 인연	Producer	Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)	September 26, 2008 - June 28, 2009	[26]
2009	Kalman	칼맨	-	Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)	October 16, 2009 - December 31, 2009
2010-2011	Seoul Terror	서울테러	Producer	Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)	December 10, 2010 - April 30, 2011
2011	Beautiful Relationship	아름다운 인연	Hong Janggun	ARKO Arts Theater Small Theater	February 16, 2011 - February 28, 2011
2011-2012	Seoul Terror	서울테러	Director	Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)	November 2, 2011 - April 15, 2012
2012	Marronnier Summer Festival	2012 마로니에여름축제	-	Daehakro Art Theater Small Theater	August 3, 2012 - August 11, 2012
2014	The Understudy	-	Director	Deep Arena	June 13, 2014 - September 27, 2014

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1984	Oh Young-jin Theater Award	Best Actor	The Silence of the Master	Won	[6]
1988	13th Young-hee Theater Award	Best Actor		Won
1990	26th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor (TV)	And So Flows History	Won
1991	15th Seoul Theater Festival	Best Actor		Won
	28th Dong-A Theater Awards	Best Actor		Won
1994	18th Seoul Theater Festival	Best Actor		Won	[6]
	5th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Actor	The Taebaek Mountains	Won
	15th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won
1995	31st Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor (Film)		Won
	33rd Grand Bell Awards	Best Actor		Won	[27]
2001	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Emperor Wang Gun	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor		Won
2003	Japan Film Critics Association	Asia Goodwill Award	—	Won
	4th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Mutt Boy	Won	[27]
	24th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2004	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Age of Warriors	Nominated
2005	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Emperor of the Sea Resurrection Hometown Station	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Land	Won
2006	SBS Drama Awards	Top 10 Stars	Yeon Gaesomun	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actor		Won
2007	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	The Innocent Woman	Nominated
2008	SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama	Tazza	Nominated
2010	4th Mnet 20's Choice Awards	Most Influential Star	—	Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor	Sungkyunkwan Scandal Cinderella's Sister The Slave Hunters	Won	[28]
2011	MBC Entertainment Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Comedy/Sitcom	All My Love	Won	[29]
	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Just Like Today	Nominated
2013	4th Korea Popular Culture & Art Awards	Prime Minister's Commendation	—	Won
2015	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	All About My Mom	Won
2016	KBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	My Lawyer, Mr. Jo	Nominated
2017	SBS Drama Awards	Character of the Year	Whisper	Nominated
2021	19th KBS Entertainment Awards	Rookie Award in Reality Category	Godfather	Nominated	[30]

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