Kim Sung-kyun

Kim Sung-kyun (Korean: 김성균; born May 25, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in theatre, eventually making his on-screen debut as a gangster boss's faithful henchman, in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), followed by supporting roles in The Neighbor (2012), Reply 1994 (2013), Reply 1988 (2015–2016), Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016),^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} as well as leading role in series D.P. (2021–2023) and Divorce Attorney Shin (2023).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Sung-kyun
Kim in July 2015
Born	(1980-05-25) May 25, 1980 (age 44) Daegu, South Korea
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Agent	UL Entertainment
Spouse	Kim Hye Jung
Children	3
Korean name
Hangul	김성균
Hanja	金成均
Revised Romanization	Gim Seong-gyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏnggyun

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Park Chang-woo
	The Neighbor	Ryu Seung-hyuk
	577 Project	Himself	documentary
2013	Man on the Edge	Choon-bong
	South Bound	Bong Man-deok
	Secretly, Greatly	Seo Soo-hyuk
	Hwayi: A Monster Boy	Dong-beom
	Fasten Your Seatbelt	Jo-rong
	The Suspect	Ri Kwang-jo
2014	Kundo: Age of the Rampant	Mr. Jang
	We Are Brothers	Park Ha-yeon
2015	Chronicle of a Blood Merchant	Geun-ryong
	The Deal	Seung-hyun
	Summer Snow	Seo-jung's manager
	The Chosen: Forbidden Cave	Jin-myeong
2016	Phantom Detective	Kang Sung-il
2017	The Prison	Doctor Kim
	The Sheriff in Town	Duk-man
	The Poet and the Boy	Friend	Special appearance
	The Preparation	In-gyoo
	Wretches	Detective Kang
2018	Golden Slumber	Geum-chul
	Feng Shui	Kim Byeong-gi		[7]
	The Witness	Hyung Gyun
	I Have a Date with Spring	Adidas man
2019	Story of Villains			[8]
	The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful	Heo Il-do		[9]
2021	Waiting for Rain	Academy lecturer	Cameo	[10]
	Sinkhole	Park Dong-won		[11]
2022	Hansan: Rising Dragon	Kato		[12]
	Seoul Vibe	Director Lee Hyun Kyun		[13][14]
2023	Don't Buy the Seller	Detective Joo		[10][15]
	12.12: The Day	Kim Jun-yeop		[16]
2024	Officer Black Belt	Kim Sun-min		[17]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	I Can Hear Your Voice	Detective	Cameo (episode 1)
	Reply 1994	Sam Cheon-po
2014	Cunning Single Lady	Head of IT security	Cameo (episode 3)
2015	Reply 1988	Kim Sung-kyun
2016	Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo	Choi Ji-Mong
	Entourage	Himself	Cameo (episode 4)
2017	Untouchable	Jang Ki-seo
2019–2024	The Fiery Priest	Gu Dae-young	Season 1–2	[18][19]
2020	Hospital Playlist	Jung-won's second eldest brother	Cameo (episode 1)
2023	Divorce Attorney Shin	Jang Hyeong-geun		[20]
2021–2023	D.P.	Park Bum-gu	Season 1–2	[21]
2022	Grid	Kim Man-ok / Lee Si-won		[22]
	Weak Hero Class 1	Yeon Shi-eun's father	Special appearance	[23]
2023	Moving	Lee Jae-man		[24]
2025	Karma	Jang Gil-ryong		[25]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	After School: Lucky or Not		Cameo (episode 6)

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	Follow Hyung to Maya	Cast member	[26]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Restagings	Ref.
	Soonjung Manhwa "Pure Comic"
	Room No. 13
2006	Suspense Hamlet
2008	Doogun Doogun "Thumping Heart"	Lonely man without anyone
	I Want to See You, Missing You	Dok-hee	2009; 2010
2009	Talk During the Last 20 Minutes	Disorganized multi-man
2010	Liar 1 Shot	Bobby Franklin	2011

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asian Film Awards	2013	Best Newcomer	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards	2012	Best New Actor		Won
	2014	Best New Actor (TV)	Reply 1994	Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2012	Best New Actor	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Nominated
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2024	Best Supporting Actor	Moving	Nominated	[27]
Buil Film Awards	2012	Best New Actor	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Won
Busan Film Critics Awards	2012		The Neighbor	Won
Grand Bell Awards	2012		The Neighbor	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Nominated
		Best New Actor		Nominated
Korea Drama Awards	2014	Best Couple Award	Kim Sung-kyun with Min Do-hee Reply 1994	Won
	2023	Excellence Award, Actor	D.P.	Won	[28]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2012	Best New Actor	The Neighbor	Won	[29]
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards	2012		Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Won
SBS Drama Awards	2016	Special Acting Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama	Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo	Nominated
	2019	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama	The Fiery Priest	Won	[30]
tvN10 Awards	2016	Scene-Stealer, Actor	Reply 1988	Won