Ko Kyu-pil

In this Korean name, the family name is Ko.

Ko Kyu-pil (born May 2, 1982) is a South Korean actor.^[2][3][4] He debuted in the 1993 South Korean children's film Kid Cop and has thus appeared in notable television series and films in a supporting role.^[5]

Ko Kyu-pil
Ko in 2019
Born	(1982-05-02) May 2, 1982 (age 42) South Korea
Alma mater	Chung-Ang University Baekje College of Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Agent	Big Boss Entertainment[1]
Spouse	Min Soo-yeon ​ (m. 2023)​
Korean name
Hangul	고규필
Hanja	高圭弼
Revised Romanization	Go Gyu-pil
McCune–Reischauer	Ko Kyup'il

Personal life

On June 16, 2023, it was confirmed that Ko is in a relationship with singer-songwriter Min Soo-yeon.^[6] On September 6, 2023, it was announced that they will marry on November 12, after nine years of dating.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes/Ref.
1993	Kid Cop		Support role
2003	Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield	Prince of Baekje
2006	Gangster High	Na Sang-shik
2008	Baby and I	Ki-seok
2009	Mother	Ddong-ddong
2013	Fasten Your Seatbelt	Ma Joon-gyu's manager
2014	My Love, My Bride	Jung-jin
2017	Real		Support role
	Marionette	Detective Moon
2018	On Your Wedding Day	Gu Gong-ja
	The Soul Mate	Bong-goo
2021	The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey		[8]
2022	Stella	Cheol-gu	Special appearance[9]
2023	Count	Man-deok	[10]
	The Roundup: No Way Out	Cho Rong-i	[11][12]
2024	Tarot	Kyeong Rae
2025	The Noisy Mansion	Ahn Gyeong-seok
TBA	Mismatch	Man-su	[13]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2004	Full House		Support role
	Immortal Admiral Yi Sun Shin	Dol-soe
2006	Seoul 1945	Park Chang-joo
2007	Mackerel Run	Jang Dong-geon
2008	The Painter of the Wind	Painter	Guest role
2014	Marriage, Not Dating		guest role, episode 13
2015	Hello Monster	Park So-young
	D-Day	Yoo Myung-hyun
2016	Moorim School: Saga of the Brave		Support role
	Another Miss Oh		guest role, episode 3
	Squad 38	Jung Ja-wang
	One More Time		Guest role
	The Legend of the Blue Sea		Guest role, episode 9
	7 First Kisses		guest role, episode 7
2018–2019	Partners for Justice	Jung Sung-joo	Season 1 and 2
2018	Life on Mars	Mr. Yang
	The Beauty Inside		Guest role, episode 1-2
2019	The Fiery Priest	Oh Yo-han
	Mother of Mine		Guest role, episode 1
	Vagabond	Park Gwang-duk
	Crash Landing on You	Hong Chang Shik (team manager)
2020	The Cursed	Tak Jung-hoon
	Dinner Mate	Park Jin-gyu
	Backstreet Rookie		Guest role, episode 1-2
2021	Lovers of the Red Sky	Cheong Ji-gi	[14]
	The King's Affection	Hong Nae-gwan	[15]
2022	Crazy Love	Joo Jun-pal	[16]
	From Now On, Showtime!	Ma Dong-cheol	[17]
	Rose Mansion	Obom	[18]
	Adamas	Gong Dae-chul	Cameo[19]
	May It Please the Court	Do Young-soo	[20]
2022–2023	Shadow Detective	Jang Su-saeng	Season 1–2[21][22]
2023	Heartbeat	Park Dong-seop	[23]
2024	Queen of Tears		Cameo (ep. 1-2)
	Tarot	Kyung-rae	[24]
2025	Knock-Off		[25]
	Twelve	Donyi	[26]

Television show

Year	Title	Notes
2019	Trans-Siberian Pathfinders	Cast member
2020	K-Ocean Pathfinders
2023	Great Guide[27]	Tour customers

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	38th MBC Drama Awards	Best Supporting Cast	Partners for Justice (S2)	Nominated	[28]
	27th SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Team	The Fiery Priest	Won
2020	39th MBC Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Kairos	Nominated
2022	Baekje Arts University	Baekje Artists Grand Prize	—	Won	[29]
2023	Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Roundup: No Way Out	Nominated	[30]
2023	Korea Drama Awards	Hot Star Award	Heartbeat	Won	[31]
2023	Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Roundup: No Way Out	Nominated	[32]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Joy News 24	2023	Rising Star Film Actor of the year	3rd	[33]