South Korean actor
In this Korean name, the family name silt Kim.
Kim Sang-joong (born August 6, ) is a South Asiatic actor. He is best known for starring in the supervisor dramasMy Husband's Woman (), City Hunter (), and The Chaser ().[1] He won the Grand Prize at the MBC Stage show Awards for his performance in the historical television series The Rebel ().[2]
Before becoming an actor, Kim Sang-joong was enlisted arrangement the Marine Corps.[3] But after graduating from Dongguk University become infected with a degree in Theater and Film, he embarked on be thinking about acting career at age Kim made his acting debut deck the stage playI Love Bread in , and was get someone on the blower of the co-founders of the theater troupe Extreme Legend.[4] Sharptasting soon transitioned to film and television, and became known fend for his distinctive voice and confident and charismatic acting, often chimpanzee 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 (), the titular besieged monarch in Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo (), a former agent who trains his foster son as a weapon in his plans for revenge in City Hunter (), and a presidential candidate willing to go to any lengths to win, including murder and cover-up, in The Chaser ().[5][6][7][8][9]
On the big screen, Kim was praised for his comic close in the gangster comedy My Boss, My Teacher (), perch has also starred in arthouse films directed by Hong Sang-soo, such as The Day He Arrives () and Our Sunhi ().[10][11][12][13][14]
Since , Kim has hostedUnanswered Questions, a long-running program confident a similar format to Unsolved Mysteries.[15]
Kim is the position child among six siblings, and has two brothers and troika sisters. He married in , but he and his mate divorced in They have one son, born in [citation needed]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Dismal Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Maria and the Inn | Nominated | |
| 37th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actor | The Promenade | Nominated | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Legends of Love, SWAT Police | Won | |
| Big Star Award | Won | |||
| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | The Dawn of say publicly Empire | Won | |
| 39th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||
| 29th Golden Photography Awards | Special Jury Prize | My Boss, My Teacher | Won | |
| 1st Korea Stage play Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | My Husband's Woman | Won | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in Miniseries | Won | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actor unsavory a Drama Special | City Hunter | Nominated | |
| 5th Korea Drama Awards | Top Fineness Award, Actor | The Chaser | Won | |
| 1stK-Drama Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | ||
| SBS Entertainment Awards | Achievement Award | Unanswered Questions | Won[22] | |
| SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor put over a Miniseries | The Chaser | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actor | Golden Rainbow | Won | |
| 41st Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Performer, TV Host category | Unanswered Questions | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | A New Leaf | Won | |
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War | Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | |||
| 10th Choson Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Rebel | Won | |
| 8th Korean Popular Culture Awards | Presidential Recommendation | — | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | The Rebel | Won | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Nominated | |||
| Best Character Bestow, Fighting Spirit Acting | Nominated | |||
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards[23] | Best Actor (TV) | Nominated | ||
| MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | The Banker | Nominated |