Um Ki-joon
Um Ki-joon | |
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![]() Um Ki-joon in 2018. | |
Born | |
Education | Seoul Artspool Conservatory - Musical Acting |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995-present |
Agent | SidusHQ[1][2] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 엄기준 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Eom Gi-jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm Ki-chun |
Website | www |
Um Ki-joon (Korean: 엄기준; born March 23, 1976) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Um Ki-joon made his acting debut in 1995 in the stage play Richard III, though he later became best known as a musical theatre actor, starring in Singin' in the Rain,[3] The Sorrows of Young Werther,[4] Grease, The Three Musketeers,[5] Jack the Ripper,[6] The Count of Monte Cristo,[7][8] Catch Me If You Can,[9][10][11] and Rebecca. He also appeared in the Patrick Marber play Closer.[12][13]
Um's popularity increased after he began playing supporting roles in television dramas such as Life Special Investigation Team, Worlds Within, Hero,[14] Dream High,[15] Scent of a Woman and Phantom.[16][17] He was also the leading actor in Good Job, Good Job and The Virus.[18]
Um played the villain in his first film Man of Vendetta, opposite Kim Myung-min.[19] This was followed by a role as Lee Ki-cheol, a detective investigating serial murders in horror film Killer Toon, opposite Lee Si-young.[20]
Most recently, Um is known for playing the villain in the hit legal thriller Innocent Defendant.[21] He is set to reunite the director and writer of Innocent Defendant in upcoming medical drama Heart Surgeons.[22]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Man of Vendetta | Choi Byeong-chul |
Villain and Widow | Representative Ha (cameo) | |
Finding Mr. Destiny | Kim Jong-wook (cameo) | |
2013 | Killer Toon | Lee Ki-cheol |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2006 | Drama City "Who Loved Her?" | Park Cheol-ho | KBS2 |
2007 | Drama City "Grim Reaper with Amnesia" | Dong-wook | |
Kimchi Cheese Smile | Um Ki-joon | MBC | |
2008 | Drama City "Secret, Only You Don't Know" | Park Hyeong-joo | KBS2 |
Life Special Investigation Team | Park Chan-ho | MBC | |
Worlds Within | Song Gyu-ho | KBS2 | |
2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Choi Seung-hyun | MBC |
Hero | Kang Hye-sung | ||
2011 | Dream High | Kang Oh-hyuk | KBS2 |
Miss Ripley | Prosecutor (cameo, episode 14) |
MBC | |
Scent of a Woman | Chae Eun-suk | SBS | |
Can't Lose | Cha Seok-hoon (guest, episodes 14-17) |
MBC | |
2012 | Phantom | Jo Hyun-min | SBS |
2013 | The Virus | Lee Myung-hyun | OCN |
I Can Hear Your Voice | Public defender Um Ki-joon (cameo, episode 14) |
SBS | |
2014 | Golden Cross | Michael Jang | KBS2 |
2015 | The Man in the Mask | Kang Hyun-woong | |
2016 | Nightmare Teacher | Han Bong-gu | Naver TV Cast |
2017 | Missing 9 | Investigator Oh | MBC |
Innocent Defendant | Cha Sun-ho / Cha Min-ho | SBS | |
I'm Not a Robot | Hong Baek-kyun | MBC | |
2018 | Heart Surgeons | Choi Suk-han | SBS |
Music video
Year | Song Title | Artist |
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2007 | "Goodbye, 20 Years Old" | Toy |
"Three People" | Lee Ki-chan | |
2015 | "April Snow" | Huh Gak |
Theater
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | Richard III | |
1996 | Oliver! | |
1998 | Gwanggaeto the Great | |
1999 | Tripitaka Koreana | |
Jang Bogo, the Sea God | ||
2000 | Oh! Happy Day | |
2001 | Singin' in the Rain | Don Lockwood |
2002 | The Sorrows of Young Werther | Werther |
Songshan Nights | Kim Hyun | |
Carmen | Escamillo | |
2003 | Grease | Danny Zuko |
2003-2004 | The Sorrows of Young Werther | Werther |
2004 | Men's Impulses | Yoo-jung |
Singin' in the Rain | Don Lockwood | |
Anakji Love Story | ||
2005 | Assassins | John Wilkes Booth |
Grease | Danny Zuko | |
2005-2006 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
2005 | Love Diary | |
2006-2007 | Singin' in the Rain | Dong-hyun |
2006 | The Sorrows of Young Werther | Werther |
Le Passe-Muraille | Dusoleil | |
Finding Kim Jong-wook | Man/Kim Jong-wook | |
Grease | Danny Zuko | |
Passion of the Rain | ||
2007 | A Day | Han Min-ho |
Hedwig Concert Together with John Cameron Mitchell[23] | ||
2007-2008 | Mad Kiss | Jang Jung |
Separated Man and Woman | Kang Yeon-oh | |
2009 | The Lower Depths | Satine |
The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | |
2009-2010 | Jack the Ripper | Daniel |
2010 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès |
Jack the Ripper | Daniel | |
Closer | Dan | |
2010-2011 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan |
2011 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès |
Jack the Ripper | Daniel | |
The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | |
2012 | Catch Me If You Can | Frank Abagnale Jr. |
Jack the Ripper | Daniel | |
2012-2013 | Catch Me If You Can | Frank Abagnale Jr. |
2013 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès | |
Jack the Ripper | Daniel | |
Bonnie & Clyde | Clyde Barrow | |
2013-2014 | The Sorrows of Young Werther | Werther |
The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | |
2014 | Bonnie & Clyde | Clyde Barrow |
2014-2015 | Rebecca | Maxim de Winter |
2015 | Robin Hood[24] | Robin Hood |
Cinderella[25] | Prince Christopher | |
2015-2016 | Werther | Werther |
2016 | Rebecca | Maxim de Winter |
Mata Hari | Armand | |
Jack the Ripper | Daniel | |
2016-2017 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès |
2017 | Mata Hari[26] | Armand |
Rebecca | Maxim de Winter | |
2018 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan |
2018-2019 | The Days | Cha Jung-hak |
2019 | Jack the Ripper | Daniel |
Artus-Excalibur | Lancelot | |
Dracula | Dracula | |
2019-2020 | Rebecca | Maxim de Winter |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Sitcom/Comedy | Kimchi Cheese Smile | Won |
2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Worlds Within | Won |
2009 | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Nominated | |
2010 | 47th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actor | Man of Vendetta | Nominated |
8th Korean Film Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | ||
2011 | 8th Max Movie Awards | Best New Actor | Nominated | |
47th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (Film) | Nominated | ||
15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | It Star Award[27] | — | Won | |
4th Korea Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dream High, Scent of a Woman | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama | Scent of a Woman[28] | Won | |
2012 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Phantom | Nominated |
Netizen Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
2017 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | I'm Not a Robot | Nominated |
SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama | Innocent Defendant | Nominated | |
Character of the Year | Won | |||
2018 | SBS Drama Awards[29] | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama | Heart Surgeons | Nominated |
Producer Award | Won |
References
- ^ "[공식입장]엄기준, 싸이더스HQ와 재계약 체결…'12년 인연' 이어간다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 8, 2018.
- ^ "엄기준, 싸이더스HQ와 재계약...12년 인연 계속". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). October 8, 2018.
- ^ Lee, Eun-joo (30 July 2008). "Talk of the town: Poor ticket sales take wind out of festival's sails". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ Sohn, Ji-ae (6 December 2013). "Werther's heartbreaking story revived on Korean stage". Korea.net. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (19 December 2010). "The Three Musketeers defends justice, friendship". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Park, Min-young (11 July 2011). "Musical fans get star-studded bonanza". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (10 February 2010). "Star-Studded Cast Shine in Monte Cristo". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Jang, Kyung-jin (22 April 2010). "PREVIEW: Musical Monte Cristo". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (2 February 2012). "Three join Catch Me if You Can". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ Kwaak, Je-yup (27 March 2012). "Hallyu star Kim leads in new musical". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (30 January 2012). "SM Entertainment artists cast in musical Catch Me If You Can". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (13 July 2010). "Um, Moon to perform in Closer". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Jang, Kyung-jin (21 July 2010). "Moon Geun-young says "trying to be less friendly"". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Yoon, Hee-seong (28 October 2009). "PREVIEW: MBC TV series Hero". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (28 December 2010). "Yonsama-JYP soap to reignite hallyu". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Park, So-jung (1 June 2011). "Kim Suna, Lee Dong-wook and Um Ki-joon cast in new drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ "Uhm Ki-joon in "Ghost - Drama"". Hancinema. 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Uhm Ki-joon stars in "The Virus"". Hancinema. 14 January 2013.
- ^ Jang, Kyung-jin (25 June 2010). "INTERVIEW: Um Ki-joon Man of Vendetta". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Webtoon spooks movie audiences". The Korea Herald. 19 June 2013.
- ^ "'Defendant' shows there's more to K-dramas than time-slip fantasies". Yonhap News Agency. 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Uhm Ki-joon Joins "Cardiothoracic Surgery" as Complex Villain". Hancinema. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Hedwig". The Dong-a Ilbo. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ Yim, Seung-hye (10 February 2015). "Robin Hood the musical strikes familiar chord". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "[Herald Review] 'Cinderella' musical enchanting, comical". The Korea Herald. 29 September 2015.
- ^ "[Herald Review] Music, lust, betrayal swirls around female spy in 'Mata Hari'". The Korea Herald. 29 June 2017.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (13 July 2011). "Park Hae-il, Soo-ae, Choi Daniel, Sin Se-gyeong to win awards at PiFan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Kim, Jessica (2 January 2012). "Han Suk-kyu reclaims glory at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ Lee, Jihyun (January 1, 2019). [SBS 연기대상] 감우성·김선아, 공동 대상..베스트 커플상까지(종합) [[SBS Drama Awards] Gam Woo-sung, Kim Sun-ah, co- grand prize.. Best Couple Award (Comprehensive)]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- 엄기준 (Um Ki-joon) on Cyworld (jekyll666) (in Korean)
- Um Ki-joon at SidusHQ (in Korean)
- Um Ki-joon at HanCinema
- Um Ki-joon at the Korean Movie Database
- Um Ki-joon at IMDb