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Kim Soo-ro
Kim in October 2014
Born
Kim Sang-joong

(1970-05-07) May 7, 1970 (age 54)
Other namesKim Soo-ro
Alma materDongguk University - Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1993 - present
Agent
Spouse
Lee Kyung-hwa
(m. 2006)
Korean name
Hangul
김수로
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Su-ro
McCune–ReischauerKim Suro
Birth name
Hangul
김상중
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Sang-jung
McCune–ReischauerKim Sangjung

Kim Soo-ro (Korean김수로; born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor.

Career

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Early career

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Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made his cinematic debut with a minor role in Two Cops, and became known for being a scene-stealing supporting actor, especially in comedies such as The Foul King, Hi! Dharma!, Fun Movie and S Diary.

With Vampire Cop Ricky in 2006,[1] Kim began starring in leading roles, and this was followed by the films A Bold Family, Our School's E.T.,[2][3] Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp,[4] The Quiz Show Scandal, Romantic Heaven, and Ghost Sweepers. He also appeared in the television series Master of Study and A Gentleman's Dignity.

Kim Soo-ro’s Project

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In 2009, it was The Lower Depths, a play by Maxim Gorky considered to be one of the most important works of Russian Socialist realism, that drew Kim back to the theater. Kim made his first foray into producing plays with Lee Gi-dong Gymnasium in 2010 (which he also starred in), and its commercial success led him to establish the Kim Su-ro Project in 2011, which aims to produce original works by local playwrights. His first production, Audacious Romance starring Lee Hyun-jin, was a hit and laid the foundation for succeeding productions such as Love Generation, and the musicals Coffee Prince, Black Mary Poppins, and Agatha. Kim starred in another restaging of The Lower Depths in 2014, which is his company's ninth production.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Two Cops Young Cadet
1998 Two Cops 3
1999 Shiri Ahn Hyeon-cheol
Attack the Gas Station Food Delivery Man
2000 The Foul King Yoo Bi-ho
Why Do I Want to Be a Boxing Referee? Short film
Bichunmoo Ashin
Libera Me
2001 Last Present Yoo-sik Cameo
Kick the Moon Cameo
Hi! Dharma! Wang Ku-ra
The Last Witness
Volcano High Jang Ryang
2002 Fun Movie
2003 Madeleine Mah-ho
2004 Taegukgi Anti-Communist Federation Member Cameo
Dance with the Wind Man-su
Windstruck Hostage Taker Cameo
S Diary Jeong-seok
2005 A Bold Family Myung-gyu
All for Love Park Sung-won
Shadowless Sword Cameo
2006 Vampire Cop Ricky Na Do-yeol
Detective Mr. Gong Cameo
A Cruel Attendance Dong-cheol
2007 Big Bang Yang Chul-gon
2008 Life Is Cool Baek Il-kwon Rotoscoped animation
Our School's E.T. Chun Sung-geun
2009 Five Senses of Eros Bong Jan-woon
The Descendants of Hong Gil-dong Lee Jeong-min
Take Off Loan Shark Boss
2010 Attack the Gas Station 2 Ha Re-yi Cameo
Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp Teacher Cha
The Quiz Show Scandal Lee Do-yeob
2011 Romantic Heaven Song Min-gyu
Mr. Idol Sa Hee-moon
My Way Microphone Man Cameo
2012 I Am the King Warrior Hwang-goo
Ghost Sweepers Teacher Park
2013 Top Star Choi Kang-chul
2014 Awaiting Short film
2017 Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds Cat Girl's Father Cameo

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Thank You Dr. Oh's brother Cameo (Episode 16)
2008 Fight Cameo
2010 Master of Study Kang Seok-ho
2012 A Gentleman's Dignity Im Tae-san
2013 My Love from the Star Lee Hyung-wook Cameo (Episode 5)
2015 Reply 1988 Snack Shop Owner Cameo (Episode 3)
2016 Come Back Mister Han Gi-tak
2018 The Miracle We Met Cathedral priest Cameo
2019 Melting Me Softly Yoo Ji Min [Panelist] Cameo (Episode 6)
2021 Inspector Koo Gotham Cameo (Episode 5–7)[6]
2022 Woori the Virgin Choi Seong-il [7]
Behind Every Star himself Cameo (Episode 6)[8]

Variety show

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Date Title Notes
2008–2010 Family Outing Regular cast member
2010 Hero's Challenge Host
2010 Celebrities Goes to School MBLAQ's Teacher
2011 Talent Sharing Project DREAM
2012 God of Victory Host
My Queen Co-host with Kim Min-jong
2013–2015 Real Men Regular cast member
2013 Dancing 9 Judge
2017–2018 Wizard of Nowhere Regular cast member
2018 Sea Police Cast member
2019 Let's Go, Man Soo Ro Football Club Owner[9]
2021 My Neighborhood Class Cast Member[10]
2022 Mystery Club Host [11]

Theater

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Baekma River in the Moonlight
1995 Romeo and Juliet
2009 The Lower Depths Vaska Pepel
2010-2011 Lee Gi-dong Gymnasium Also the producer
2013 Europe Blog Jong-il
2014 The Lower Depths The Actor Also the producer
2015 Taxi Driver
2022 Come Back Restaurant owner [12]
2022–2023 The Seagull Do-reun [13]
2023 Wonderful Hill [14]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2001 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Hi! Dharma! Nominated
2002 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Volcano High Nominated
2004 41st Grand Bell Awards Dance with the Wind Nominated
2008 SBS Entertainment Awards PD Award Family Outing Won
2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) Master of Study Nominated
3rd Korea Drama Awards Best Actor Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Won
2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Serial Drama A Gentleman's Dignity Won
MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in a Variety Show God of Victory Nominated
2013 MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award Real Men Won
Excellence Award in a Variety Show Nominated
2014 MBC Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Nominated
Top Excellence Award in a Variety Show Nominated
Friendship Award Won

References

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  1. ^ "Kim Soo-Ro, From Police Cadet to Vampire Cop". Twitch Film. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (20 August 2008). "Actor Kim Su-ro as English Teacher on Big Screen". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. ^ Yang, Sung-jin (August 22, 2008). "Kim Soo-ro to play a quirky English teacher". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  4. ^ Kim, Lynn (19 July 2010). "Kim Su-ro says "Yoon Si-yoon is truly remarkable"". 10Asia. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ Yoo, Joo-hyun (6 March 2014). "Famous for comedy, fearless for drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  6. ^ Kim Ye-sol (November 20, 2021). "'구경이' 김수로, 폭탄테러에 분노… 경호실장 폭행에 유기견 죽이기 '악행'" ['Gugyeong' Kim Su-ro, furious over bombing... 'Evil deed' to kill abandoned dog in assault by head of security] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kang Hyo-jin (October 29, 2021). "[단독]김수로, '오늘부터 우리는' 출연…홍은희 첫사랑 된다" [[Exclusive] Kim Su-ro, 'From Today We Are' Appearance... Hong Eun-hee becomes my first love] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Choi Yun-na (November 22, 2022). "김수로vs김호영, 의견차로 갈등→이대로 선후배도 끝?(연매살)" [Su-ro Kim vs. Ho-young Kim, conflict due to difference of opinion → Is this the end of seniors and juniors? (Yeonmaesal)]. Sports DongA (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. ^ "소문난 축구광→영국 축구 구단주로…김수로의 '현실 FM'(으라차차 만수로)". 매일경제 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  10. ^ Nam Jung-hyun (May 28, 2021). "LG유플러스 채널 '더라이프', 1주년 기념 예능 3개 편성". Naver (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  11. ^ Yoo Jeong-min (November 25, 2022). "김수로·문세윤·이현이 '미스토리 클럽' 신개념 마피아 게임쇼 탄생" [Kim Su-ro, Moon Se-yoon, and Lee Hyun-yi's 'Mistory Club', a new concept mafia game show was born]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Park Ah-reum (March 31, 2022). "강성진X박정철X김수로X홍은희X이아현, 연극 '돌아온다' 초호화 캐스팅" [Kang Seong-jin X Park Jeong-cheol X Kim Su-ro X Hong Eun-hee X Lee Ah-hyun, Luxurious Cast for the Play 'Come Back'] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Kang Min-kyung (October 20, 2022). "[공식] 이순재 연출 연극 '갈매기', 소유진→오만석·진지희 캐스팅" [[Official] The play 'The Seagull' directed by Lee Soon-jae, casts So Yu-jin → Oh Man-seok and Jin Ji-hee] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Lee, Seul-gi (March 14, 2023). "김수로 강성진→이정화 문경초 강혜인…연극 '폭풍의 언덕' 대학로 귀환" [Kim Soo-ro, Kang Seong-jin → Lee Jung-hwa, Mungyeong-cho, Kang Hye-in… The play ‘Wuthering Heights’ returns to Daehangno] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Naver.
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