Im Ji-kyu
Im Ji-kyu (born March 7, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the indie films Who's That Knocking at My Door?,[1] Milky Way Liberation Front, and Magic.[2] Im also played supporting roles in the television romantic comedies Queen of Reversals and The Greatest Love.[3]
Im Ji-kyu | |
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| Born | March 7, 1978 |
| Education | Kosin University – Mathematics |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Agent | Blue Dragon Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Im Ji-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Jikyu |
Personal life
Im Ji-kyu married Park Ye-son, his girlfriend of four years, in a small private wedding in Seoul on May 17, 2014. He met his wife, a lawyer, at church.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Fingerprint | short film | |
| 2007 | Who's That Knocking at My Door? | Min Je-hwi | |
| Milky Way Liberation Front | Young-Jae | ||
| 2008 | In the Boutique | short film | |
| Scandal Makers | Park Sang-yoon | ||
| 2009 | Bubble Wrap | Sung-Taek | short film |
| One Step More to the Sea | Waiter | ||
| White Night | Yak-Tong | ||
| 2010 | Read My Lips | Church youth | |
| Magic | Myeong-jin | ||
| 2011 | Children... | Dong-Cheol | |
| 2012 | Helpless | Stalker | |
| Spring, Snow | Young-Jae | ||
| The Peach Tree | cameo | ||
| 2013 | Precious Love | On-Yoo | |
| 2017 | A Day | Yong-Sun | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Unstoppable High Kick | (guest, episode 99) | MBC |
| 2008 | Tazza | Sung-Chan | SBS |
| 2009 | Partner | Jung Jae-ho (guest, episodes 1-3) | KBS2 |
| 2010 | Roller Coaster Plus Date Big Bang | Im Ji-kyu | tvN |
| Drama Special "Cutting Off the Heart"[5] | Jae-woo | KBS2 | |
| Queen of Reversals | Kang-Woo | MBC | |
| 2011 | The Greatest Love | Kim Jae-seok | MBC |
| 2012 | Phantom | Byun Sang-woo | SBS |
| Drama Special "Do You Know Taekwondo?" | Yoon Do-hyeon | KBS2 | |
| 2013 | The Suspicious Housekeeper | Eun Se-kyul's homeroom teacher | SBS |
| 2014 | God's Gift: 14 Days | Ryu Jin-woo | SBS |
| Drama Festival "Turning Point" | Kim Young-bok | MBC | |
| 2015 | Assembly | Shim Dong-chun | KBS2 |
| 2016 | The Doctors | Gunman | SBS |
| The Shining Eun Soo | Park Hyeong-sik | KBS | |
| 2017 | Man to Man | (guest) | JTBC |
| Confession Couple | Park Hyeon-seok | KBS2 | |
| 2018 | Radio Romance | Lee Seung-soo | |
| Your House Helper | Oh Yoon-gi | ||
| Fates & Furies | Assistant Kim | SBS | |
| 2019 | Her Private Life | Kang Seung-min | tvN |
| When the Devil Calls Your Name | Kyung-Soo | ||
| I Wanna Hear Your Song | Yi-young's blind date (Cameo, Ep. 10) | KBS2 | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2008 | 17th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actor | Milky Way Liberation Front, Who's That Knocking at My Door? | Won |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Actor in a One-Act Drama/Special | Do You Know Taekwondo? | Nominated |
References
- Mudge, James (25 January 2009). "Who's That Knocking At My Door? (2007) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- Lee, Hyo-won (17 June 2010). "Ku's feature debut is more spoof than Magic". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- "Actor Im Ji Gyu tweets photo of The Greatest Love cast at their after party". Allkpop. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- https://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/04/actor-im-ji-kyu-to-marry-his-girlfriend-of-four-years
- http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/thedrama/view/preview/preview18.html
External links
- Im Ji-kyu on Twitter
- Im Ji-kyu on Cyworld (in Korean)
- Im Ji-kyu at Naver
- Im Ji-kyu at HanCinema
- Im Ji-kyu at the Korean Movie Database
- Im Ji-kyu on IMDb
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