Kim Eui-sung

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Kim Eui-sung
Kim Eui-sung in 2019
Born (1965-12-17) December 17, 1965 (age 58)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
EducationSeoul National University (BBA)
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
AgentKeyEast
Korean name
Hangul
김의성
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ui-seong
McCune–ReischauerKim Ŭisŏng

Kim Eui-sung (Korean: 김의성; born December 17, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in films The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), Office (2015), The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015) and Train to Busan (2016);[2] and television series W (2016),[3] and Taxi Driver (2021).

Kim Eui-seong is a graduate of Seoul National University's Department of Business Administration, Class of 1984. Kim became involved with theater during his second year of University. His inspiration came from watching a school play and attending an after-party.[4]

Starting with the theater company Cheon Ji-yeon in 1987, he was active in the Han River, Hanyang Repertoire, Yeonwoo Stage, and Hakjeon.[4]

Selected filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Mom Has a Lover
1996 The Day a Pig Fell into the Well Hyo-seop
1997 3pm Paradise
Barricade
2011 The Day He Arrives Joong-won
2012 26 Years Chief Choi
National Security Kang Su-hyeon
Architecture 101 Professor Kang
2013 The Face Reader Han Myung-hoi
Running Man Director Kim
Nobody's Daughter Haewon Joong-won
The Suspect Deputy department head Shin
2014 Big Match Detective Do
Hill of Freedom Sang-won
Tabloid Truth Park Young-jin
2015 Assassination Butler of Kang family
Minority Opinion Prosecutor
The Priests Dean of clergy
Office Kim Sang-gyu
The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo Director Moon
Twenty Chi-ho's father
The Deal Son Myung-soo
Love Guide for Dumpees Doctor
Inside Men Editor-in-chief
2016 Train to Busan Yon-suk
The Truth Beneath No Jae-soon Special appearance
A Quiet Dream President Special appearance
Yourself and Yours Kim Joong-haeng
A Star of Greed Narrator Documentary
2017 The King Kim Eung-soo
The Reservoir Game Voice Documentary
Steel Rain Lee Ee-seong [5]
1987: When the Day Comes Special appearance
2018 Golden Slumber Mr. Min
Rampant King Lee Jo
The Man Only I Can See Special appearance
2019 Extreme Job Police superintendent
Trade Your Love Captain Chae
2021 The Book of Fish Official Jang Cameo
2022 Special Delivery Baek Kang-cheol [6][7]
My Candle Director Documentary film [8]
Alienoid Ja-jang [9]
2023 12.12: The Day Oh Guk-sang
2024 Alienoid: Return to the Future Ja-jang [10]
TBA Lobby Chief Choi [11][12]

Television series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Six Flying Dragons Jeong Mong-ju
2016 W Oh Sung-moo / Han Sang-hoon [13]
2018 Mr. Sunshine Lee Wan-ik [14]
Memories of the Alhambra Cha Byung-jun [15]
2019 My Fellow Citizens! Kim Joo-myung [16]
2019 Arthdal Chronicles Sang-ung [17]
2021–2023 Taxi Driver Jang Sung-chul Season 1–2[18]
2022 Under the Queen's Umbrella Hwang Won-hyeong [19]
2024 Flex X Cop himself Cameo (episode 1)[20]

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Be Positive Hwan-dong's father
2022 WeCrashed Masayoshi Son [21]
2023 Black Knight [22]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor (film) The Face Reader Nominated
2016 2016 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries W Won
5th APAN Star Awards Acting Award, Actor Won
25th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Train to Busan Won[23]
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated
2017 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominated
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor (film) Won[24]
2021 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series Genre/Fantasy Drama Taxi Driver Won[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "김의성". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  2. ^ Yong, Won-jung (26 June 2016). "연극쟁이, 배우, 사업가...파란만장 김의성의 '소수의견' [인터뷰]". SportsQ. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  3. ^ "Actor KIM Eui-sung Releases Interview Collection, VILLAIN FOR 7 YEARS". Kobiz. March 8, 2018.
  4. ^ a b 기자, 글 배장수 선임기자 ·사진 김창길 (2012-12-18). "[스크린★그땐 그랬지]영화배우 김의성, 과외교사하면서 연극공연". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ "KIM Eui-sung & LEE Gyoung-young Ready for STEEL RAIN". Kobiz. January 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "PARK So-dam, SONG Sae-byeok and KIM Eui-sung Receive SPECIAL PRAISE". Korean Film Biz Zone. June 14, 2019.
  7. ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (November 30, 2021). "박소담 원톱 액션영화 '특송' 2022년 1월 5일 개봉 확정" [Park So-dam's one-top action movie 'Special Song' to be released on January 5, 2022] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (January 24, 2022). "나의 촛불' 김의성X주진우 "촛불의 기억, 잊지 않기를" [인터뷰③]" [My Candle' Kim Eui-seong X Joo Jin-woo "The memory of the candle, I hope not to forget it [Interview ③]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Kim Su-jeong (November 5, 2019). "조우진x김의성 최동훈 신작 합류…1,2편 동시제작" [Jo Woo-jin x Kim Eui-sung joins Choi Dong-hoon's new work... Simultaneous production of episodes 1 and 2] (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Lee, Ha-neul (October 26, 2023). "류준열·김태리·김우빈 '외계+인' 2부, 2024년 1월 개봉 확정" [Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri, Kim Woo-bin's 'Alien + Human' Part 2, confirmed to be released in January 2024] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Kim, Bo-ra (July 13, 2023). "[단독] '비공식작전' 하정우 연출작 'OB', 김의성→강말금 뭉친다(종합)" [[Exclusive] 'Unofficial Operation' Ha Jung-woo's 'OB', Kim Eui-sung→Kang Mal-geum unite (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Kim Ji-won (January 16, 2024). "하정우, 골프 접대 포착…12월 27일 '로비' 마무리" [Ha Jung-woo, caught playing golf... ‘Lobby’ completed on December 27th] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "Cartoon hero meets doctor in new sci-fi drama". Yonhap News Agency. July 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "악역의 진수 김의성+우직한 남자 신정근, '미스터 션샤인' 합류". TV Report (in Korean). July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "[단독] 김의성, 'W' 송재정 작가와 재회…'알함브라 궁전' 합류". TV Report (in Korean). May 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "[단독]태인호·김의성, '국민여러분' 출연..최시원과 날선 대립". Naver (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  17. ^ "'아스달 연대기' 장동건X송중기, 12人 메인 포스터 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  18. ^ Park Jeong-sun (June 9, 2022). "이제훈·김의성·표예진, '모범택시' 시즌 2로 돌아온다" [Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-seong, and Pyo Ye-jin to return for season 2 of 'Model Taxi'] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Park Ah-reum (August 26, 2022). "중전 김혜수X대비마마 김해숙 만나니(슈룹)" [Middle Battle Kim Hye-soo X Big Mama Kim Hae-sook Met (Shroop)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Lee, Ha-neul (January 25, 2024). '재벌X형사' 김의성 특별출연 "안보현과 어떤 연기 호흡을 보여줄지 많은 기대 부탁" [[Chaebol X Detective] Kim Eui-seong makes a special appearance, "Loking forward to what kind of acting chemistry with Ahn Bo-hyun"] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (July 15, 2021). "김의성, 애플TV플러스 '위 크래쉬드' 합류..美 출국" [Kim Eui-seong joins Apple TV Plus 'We Crashed'... Departing the US]. StarNews (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  22. ^ Kang Hyo-jin (January 21, 2022). "[단독]김의성, 넷플릭스 '택배기사' 출연…'특송' 이어 배송행보ing" [[Exclusive] Kim Eui-seong to appear in Netflix's 'Delivery Driver'... Delivery following 'special delivery] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ "VETERAN Triumphs at the 25th Buil Film Awards". Kobiz. October 20, 2016.
  24. ^ "THE HANDMAIDEN Tops 53rd BaekSang Arts Awards". Kobiz. May 10, 2017.
  25. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2021). "모범택시' 김의성-차지연 장르/판타지 조연상 [SBS 연기대상]" ['Exemplary Taxi' Kim Eui-seong - Cha Ji-yeon Genre/Fantasy Supporting Actor [SBS Acting Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Naver.

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