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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1978 |
| Education | Kosin University – Mathematics |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agent | Blue Dragon Entertainment |
| Spouse |
Park Ye-son (m. 2014) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임지규 |
| Revised Romanization | Im Ji-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Jikyu |
Personal life
editIm 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-chul | |
| 2012 | Helpless | Stalker | |
| Spring, Snow | Young-jae | ||
| The Peach Tree | cameo | ||
| 2013 | Precious Love | On-yoo | |
| 2017 | A Day | Yong-sun | |
| 2021 | Dark Yellow | short film[5] |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 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 |
| KBS Drama Special – "Cutting Off the Heart"[6] | Jae-woo | KBS2 | |
| Queen of Reversals | Kang-Woo | MBC | |
| 2011 | The Greatest Love | Kim Jae-seok | MBC |
| 2012 | Phantom | Byun Sang-woo | SBS |
| KBS 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 |
| Turning Point | Kim Young-bok | MBC | |
| 2015 | Assembly | Shim Dong-chun | KBS2 |
| I'm After You | Secretary Min | SBS | |
| 2016 | The Doctors | Gunman | SBS |
| Still Loving You | Park Hyeong-sik | KBS1 | |
| 2017 | Man to Man | (guest) | JTBC |
| Go Back | 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 | |
| 2020 | 18 Again | Ji Hoon's older brother (Cameo) | JTBC |
| 2021 | The Uncanny Counter | Dong-pal (Cameo, Ep.15)[7] | OCN |
| Sell Your Haunted House | Kim Byeong-ho [8] | KBS2 | |
| 2021–2022 | The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won | King Woo[9] | KBS1 |
| 2023 | Divorce Attorney Shin | Park Hyun-tae | JTBC |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kiss Sixth Sense | Young Adult Kim Hae-jin (Cameo, Ep. 11-12) | Disney+ |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ Mudge, James (25 January 2009). "Who's That Knocking At My Door? (2007) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (17 June 2010). "Ku's feature debut is more spoof than Magic". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "Actor Im Ji Gyu tweets photo of The Greatest Love cast at their after party". Allkpop. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "Actor Im Ji Kyu to marry his girlfriend of four years". Allkpop. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ Lee Seung-mi (June 10, 2021). "[공식]구혜선 연출작 '다크옐로우', 안서현 이어 임지규·연제환·윤혁진 합류". Never (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "미리보기::드라마스페셜". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ Lee, Hyun-joo (January 22, 2021). "임지규, '경이로운 소문' 특별출연…새로운 융인" [Im Ji-kyu, surprise appearance on "The Uncanny Counter... new Yung person]. Newsis. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Ahn Eun-jae (April 22, 2021). "배우 임지규, '대박부동산' 특별 출연…유령 변신". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Hyun Jung-min (November 23, 2021). "임지규, KBS '태종 이방원' 출연…고려 우왕 役" [Lim Ji-gyu to appear in KBS' 'Taejong Lee Bang-won'... Goryeo King Woo] (in Korean). Sports Word. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Im Ji-kyu on Twitter
- Im Ji-kyu on Cyworld (in Korean)
- Im Ji-kyu at Naver[dead link]
- Im Ji-kyu at HanCinema
- Im Ji-kyu at the Korean Movie Database
- Im Ji-kyu at IMDb
