Kim Sung-kyun

Kim Sung-kyun is exactly the kind of actor I find most rewarding to follow. He earned his craft on the Daehangno stage for nearly a decade before breaking into film in 2012, and that theatrical discipline shows in how completely he inhabits a role. Launching his screen career through menacing villains was a bold calling card, and it stuck. I value character actors like him precisely because they give a film its texture; the lead may shine, but it is performers like Kim who make a story feel three-dimensional and lived-in. He is a craftsman, not a celebrity, and I respect that.

Name (English)

Kim Sung-kyun

Name (Japanese)

キム・ソンギュン

Reading

きむ・そんぎゅん

Born

May 25, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

Daegu, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor

High school

Daegun High School

University

Kaya University

• Official sitehttp://www.ulent.co.kr/actors/%ea%b9%80%ec%84%b1%ea%b7%a0/
• Xhttps://x.com/ggubun
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Sung-kyun
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3616350

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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