After majoring in theater, KIM made his acting debut early by appearing in such notable Korean films as KIM Ki-duk's <The Coast Guard> and KANG Woo-suk's <Silmido>, yet without achieving a great notoriety. His luck would change, however, with the film <Le Grand Chef>, a film adaptation of a comic book of the same title. In it, KIM portrayed a gifted chef named Seong-chan, whose diligence and talent in cooking over showy style reflected KIM's calm and poised ...More

After majoring in theater, KIM made his acting debut early by appearing in such notable Korean films as KIM Ki-duk's <The Coast Guard> and KANG Woo-suk's <Silmido>, yet without achieving a great notoriety. His luck would change, however, with the film <Le Grand Chef>, a film adaptation of a comic book of the same title. In it, KIM portrayed a gifted chef named Seong-chan, whose diligence and talent in cooking over showy style reflected KIM's calm and poised image in real life. Despite its shortcomings, the film was a box-office success and enabled KIM to become a box-office star. He didn't immerse in the moment of success, however. After starring in a genre film <Marine Boy>, he appeared in <Hahaha>, a film by HONG Sangsoo, which was a complete departure from the style of his previous films. He played a sensitive and self-centered young poet and entered the realm of the 'HONG Sangsoo World' without difficulty. KIM's next feature <The Taste of Money> by IM Sang-soo was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. As well as co-starring roles in the 2013 features <Mr. Go> and <Marriage Blue>, KIM was the lead in the features <The Gifted Hands> and then 2014’s <Tabloid Truth>. Never one to stick to the same genre, he switched gears again for his next feature, the 2014 social drama <Cart>. KIM stretched himself once again for his next role, by playing the infamous King Yeonsan during the Joseon Era in MIN Kyu-dong’s erotically charged period thriller <The Treacherous> in 2015.Less