Kim Soo-ro

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Kim Soo-ro
Kim in October 2014
Born	Kim Sang-joong (1970-05-07) May 7, 1970 (age 54) Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Other names	Kim Soo-ro
Alma mater	Dongguk University - Theater
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993 - present
Agent	S.M. Culture & Contents
Spouse	Lee Kyung-hwa ​ (m. 2006)​
Korean name
Hangul	김수로
Hanja	金秀路
Revised Romanization	Gim Su-ro
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Suro
Birth name
Hangul	김상중
Hanja	金上中
Revised Romanization	Gim Sang-jung
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sangjung

Kim Soo-ro (Korean: 김수로; born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor.

Career

Early career

Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made his cinematic debut with a minor role in Two Cops, and became known for being a scene-stealing supporting actor, especially in comedies such as The Foul King, Hi! Dharma!, Fun Movie and S Diary.

With Vampire Cop Ricky in 2006,^[1] Kim began starring in leading roles, and this was followed by the films A Bold Family, Our School's E.T.,^[2][3] Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp,^[4] The Quiz Show Scandal, Romantic Heaven, and Ghost Sweepers. He also appeared in the television series Master of Study and A Gentleman's Dignity.

Kim Soo-ro’s Project

In 2009, it was The Lower Depths, a play by Maxim Gorky considered to be one of the most important works of Russian Socialist realism, that drew Kim back to the theater. Kim made his first foray into producing plays with Lee Gi-dong Gymnasium in 2010 (which he also starred in), and its commercial success led him to establish the Kim Su-ro Project in 2011, which aims to produce original works by local playwrights. His first production, Audacious Romance starring Lee Hyun-jin, was a hit and laid the foundation for succeeding productions such as Love Generation, and the musicals Coffee Prince, Black Mary Poppins, and Agatha. Kim starred in another restaging of The Lower Depths in 2014, which is his company's ninth production.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Two Cops	Young Cadet
1998	Two Cops 3
1999	Shiri	Ahn Hyeon-cheol
	Attack the Gas Station	Food Delivery Man
2000	The Foul King	Yoo Bi-ho
	Why Do I Want to Be a Boxing Referee?		Short film
	Bichunmoo	Ashin
	Libera Me
2001	Last Present	Yoo-sik	Cameo
	Kick the Moon		Cameo
	Hi! Dharma!	Wang Ku-ra
	The Last Witness
	Volcano High	Jang Ryang
2002	Fun Movie
2003	Madeleine	Mah-ho
2004	Taegukgi	Anti-Communist Federation Member	Cameo
	Dance with the Wind	Man-su
	Windstruck	Hostage Taker	Cameo
	S Diary	Jeong-seok
2005	A Bold Family	Myung-gyu
	All for Love	Park Sung-won
	Shadowless Sword		Cameo
2006	Vampire Cop Ricky	Na Do-yeol
	Detective Mr. Gong		Cameo
	A Cruel Attendance	Dong-cheol
2007	Big Bang	Yang Chul-gon
2008	Life Is Cool	Baek Il-kwon	Rotoscoped animation
	Our School's E.T.	Chun Sung-geun
2009	Five Senses of Eros	Bong Jan-woon
	The Descendants of Hong Gil-dong	Lee Jeong-min
	Take Off	Loan Shark Boss
2010	Attack the Gas Station 2	Ha Re-yi	Cameo
	Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp	Teacher Cha
	The Quiz Show Scandal	Lee Do-yeob
2011	Romantic Heaven	Song Min-gyu
	Mr. Idol	Sa Hee-moon
	My Way	Microphone Man	Cameo
2012	I Am the King	Warrior Hwang-goo
	Ghost Sweepers	Teacher Park
2013	Top Star	Choi Kang-chul
2014	Awaiting		Short film
2017	Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds	Cat Girl's Father	Cameo

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Thank You	Dr. Oh's brother	Cameo (Episode 16)
2008	Fight		Cameo
2010	Master of Study	Kang Seok-ho
2012	A Gentleman's Dignity	Im Tae-san
2013	My Love from the Star	Lee Hyung-wook	Cameo (Episode 5)
2015	Reply 1988	Snack Shop Owner	Cameo (Episode 3)
2016	Come Back Mister	Han Gi-tak
2018	The Miracle We Met	Cathedral priest	Cameo
2019	Melting Me Softly	Yoo Ji Min [Panelist]	Cameo (Episode 6)
2021	Inspector Koo	Gotham	Cameo (Episode 5–7)[6]
2022	Woori the Virgin	Choi Seong-il	[7]
	Behind Every Star	himself	Cameo (Episode 6)[8]

Variety show

Date	Title	Notes
2008–2010	Family Outing	Regular cast member
2010	Hero's Challenge	Host
2010	Celebrities Goes to School	MBLAQ's Teacher
2011	Talent Sharing Project DREAM
2012	God of Victory	Host
	My Queen	Co-host with Kim Min-jong
2013–2015	Real Men	Regular cast member
2013	Dancing 9	Judge
2017–2018	Wizard of Nowhere	Regular cast member
2018	Sea Police	Cast member
2019	Let's Go, Man Soo Ro	Football Club Owner[9]
2021	My Neighborhood Class	Cast Member[10]
2022	Mystery Club	Host [11]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Baekma River in the Moonlight
1995	Romeo and Juliet
2009	The Lower Depths	Vaska Pepel
2010-2011	Lee Gi-dong Gymnasium		Also the producer
2013	Europe Blog	Jong-il
2014	The Lower Depths	The Actor	Also the producer
2015	Taxi Driver
2022	Come Back	Restaurant owner	[12]
2022–2023	The Seagull	Do-reun	[13]
2023	Wonderful Hill		[14]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2001	22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Hi! Dharma!	Nominated
2002	23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards		Volcano High	Nominated
2004	41st Grand Bell Awards		Dance with the Wind	Nominated
2008	SBS Entertainment Awards	PD Award	Family Outing	Won
2010	46th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor (TV)	Master of Study	Nominated
	3rd Korea Drama Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries		Won
2012	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Serial Drama	A Gentleman's Dignity	Won
	MBC Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in a Variety Show	God of Victory	Nominated
2013	MBC Entertainment Awards	Top Excellence Award	Real Men	Won
		Excellence Award in a Variety Show		Nominated
2014	MBC Entertainment Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)		Nominated
		Top Excellence Award in a Variety Show		Nominated
		Friendship Award		Won

References

1. "Kim Soo-Ro, From Police Cadet to Vampire Cop". Twitch Film. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
2. Lee, Hyo-won (20 August 2008). "Actor Kim Su-ro as English Teacher on Big Screen". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
3. Yang, Sung-jin (August 22, 2008). "Kim Soo-ro to play a quirky English teacher". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
4. Kim, Lynn (19 July 2010). "Kim Su-ro says "Yoon Si-yoon is truly remarkable"". 10Asia. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
5. Yoo, Joo-hyun (6 March 2014). "Famous for comedy, fearless for drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
6. Kim Ye-sol (November 20, 2021). "'구경이' 김수로, 폭탄테러에 분노… 경호실장 폭행에 유기견 죽이기 '악행'" ['Gugyeong' Kim Su-ro, furious over bombing... 'Evil deed' to kill abandoned dog in assault by head of security] (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Naver.
7. Kang Hyo-jin (October 29, 2021). "[단독]김수로, '오늘부터 우리는' 출연…홍은희 첫사랑 된다" [[Exclusive] Kim Su-ro, 'From Today We Are' Appearance... Hong Eun-hee becomes my first love] (in Korean). Sports TV News. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Naver.
8. Choi Yun-na (November 22, 2022). "김수로vs김호영, 의견차로 갈등→이대로 선후배도 끝?(연매살)" [Su-ro Kim vs. Ho-young Kim, conflict due to difference of opinion → Is this the end of seniors and juniors? (Yeonmaesal)]. Sports DongA (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
9. "소문난 축구광→영국 축구 구단주로…김수로의 '현실 FM'(으라차차 만수로)". 매일경제 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
10. Nam Jung-hyun (May 28, 2021). "LG유플러스 채널 '더라이프', 1주년 기념 예능 3개 편성". Naver (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
11. Yoo Jeong-min (November 25, 2022). "김수로·문세윤·이현이 '미스토리 클럽' 신개념 마피아 게임쇼 탄생" [Kim Su-ro, Moon Se-yoon, and Lee Hyun-yi's 'Mistory Club', a new concept mafia game show was born]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022 – via Naver.
12. Park Ah-reum (March 31, 2022). "강성진X박정철X김수로X홍은희X이아현, 연극 '돌아온다' 초호화 캐스팅" [Kang Seong-jin X Park Jeong-cheol X Kim Su-ro X Hong Eun-hee X Lee Ah-hyun, Luxurious Cast for the Play 'Come Back'] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Naver.
13. Kang Min-kyung (October 20, 2022). "[공식] 이순재 연출 연극 '갈매기', 소유진→오만석·진지희 캐스팅" [[Official] The play 'The Seagull' directed by Lee Soon-jae, casts So Yu-jin → Oh Man-seok and Jin Ji-hee] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
14. Lee, Seul-gi (March 14, 2023). "김수로 강성진→이정화 문경초 강혜인…연극 '폭풍의 언덕' 대학로 귀환" [Kim Soo-ro, Kang Seong-jin → Lee Jung-hwa, Mungyeong-cho, Kang Hye-in… The play ‘Wuthering Heights’ returns to Daehangno] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

• Kim Soo-ro on Twitter (in Korean)
• Kim Su-ro at S.M. Culture & Contents (in Korean)
• Kim Soo-ro at HanCinema
• Kim Soo-ro at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Soo-ro at IMDb