Kim Nam-gil (Korean: 김남길; born March 13, 1980) is a South Korean
actor, producer, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from
leading roles in disaster blockbuster Pandora (2016); crime thriller
The Shameless (2015); adventure film The Pirates (2014); period drama
Portrait of a Beauty (2008) and the crime-comedy television drama The
Fiery Priest (2019). His breakthrough role was Bidam in the hit
television period drama Queen Seondeok (2009).Kim is also the founder
and CEO of a non-profit organization Gilstory that focuses on
preserving cultural heritage, promoting arts and raising special
purpose relief funds.Kim began his acting career on television with a
minor role in the 1999 KBS youth drama School 1. Four years later, he
passed the 2003 Talent Audition conducted annually by MBC, and
appeared in various minor roles on the network's shows, such as Be
Strong, Geum-soon!. During this time, he was using the stage name Lee
Han, which he made up to avoid confusion with Kang Nam-gil, another
Korean actor with a similar name, and to give himself a more
sophisticated image. In the following years he took on more supporting
roles in television dramas, among them Goodbye Solo, Lovers, and When
Spring Comes.
actor, producer, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from
leading roles in disaster blockbuster Pandora (2016); crime thriller
The Shameless (2015); adventure film The Pirates (2014); period drama
Portrait of a Beauty (2008) and the crime-comedy television drama The
Fiery Priest (2019). His breakthrough role was Bidam in the hit
television period drama Queen Seondeok (2009).Kim is also the founder
and CEO of a non-profit organization Gilstory that focuses on
preserving cultural heritage, promoting arts and raising special
purpose relief funds.Kim began his acting career on television with a
minor role in the 1999 KBS youth drama School 1. Four years later, he
passed the 2003 Talent Audition conducted annually by MBC, and
appeared in various minor roles on the network's shows, such as Be
Strong, Geum-soon!. During this time, he was using the stage name Lee
Han, which he made up to avoid confusion with Kang Nam-gil, another
Korean actor with a similar name, and to give himself a more
sophisticated image. In the following years he took on more supporting
roles in television dramas, among them Goodbye Solo, Lovers, and When
Spring Comes.
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