Kim Sang-joong (born August 6, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He is
best known for starring in the television dramas My Husband's Woman
(2007), City Hunter (2011), and The Chaser (2012). He won the Grand
Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for his performance in the historical
television series The Rebel (2017).Before becoming an actor, Kim
Sang-joong was enlisted in the Marine Corps. But after graduating from
Dongguk University with a degree in Theater and Film, he embarked on
an acting career at age 25. Kim made his acting debut in the stage
play I Love Bread in 1990, and was one of the co-founders of the
theater troupe Extreme Legend. He soon transitioned to film and
television, and became known for his distinctive voice and confident
and charismatic acting, often as morally ambiguous characters. Among
his notable roles in television dramas include a middle-aged man
having an affair with his wife's best friend in My Husband's Woman
(2007), the titular besieged monarch in Eight Days, Assassination
Attempts against King Jeongjo (2007), a former agent who trains his
foster son as a weapon in his plans for revenge in City Hunter (2011),
and a presidential candidate willing to go to any lengths to win,
including murder and cover-up, in The Chaser (2012).On the big screen,
Kim was praised for his comic acting in the gangster comedy My Boss,
My Teacher (2006), and has also starred in arthouse films directed by
Hong Sang-soo, such as The Day He Arrives (2011) and Our Sunhi
(2013).Since 2008, Kim has hosted I Would Like to Know, a long-running
program with a similar format to Unsolved Mysteries.
best known for starring in the television dramas My Husband's Woman
(2007), City Hunter (2011), and The Chaser (2012). He won the Grand
Prize at the MBC Drama Awards for his performance in the historical
television series The Rebel (2017).Before becoming an actor, Kim
Sang-joong was enlisted in the Marine Corps. But after graduating from
Dongguk University with a degree in Theater and Film, he embarked on
an acting career at age 25. Kim made his acting debut in the stage
play I Love Bread in 1990, and was one of the co-founders of the
theater troupe Extreme Legend. He soon transitioned to film and
television, and became known for his distinctive voice and confident
and charismatic acting, often as morally ambiguous characters. Among
his notable roles in television dramas include a middle-aged man
having an affair with his wife's best friend in My Husband's Woman
(2007), the titular besieged monarch in Eight Days, Assassination
Attempts against King Jeongjo (2007), a former agent who trains his
foster son as a weapon in his plans for revenge in City Hunter (2011),
and a presidential candidate willing to go to any lengths to win,
including murder and cover-up, in The Chaser (2012).On the big screen,
Kim was praised for his comic acting in the gangster comedy My Boss,
My Teacher (2006), and has also starred in arthouse films directed by
Hong Sang-soo, such as The Day He Arrives (2011) and Our Sunhi
(2013).Since 2008, Kim has hosted I Would Like to Know, a long-running
program with a similar format to Unsolved Mysteries.
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