Kim Kwang-kyu (actor)

This article is about the actor. For the poet, see Kim Kwang-kyu.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Kwang-kyu (born December 8, 1967) is a South Korean actor.^[2] He made his acting debut in 1999 in Dr. K, and its director fellow Busan native Kwak Kyung-taek later cast him in a small but memorable role as a physically abusive teacher in the 2001 box-office hit Friend.^[3] Kim continued acting in both television and film as a supporting actor, notably in Couple or Trouble (2006), The Secret of Coocoo Island (2008), Scent of a Woman (2011), and I Can Hear Your Voice (2013).^[4][5][6] He also appears on the reality shows I Live Alone (since 2013) and Three Meals a Day (2015).^[7][8][9]

Kim Kwang-kyu
Born	(1967-12-08) December 8, 1967 (age 55) Yeongdo District, Busan, South Korea
Education	Busan Arts College Korea National Open University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Agent	Think Entertainment^[1]
Korean name
Hangul	김광규
Hanja	金光奎
Revised Romanization	Gim Gwang-gyu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kwangkyu

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Dr. K	Physical therapist
2000	Terror Taxi	Cab driver 2
2001	Friend	Ill-mannered teacher
	Take Care of My Cat	Train station ticket inspector
2003	Mutt Boy	Team leader Seok
	North Korean Guys	Detective squad chief
2004	Windstruck	Undercover cop/Prince 3
	My Brother	Homeroom teacher
2005	You Are My Sunshine	Village leader
2006	Oh! My God	Secretary Shin
	Lump Sugar	Jang Man-ju
	Tazza: The High Rollers	Lanky
2007	Voice of a Murderer	Chief investigator
	Meet Mr. Daddy	Man in a suit
	Underground Rendezvous	Regimental commander	Cameo
	The Worst Guy Ever	Man on blind date
	Myodo Wild Flower	Pro-golfer
	A Love	Union leader	Cameo
2008	My Mighty Princess	Machine operator, 5th brother
	Modern Boy	Park Ga-song
	Sweet Lie	Nice PD
2009	Closer to Heaven	Aide team Kook Dong-sik
	Where is Jung Seung-pil?	Director Park
	Girlfriends	Department head	Cameo
2010	Secret Reunion	Gyeongsang chief
	Twilight Gangsters	Police team leader
	Haunters	Manager	Cameo
2011	My Black Mini Dress	Father of pre-college girl
	Champ	Kwang-kyu
	Countdown	Detective Park
2013	Blood and Ties	Detective Kang
	Marriage Blue	Doctor Kim	Cameo
2014	Hot Young Bloods	Dae-poong ("Typhoon")
	A Dynamite Family
2015	Love Forecast	Man in Hongdae without an office
2016	Will You Be There?	Postman
	Queen of Walking	Man-bok's father
2017	The Sheriff In Town	Subsection chief Park
2018	The Dude In Me	Kim Jong-ki
	The Accidental Detective 2: In Action	Gwang-goo
	Door Lock	Deputy head of department
2021	New Year Blues	Civil affairs office chief
2022	Birth	Im Chi-baek	^[10]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Sang Doo! Let's Go to School
	Dae Jang Geum	Lamp Holder
2004	Into the Storm
	Lovers in Paris	Man at bus stop	Cameo (Episode 13)
	Island Village Teacher	Driver	Cameo
	When a Man Loves a Woman
	Ireland	man at river	Cameo (episode 2)
2005	18 vs. 29
	Fashion 70's	Detective
2006	Special of My Life	Senior detective
	Mr. Goodbye	Kwon Bok-haeng
	Please Come Back, Soon-ae	Harassing male passenger
	Couple or Trouble	Department head Gong Young-gu
	Freeze	Inspector Jang	Cameo
	Princess Hours	Teacher	Cameo (Episode 2)
2007	Hello! Miss	Chief Kwak
	Legend of Hyang Dan	Ui-jik
2008	Successful Life	Choi Dong-joon
	The Secret of Coocoo Island	Section chief Kim
	Drama City – Disciplinary Committee	Park Seung-gyu
2009	The Accidental Couple	Post office team leader Go
	Soul	Bae Seong-bin
	Hometown of Legends – Forbidden Book	Jeon Ki-soo
	Assorted Gems	Plastic surgeon	Cameo
	Will It Snow for Christmas?	Homeroom teacher	Cameo
2010	Oh! My Lady	Han Min-kwan
	The Miracle of Love	Jang Gap-dol
	Drama Special – Our Slightly Risque Relationship	Cameraman
	Drama Special – Summer Story	Bong Pil-ho
	Sungkyunkwan Scandal	Hwang-ga
	Drama Special – Snail Dormitory
2011	Welcome to the Show	Manager
	Listen to My Heart	Director of botanical garden
	Scent of a Woman	Yoon Bong-kil/Ramses
	Lights and Shadows	Pierre
	Bolder By the Day	Go Dae-ro
2012	Late Blossom	Go Seok-ho
	A Gentleman's Dignity	Teacher	Cameo (Episode 4)
	Arang and the Magistrate	Lee Bang
	Jeon Woo-chi	Park Myung-gi
	Childless Comfort	Gas station customer	Cameo
2013	You Are the Best!	Manager Shin	Cameo
	The Queen of Office	Manager Han
	Pots of Gold	Jung Byung-dal
	I Can Hear Your Voice	Judge Kim Gong-sook
	Drama Special – Yeon-woo's Summer	Cleaning manager
	Potato Star 2013QR3	Director Oh
	The Suspicious Housekeeper	Eun Han-kyul's homeroom teacher
	Reply 1994	Na Chang-seok	Cameo (Episode 5)
2014	Wonderful Days	Kang Ssang-shik		^[11]
	Triangle	Internal affairs detective
	Boarding House 24th St.	Boarding house owner		^[12]
	Dodohara (Be Arrogant)	Ha Ra's apartment owner	Cameo (Episode 10)
	Pinocchio	Kim Gong-joo
2015	Angry Mom	Kang Ja's Homeroom teacher	Cameo (Episode 2)
	Warm and Cozy	Mr Choi	Cameo (Episode 1)
	Splendid Politics	Yi Yeong-bu
2016	Marriage Contract	Park Ho-joon
	Gogh, The Starry Night	Person at the funeral	Cameo (Episode 1–2)
	Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth	Pi Joo-ki
2017	Save Me	Woo Choon-kil
	Hospital Ship	Choo Won-gong
	Rain or Shine	Delegate	Cameo (Episode 1)
2018	Lawless Lawyer	Kong Jang-Soo
	The Undateables	Kim So-wool	Cameo
	Still 17	Violin repairman
	Your Honor	Hong Ran's ex-husband
	My Strange Hero	Song Yoo-taek		^[13]
2019	Spring Turns to Spring	Bang Kwang-gyu
	Trap	Squad Chief Jang Man-ho
	The Secret Life of My Secretary	Director at interview	Cameo (Episode 3)
	Diary of a Prosecutor	Hong Jong-hak
2020	Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation	Gang boss	Cameo (Episode 1)
	Was It Love?	Hong Pyeon
	Graceful Friends	Fantastic Film CEO
2021	She Would Never Know	Kim Joong-hyuk
	The Penthouse: War in Life 2	Detective	Cameo (Episode 8)	^[14]
	Somehow Family	Himself
	Police University	Kang Seon-ho's homeroom teacher	Cameo (Episode 1)	^[15]
	Lovers of the Red Sky	Choi Won-ho		^[16]
2022	Business Proposal	Shin Joon-hae		^[17]
	Our Blues	Kim Myung-bo		^[18]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Extracurricular	Byung-kwan
2022	Dr. Park's Clinic	Ji Min-ji	^[19]
TBA	Bad Memory Eraser	Han Dong-shil	^[20]

Television show

Year	Title	Notes
2011	Law of the Jungle	Cast member (Season 2)
2013–2015; 2022	I Live Alone	Cast member
2014	Saturday Night Live Korea	Host, episode 83
	Hello! Stranger^[21]	MC
	건강보감 리턴즈	MC
2015	Three Meals a Day - Season 2	Cast member
2017	Battle Trip	Contestant with Ok Taec-yeon, episodes 37-38^[22]
2019	The Barber of Seville	Cast Member
2022	Hot Singers	Cast Member^[23]
	Tomorrow is a Genius	Cast Member^[24]
2023	Brave Detectives 2	Special MC^[25]
	Rice Planting Club	Host^[26]

Discography

Album information	Track listing
열려라 참깨 Single Released: January 24, 2014 Label: Koen TN Entertainment/A&G Modes	Track listing 열려라 참깨 (Open Sesame) 열려라 참깨 (Open Sesame) (Inst.)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	MBC Entertainment Awards	Popularity Award in a Sitcom or Comedy	The Secret of Coocoo Island	Won
2013	6th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor	Queen of the Office	Nominated
	MBC Entertainment Awards^[27]	Excellence Award in a Variety Show	I Live Alone	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries	I Can Hear Your Voice	Nominated
2014	MBC Entertainment Awards	Popularity Award in a Variety Show	I Live Alone	Won
2017	SBS Entertainment Awards	Best Entertainer Award	Burning Youth	Won
2020	14th SBS Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in Reality Category^[28]		Won

References

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2. "김광규 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
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20. Kang Nae-ri (February 4, 2022). "[단독] '내과 박원장' 김광규, '나쁜 기억 지우개' 캐스팅…의사 된다" [[Exclusive] 'Internal Medicine Director Park' Kim Kwang-gyu, 'Bad Memory Eraser' cast... become a doctor] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Naver.
21. "GOT7's Jackson Teases Actor Kim Kwang Gyu on Hello Stranger". Soompi. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
22. Kim, Soo-kyung (11 February 2017). . TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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24. Son Jin-ah (August 18, 2022). "김광규·김태균·곽윤기·이장준, '내일은 천재' 예체능부 4인방 낙점(공식)" [Kim Kwang-gyu, Kim Tae-gyun, Kwak Yun-ki, and Lee Jang-jun, 'Tomorrow is a genius' 4 people in the arts and sports department (official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Naver.
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26. Hwang Hyo-yi (January 5, 2023). "장도연·박명수·김광규 "탈모인들 모여라"…'모내기 클럽' MC 호흡[공식]" [Jang Do-yeon, Park Myung-soo, Kim Gwang-gyu “Gather hair loss people”… ‘Rice Planting Club’ MC breathing [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Naver.
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28. Heo Seol-hee (December 19, 2020). "정인선·김광규·김동현·장도연, 우수상 수상 [2020 SBS 연예대상]". mydaily (in Korean). Retrieved December 19, 2020.

External links

• Kim Kwang-kyu at IMDb
• Kim Kwang-gyu at IMDb
• Kim Kwang-gyoo at the Korean Movie Database
• Kim Kwang-gyoo at HanCinema  
• Kim Kwang-kyu on Twitter