Sul Kyung-gu (Korean: 설경구; born May 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock musicalSubway Line 1, and productions ofSam Shepard'sTrue West andA. R. Gurney'sLove Letters.[1]
Sul's parents wanted him to go to an engineering college, thus guaranteeing him a stable job. However, Sul entered the Department of Theater and Film ofHanyang University with the idea of becoming a film director.[3]
Sul studied theater and film atHanyang University (Class of '86). In May 1993, When Sul was in his 4th year of college, he directed a play for the 1st Young Theatre Festival,The Moon, Moon, The Bright Moon [ko]. At that time, Sul planned to enter the 3rdKBS Talent Recruitment, but he had no choice but to give up the recruitment due to his professor's request.[4] He was also active in Dongsung-dong since the second semester of his senior year, including guest directing playBison, a performance for the drama class atDeoksung Women's University [ko], as a part-time job.[4] Gradually, he naturally gave up his dream of becoming a film director, and debuted in 1993 with the playSimbasame as Sul joinedHanyang Theater Company, a theater company with alumni of the Department of Theater and Film atHanyang University as the majority of its members.[4]
When Sul was in his 4th year of college, Sul received a full scholarship with straight-A credits and went up to the department at once. Before graduating from Hanyang University, he received invitations from his advisor to study master at Hanyang University graduate school orKorea National University of Arts, but he refused.[4] Sul continued his theatre activities inHanyang Theater Company, however Sul didn't want to be under the shadow of his school. After graduating, Sul left the company.[5]
In May 1994, Sul asked a college senior who was the head of the planning department at the theater companyHakjeon [ko] for a part-time job. He met Kim Min-ki and was cast in the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock musicalSubway Line 1 [ko]. Sul participated in this production from the premiere in 1994 to 1996, playing all but two of the 80 roles, accumulating various experiences and acting skills and achieving great success.[6] In addition, he has been active as a theater actor and musical actor in Daehakro, appearing in plays such as Korean productions ofSam Shepard'sTrue West and musicalMosquito (Musical) [ko].[1]
Since 1988, Sul began taking on minor roles in television. On stage, he was a star actor who played 14 roles, but in television dramas, he was just an aspiring actor.[7] In the mid-1990s, Sul began taking on minor roles in feature films. In 1996, Sul made his screen debut in his first filmA Petal, playing the role of Woo-ri, a college student who is chasing the whereabouts of the female lead (Lee Jung-hyun), on the recommendation of director Shim Kwang-jin, a college classmate who was taking directing lessons from director Jang Seon-woo.
In 1997, Sul met Cha Seung-jae, the CEO ofSidus FNH, the producer of the filmGirls' Night Out, which was released in 1998. Sul had a minor role, and his name was featured in the credits as an actor.[8][9] Sul played a cartoonist who spends a night with Yeon (Jin Hee-kyung), a hotel employee in the play, and his acting was short but impressive. He then signed management contracts withSidus HQ and made his breakthrough, with major roles inRainbow Trout,Phantom: The Submarine, andThe Bird That Stops in the Air (1999).[10]
In early 1999, Sul was selected for the lead role through an audition for director Lee Chang-dong's filmPeppermint Candy. Initially, Sul failed in the first audition, but the director's wife, known as the playwright of the production Confession, saw him in the audition film she saw in the living room by chance, and recommended him, saying, "Here's Kim Young-ho", recognizing him as famous.[11]
In addition, director Lee Chang-dong revealed the reason for casting Sul Kyung-gu:
Unlike other actors, I rather liked that he hesitated and said that he had no confidence. He looked weak in charisma with an ordinary mask, but his face was different every time I saw him, and that seemed to enable him to express various colors as well as good and evil, so he was cast.[12]
Sul next appeared in the romantic comedyI Wish I Had a Wife withJeon Do-yeon in 2001, playing the role of Bong-su, an ordinary old bachelor bank clerk who yearns for romance. Then acted in aJapanese TV drama produced byNHK.
In 2003, Sul starred inSilmido, directed byCinema Service founderKang Woo-suk. The film is based on Baek Dong-ho's 1999 novel of the same name, which in turn is based on the true story of Unit 684.Silmido was the first Korean film in history to surpass 10 million viewers, with a total of 11.081 million admissions. This success earned Sul a spot in the "Ten Million Club (천만클럽)," a term for actors who have starred in a film with over 10 million admissions.[15][16][17]
His next role was as thetitle character inRikidōzan, about the legendary ethnic Koreanpro wrestler who became a national hero in Japan in the 1950s. Sul gained 20 kilograms for the role and also delivered 95% of his lines inJapanese. Although his performance was acclaimed, the film vastly underperformed on its local release.[18][19]
In 2005, Sul starred in thesequelAnother Public Enemy, which surpassed the original film in box office gross. A second sequel,Public Enemy Returns followed in 2008. Both films were directed byKang Woo-suk.[20] In October 2005, Sul played the role of the male protagonist Andy inA. R. Gurney'sLove Letters by the theatre company Hanyang Repertory. It was directed ProfessorChoi Hyung-in [ko], his acting teacher.[21] It was his comeback onstage for the first time in years since his latest the musicalSubway Line 1.[22]
His next role was in Yoon Je-kyun's 2009 filmHaeundae (2009). Sul played Man-sik, a local from Busan's Haeundae District who, years earlier, unexpectedly lost the father of Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won), during the2004 tsunami. For his performance, Sul won the Grand Prize at the 2009Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards [ko].[23]Haeundae also became a massive box office success, attracting 11.083 million viewers. This made Sul the first actor to have two films as actor of the "Ten Million Club."[17]
Sul Kyung-gu returned to the big screen after about a year and a half with the disaster filmThe Tower in December 2012.[30] In 2013, Sul appeared in three movies,Cold Eyes,[31][32]The Spy: Undercover Operation,[33] andHope and mobilised a total of 1681 million viewers in 2013. He ranked 2nd afterSong Kang-ho in the box office actor.[34] In director Lee Jun-ik'sfamily dramaHope,[35] which is based on thechild sexual assault case known as the Cho Doo-soon case, Sul played the role of Dong-hoon, expressing the desperate need of a father to watch his daughter's pain and suffering, and resonating with the audience.[31][36] He received favorable reviews for his excellent acting, and won the Best Actor at the50th Baeksang Arts Awards.[37][38][39]
In a media interview, director Lee Jun-ik commented on Sul:
He was a very respectable actor. Before filming, he came to the scene with a lot of emotion and only looked at the wall, but when the filming started, he poured out his emotions terribly. Because of Sul Kyung-gu, he was able to complete 'Wish'. He is a great learner.[40]
The following year, Sul starred inMy Dictator, as an aspiring actor who is forced to impersonate North Korean leader. For his performance inMy Dictator, he won Best Actor at the 35th Golden Cinematography Awards.[41]
Sul began teaching acting in 2014 at hisalma mater Hanyang University, as an adjunctprofessor in the College of Performing Arts.[42][43][44]
Sol in 2015
In 2015, Sul starred in the war drama filmThe Long Way Home alongsideYeo Jin-goo. Sul played the role of Jang Nam-bok, a farmer who is suddenly dragged to the battlefield with a newborn baby in the war filmWestern Front, the directorial debut of playwright Cheon Seong-il. The film depicts the story of the confrontation between Jang Nam-bok of the South Korean Army and Kim Yeong-gwang (Yeo Jin-goo) of the North Korean Army ahead of the armistice agreement in July 1953. With this film, he took on the role of a soldier for the third time following the previous filmsPeppermint Candy andSilmido.[45][46][47]
Sul next starred in a 2019 filmIdol oppositeHan Suk-kyu andChun Woo-hee, which opened in March.[56] Despite the solid acting by three senior actors,Idol received mix reviews.[57] In April 2019, Sul reunited withJeon Do-yeon, eighteen years afterI Wish I Had a Wife, in the filmBirthday.[58] The film, inspired by theSinking of MVSewol tragedy, deals with the struggles faced by a couple who lose their son in a tragic accident.[59] The film had its international premiere at the 2019 Far East Film Festival inUdine.[60] The same year, Sul starred in the human comedy filmMan to Men withCho Jin-woong.[61][62]
Sul has reunited withThe Merciless director Byun Sung-hyun for the filmKingmaker. It was released in December 2021.[63]
In 2022 Sul was honoured by26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival by hosting an actor special exhibition 'The Actor, Sul Kyung-gu' focusing on actor Sul Kyung-gu's 29-year acting career along with various events such as the publication of a commemorative booklet entitled 'Sul Kyung-gu is Snow Gyeong-gu', and mega talk during the festival.[64]
Returning to the small screen after decades, Sol starred in thepolitical dramaseriesThe Whirlwind, which premiered on Netflix on June 28, 2024.[68] This marked his first time in an OTT drama series. He stars oppositeKim Hee-ae. Directed byPark Kyung-soo, directed byKim Yong-wan [ko], the series features Sol as Park Dong-ho, who serves as Prime Minister, Acting President, and eventually President of South Korea.[69]
In 2025, Sul starred in streaming seriesHyper Knife, directed by Kim Jung-hyun and written by Kim Sun-hee. The series explores his complex relationship with her former mentee, played byPark Eun-bin.[70] Disney+ confirmed the release date of the series to be on March 19, 2025.[71] In May 2025,Netflix announced that Sul will be one of the main characters of their new dramaThe Rat, alongside withRyu Jun-yeol.[72]
Sul Kyung-gu and his wifeSong Yoon-ah, are known for their philanthropic efforts. In July 2010, they covered the entire surgical expenses for a child withcongenital heart disease and personally visited her atSeoul St. Mary's Hospital.[73][74] They later donated₩100 million through the Korean Committee forUNICEF to assist victims of thesinking of MVSewol in April 2014. Sul expressed deep sympathy for the tragedy, stating, "I felt indescribable pain witnessing the Sewol ferry disaster. I sincerely wish for recovery."[75][76] More recently, on February 13, 2023, the couple contributed another₩50 million to Korea's UNICEF Committee to support children affected by the2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.[77]
Sul marriedAhn Nae-sang younger sister in 1996, and they have one daughter together. After four years of separation, they divorced on July 21, 2006.[78] Few years later Sul remarried. He and actressSong Yoon-ah had their wedding ceremony on May 28, 2009, in a Catholic church inBangbae-dong, followed by a reception atThe Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company inSeoul.[79] Both are graduates ofHanyang University and have shared the screen inJail Breakers (2002) andLost in Love (2006).[80][81][82][83] Their son, Sul Seung-yoon, was born on August 3, 2010.[84] In 2014,Song Yoon-ah filed adefamation suit against 57 netizens who spread online rumors about an allegedextramarital affair with Sul in 2002 during his first marriage, which reportedly contributed to his divorce in 2006.[85][86] Both Sul and Song have denied these claims, asserting that their relationship began in 2007.[81]
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^설경구, 12년만의 백상 트로피 더 가치있는 이유 [Seol Kyung-gu, why the Baeksang trophy is more valuable for the first time in 12 years].뉴스엔 (in Korean). May 28, 2010.Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2017.
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