Kim Sung-cheol

Summary

Kim Sung-cheol (Korean김성철; born December 31, 1991) is a South Korean actor. He achieved initial success in stage musicals before being cast in his debut television role as Kim Young-cheol (a.k.a. 'Jailbird') in Prison Playbook (2017). He is recognised for his roles in The Battle of Jangsari (2019), Do You Like Brahms? (2020), and Our Beloved Summer (2021).

Kim Sung-cheol
김성철
Kim in October 2020
Born (1991-12-31) December 31, 1991 (age 32)
Alma materKorea National University of Arts – Department of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentStory J Company[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김성철
Revised RomanizationGim Seong-cheol
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngchŏl

Career edit

Kim made his debut in the musical Puberty in 2014. In the following years, he appeared in various musicals including My Bucket List, Werther and Fan Letter. For his performance as Tobias Ragg in the 2016 Korean production of Sweeney Todd, he received the award for Best Rookie Actor at the Korea Musical Awards.[2] He was double-cast with Hong Kwang-ho as the central role of Seo In-hu in the 2017 revival of Mr. Mouse, a Korean musical based on the short story Flowers for Algernon.[3]

In 2017, Kim made his television debut in Prison Playbook.[4][5][unreliable source?]

In 2018, Kim starred in the musical rom-com To. Jenny opposite Jung Chae-yeon.[6] Kim also joined in the film Too Hot to Die.[7] In October 2018, Kim joined the drama OCN Player.[8]

In 2019, Kim acted in the JTBC drama The Wind Blows as well as the tvN series Arthdal Chronicles.[9] He also starred in the war film The Battle of Jangsari,[10] for which he won a Best New Actor award in the 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards. The same year, Kim played a supporting role in the film Kim Ji-young: Born 1982.[11]

In 2020, Kim appeared in the SBS drama Do You Like Brahms?,[12] earning him a nomination for Best New Actor at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards.[13] The same year, Kim appeared as Jung Ui-myeong in the Netflix apocalyptic horror series Sweet Home.[14]

In 2021, Kim made special appearances in Vincenzo[15] and Racket Boys.[16] In addition, Kim was cast as an MC in Channel A's DIMF Musical Star.[17] Later in July, Kim was confirmed to star in the SBS drama Our Beloved Summer which premiered in December 2021.[18] In August 2021, Kim was confirmed to join the historical film The Owl, where the filming began in September 2021.[19]

Kim made his return to musicals as L in the 2022 Korean production of Death Note.[20]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Winter Picnic Seung-jae Short film [citation needed]
2017 The Silence of the Dogs Hwang Guk-yeong Short film [21]
Anarchist from Colony Koto Fumio [citation needed]
2018 Too Hot to Die Young Doo-seok [7]
2019 The Battle of Jangsari Ki Ha-ryun [10]
Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 Kim Ji-seok [11][22]
2020 Search Out Joon-hyuk [23]
2022 The Night Owl Crown Prince Sohyeon [24][25]
2024 Troll Factory Jjingppeotking [26]

Television series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Prison Playbook Kim Young-cheol [5]
2018 To. Jenny Park Jung-min [6][27]
Player Ji Sung-goo Cameo (episode 1, 2) [8]
2019 The Wind Blows Bryan Jung [28]
Arthdal Chronicles Ipsaeng [9]
2020 Hospital Playlist No Jin-hyung Cameo (episode 2) [29]
Do You Like Brahms? Han Hyun-ho [12]
Drama Special Lee Dong-shik Episode: "One Night" [citation needed]
2021 Vincenzo Hwang Min-sung Cameo (episode 8, 20) [15]
Racket Boys Park Jun-young Cameo (episode 6) [16]
2021–2022 Our Beloved Summer Kim Ji-woong [18]

Web series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Sweet Home Jung Ui-myeong Cameo (season 1; episode 9, 10) [14]
2023–2024 Death's Game Hyeon-su Special appearance [30]
TBA Hellbound Jung Jin-soo Season 2 [31]

Television shows edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 DIMF Musical Star Host [17]

Music video appearances edit

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2023 "Hangang Gongwon" (한강공원) Bibi [32]

Theater edit

Musicals edit

Musical play performances
Year Title Role Ref.
English Korean
2014 Puberty 사춘기 Yong-man [33]
2015 My Bucket List [ko] 마이 버킷 리스트 Hae-gi [33]
Sontag Hotel 손탁호텔 Jun [citation needed]
Pungwolju [ko] 풍월주 Sa-dam [33]
2015–2016 Werther 베르테르 Kainz [33]
2016 Au Revoir! UFO 안녕! 유에프오 Sang-gu [33]
Sweeney Todd 스위니 토드 Tobias Ragg [34]
Fan Letter 팬레터 Jung Se-hun [35]
2017 Mr. Mouse 미스터 마우 Seo In-hu [3]
2018 Vampire Arthur 뱀파이어 아더 Arthur [citation needed]
2019–2020 Big Fish 빅피쉬 Will Bloom [36][37]
2022 Death Note 데스노트 L [38]
2023 [39]
Monte Cristo 몬테크리스토 Edmond Dantes [40]

Plays edit

Theater play performances
Year Title Role Venue Date Ref.
English Korean
2016–2017 Romeo and Juliet 로미오와 줄리엣 Benvolio National Theater Daloreum Theater December 9–January 13 [41]
2017 Gunpo Culture and Arts Center Suri Hall (Grand Performance Hall) January 21–22 [citation needed]
Woosong Arts Center Daejeon February 4–5 [citation needed]
Suseong Artpia Paper Hall Daegu February 23–24 [citation needed]
Andong Culture and Arts Center Woongbu Hall February 25–26 [citation needed]
2023 Shakespeare in Love 셰익스피어 인 러브 - 서울 William Shakespeare Seoul Arts Center CJ Towol Theater January 28 to March 26 [42]
Sejong Arts Centre April 8 to 9

Discography edit

Soundtrack appearances edit

Title Year Album Ref.
"Nonhyun-dong Pork Belly" 2018 To. Jenny OST Part 1 [43]
"Tiramisu Cake" (featuring Choi Yu-ri)
"Grab Me" (featuring Lee Sang-yi)
"Care About You"
"Your Song" (featuring Jung Chae-yeon) To. Jenny OST Part 2 [44]
"To. Jenny"

Cast recordings edit

  • Musical Pyungweolju (Original Soundtrack) (2015)[45]
  • My Bucket List (Original Cast Recording) (2016)[46]
  • Musical Mr. Mouse OST (2017)[47]

Accolades edit

Awards and nominations edit

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor – Film The Night Owl Nominated [48]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actor The Battle of Jangsari Nominated [49]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2020 Best New Actor Nominated [50]
2023 The Night Owl Won [51]
Director's Cut Awards 2023 Best New Actor in film Nominated [52]
Grand Bell Awards 2023 Best New Actor Pending [53]
KBS Drama Awards 2020 Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Drama Special – One Night Nominated [citation needed]
Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2019 Best New Actor in a Film The Battle of Jangsari Won [54]
Korea Musical Awards 2017 Best New Actor Sweeney Todd Won [2]
Interpark Golden Ticket Awards 2023 Best Actor in a Play Shakespeare in Love Nominated [55]
SBS Drama Awards 2020 Best New Actor Do You Like Brahms? Nominated [13]
2021 Excellence Award for an Actor in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama Our Beloved Summer Nominated [56]
Stagetalk Audience Choice Awards 2015 Best Musical Actor - Male Rookie Award Kim Sung-cheol Won [citation needed]

Listicles edit

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Allure 2020 Rising stars, New faces on stage Shortlist[A] [57]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Shortlist with Jang Eun-ah, Lim Bye-ol, and Kim Seon-ho

References edit

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