Biography
Sul Kyung-gu (born May 14, 1967) is a Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award, and Bratislava International Film Festival Best Actor winning South Korean actor. He studied film and theater at Hanyang University and upon graduation took part in mostly theatrical productions. After transitioning into film, Sol is best known for his roles in the popular Public Enemy and Silmido.
Known For
Complete Filmography

A Normal Family
2024
as Jae-wan
Jae-wan, a successful lawyer, takes on the case of a rich executive's son, who has purposely run over and killed a man and left his daughter seriously...

The Boys
2023
as Hwang Joon-cheol
In 1999, a robbery-murder case occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police investigation quickly narrows down to three boys ...

The Moon
2023
as Kim Jae-guk
In 2029, Korea's lunar probe Woori embarks on a historic journey to the moon, capturing global attention.

Kill Boksoon
2023
as Cha Min-kyu
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

Phantom
2023
as Junji Murayama
In 1933, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, five people in Gyeongseong are suspected to be "Phantom" spies of the anti-Japanese organization.

Heartbeat
2022
as Cheol-yi's Father
Caught up in anxiety, eight-year-old Chul in school tells his teacher that he is going to the bathroom but runs straight home.

Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
2022
as Self
A portrait of the South Korean screenwriter, director and producer Lee Chang-Dong through his work, this documentary provides a thematic analysis of h...

I Want to Know Your Parents
2022
as Kang Ho-chang
An eighth grade student kills himself but not before writing the names of the students who victimized him. Their parents are called into the school an...

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
2022
as Jee Kang-in
Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

Kingmaker
2022
as Kim Woon-beom
Seo Chang-dae, an ambitious political campaign strategist who ends up having ideological differences with his present client, receives a lucrative off...

The Book of Fish
2021
as Jeong Yak-jeon
When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.

Man of Men
2019
as Jang-soo
The friendship between a lawyer who will do anything to make money and a nursing home volunteer.

Birthday
2019
as Jung-il
Returning from eight years abroad at work and in prison, Jeong-il struggles to reconnect with his wife and their young daughter, Ye-sol, whom he barel...

Idol
2019
as Joong-sik
In this political thriller, a politician finds his wife in the garage. She is cleaning her son's bloodstained car, which has just run over a person.

1987: When the Day Comes
2017
as Kim Jung-nam
In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of offic...

Memoir of a Murderer
2017
as Byung-su
A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.

The Merciless
2017
as Han Jae-ho
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they ...

Lucid Dream
2017
as Detective Song Bang-sub
Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and...

The Long Way Home
2015
as Nam-bok
Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of...

My Dictator
2014
as Sung-geun
Sung-geun is an untalented actor who makes a living playing minor roles. He happens to land on the role as Kim Il-sung, the former leader of North Kor...

Hope
2013
as Dong-hoon
After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

The Spy: Undercover Operation
2013
as Chul-soo
Chul-soo is one of Korea’s best intelligence agents: he can accomplish any given mission. One day, a mysterious explosion takes place in Seoul. Chul-s...

Cold Eyes
2013
as Chief Hwang
Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on...

The Tower
2012
as Kang Young-ki
Tower Sky, a luxurious building complex, has organised a lavish Christmas party for its VIP guests. However, things go awry when a fire breaks out and...

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012
as Himself
Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her...

Camellia
2010
as Yong-su (segment "Kamome")
A man searching for his missing ex-girlfriend uncovers the dark secret behind an organization selling romantic virtual reality experiences. A film dir...

Troubleshooter
2010
as Kang Tae-sik
Kang Tae-sik is a private detective who would do anything for money. One day, he gets framed for a murder by a ruthless boss of the criminal underworl...

No Mercy
2010
as Kang Min-ho
Forensic pathologist Kang is assigned to examine the dismembered corpse of a female murder victim. Detective Min points to a fanatic environmentalist,...

A Brand New Life
2009
as Jin-hee's Father
Young Jin-hee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate...

Closer to Heaven
2009
as Kim Jong-do
A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep h...

Tidal Wave
2009
as Choi Man-shik
On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a da...

Public Enemy Returns
2008
as Kang Chul-joong
Kang Chul-jung has been a detective fighting crime for 15 years and is at it again against a mob boss who recruits young kids to do his dirty work.

Venus and Mars
2007
as Kim Sang-min
A divorced husband and wife, instead of going their separate ways, dedicate their time and energy to taking revenge against each other.

Voice of a Murderer
2007
as Han Kyung-Bae
After Gyeong-bae's son is kidnapped, he receives a call from the kidnapper asking for 100 million won. The detectives are teamed up for the case, yet ...

Cruel Winter Blues
2006
as Jae-moon
A gangster's quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target's mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family dra...

Lost in Love
2006
as Woo-jae
Woo-jae and Yeon-soo had been platonic friends for years when they went their separate ways. Now, ten years later, they bump into each other again and...

Another Public Enemy
2005
as Kang Chul-joong
A criminal psychopath from a wealthy family is confronted with Chul-jung Kang, a former classmate who no longer likes his activities.

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
2004
as Rikidozan
Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half Korean. But when Rikidozan goes to the United Stat...

Silmido
2003
as Kang In-chan
On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the Sou...

Mudang: Reconciliation Between the Living and the Dead
2003
A revealing, impartial, yet sometimes shocking look into the history, traditions and practices of the dying art of Korean shamanism, chronicling the l...

Jail Breakers
2002
as Yu Jae-pil
Two inmates break out of a prison only to discover afterwards that they are up for parole. Desperate to get their lives back on track, they realize th...

Oasis
2002
as Hong Jong-du
A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.

The Bird Who Stops in the Air
2002
as Kim
KIM serves as a professor of film studies at a rural college, away from his family. Having kept the memories of birds from his childhood, he intends t...

Public Enemy
2002
as Kang Chul-joong
A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.

Prince Shōtoku
2001
In the late 6th century, the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various wa...

I Wish I Had a Wife
2001
as Kim Bong-soo
A lonely Korean banker drags himself through the mundanity of his job and his vacuous social life in the hope that he will eventually find that specia...

The Legend of Gingko
2000
as Jeog
Caught in between an ethnic war, Bee struggles between love and death.

Peppermint Candy
2000
as Kim Yeong-ho
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demea...

Rainbow Trout
1999
as Min-su
A group of city dwellers make a trip of three days and two nights into the isolated countryside to visit a friend in the hills. Their true nature begi...

Phantom: The Submarine
1999
as 432
Korea's first nuclear submarine and a crew with no record of existence embark on a do-or-die mission into the deep waters of the Pacific.

Girls' Night Out
1998
as Gyu-shik
Three best friends meet and boldly talk about sex together. Their characters are as different as their lifestyles. One works at a hotel, one at a desi...

Love Story
1996
as Yeong-ho
A simple and modest bachelor and film director Ha Sung Woo and a perfectionist interior coordinator Kim Soo In meet accidentally at a flea market. The...

A Petal
1996
as Us
A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the country...

Good News
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Set in the 1970s, a group of people gathered to land a hijacked airplane at all costs devise a suspicious plan.
Possible Love
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