Kim In-kwon (Korean김인권; born January 20, 1978) is a South Korean actor. Known for playing memorable supporting characters,[2][3][4] he starred in his first leading role in the sleeper hit He's on Duty (2010),[5] followed by Almost Che (2012), Born to Sing (2013), and Apostle (2014).[6][7]

Kim In-kwon
Kim in September 2024
Born (1978-01-20) January 20, 1978 (age 46)
EducationDongguk University - Theater and Film
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
AgentYNK Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
김인권
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim In-gwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Inkwŏn

Kim also directed and starred in the 2002 short film Shivski.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Rainbow Trout Tae-ju
Fanta Tropical short film
2000 Peppermint Candy Sergeant Lee
Anarchists Sang-gu
Taxi of Terror male teenager 2
2001 My Wife Is a Gangster Banse ("Underwear")
Ciao adult Tae-won short film
2002 H Heo Young-taek
Shivski Tae-ju short film; also credited as director
2003 A Man Who Went to Mars Ho-geol
Plastic Tree Soo
Please Teach Me English sergeant
2004 Once Upon a Time in High School Jjiksae
Love, So Divine seminarian Seon-dal
Twentidentity segment: "Fucked Up Shoes"
2007 My Father Shin Yo-seob / Joseph
Two Faces of My Girlfriend Gu-chang's sunbae (cameo)
Miss Gold Digger Kim Yoon-cheol
2008 Fate Jeong Do-wan
2009 Tidal Wave Oh Dong-choon
Secret Seok-joon
2010 The Man Next Door man with sausage (cameo)
He's on Duty Bang Tae-shik / Bang-ga
Haunters loan shark (cameo)
2011 Quick Kim Myung-shik
My Way Jong-dae
2012 Masquerade Captain Do
Almost Che Kang Dae-oh
The Tower Oh Byung-man
2013 Born to Sing Bong-nam
2014 Apostle: He Was Anointed by God Joo Chul-ho
The Divine Move Kkong-soo ("Tricks")
Tazza: The Hidden Card Heo Gwang-chul
2015 C'est Si Bon Jo Young-nam (cameo)
Clown of a Salesman Il-bum
Himalaya Park Jeong-bok
2016 The Map Against The World Ba Woo
2017 Daddy You, Daughter Me Driver (cameo)
2018 Monstrum Sung-han
In Between Seasons Manager Lee
Too Hot to Die Byung Nam
Revenger Captain Bau
2019 The Battle of Jangsari Ryu Tae-Seok
Spring, Again Jinseol (cameo)
Close Game: Reversed War
How to Live in This World Young Wook
2020 Hot Blooded Detective Dong Min
2021 The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey [9]
2022 Hidden Director of National Intelligence [10]
TBA Executioner's Daughter

Television series

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Year Title Role
2000 Medical Center Noh Kang-han
8.15 Drama "Seongam Island"
2001 Lovers
MBC Best Theater "Letters for Christmas"
2003 The Bean Chaff of My Life Jang Sang-doo
Detectives
2004 Good Morning Gong-ja Go Kang-seok
2004 Human Market Sang-gu
2007 Surgeon Bong Dal-hee Park Jae-bum
2009 You're Beautiful Ma Hoon-yi
2010 I Live Without Anything Shin Byung-dae
2012 My Kids Give Me a Headache Joo Jae-won (cameo)
2016 Come Back Mister Kim Young-soo
2017 The Liar and His Lover Teacher Bong
Criminal Minds An Sang-Chul
2019 Angel's Last Mission: Love Hoo
2020 How to Buy a Friend Woo Tae-jung
2020–2021 Mr. Queen Royal Chef Man-bok
2021 Times Do Young-jae
The King's Affection Yang Moon-soo[11]
2022 Cleaning Up Cheon Deok-gyu[12]
The Good Detective 2 Lee Seong-gon[13]
2023 Kokdu: Season of Deity Oksin[14]
Heartbeat Go Yang-nam[15]
2024 The Judge from Hell Gu Man-do[16]
2025 Gwigoong Kim Eung-soon[17]

Variety show

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Date Title Notes
2000 Star Survival Dong-geo Dong-rak
2011-12-17 Saturday Night Live Korea Host[18]

Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Sleuth Andrew [19]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Nominated
2003 KBS Drama Awards Best Actor in a One-Act/Special Drama Won
2007 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Nominated
2009 18th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
46th Grand Bell Awards Nominated
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated
2012 3rd KOFRA Film Awards Won
21st Buil Film Awards Nominated
2014 51st Grand Bell Awards Nominated
2016 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama Nominated
2017 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Popularity Award Won
2021 Scene Stealer Festival Bonsang "Main Prize" The King's Affection Won

References

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  1. ^ "김인권". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. ^ Yang, Sung-jin (3 April 2008). "Herald Interview: Kim In-kwon plays a ruthless villain". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  3. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (19 December 2011). "Interview: The Hard-Core Supporting Actor, Kim In Kwon". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  4. ^ Hwang, Hee-yeon; Kim, Hyung-seok (17 October 2014). "10 Scene Stealers② - KIM In-kwon: Acting in Restful Repose". Korean Cinema Today. Archived from the original on 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  5. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (14 October 2010). "Duty falters in satirizing social issues". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (February 7, 2014). "Apostle tackles Christianity in North Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  7. ^ "Star Focus: A Man with a Thousand Faces, Kim In-kwon". Arirang News. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  8. ^ "Shivski 쉬브스키". Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  9. ^ Jeon Hyeong-hwa (June 11, 2021). "[단독]CJ ENM, 오컬트 스릴러 '방법: 재차의'로 여름대전 합류" [[Exclusive] CJ ENM joins the summer warfare with the occult thriller 'Method: Again']. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (May 4, 2022). "정혜인·공형진·김인권 갬블 액션 영화 '히든' 5월 개봉 확정" [Jeong Hye-in, Gong Hyeong-jin, Kim In-kwon's gamble action movie 'Hidden' confirmed for release in May] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Kim Myung-mi (June 8, 2021). "김인권 '연모' 출연확정, 박은빈 스승으로 변신(공식입장)" [Kim In-kwon confirmed to appear in 'Yeon-mo', transformed into Park Eun-bin's teacher (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (April 5, 2022). "김인권, JTBC '클리닝업' 출연 확정[공식]" [Kim In-kwon confirmed to appear in JTBC's 'Cleaning Up' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Park Soo-in (July 4, 2022). "'모범형사2' 대본연습 메이킹 영상 공개, 뉴페이스 김효진 정문성 등장" ['Exemplary Detective 2' script practice making video released, new face Kim Hyo-jin appeared] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Park Ah-reum (November 16, 2022). "김인권 '꼭두의 계절' 합류, 김정현과 재회[공식]" [Kim In-kwon joins 'Kokdu's Season' and reunites with Kim Jung-hyun [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Park Jae-hwan (May 10, 2023). "KBS '가슴이 뛴다' 6월 첫 방송... 옥택연-원지안-박강현-윤소희 캐스팅" (in Korean). KBS Media. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Choi, Ji-yoon (March 6, 2024). 김인권, 박신혜 돕는 악마...'지옥에서 온 판사' [Kim In-kwon, the devil who helps Park Shin-hye...'The Judge from Hell'] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Chang, A-leum (October 25, 2024). '지옥판사' 활약 김인권, '귀궁' 확정...육성재와 케미 [Kim In-kwon, active in 'Judge of Hell', confirmed for 'Return to the Palace'...Chemistry with Yook Sung-jae] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (December 13, 2011). "Kim In Kwon To Guest on SNLK". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  19. ^ Kang Seok-bong (November 17, 2022). "연극 '추적', 미친듯한 몰입감으로 한류 속에 빠지다" [The play ‘Chase’, fall into the Korean Wave with a crazy sense of immersion] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Naver.
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