Kim Soo-ro (; born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor.

Career

Early career

Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the

Seoul Institute of the Arts Seoul Institute of the Arts () is an arts university in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The Namsan campus in Seoul is used for presentation of arts productions and convergence with industry. The Ansan Campus opened in 2001 and is used for ...

and

Dongguk University Dongguk University () is a private university in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. A top-tier university acknowledged locally in Korea. It is one of the few Buddhist-affiliated universities in the world, and is a member of the International Asso ...

, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made his cinematic debut with a minor role in ''

Two Cops ''Two Cops'' () is a 1993 South Korean action comedy film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It stars Ahn Sung-ki and Park Joong-hoon as a pair of police detectives with different outlooks who end up working on a case together. Plot The experienced detec ...

'', and became known for being a scene-stealing

supporting actor A supporting actor or supporting actress is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part. In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give ...

, especially in comedies such as ''

The Foul King ''The Foul King'' () is a 2000 South Korean sports comedy film, written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It was Kim's second feature-length film after '' The Quiet Family''. Like the director's debut film, ''The Foul King'' also stars Song Kang-ho, ...

'', ''

Hi! Dharma! ''Hi! Dharma!'' (; literally "Hey Dharma Let's Play") is a 2001 South Korean comedy film about gangsters who hide out in a monastery. With 3,746,000 admissions, it was the fifth highest-grossing Korean film of 2001. A sequel titled '' Hi! Dharma ...

'', ''Fun Movie'' and ''

S Diary ''S Diary'' () is a 2004 South Korean romantic comedy film about a woman who decides to interrogate her past lovers about why their relationships failed - then hatches a plot to take revenge on them. On a dreary day, Jin-hee (Kim Sun-a) gets dumpe ...

''. With ''

Vampire Cop Ricky ''Vampire Cop Ricky'' () is a 2006 South Korean film. Plot A mosquito from Transylvania finds its way to Seoul where it bites Na Do-yol, a corrupt police officer. Soon after he begins to develop a thirst for blood, and finds out that he has vam ...

'' in 2006, Kim began starring in leading roles, and this was followed by the films ''A Bold Family'', '' Our School's E.T.'', '' Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp'', ''

The Quiz Show Scandal ''The Quiz Show Scandal'' () is a 2010 South Korean film. The ensemble comedy satire is written and directed by Jang Jin. At a police station, people involved in a car accident are accidentally informed of the answer to the last question of a qui ...

'', ''

Romantic Heaven ''Romantic Heaven'' () is a 2011 South Korean melodrama about fate, love, loss, and redemption. Though the premise is sentimental, dealing with a variety of characters and their relationships in both life and the afterlife, it is very much in lin ...

'', and ''

Ghost Sweepers ''Ghost Sweepers'' (; also known as ''The Fortune Tellers'') is a 2012 South Korean comedy horror film about a group of shamans from across the nation who gather together for a grand exorcism at a small village notorious for dark spirits, as a you ...

''. He also appeared in the

television series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming plat ...

Master of Study ''Master of Study'' () is a South Korean Korean drama, television series that aired on KBS2 from January 4 to February 23, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. It stars Kim Soo-ro, Bae Doona, Oh Yoon-ah, Yoo Seung-ho, Go Ah-su ...

'' and ''

A Gentleman's Dignity ''A Gentleman's Dignity'' () is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul, Kim Soo-ro, Kim Min-jong, and Lee Jong-hyuk. It aired on SBS from May 26 to August 12, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 ...

''.

Kim Soo-ro’s Project

In 2009, it was ''

The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (, literally: ''At the bottom'') is a play by Russian dramatist Maxim Gorky written in 1902 and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. It became his first ma ...

'', a play by

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (; ), was a Russian and Soviet writer and proponent of socialism. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an aut ...

considered to be one of the most important works of Russian Socialist realism, that drew Kim back to the theater. Kim made his first foray into producing plays with ''Lee Gi-dong Gymnasium'' in 2010 (which he also starred in), and its commercial success led him to establish the Kim Su-ro Project in 2011, which aims to produce original works by local playwrights. His first production, ''Audacious Romance'' starring Lee Hyun-jin, was a hit and laid the foundation for succeeding productions such as ''Love Generation'', and the musicals ''Coffee Prince'', ''Black Mary Poppins'', and ''Agatha''. Kim starred in another restaging of ''The Lower Depths'' in 2014, which is his company's ninth production.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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at S.M. Culture & Contents * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Su-ro South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean male stage actors IHQ (company) artists Dongguk University alumni 1970 births Living people People from Anseong Male actors from Gyeonggi Province Gwangsan Kim clan