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 a prominent educational institution specializing in the Arts located in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The school has nurtured many graduates who are actively working in art related fields within Korea as w ...

and

Dongguk University Dongguk University (Korean: 동국대학교, Hanja: 東國大學校) is a private, coeducational university in South Korea, fundamentally based on Buddhism. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (명진학교; 明進學校) by Buddhist pioneers ...

, 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 dete ...

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

supporting actor A supporting actor 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 separate awards to the ...

, especially in comedies such as ''

The Foul King ''The Foul King'' () is a 2000 South Korean comedy-drama 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, t ...

'', ''

Hi! Dharma! ''Hi! Dharma!'' (; literally "Hey Dharma Let's Play") is a 2001 South Korean comedy 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 2: Sh ...

'', ''Fun Movie'' and '' S Diary''. 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'' (; lit. "Quiz King") 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 ...

'', ''

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 youn ...

''. He also appeared in the

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

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

'' and '' A Gentleman's Dignity''.

Kim Soo-ro’s Project

In 2009, it was ''

The Lower Depths ''The Lower Depths'' (russian: На дне, translit=Na dne, 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 ...

'', a play by

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

considered to be one of the most important works of Russian

Socialist realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ch ...

, 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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