Sul Kyung-gu

Personal Info

Birthday

May 14, 1967

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Seocheon, South Chungcheong, South Korea

Also Known As

설경구

Kyung-gu Sol

Kyung-gu Sul

Sul Kyoung-gu

Seol Kyung Gu

Seol Gyeong-gu

薛景求

Sol Kyung-gu

سول کیونگ-گو

Sul Kyung-gu

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

Phantom

Hyper Knife

Tidal Wave

The Whirlwind

Hope

Kill Boksoon

Cold Eyes

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Filmography

2024
A Normal Family
as Jae-wan
2023
The Boys
as Hwang Joon-cheol
The Moon
as Kim Jae-guk
Kill Boksoon
as Cha Min-kyu
Phantom
as Junji Murayama
2022
Heartbeat
as Cheol-yi's Father
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
as Self
I Want to Know Your Parents
as Kang Ho-chang
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
as Jee Kang-in
Kingmaker
as Kim Woon-beom
2021
The Book of Fish
as Jeong Yak-jeon
2019
Man of Men
as Jang-soo
Birthday
as Jung-il
Idol
as Joong-sik
2017
1987: When the Day Comes
as Kim Jung-nam
Memoir of a Murderer
as Byung-su
The Merciless
as Han Jae-ho
Lucid Dream
as Detective Song Bang-sub
2015
The Long Way Home
as Nam-bok
2014
My Dictator
as Sung-geun
2013
Hope
as Dong-hoon
The Spy: Undercover Operation
as Chul-soo
Cold Eyes
as Chief Hwang
2012
The Tower
as Kang Young-ki
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
as Himself
2010
Camellia
as Yong-su (segment "Kamome")
Troubleshooter
as Kang Tae-sik
No Mercy
as Kang Min-ho
2009
A Brand New Life
as Jin-hee's Father
Closer to Heaven
as Kim Jong-do
Tidal Wave
as Choi Man-shik
2008
Public Enemy Returns
as Kang Chul-joong
2007
Venus and Mars
as Kim Sang-min
Voice of a Murderer
as Han Kyung-Bae
2006
Cruel Winter Blues
as Jae-moon
Lost in Love
as Woo-jae
2005
Another Public Enemy
as Kang Chul-joong
2004
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
as Rikidozan
2003
Silmido
as Kang In-chan
2002
Jail Breakers
as Yu Jae-pil
Oasis
as Hong Jong-du
The Bird Who Stops in the Air
as Kim
Public Enemy
as Kang Chul-joong
2001
I Wish I Had a Wife
as Kim Bong-soo
2000
The Legend of Gingko
as Jeog
Peppermint Candy
as Kim Yeong-ho
1999
Rainbow Trout
as Min-su
Phantom: The Submarine
as 432
1998
Girls' Night Out
as Gyu-shik
1996
Love Story
as Yeong-ho
A Petal
as Us