Kim Byung-chul (actor)

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Kim Byung-chul
Kim in May 2019
Born (1974-07-05) July 5, 1974 (age 49)
Andong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Alma materChung-Ang University
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentAlien Company[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김병철
Revised RomanizationGim Byeong-cheol
McCune–ReischauerKim Pyŏngchŏl

Kim Byung-chul (Korean: 김병철, born July 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for playing Cha Min-hyuk in the television series Sky Castle (2018–2019).[2] He has risen to fame by acting in hit television dramas such as Descendants of the Sun (2016), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), All of Us Are Dead (2022–present) and Doctor Cha (2023).

Early life and career[edit]

Kim Byung-Chul was born on July 5, 1974, in Andong, a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He discovered his love for acting when he was in the third year of high school, said in an interview. At early times of his acting career, he even taught acting as an optional subject for elementary school students.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2003 Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield Silla spy
2004 R-Point Corporal Joh Byung-hoon
2007 Bunt Umpire
Hwang Jin Yi Low ranking public officer
Return Mortuary manager
Punch Lady Gye Sung-ha
2008 The Guard Post Staff Sgt. Yoon (present day)
2009 Private Eye Adjutant (assistant officer)
2010 Twilight Gangsters Travel agent
Sex Volunteer: Open Secret 1st Story Myung-joon
Dreams Come True Sargent Kang
2011 Quick Detective Park
2012 Miss Conspirator Dokgaegoori ("Poison Frog")
2013 Precious Love On-yoo's brother
2015 Wonderful Nightmare Jin-man
2016 Musudan Jak Jeon-gwan
2018 The Discloser Manager Hwang
Stand by Me Poongnam Funeral Insurance
The Backstreet Noir Bae Chang-do [3]

Television series[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2006 Coma
2010 The Scarlet Letter Park Joong-goo
2014 Modern Farmer Han-chul's boss
2015 The Missing Kang Yoon-goo
Cheo Yong offender (ep. 9)
2016 Descendants of the Sun Lieutenant Colonel Park Byung-soo
Mrs. Cop 2 Min Jong-bum
Dramaworld Himself
Love in the Moonlight Crown Prince's teacher (Cameo) [4]
Shopping King Louie Lee Kyung-kook
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Park Joong-won
2017 Tunnel Kwak Tae-hee [5]
The Emperor: Owner of the Mask Kim Woo-jae
2018 Return
Live
Mr. Sunshine Il-sik [6]
Sky Castle Cha Min-hyuk [2]
2019 Doctor Prisoner Seon Min-sik [7][8]
Pegasus Market Jung Bok-dong
2021 Sisyphus: The Myth Sigma [9]
2022 All of Us Are Dead Lee Byung-chan [10][unreliable source?]
2023 Doctor Cha Seo In-ho [11][12]
2024 Perfect Family Choi Jin-hyeok [13]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Popular Character Award Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Won [14]
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor Sky Castle Won [15]
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Doctor Prisoner Won [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kang Hyo-jin (April 23, 2021). "김병철‧김지석 등 배우 12인, 스토리제이 떠나 에일리언 컴퍼니로 이적" [12 actors including Kim Byung-cheol and Kim Ji-seok left Story J and transferred to Alien Company]. Spotify News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "'SKY 캐슬' 정준호x최원영x조재윤x김병철 확정..JTBC 흥행史 잇는다[공식]". TV Report (in Korean). August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (May 10, 2018). "'The Backstreet Noire': Film Review". Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "'구르미 그린 달빛'에 '태후'가 보이네" ['Empression' is seen in 'Moonlight Drawn by Clouds'] (in Korean). Sports Club. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Moon Soo-yeon (March 24, 2017). "'터널' 조희봉X김병철X강기영X양주호, 조연 캐스팅도 완벽". Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "[단독]조우진·김병철, '도깨비' 이어 '미스터 션샤인' 출연". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Choi Wonyoung and Kim Byoung Cheol cast in 'Doctor Prisoner'". KBS World. January 29, 2019. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "김병철, 'SKY캐슬'→'닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정..남궁민과 대립각(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). January 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Jin Hyang-hee (March 5, 2021). "시지프스' 김병철=시그마, 본격 등장". mk.co (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Robinson, Jacob (September 25, 2021). "Zombie K-Drama 'All of Us Are Dead' Coming to Netflix in January 2022". What's on Netflix. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Jeong Ga-young (January 6, 2022). "[단독]김병철, 차기작은 '닥터 차정숙'...미운 남편 된다" [[Exclusive] Kim Byung-chul, his next project is 'Doctor Cha Jeong-suk'... become a bad husband] (in Korean). Sports World. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Gong Yeo-ju (August 9, 2022). "[단독] 엄정화 '닥터 차정숙', JTBC 10월 편성 확정" [[Exclusive] Uhm Jung-hwa's 'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook' confirmed for JTBC October schedule] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Yeon Hwi-seon (August 9, 2023). "김병철 '완벽한 가족' 출연, '닥터 차정숙' 하남자→철두철미 변호사 변신 [공식]" [Kim Byung-cheol appeared in 'Perfect Family', 'Doctor Cha Jeong-suk' Ha Nam → Transformed as a lawyer [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Jang Woo-young (October 2, 2017). "10주년 '2017KDA' 김상중, 생애 첫 대상...'도깨비' 5관왕(종합)". Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "Korea's 55th Baeksang Award Winners Include Han Ji Min, Lee Byung Hun, IU and Do Kyung Soo". Forbes. May 1, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards". HanCinema. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.

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