Kim Kap-soo (; born April 7, 1957) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1977, Kim has had a long career on the stage, in television dramas and film. In addition to acting full-time, he also has his own master class acting studio.
Career Kim Kap-soo began his acting career in 1977 as the first generation of the Hyundai Theater.
Kim Kap-soo gained recognition for his outstanding performance in the 1984 play "The Silence of the Master," which portrayed the life of Han Yong-un (Monk Manhae). Kim dedicatedly portrayed the role of Han Yong-un for three consecutive months at the Seoul Sesil Theater.
He further solidified his reputation with roles in movies like The Taebaek Mountain and "Horrible Love." In 2000, in the KBS1 drama Taejo Wang Geon, Kim Gap-soo shines as a loyal royal scribe, showcasing his talent and establishing himself as a standout in the series.
He, who is also the head of the theater company 'Actors' World', took time between his appearances in movies and dramas to perform the charity play 'Tongbuk-eo' for the underprivileged in 10 cities across the country, including Incheon, Gwacheon, and Pyeongchang, at the end of 2008. He found the source of his strength to be a 'veteran' in movies and TV dramas in his 25 years of theater experience.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 1994 The Taebaek Mountains Yeom Sang-gu 1995 My Dear Keum-hong Yi Sang 1996 Their Last Love Affair Young-min 1997 Do the Right Thing Kim Dal-se He Asked Me If I Knew Zither Soo 1999 Fin de Siecle Choi Doo-seob 2001 Bungee Jumping of Their Own sculpture professor cameo This is Law Park Shi-jong 2002 KT Kim Chang-won Four Toes Bacchus 2003 A Tale of Two Sisters Bae Moo-hyeon Mutt Boy Chul-min's father 2004 He Was Cool Ye-won's father Spin Kick principal cameo Flying Boys supervising teacher Cameo 2005 Typhoon NIS director She's on Duty Cha Young-jae 2006 Detective Mr. Gong supervisor Jo Cameo 2009 Where Are You Going? father 2010 I Saw the Devil planning team deputy head Cameo Iris: The Movie Yoo Jung-hoon 2011 The Showdown senior vassal The Last Blossom Jung Chul 2013 Blood and Ties Jung Son-man 2014 My Brilliant Life Dae-soo's father Cameo 2015 Love Forecast Kang Joon-soo's father Cameo 2017 Steel Rain Ri Tae-han2022 Hot BloodedSon Young-gam Hot Blood: The OriginalExtended version
Television series Year Title Role Notes/ 1988 Jackfruit 1989 And So Flows History independence fighter Jang Seok-ha 1991 In Search of a Nest Literature Theater "That Deep Blue River" Tae-soo 1992 The Three Kingdoms Sung Choong 1993 A Powerful Sword Third Republic Hwang Tae-sung 1994 Lee Seon-pung’s Underworld Excursion Lee Seon-poong 1995 Dazzling Dawn Lee Dong-in 1996 6.25 Drama "War of Guhari" army officer 1998 The King and the Queen Kwon Ram 1999 House Above the Waves Moon-soo Sad Temptation Seo Moon-gi 2000 Taejo Wang Geon Jong Gan 2001 Orient Theatre Choi Deok-kyun Stepmother Heo Dong-taek Special Warrant 203 Kang Young-joon 2002 Drama City "Beautiful Youth" teacher Sunshine Hunting Age of Innocence Tae-seok's father 2003 Age of Warriors Choe Chung-heon TV Literature "A River Flows Through Everyone's Hearts" Gukjang Drama City "Her Purity" Myung Jin-hwan Merry Go Round Eun-kyo and Jin-kyo's father Open Drama Man & Woman "Well" Soon-taek 2004 MBC Best Theater "Butterfly" Jae-wook The Age of Heroes Chun Sa-gook Toji, the Land Jo Joon-gu Emperor of the Sea Lee Do-hyeong Drama City "Cruel Fairytale" Joon-ho 2005 Drama City "Don't Go Home Tonight" President Jo Resurrection Lee Tae-joon TV Literature "A River Flows Through Everyone's Hearts" Kyung-jae Hometown Station Chae Dal-pyeong The Youth in Barefoot Uhm Jung-hwan Drama City "The Blue Nights of Jeju Island" Noh Sook-ja 2006 Wolf Bae Doo-il Drama City "A Parting More Beautiful Than Love" Seok-joon Alone in Love Yoo Ki-young The Invisible Man Yeon Gaesomun Emperor Yang of Sui 2007 When Spring Comes Lee Deok-soo By My Side Seo Jun-seok Ground Zero Kim Cheon-soo Time Between Dog and Wolf Jung Hak-soo Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung Oh Byung-jik The Innocent Woman Seo Jun-man Drama City "GOD" Min Jung-shik One act-drama 2008 The Great King, Sejong Hwang Hui Don't Ask Me About the Past Kwak Sang-hyun Night After Night Heo Tae-soo Tazza Agwi Worlds Within Kim Min-chul 2009 Partner Congressman Kwon Hee-soo episodes 7–10 Soul Baek Do-shik Hometown Legends "The Grudge Island" Jung Yeo-rip Iris nuclear physicist Yoo Jung-hoon episodes 12–13 2010 Jejungwon Yoo Hee-seo The Slave Hunters King Injo Merchant Kim Man-deok Kang Gye-man Cinderella's Stepsister Gu Dae-sung Joseon X-Files Ji-seung Sungkyunkwan Scandal Lee Jung-moo MBC Best Theater "Housewife Kim Gwang-ja's 3rd Meeting" Choi Byung-gu one act-drama KBS Drama Special "After the Opera" Han Jung-hoon Home Sweet Home Sung Eun-pil Cameo All My Love for You Director Kim 2011 Just Like Today Jang Choon-bok 2012 Jeon Woo-chi Ma Sook 2013 Iris II: New Generation Mr. Black You Are the Best! Shin Dong-hyuk The Secret of Birth Choi Gook 2014 Inspiring Generation Toyama Denkai Marriage, Not Dating Gong Soo-hwan Blade Man Joo Jang-won 2015 More Than a Maid Kim Chi-kwon Blood Yoo Seok-joo Divorce Lawyer in Love Bong In-jae Splash Splash Love Prime Minister Hwang Hui All About My Mom Lee Dong-chul 2016 Secret Healer Heo Jun after 40 years Cameo The K2 Park Gwan-soo My Lawyer, Mr. Jo Shin Young-il 2017 Whisper Choi Il-hwan Man in the Kitchen Lee Shin-mo 2018 Mr. Sunshine Hwang Eun-san Just DanceLee Kyu-ho2019HaechiKing SookjongChief of StaffSong Hee-seop Season 1–2Designated Survivor: 60 DaysPresident Yang Jin-man 2020–2021 Hospital Playlist Joo Jong-soo Season 1–22020 Delayed Justice Kim Hyung-chun 2021 Jirisan Kang Hyun-jo's father Cameo (episode 15–16) 2022 Today's Webtoon Baek Ho-jin 2024Queen of TearsHong Man-dae2025Pro BonoOh Gyu-jang
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2020 Sweet Home Ahn Gil-seop Season 1 2022 I Haven't Done My Best Yet Nam Dong-jin
Television shows Year Title Role 2011 Miracle Audition Judge Top Gear Korea MC 2012 The Secrets of Family With You 2013 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 2021–2022 God fatherMain Cast
Documentary narration Year Title 2010 모델 미국 농부 조엘의 혁명 2011 다큐프라임 - 화산 2012 무언가족
Music video appearances Year Song Title Artist 2022 "Right answer" (정답은 없다) Jang Min-ho
Stage
Musical +Musical play performancesYearTitleRoleTheaterDateEnglishKorean 1997Jang Bogo장보고Jang BogoOld Opera FrankfurtOctober 6 1981Evita에비타Sejong Cultural Center Grand AuditoriumDecember 24 to 272017-2018Billy Elliot빌리 엘리어트FatherDcube Link Art CenterNovember 28, 2017 - May 7, 2018
Theater +Theater play performancesYearTitleRoleTheaterDateEnglishKorean 1993 Jump the Barrel통 뛰어넘기PlaywrightArts Center Grand TheaterMay 26 to July 8 1994Your Silence님의 침묵Sinshi Theater 1996The 20th Seoul Theatre Festival: Your Silence(제20회) 서울연극제; 님의 침묵Seoul Arts Centre Towol TheatreSeptember 13 to 26 1997Maleus Maleficarum - Witch Hunt말레우스 말레피까룸 - 마녀사냥Changwon Neulpurun HallNovember 21 to 232008Where Are You Going, Sunwoo?선우씨, 어디가세요 -Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)May 9, 2008 - July 27, 2008We Blew the Nah-Bal우린 나발을 불었다ProducerArutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)November 7, 2008 - November 29, 20082008-2009Beautiful Relationship아름다운 인연ProducerArutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)September 26, 2008 - June 28, 20092009Kalman칼맨 -Arutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)October 16, 2009 - December 31, 20092010-2011Seoul Terror서울테러ProducerArutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)December 10, 2010 - April 30, 20112011Beautiful Relationship아름다운 인연Hong JanggunARKO Arts Theater Small TheaterFebruary 16, 2011 - February 28, 20112011-2012Seoul Terror서울테러DirectorArutto Small Theater (Sodamso Small Theater)November 2, 2011 - April 15, 20122012Marronnier Summer Festival2012 마로니에여름축제 -Daehakro Art Theater Small TheaterAugust 3, 2012 - August 11, 20122014The Understudy -DirectorDeep ArenaJune 13, 2014 - September 27, 2014
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1984 Oh Young-jin Theater Award Best Actor The Silence of the Master 1988 13th Young-hee Theater Award 24th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Theater) Ireland 1989 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor And So Flows History 1990 26th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) 1991 15th Seoul Theater Festival Best Actor 28th Dong-A Theater Awards 1994 18th Seoul Theater Festival 5th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actor The Taebaek Mountains 15th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Best Supporting Actor 1995 31st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) 33rd Grand Bell Awards Best Actor 1996 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Dazzling Dawn 2000 36th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (TV) Sad Temptation 2001 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Emperor Wang Gun Excellence Award, Actor 2003 Japan Film Critics Association Asia Goodwill Award 4th Busan Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actor Mutt Boy 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 2004 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Age of Warriors 2005 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Emperor of the Sea Resurrection <br/ > Hometown Station SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor The Land 2006 SBS Drama Awards Top 10 Stars Yeon Gaesomun Top Excellence Award, Actor 2007 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama The Innocent Woman 2008 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Special Planning Drama Tazza 2010 4th Mnet 20's Choice Awards Most Influential Star KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Sungkyunkwan Scandal Cinderella's Sister The Slave Hunters 2011 MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Comedy/Sitcom All My Love MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Just Like Today 2013 4th Korea Popular Culture & Art Awards Prime Minister's Commendation 2015 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama All About My Mom 2016 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2017 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama Man in the Kitchen SBS Drama Awards Character of the Year Whisper 2021 19th KBS Entertainment Awards Rookie Award in Reality Category Godfather
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