Han Suk-kyu

Han Suk-kyu (한석규) is a South Korean actor. He was born on 3rd November 1964 in Seoul. During the 1990s, he was considered one of the top actors in Korean cinema with hits including Green Fish (1997), No. 3 (1997), Christmas in August (1998), and the blockbuster Shiri (1999). Following an injury and hiatus, his career declined in the 2000s. Films like The Scarlet Letter (2004), and The President's Last Bang (2005) proved to be very controversial because of the political subject matter and the suicide of a co-star. Although films like A Bloody Aria (2006) enjoyed cult popularity. Eventually in the 2010s, he enjoyed a resurgence in mainstream popularity following acclaimed work in the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011), Secret Door (2014), and Dr. Romantic (2016-2020), as well as work in the blockbuster film The Berlin File (2013) and other hit films including The Prison (2017) and Forbidden Dream (2019).

Works

Doubt
8.1

Doubt

A criminal profiler begins questioning everything he’s ever believed about seeking justice after learning his daughter is linked to a murder case.

Release Date:2024-10-11

Character:Jang Tae-su

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:22

낭만닥터 김사부 3 (Duplicated)
9.0

낭만닥터 김사부 3 (Duplicated)

Release Date:2023-04-28

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:4

Recipe for Farewell
8.0

Recipe for Farewell

Based on the true story of writer Kang Chang-rae. Da-jung used to be a sweet working mom, but as colorectal cancer strikes her, she gradually becomes unable to eat. Da-jung's husband, Chang-wook, has never cooked before, but he begins cooking to take care of his wife's health and meals. Chang-wook handpicks decent ingredients and tries to develop healthy recipes to make a precious meal for his ill wife. Although he may be clumsy sometimes, he begins to realize how to treasure the time cooking and having a meal together with his family.

Release Date:2022-12-01

Character:Kang Chang-wook

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:14

6.9

Forbidden Dream

A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong-sil, the most remarkable scientist.

Release Date:2019-12-26

Character:King Sejong

Vote Count:18

WATCHER
7.4

WATCHER

A psychological thriller that delves into the reality of power. It follows the story of three men and women whose lives are destroyed by a tragic accident as they become a team that uncovers corruption and fights against people with power.

Release Date:2019-07-06

Character:Do Chi-Gwang

Episode Count:16

Vote Count:19

6.1

Idol

In this political thriller, a politician finds his wife in the garage. She is cleaning her son's bloodstained car, which has just run over a person.

Release Date:2019-03-20

Character:Myung-hui

Vote Count:11

7.1

The Prison

An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate running a crime syndicate and becomes part of the crime empire.

Release Date:2017-03-23

Character:Jung Ik-ho

Vote Count:101

Dr. Romantic
8.3

Dr. Romantic

An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.

Release Date:2016-11-07

Character:Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju

Episode Count:52

Vote Count:100

7.2

The Royal Tailor

Lee Gong-jin, a young tailor, helps the Queen with her dress and both fall in love with each other. However, his success catches the ire of Jo Dol-seok, the royal tailor, who vows retribution.

Release Date:2014-12-24

Character:Jo Dol-suk

Vote Count:29

Secret Door
4.7

Secret Door

A re-imagining of the legendary tale of the troubled father-son relationship between King Yeongjo and his only son Prince Sado. While his father insists on a strong and centralized government, Crown Prince Sado promotes social justice and equality throughout the kingdom. Throughout eight fateful years, the strain on their relationship — both familial and political — eventually evolves into a total breakdown, ending with one of the most tragic stories in Joseon history.

Release Date:2014-09-22

Character:King Yeongjo

Episode Count:24

Vote Count:11

7.1

My Paparotti

This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, currently a countryside art school music teacher but once a highlighted vocal singer.

Release Date:2013-03-14

Character:Sang-jin

Vote Count:28

6.7

The Berlin File

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.

Release Date:2013-01-30

Character:Jung Jin-soo

Vote Count:204

5.2

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.

Release Date:2012-12-06

Character:Himself

Vote Count:5

Tree with Deep Roots
7.3

Tree with Deep Roots

Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.

Release Date:2011-10-05

Character:King Se-jong

Episode Count:24

Vote Count:19

6.7

Villain & Widow

Struggling to support herself and teenage daughter, a widow rents out the second floor of her home to a man who claims to be a novelist working on a new book.

Release Date:2010-11-24

Character:Chang-in

Vote Count:15

6.3

White Night

A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.

Release Date:2009-11-19

Character:Han Dong-soo

Vote Count:37

6.4

Eye For An Eye

The devious brain behind a heist draws a top police detective, on the eve of his retirement, into an elaborate plot of robbery and revenge.

Release Date:2008-07-31

Character:Capt. Baek Sung-chan

Vote Count:32

5.8

Solace

In-gu, a drugstore owner, rediscovers love when he meets a humble woman named Hye-ran, who sells knockoff clothing for a living.

Release Date:2006-11-29

Character:Shim In-ku

Vote Count:4

5.8

A Bloody Aria

A student and her teacher go to a secluded area in the middle of nowhere to practice open-air singing. There they run into a gang of local thugs who initially seem friendly but slowly reveal their sinister side.

Release Date:2006-05-31

Character:Moon-jae

Vote Count:28

5.5

Forbidden Quest

A noble, high-class scholar starts to write erotic novels in 18th century of Chosun dynasty and falls in love with a king's woman.

Release Date:2006-02-23

Character:Yun-seo

Vote Count:18

6.4

Mr. Housewife: Quiz King

To save his family from financial troubles, a house-husband takes part in the "Housewife Quiz Show" for the jackpot prize.

Release Date:2005-09-29

Character:Jin-man

Vote Count:9

6.7

The President's Last Bang

On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung-hee, who had ruled South Korea since 1961, was assassinated by his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night.

Release Date:2005-02-03

Character:KCIA Chief Agent Joo

Vote Count:45

6.4

The Scarlet Letter

A cop's desire for love gets in the way of his job and his professional life. Secret love affairs begin to dangerously collide as he gets assigned to a new homicide case.

Release Date:2004-10-28

Character:Lee Ki-hoon

Vote Count:41

5.8

Double Agent

A North Korean diplomat defects to the South during the Cold War, but the South Koreans have their suspicions as to whether he is an actual defector or a double agent.

Release Date:2003-01-24

Character:Lim Byeong-ho

Vote Count:17

6.2

Tell Me Something

Detective Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.

Release Date:1999-11-13

Character:Detective Cho

Vote Count:56

6.4

Shiri

North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.

Release Date:1999-02-13

Character:Yu Jong-won

Vote Count:170

7.8

Christmas in August

It's a sweltering summer, but Jung-won, a terminally ill, thirty-something photographer, is already in the winter of his life when he begins a tentative romance with a young traffic cop who doesn't know about his condition. Is their relationship doomed before it even begins?

Release Date:1998-01-24

Character:Jung-won

Vote Count:85

7.2

The Contact

The male radio presenter Dong-hyun and the female TV home shopping phone operator Soo-hyun are both lonely. While Dong-hyun is focused on getting back to his ex-girl-friend Young-hae who has sent him a special LP, Soo-hyun is crazy for her friend's boy-friend. Via Internet and music Soo-hyun and Dong-hyun get together in a special way.

Release Date:1997-09-13

Character:Dong-hyun

Vote Count:22

6.2

No. 3

Tae-joo manages to rise in rank in a gang for saving the boss's life. However, prosecutor Dong-pal appears in front of him as his sworn enemy. Meanwhile, Jo-pil wants to get rid of Tae-joo's gang, training for revenge. The three men's goals intertwine.

Release Date:1997-08-02

Character:Tae-joo

Vote Count:25

7.0

Green Fish

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

Release Date:1997-02-07

Character:Mak-dong

Vote Count:62

4.9

The Gingko Bed

Soohyun is an artist who teaches at a college. His girlfriend Sunyoung is a surgeon. A strange and mesmerizing reincarn ated love story begins when Soohyun buys and old gingko bed at a market. In his earlier life Soohyun was a musician for the royal family one thousand years ago. He and Princess Midan Were deep ly in love. However, General Hwang, who was also in love with the princess, kills Soohyun. And Midan's spirit hides insi de the gingko bed. Midan appears in front of Soohyun after one thousand years but the spirit of General Hwang, still in love with Midan, does not allow them to meet. Soohyun's present girlfriend, Sunyoung, decides to prove the existence of the spirits by risking her own life. Midan makes her last choice in order to save Sunyoung from General Hwang.

Release Date:1996-02-17

Character:Soohyun

Vote Count:16

7.0

Dr. Bong

Dr. Bong is a dentist and a carefree ladies' man whose son decides to play matchmaker and get his father to date their next-door neighbor. But their first meeting gets off to a bad start with a traffic accident, and Bong's son must work overtime to make the couple work out.

Release Date:1995-04-29

Character:Bong Joon-su

Vote Count:2

Mom, the Star, and the Sea Anemone

Release Date:1995-03-09

seoulmoon

seoulmoon

Release Date:1994-01-08

Character:Kim Hong-sik

Episode Count:81

Pilot

Pilot

Min Gi, Sang Hyun and Yoon Chul are three friends who are training under the Korean Aerospace University to become pilots. Hye Ran is an interior designer who works for Airbus, and Ji Won is a flight manager at the Korean Airlines. As they go through the trials and tribulations of flight school, adult life and love life, each of them is faced with unique struggles which bind them further together and advance them further in their careers. (Source : Jungjeon-mama at MyDramaList)

Release Date:1993-09-19

Character:Park Sang Hyun

Episode Count:1

아들과 딸

아들과 딸

Release Date:1992-10-03

Episode Count:64

Until the Morning Comes

Until the Morning Comes

One day in the heart of Seoul, a dead body is found in a man's suitcase. A former forensic pathologist for the National Forensic Service becomes the prime murder suspect. However, the case is baffling and a profiler is brought in to help the investigation by figuring out why a forensic pathologist would choose to become a criminal.

Character:Jang Jae-wook

Episode Count:1

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